Rules of Baccarat
Baccarat Rules
Baccarat is played with eight decks of cards in a shoe. Cards with less than a value of ten are valued at face value and on the other hand ten, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each equal to 1. Bets are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual players; they strictly represent the 2 hands to be played).
Two hands of 2 cards are then dealt to the ‘banker’ as well as ‘player’. The value for any hand shall be the grand total of the 2 cards, but the first digit is removed. For eg, a hand of seven and 5 gives a total of 2 (7plus5=twelve; drop the ‘1′).
A third card could be given out depending on the following guidelines:
- If the player or banker has a score of 8 or 9, the two bettors stand.
- If the bettor has five or less, he hits. Players stand otherwise.
- If bettor stands, the banker hits of 5 or less. If the player hits, a chart is used to ascertain if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The larger of the 2 scores will be the winner. Winning bets on the banker pay nineteen to twenty (even money minus a 5 percent commission. Commission is kept track of and paid out when you leave the table so make sure you have funds left before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay 1 to one. Winning bets for tie typically pay 8 to 1 but occasionally nine to one. (This is an awful bet as ties occur less than one every 10 hands. be wary of placing bets on a tie. Regardless odds are somewhat better – nine to one vs. eight to 1)
When played properly, baccarat presents fairly decent odds, away from the tie wager ofcourse.
Baccarat Tactics
As with just about every games, Baccarat has some well-known misconceptions. One of which is very similar to a misconception of roulette. The past is never actually a predictor of future outcomes. Tracking of prior results on a chart is undoubtedly a waste of paper … an insult to the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most established and probably most successful tactic is the one-3-2-6 concept. This technique is deployed to increase wins and minimizing risk.
Begin by wagering 1 unit. If you win, add one more to the 2 on the table for a total of 3 on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have six on the table, subtract 4 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 fourth gamble.
If you don’t win on the first wager, you suck up a loss of one. A win on the 1st bet followed by loss on the 2nd causes a loss of 2. Wins on the first 2 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 come out even. A win on all four bets leaves you with twelve, a profit of ten. In other words that you can get beaten the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.