Baccarat Chemin de Fer Regulations
Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards below ten are counted at face value and with 10, J, Q, K are zero, and Ace is 1. Bets are placed on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these are not actual people; they simply represent the 2 hands to be dealt).
Two hands of 2 cards are then given to the ‘house’ and ‘gambler’. The score for each hand is the sum of the cards, but the 1st digit is discarded. For example, a hand of five and six has a total of 1 (five plus six equals eleven; dump the initial ‘one’).
A 3rd card could be dealt using the following rules:
- If the gambler or banker has a score of eight or nine, both players stand.
- If the gambler has less than 5, she takes a card. Players stands otherwise.
- If the gambler stays, the bank takes a card on 5 or less. If the player hits, a table is employed to see if the banker holds or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The greater of the two totals wins. Winning wagers on the house pay out 19 to 20 (even payout minus a five percent rake. Commission are recorded and paid off when you leave the game so ensure you have money remaining before you depart). Winning wagers on the player pays one to one. Winning wagers for a tie normally pays 8:1 but on occasion nine to one. (This is a poor wager as a tie occurs lower than 1 in every ten rounds. Be cautious of wagering on a tie. Although odds are astonishingly better for nine to one versus 8 to 1)
Played properly baccarat banque gives generally good odds, aside from the tie bet of course.
Baccarat Banque Strategy
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has a few general misconceptions. One of which is close to a myth in roulette. The past is not a harbinger of future outcomes. Keeping score of previous outcomes at a table is a waste of paper and an affront to the tree that was cut down for our stationary needs.
The most established and likely the most accomplished plan is the 1-3-2-6 plan. This tactic is deployed to build up winnings and limit losses.
Start by wagering one dollar. If you win, add another to the two on the table for a sum total of 3 dollars on the second bet. If you succeed you will have six on the game table, subtract 4 so you keep two on the third round. Should you succeed on the 3rd round, deposit two to the four on the table for a total of six on the fourth wager.
If you don’t win on the first wager, you take a hit of one. A profit on the first wager followed by a hit on the second creates a hit of 2. Wins on the initial two with a loss on the 3rd gives you with a profit of 2. And success on the initial three with a hit on the 4th means you are even. Winning at all four wagers leaves you with 12, a profit of ten. This means you will be able to lose the 2nd wager 5 times for each successful run of four bets and still are even.