Punto Banco Rules

Baccarat banque is gambled on with eight decks of cards in a dealing shoe. Cards under 10 are worth their printed value and with Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and Ace is 1. Bets are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these aren’t actual people; they simply represent the two hands to be dealt).

Two hands of two cards are then dealt to the ‘banker’ and ‘gambler’. The total for each hand is the sum total of the cards, but the beginning number is ignored. For instance, a hand of five and six has a total of 1 (five plus six equals eleven; ditch the first ‘one’).

A 3rd card will be given using the following rules:

- If the gambler or bank has a score of 8 or 9, the two players stay.

- If the gambler has five or lower, she takes a card. Players otherwise hold.

- If the gambler stays, the banker takes a card on a value lower than five. If the player takes a card, a guide is used to figure out if the bank holds or takes a card.

Punto Banco Odds

The larger of the two scores wins. Winning bets on the banker payout 19:20 (even money less a 5% commission. Commission are recorded and cleared out once you quit the table so be sure to still have money remaining just before you quit). Winning wagers on the player pays out at 1:1. Winning bets for a tie frequently pays out at 8:1 but occasionally 9:1. (This is a awful wager as a tie occurs lower than 1 in every 10 hands. Be wary of gambling on a tie. However odds are substantially better for 9:1 vs. eight to one)

Wagered on properly punto banco offers pretty decent odds, apart from the tie wager of course.

Baccarat Banque Scheme

As with all games punto banco has quite a few common misunderstandings. One of which is similar to a myth in roulette. The past isn’t a prophecy of future actions. Recording past outcomes at a table is a poor use of paper and a snub to the tree that gave its life for our paper desires.

The most established and likely the most favorable course of action is the one-three-two-six method. This technique is used to pump up profits and limit risk.

Start by placing one unit. If you win, add another to the 2 on the game table for a sum total of 3 dollars on the second bet. If you succeed you will now have six on the game table, subtract four so you have 2 on the 3rd round. If you come away with a win on the third wager, add two to the four on the game table for a total of 6 on the fourth wager.

Should you lose on the initial round, you take a hit of one. A win on the 1st wager followed by a loss on the second causes a hit of 2. Wins on the first 2 with a hit on the third provides you with a profit of two. And wins on the first three with a hit on the 4th means you are even. Winning at all 4 wagers leaves you with twelve, a gain of 10. This means you are able to not win on the 2nd round five instances for every favorable run of four rounds and in the end, balance the books.