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Baccarat Banque Rules

Baccarat banque is gambled on with 8 decks in a shoe. Cards below ten are worth their printed value and with Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and A is 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these aren’t actual people; they simply represent the two hands to be dealt).

Two cards are dealt to both the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The value for each hand is the total of the two cards, although the first number is dumped. For instance, a hand of 5 and six has a score of 1 (five plus 6 equals 11; dump the first ‘one’).

A additional card may be given based on the following rules:

- If the player or house has a score of eight or 9, both players stand.

- If the gambler has less than 5, she hits. Players otherwise hold.

- If the gambler holds, the banker takes a card on 5 or less. If the gambler hits, a chart is used to see if the banker stays or takes a card.

Punto Banco Odds

The better of the two totals wins. Winning bets on the house payout 19:20 (even money minus a 5 percent commission. The Rake is kept track of and paid off when you leave the game so make sure you still have cash left over before you depart). Winning wagers on the player pays one to one. Winning wagers for a tie normally pays 8 to 1 but occasionally 9:1. (This is a bad bet as ties happen lower than 1 in every 10 rounds. Be cautious of betting on a tie. However odds are substantially greater for 9 to 1 vs. 8:1)

Wagered on properly baccarat provides generally good odds, apart from the tie wager of course.

Punto Banco Method

As with all games punto banco has quite a few common misconceptions. One of which is similar to a myth in roulette. The past is not a prophecy of future actions. Recording past outcomes at a table is a poor use of paper and an insult to the tree that was cut down for our stationary desires.

The most accepted and definitely the most acknowledged method is the one-three-two-six technique. This plan is deployed to pump up winnings and limit risk.

Start by placing 1 unit. If you succeed, add another to the two on the game table for a sum total of three units on the second bet. Should you succeed you will now have six on the table, remove 4 so you have two on the 3rd wager. Should you win the third round, add two to the four on the table for a grand total of six on the fourth wager.

If you lose on the 1st bet, you take a loss of one. A profit on the 1st round followed by a hit on the 2nd brings about a hit of 2. Wins on the first 2 with a loss on the third provides you with a gain of 2. And wins on the 1st three with a loss on the fourth means you are even. Succeeding at all four bets gives you with 12, a gain of ten. This means you will be able to not win on the second round 5 times for every favorable streak of four rounds and in the end, experience no loss.