Baccarat Regulations
Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards that are valued under ten are worth their printed number whereas 10, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each given a value of 1. Bets are placed upon the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual players; they strictly act as the 2 hands to be dealt).
2 hands of 2 cards will then be played to the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The value for each hand will be the total of the two cards, but the very first digit is removed. For example, a hand of seven … five has a tally of 2 (7plusfive=12; drop the ‘one’).
A third card might be dealt depending on the following protocols:
- If the gambler or banker has a score of 8 or 9, the two gamblers stand.
- If the gambler has five or lower, he hits. Players stand otherwise.
- If gambler stands, the banker hits of 5 or less. If the bettor hits, a chart will be used to see if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The bigger of the two scores wins. Winning wagers on the banker pay 19 to twenty (even money less a five % commission. Commission is monitored and cleared out when you leave the table so make sure to have dollars left over before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay 1 to one. Winning bets for tie typically pays 8 to 1 and occasionally 9 to 1. (This is a crazy wager as ties will happen less than one every ten hands. be cautious of putting money on a tie. Regardless odds are far better – nine to one vs. eight to 1)
When played accurately, baccarat offers generally decent odds, aside from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Tactics
As with all games, Baccarat has some well-known myths. One of which is very similar to a misconception of roulette. The past is in no way an indicator of future outcomes. Staying abreast of past outcomes on a chart is a total waste of paper as well as an insult to the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most common and almost certainly most successful tactic is the one-3-two-six method. This method is used to pump up payouts and controlling risk.
Begin by betting one unit. If you win, add one more to the two on the table for a total of 3 on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have six on the table, clear away 4 so you have 2 on the third bet. If you win the 3rd gamble, add 2 to the 4 on the table for a sum total of 6 on the fourth wager.
If you lose on the 1st wager, you suck up a loss of 1. A win on the 1st bet quickly followed by loss on the second brings about a loss of two. Wins on the first two with a loss on the third gives you a profit of two. And wins on the first three with a loss on the fourth mean you come out even. Arriving at a win on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of 10. Thus you can get beaten the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of four bets and still break even.