Baccarat Regulations

Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards. Cards valued less than ten are give a value of their printed number meanwhile 10, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each given a value of 1. Wagers are placed upon the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual players; they just act as the 2 hands to be given out).

Two hands of 2 cards will then be given out to the ‘banker’ as well as ‘player’. The score for each hand is the grand total of the two cards, but the 1st digit is dropped. For eg, a hand of 7 as well as five has a score of two (sevenplus5=12; drop the ‘one’).

A third card may be given out depending on the following codes:

- If the bettor or banker has a tally of 8 or nine, both gamblers stand.

- If the bettor has five or less, he hits. Players stand otherwise.

- If player stands, the banker hits of 5 or lesser. If the gambler hits, a chart shall be used in order to determine if the banker stands or hits.

Baccarat Odds

The larger of the two scores wins. Winning wagers on the banker pay at nineteen to twenty (even money less a 5 percent commission. Commission is monitored and moved out when you leave the table so ensure you have funds left before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay one to one. Winning bets for tie generally pays 8 to 1 but occasionally 9 to one. (This is a crazy wager as ties occur less than 1 every 10 hands. Avoid betting on a tie. However odds are decidedly better – 9 to one versus eight to one)

Played effectively, baccarat offers pretty good odds, aside from the tie bet obviously.

Baccarat Strategy

As with many games, Baccarat has some common misconceptions. 1 of which is very similar to a roulette misconception. The past is not an indicator of future happenings. Keeping track of previous results on a chart is a waste of paper and an insult to the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.

The most popular and possibly most successful tactic is the 1-3-2-six concept. This scheme is deployed to accentuate successes and limiting risk.

commence 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 6 on the table, take away 4 so you have two on the 3rd bet. If you win the third gamble, add 2 to the 4 on the table for a total of six on the 4th gamble.

If you don’t win on the initial wager, you suck up a loss of 1. A win on the 1st bet followed by loss on the 2nd brings about a loss of two. Wins on the 1st two with a loss on the 3rd gives you a profit of two. And wins on the first three with a loss on the 4th mean you breakeven. 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.