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Baccarat Rules

Baccarat is gambled on with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards below ten are worth their printed value while at the same time 10, J, Q, K are zero, and Ace is one. Wagers are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these aren’t actual people; they simply represent the two hands that are dealt).

Two hands of two cards are then dealt to the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The value for every hand is the total of the cards, but the beginning digit is ignored. e.g., a hand of five and 6 has a total of one (five plus six equals 11; ditch the 1st ‘one’).

A third card can be dealt using the following rules:

- If the gambler or house has a value of 8 or nine, both players hold.

- If the gambler has five or less, he takes a card. Players stands otherwise.

- If the gambler stays, the house takes a card on a value lower than five. If the player hits, a table is used to decide if the bank holds or takes a card.

Baccarat Banque Odds

The greater of the 2 scores wins. Winning wagers on the bank payout 19:20 (even money minus a 5 percent commission. Commission are recorded and paid off once you depart the table so be sure to have cash remaining just before you depart). Winning bets on the gambler pay one to one. Winning bets for a tie typically pays 8:1 but occasionally nine to one. (This is a poor wager as ties occur less than 1 in every ten hands. Be wary of betting on a tie. However odds are substantially better for 9:1 vs. eight to one)

Played correctly baccarat banque offers fairly decent odds, apart from the tie wager of course.

Baccarat Method

As with all games Baccarat has some established false impressions. One of which is the same as a misconception in roulette. The past isn’t a prophecy of events yet to happen. Keeping track of past results on a chart is a poor use of paper and a snub to the tree that was cut down for our paper needs.

The most established and likely the most favorable plan is the one-three-two-six plan. This method is deployed to pump up winnings and limit risk.

Start by betting 1 unit. If you win, add one more to the two on the game table for a sum total of 3 chips on the second bet. Should you win you will have six on the game table, take away 4 so you have two on the 3rd bet. Should you come away with a win on the third round, put down 2 to the 4 on the table for a grand total of 6 on the 4th bet.

If you don’t win on the first bet, you take a loss of 1. A win on the 1st round followed by a loss on the 2nd causes a hit of 2. Wins on the initial 2 with a loss on the third gives you with a gain of 2. And wins on the initial three with a hit on the 4th means you balance the books. Winning at all four wagers gives you with twelve, a gain of 10. This means you can lose the 2nd wager five times for each favorable streak of 4 bets and still break even.