Baccarat Codes
Baccarat banque is played with 8 decks in a dealer’s shoe. Cards below 10 are counted at face value while at the same time 10, J, Q, K are zero, and A is 1. Bets are placed on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these are not really people; they just represent the two hands that are dealt).
Two cards are dealt to both the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The score for every hand is the total of the cards, but the first digit is dropped. e.g., a hand of five and six has a score of 1 (5 plus 6 equals eleven; ignore the 1st ‘1′).
A additional card will be given out using the rules below:
- If the player or bank has a score of 8 or 9, the two players hold.
- If the gambler has less than five, she hits. Players otherwise hold.
- If the player holds, the banker hits on a value less than 5. If the player hits, a chart is used to determine if the bank holds or hits.
Punto Banco Odds
The greater of the two hands wins. Winning wagers on the house payout 19 to 20 (equal money less a five percent commission. Commission are tracked and cleared out when you quit the game so ensure you still have funds around before you head out). Winning bets on the gambler pays 1 to 1. Winning wagers for a tie usually pay 8:1 but sometimes 9:1. (This is a bad wager as a tie occurs less than 1 in every ten rounds. Be cautious of wagering on a tie. Although odds are substantially better for 9:1 vs. 8:1)
Played correctly baccarat banque provides generally decent odds, apart from the tie wager of course.
Punto Banco Strategy
As with all games Baccarat has some common misconceptions. One of which is the same as a misconception in roulette. The past is not an indicator of future events. Recording previous outcomes on a page of paper is a bad use of paper and an affront to the tree that surrendered its life for our stationary needs.
The most established and definitely the most successful scheme is the one-three-two-six tactic. This plan is employed to maximize winnings and limit losses.
Start by betting one unit. If you win, add 1 more to the 2 on the table for a grand total of 3 units on the second bet. If you win you will hold 6 on the table, take away 4 so you are left with 2 on the third round. Should you succeed on the third round, add two on the four on the game table for a sum total of six on the fourth bet.
If you don’t win on the 1st round, you take a loss of 1. A win on the first bet followed by a loss on the second creates a loss of 2. Wins on the first 2 with a loss on the third gives you with a take of two. And success on the 1st three with a hit on the fourth means you are even. Winning at all 4 rounds leaves you with 12, a profit of ten. This means you will be able to squander the second bet five times for each successful streak of 4 rounds and in the end, balance the books.