Baccarat Policies
Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards. Cards which are of a value less than ten are of their printed number meanwhile ten, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each equal to 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual players; they only appear as the two hands to be dealt).
2 hands of 2 cards will then be dealt to the ‘banker’ … ‘player’. The value for each hand is the sum of the two cards, but the very first digit is dumped. For e.g., a hand of seven … five has a score of two (7plusfive=12; drop the ‘1′).
A 3rd card might be played depending on the foll. rules:
- If the bettor or banker has a total score of 8 or 9, each gamblers stand.
- If the bettor has 5 or less, he/she hits. Players stand otherwise.
- If player stands, the banker hits of 5 or lower. If the bettor hits, a chart shall be used in order to see if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The greater of the 2 scores is the winner. Winning bets on the banker payout nineteen to 20 (even money less a five percent commission. Commission is followed closely and moved out when you leave the table so ensure that you have $$$$$ left over before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay one to 1. Winner bets for tie typically pay 8 to 1 but occasionally 9 to one. (This is a terrible gamble as ties occur less than one every 10 hands. Run away from laying money on a tie. Still, odds are appreciably better – nine to 1 versus eight to one)
When done correctly, baccarat presents pretty decent odds, aside from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Strategy
As with every games, Baccarat has some established myths. One of which is very similar to a roulette misconception. The past is in no way a predictor of future happenings. Keeping track of historic results on a chart is simply a total waste of paper and a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most commonly used and feasibly most successful tactic is the one-three-2-6 method. This technique is deployed to increase profits and controlling risk.
Begin by gambling one unit. If you win, add 1 more to the 2 on the table for a total of three on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have six on the table, remove four so you have 2 on the 3rd bet. If you win the 3rd bet, add two to the four on the table for a grand total of 6 on the 4th wager.
If you lose on the initial wager, you suck up a loss of 1. A win on the 1st bet followed by loss on the 2nd creates a loss of two. Wins on the 1st two with a loss on the third gives you a profit of two. And wins on the first three with a loss on the 4th mean you come out even. Getting a win on all four bets leaves you with twelve, a profit of 10. This means you can lose the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.