Baccarat Chemin de Fer Principles

Punto banco is gambled on with eight decks of cards in a dealing shoe. Cards under 10 are counted at face value and with Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and A is one. Wagers are made on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these aren’t actual people; they simply represent the 2 hands to be dealt).

Two hands of two cards are then given to the ‘bank’ and ‘gambler’. The total for each hand is the total of the 2 cards, although the 1st number is ignored. e.g., a hand of 5 and 6 has a score of 1 (five plus 6 equals 11; drop the first ‘1′).

A additional card can be dealt depending on the following rules:

- If the player or bank achieves a value of 8 or 9, the two players stay.

- If the gambler has less than 5, he takes a card. Players otherwise stand.

- If the gambler holds, the house takes a card on a total less than five. If the gambler hits, a chart is used to see if the banker holds or takes a card.

Punto Banco Odds

The bigger of the two scores wins. Winning wagers on the bank payout 19 to 20 (equal cash less a 5 percent rake. Commission are recorded and paid off when you leave the game so be sure to still have money left over before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay one to one. Winning bets for a tie typically pays eight to one but sometimes 9:1. (This is a bad bet as ties happen lower than one in every ten hands. Avoid gambling on a tie. Although odds are substantially better for 9 to 1 vs. 8 to 1)

Played correctly baccarat gives generally decent odds, apart from the tie wager of course.

Baccarat Banque Strategy

As with all games baccarat banque has quite a few common misconceptions. One of which is the same as a false impression in roulette. The past is not an indicator of events yet to happen. Tracking past results at a table is a waste of paper and a snub to the tree that surrendered its life for our stationary desires.

The most common and almost certainly the most accomplished plan is the one-three-two-six plan. This tactic is used to build up profits and limit losses.

Begin by betting one unit. If you succeed, add one more to the 2 on the table for a grand total of three units on the second bet. If you succeed you will hold six on the game table, take away 4 so you have two on the 3rd round. If you come away with a win on the 3rd bet, add two on the 4 on the game table for a total of 6 on the 4th bet.

Should you don’t win on the 1st bet, you take a loss of one. A profit on the 1st round followed by a hit on the second causes a hit of 2. Wins on the initial two with a loss on the third provides you with a gain of two. And wins on the initial three with a loss on the fourth means you are even. Succeeding at all 4 rounds leaves you with 12, a take of 10. This means you can lose the 2nd wager 5 instances for each successful streak of 4 wagers and still break even.