Baccarat Regulations
Baccarat is gambled on with 8 decks of cards in a dealer’s shoe. Cards valued less than 10 are worth their printed number and with 10, J, Q, K are zero, and Ace is one. Bets are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these aren’t really people; they just represent the two hands to be dealt).
Two cards are given to both the ‘house’ and ‘player’. The total for every hand is the sum of the 2 cards, however the first number is ignored. e.g., a hand of 5 and six has a score of 1 (5 plus six = eleven; drop the initial ‘1′).
A 3rd card can be given using the rules below:
- If the gambler or house achieves a total of eight or nine, both players hold.
- If the gambler has five or less, she takes a card. Players stays otherwise.
- If the player holds, the house takes a card on 5 or less. If the gambler takes a card, a table is used to decide if the bank holds or hits.
Punto Banco Odds
The greater of the two scores wins. Winning bets on the house pay out 19 to 20 (even payout less a five percent rake. The Rake is kept track of and paid off once you leave the table so be sure to have cash remaining before you leave). Winning wagers on the gambler pays out at 1 to 1. Winning bets for a tie frequently pays eight to one but on occasion 9:1. (This is a awful wager as ties occur less than 1 in every ten hands. Be wary of gambling on a tie. Although odds are astonishingly better for nine to one versus 8:1)
Bet on properly baccarat banque offers generally good odds, apart from the tie bet of course.
Punto Banco Scheme
As with all games punto banco has some familiar misunderstandings. One of which is the same as a false impression in roulette. The past isn’t an indicator of events yet to happen. Keeping score of past results on a sheet of paper is a poor use of paper and a snub to the tree that surrendered its life for our paper desires.
The most established and definitely the most successful plan is the one-three-two-six plan. This technique is used to pump up winnings and minimizing risk.
Start by betting 1 dollar. If you win, add another to the 2 on the game table for a sum total of three units on the second bet. If you succeed you will retain 6 on the game table, take away four so you are left with 2 on the third round. If you come away with a win on the 3rd round, put down 2 to the 4 on the table for a total of six on the fourth wager.
Should you lose on the first round, you take a hit of one. A win on the initial bet followed by a loss on the second creates a loss of two. Wins on the first 2 with a defeat on the third gives you with a gain of 2. And success on the initial 3 with a defeat on the fourth means you break even. Winning at all 4 bets leaves you with 12, a profit of 10. This means you are able to lose the second round five times for each successful streak of 4 bets and in the end, break even.