Baccarat Rules
Baccarat Standards
Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards. Cards which are valued less than 10 are worth their printed value while ten, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each given a value of 1. Bets are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual individuals; they just represent the two hands to be given out).
2 hands of 2 cards are then given out to the ‘banker’ as well as ‘player’. The score for any hand will be the grand total of the two cards, but the first digit is dropped. For example, a hand of 7 and five produces a tally of two (sevenplus5=twelve; drop the ‘1′).
A third card could be dealt depending on the foll. rules:
- If the gambler or banker has a total of eight or nine, both players stand.
- If the bettor has five or less, he hits. gamblers stand otherwise.
- If bettor stands, the banker hits of 5 or less. If the gambler hits, a chart will be used to judge if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The larger of the two scores is the winner. Winning stakes on the banker pay out nineteen to 20 (even odds less a 5 percent commission. Commission is tracked and moved out when you leave the table so make sure you have funds left before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay one to one. Winner bets for tie as a rule pays eight to one but occasionally 9 to one. (This is a crazy wager as ties will occur lower than 1 every ten hands. Avoid betting on a tie. Nevertheless odds are somewhat better – 9 to 1 vs. 8 to one)
When done correctly, baccarat presents generally decent odds, apart from the tie wager ofcourse.
Baccarat Strategy
As with most games, Baccarat has some common myths. 1 of which is similar to a roulette myth. The past is surely not an actual indicator of future results. Staying abreast of last conclusions on a chart is undoubtedly a complete waste of paper as well as an insult to the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most established and feasibly most successful technique is the 1-three-two-6 concept. This technique is deployed to increase payout and cutting back risk.
start by wagering one unit. If you win, add 1 more to the two on the table for a total of 3 on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have six on the table, clear away four so you have two on the third bet. If you win the 3rd wager, add two to the four on the table for a sum of 6 on the 4th bet.
If you don’t win on the initial bet, you take a loss of one. A win on the 1st bet quickly followed by loss on the 2nd creates a loss of two. Wins on the 1st two with a loss on the 3rd gives you a profit of 2. And wins on the first 3 with a loss on the 4th mean you break even. A win on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of 10. Thus you can get beaten the 2nd bet 5 times for every successful streak of four bets and still break even.