Baccarat Policies
Baccarat banque is played with 8 decks in a dealer’s shoe. Cards under ten are counted at their printed value while at the same time Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and Ace is 1. Bets are made on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these are not actual people; they just represent the two hands to be dealt).
Two hands of 2 cards are then given to the ‘house’ and ‘gambler’. The score for each hand is the total of the cards, however the first digit is dropped. e.g., a hand of 5 and six has a value of 1 (5 plus six equals 11; dump the first ‘1′).
A 3rd card can be given depending on the rules below:
- If the gambler or banker achieves a score of eight or nine, the two players hold.
- If the gambler has less than five, he takes a card. Players otherwise stay.
- If the player holds, the bank takes a card on 5 or lower. If the gambler hits, a chart is used to decide if the bank stays or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The larger of the two scores wins. Winning bets on the bank pay out 19 to 20 (even payout less a five percent rake. The Rake is tracked and cleared out once you leave the table so make sure you still have money around just before you depart). Winning wagers on the gambler pays 1 to 1. Winning wagers for tie frequently pays 8 to 1 but on occasion nine to one. (This is a poor bet as a tie occurs less than one in every ten hands. Be cautious of betting on a tie. However odds are substantially better for nine to one versus eight to one)
Wagered on properly punto banco gives generally good odds, apart from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Scheme
As with all games punto banco has some accepted myths. One of which is close to a absurdity in roulette. The past isn’t a harbinger of future outcomes. Recording previous results at a table is a waste of paper and a snub to the tree that was cut down for our stationary desires.
The most common and almost certainly the most successful scheme is the one-three-two-six plan. This plan is deployed to pump up profits and limit losses.
Start by placing one dollar. If you succeed, add another to the 2 on the table for a sum total of three dollars on the second bet. If you succeed you will have six on the table, take away four so you keep two on the third round. If you come away with a win on the third round, put down 2 to the four on the table for a total of six on the 4th wager.
If you don’t win on the first round, you take a hit of 1. A profit on the first wager followed by a hit on the second causes a hit of 2. Wins on the 1st 2 with a hit on the third gives you with a gain of two. And wins on the 1st three with a hit on the fourth means you balance the books. Succeeding at all four rounds leaves you with twelve, a profit of ten. This means you will be able to give up the 2nd bet 5 instances for each successful run of 4 bets and in the end, balance the books.