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Baccarat chemin de fer is enjoyed with eight decks of cards in a dealer’s shoe. Cards valued less than ten are worth face value while 10, J, Q, K are zero, and Ace is one. Bets are placed on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these aren’t actual people; they simply represent the 2 hands to be dealt).

Two cards are given to both the ‘house’ and ‘player’. The value for every hand is the sum of the 2 cards, although the 1st digit is dropped. For instance, a hand of five and 6 has a value of one (five plus six = eleven; drop the first ‘1′).

A third card may be given out based on the following rules:

- If the gambler or banker has a total of eight or 9, both players stay.

- If the gambler has less than five, she takes a card. Players otherwise hold.

- If the player stands, the house takes a card on five or less. If the gambler hits, a guide is employed to decide if the house holds or hits.

Punto Banco Odds

The larger of the 2 totals wins. Winning wagers on the house payout 19 to 20 (even money minus a 5 percent rake. The Rake is kept track of and paid off when you leave the game so be sure to still have funds left over just before you leave). Winning wagers on the gambler pay 1 to 1. Winning bets for tie frequently pays 8:1 but occasionally nine to one. (This is a awful wager as ties happen lower than one in every ten hands. Be wary of betting on a tie. Although odds are substantially greater for 9:1 vs. 8:1)

Gambled on properly punto banco provides relatively good odds, apart from the tie bet of course.

Baccarat Chemin de Fer Strategy

As with all games Baccarat has some common misunderstandings. One of which is the same as a false impression in roulette. The past is not a prophecy of future actions. Tracking past outcomes on a sheet of paper is a bad use of paper and a snub to the tree that gave its life for our paper desires.

The most familiar and possibly the most acknowledged scheme is the one-three-two-six tactic. This tactic is used to build up profits and minimizing losses.

Start by betting 1 chip. If you succeed, add another to the two on the game table for a sum of 3 chips on the second bet. If you win you will now have 6 on the game table, subtract 4 so you keep two on the third bet. If you succeed on the 3rd wager, add two on the 4 on the game table for a total of six on the 4th round.

Should you do not win on the initial wager, you take a loss of 1. A win on the 1st wager followed by a loss on the second brings about a hit of 2. Wins on the first 2 with a defeat on the third provides you with a profit of 2. And success on the first 3 with a hit on the 4th means you are even. Winning all four wagers gives you with 12, a profit of 10. This means you are able to lose the second round 5 instances for each favorable streak of 4 wagers and still experience no loss.