Baccarat

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Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards that are valued under 10 are worth their printed number while ten, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each given a value of 1. Wagers are placed upon the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual contenders; they purely symbolize the two hands to be given out).

Two hands of 2 cards are then given out to the ‘banker’ as well as ‘player’. The score for any hand will be the sum total of the 2 cards, but the first digit is discarded. For example, a hand of 7 and 5 has a score of two (7plusfive=12; drop the ‘1′).

A 3rd card could be given out depending on the following guidelines:

- If the gambler or banker has a value of 8 or nine, both players stand.

- If the gambler has five or less, he hits. Players stand otherwise.

- If bettor stands, the banker hits of five or lower. If the player hits, a chart is used to ascertain if the banker stands or hits.

Baccarat Odds

The larger of the two scores wins. Victorious wagers on the banker payout nineteen to 20 (even odds less a 5 percent commission. Commission is kept track of and cleared out when you leave the table so make sure to have dollars remaining before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay 1 to one. Winning bets for tie as a rule pays eight to one but occasionally nine to one. (This is a terrible bet as ties will happen less than 1 every 10 hands. Stay away from putting money on a tie. Still, odds are generously better – nine to one versus 8 to 1)

When done correctly, baccarat presents generally good odds, aside from the tie wager of course.

Baccarat Tactics

As with just about every games, Baccarat has some established misconceptions. 1 of which is very similar to a roulette myth. The past is not a predictor of future happenings. Tracking of past outcomes on a chart is simply a waste of paper as well as a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.

The most accepted and possibly most successful strategy is the one-3-2-6 scheme. This tactic is used to increase 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 3 on the second bet. If you win you will have six on the table, clear away 4 so you have two on the 3rd wager. If you win the third bet, add 2 to the 4 on the table for a grand total of 6 on the fourth gamble.

If you don’t win on the initial wager, you take a loss of one. A win on the 1st bet followed up by loss on the second will create a loss of two. Wins on the first two with a loss on the 3rd gives you a profit of 2. And wins on the first 3 with a loss on the fourth mean you break even. Getting a win on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of 10. In other words you can get beaten the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.