Rules of Baccarat
Baccarat Standards
Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards of a value less than 10 are worth face value meanwhile 10, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each applied a value of 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual players; they only represent the two hands to be played).
2 hands of 2 cards are then dealt to the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The score for each hand is the sum of the two cards, but the initial digit is discarded. For example, a hand of seven and five will have a score of two (sevenplusfive=twelve; drop the ‘one’).
A 3rd card may be given depending on the foll. regulations:
- If the player or banker has a value of 8 or 9, both bettors stand.
- If the bettor has five or lower, he/she hits. gamblers stand otherwise.
- If gambler stands, the banker hits of five or less. If the gambler hits, a chart is used to judge if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The larger of the two scores will be the winner. Victorious wagers on the banker pay out 19 to twenty (even odds minus a 5% commission. Commission is followed closely and cleared out when you leave the table so make sure to have funds still before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay one to one. Winner bets for tie as a rule pay 8 to 1 and occasionally nine to one. (This is a crazy wager as ties will occur less than 1 every 10 hands. Run away from placing bets on a tie. Even so odds are actually better – nine to one vs. eight to 1)
When done smartly, baccarat offers pretty decent odds, aside from the tie wager ofcourse.
Baccarat Strategy
As with all games, Baccarat has some established misconceptions. One of which is close to a misconception of roulette. The past is in no way an actual indicator of future outcomes. Tracking of last results on a chart is undoubtedly a waste of paper … an insult to the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most popular and probably most successful strategy is the 1-three-2-6 method. This schema is employed to accentuate payout and reducing risk.
Begin by betting 1 unit. If you win, add one more to the two on the table for a total of three on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have 6 on the table, take away 4 so you have 2 on the third bet. If you win the 3rd bet, add 2 to the four on the table for a sum of six on the fourth wager.
If you lose on the initial wager, you suck up a loss of one. A win on the 1st bet quickly followed by loss on the 2nd creates a loss of 2. Wins on the 1st two with a loss on the third gives you a profit of two. And wins on the first three with a loss on the 4th mean you come out even. Arriving at a win on all four bets leaves you with twelve, a profit of ten. Therefore that you can lose the 2nd bet 5 times for every successful streak of four bets and still break even.
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