Baccarat Protocols
Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards that are valued less than ten are valued at their printed value whereas ten, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each given a value of 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual gamblers; they simply appear as the 2 hands to be given out).
Two hands of 2 cards will now be played to the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The value for every hand will be the sum total of the 2 cards, but the initial digit is dumped. For example, a hand of 7 and 5 has a total score of two (sevenplus5=twelve; drop the ‘1′).
A third card may be given depending on the following rules:
- If the gambler or banker has a total of 8 or 9, both players stand.
- If the player has 5 or less, he hits. bettors stand otherwise.
- If gambler stands, the banker hits of five or lower. If the bettor hits, a chart is used to see if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The bigger of the 2 scores is the winner. Winning wagers on the banker pay 19 to twenty (even money minus a five % commission. Commission is monitored and paid out when you leave the table so ensure you have cash left before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay one to one. Winning bets for tie as a rule pay out eight to 1 and sometimes 9 to one. (This is a terrible wager as ties happen lower than one every 10 hands. Avoid wagering on a tie. Regardless odds are significantlly better – nine to one vs. 8 to one)
Played properly, baccarat offers pretty good odds, apart from the tie bet ofcourse.
Baccarat Strategy
As with just about all games, Baccarat has some common myths. One of which is very similar to a roulette misconception. The past is not a predictor of future results. Monitoring of last results on a chart is undoubtedly a total waste of paper as well as a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life to be used as our stationary.
The most common and feasibly most successful strategy is the 1-3-two-6 concept. This plan is employed to amplify payouts and minimizing risk.
Begin by wagering one unit. If you win, add one more to the two on the table for a total of 3 on the second bet. If you win you will have 6 on the table, remove 4 so you have two on the 3rd wager. If you win the third wager, add two to the 4 on the table for a sum total of six on the fourth wager.
If you lose on the 1st bet, you suck up a loss of one. A win on the first bet followed up by loss on the second causes a loss of 2. Wins on the first 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 come out even. Getting a win on all four bets leaves you with twelve, a profit of ten. In other words that you can fail to win the 2nd bet 5 times for every successful streak of four bets and still break even.