Punto Banco Rules
Baccarat chemin de fer is wagered on with eight decks of cards in a shoe. Cards below 10 are valued at their printed value while Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and Ace is one. Wagers are placed on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these aren’t actual people; they simply represent the two hands to be dealt).
Two cards are given to both the ‘bank’ and ‘gambler’. The score for each hand is the sum of the two cards, although the beginning number is dumped. For example, a hand of 5 and six has a score of 1 (5 plus 6 equals 11; drop the initial ‘one’).
A third card will be given out using the following rules:
- If the gambler or house has a total of eight or 9, the two players stand.
- If the player has less than 5, she hits. Players otherwise stay.
- If the player stays, the bank takes a card on 5 or lower. If the player hits, a table is employed to decide if the bank stays or takes a card.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Odds
The greater of the two hands wins. Winning bets on the bank payout 19:20 (even money less a 5 percent rake. Commission are tracked and cleared out when you quit the table so ensure you have cash left over just before you depart). Winning bets on the gambler pay one to one. Winning bets for tie usually pays 8:1 but occasionally 9 to 1. (This is a awful wager as ties happen lower than one in every ten hands. Be wary of wagering on a tie. Although odds are substantially greater for 9 to 1 vs. 8 to 1)
Wagered on correctly baccarat provides relatively good odds, apart from the tie wager of course.
Punto Banco Strategy
As with all games Baccarat has quite a few established misconceptions. One of which is the same as a misconception in roulette. The past is not an indicator of future events. Recording previous outcomes at a table is a waste of paper and a snub to the tree that surrendered its life for our paper desires.
The most common and likely the most accomplished course of action is the 1-3-2-6 plan. This tactic is deployed to build up profits and minimizing risk.
Start by betting 1 unit. If you win, add another to the two on the table for a total of three units on the second bet. Should you succeed you will have six on the game table, take away 4 so you have 2 on the 3rd bet. If you win the 3rd wager, deposit 2 to the four on the table for a sum total of 6 on the fourth round.
If you lose on the 1st wager, you take a loss of 1. A win on the 1st bet followed by a loss on the 2nd causes a hit of two. Wins on the initial 2 with a defeat on the third gives you with a gain of two. And success on the first three with a hit on the 4th means you break even. Winning all 4 bets gives you with 12, a take of ten. This means you are able to squander the 2nd wager five times for each successful streak of four bets and in the end, break even.