Punto Banco Regulations and Plan
Baccarat Banque Policies
Baccarat banque is gambled on with eight decks of cards in a dealer’s shoe. Cards below ten are counted at face value and with 10, J, Q, K are zero, and A is 1. Bets are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these are not actual people; they just represent the two hands to be dealt).
Two cards are dealt to both the ‘banker’ and ‘gambler’. The value for each hand is the total of the cards, although the 1st number is ignored. For instance, a hand of 5 and 6 has a score of 1 (5 plus 6 equals eleven; ignore the initial ‘1′).
A third card may be given out depending on the rules below:
- If the gambler or bank has a total of eight or 9, the two players hold.
- If the player has less than five, she hits. Players holds otherwise.
- If the player stays, the banker hits on a value lower than 5. If the gambler hits, a guide is employed to determine if the banker stands or takes a card.
Baccarat Banque Odds
The bigger of the 2 scores wins. Winning wagers on the banker pay out 19 to 20 (even money minus a five percent rake. Commission are tracked and cleared out when you leave the table so be sure to still have money around just before you quit). Winning bets on the player pays 1 to 1. Winning wagers for tie frequently pays out at 8:1 but occasionally 9 to 1. (This is a bad bet as a tie occurs less than 1 in every 10 rounds. Avoid betting on a tie. However odds are astonishingly better for 9 to 1 vs. 8:1)
Wagered on properly baccarat banque provides fairly decent odds, apart from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Strategy
As with all games Baccarat has some familiar myths. One of which is close to a false impression in roulette. The past is not a prophecy of events yet to happen. Tracking previous outcomes at a table is a poor use of paper and an insult to the tree that was cut down for our paper desires.
The most accepted and possibly the most accomplished strategy is the one-three-two-six tactic. This technique is employed to build up profits and minimizing losses.
Start by wagering 1 unit. If you win, add 1 more to the two on the game table for a grand total of 3 units on the second bet. If you succeed you will hold 6 on the table, subtract four so you keep two on the 3rd round. Should you win the third round, deposit 2 on the four on the table for a grand total of 6 on the 4th bet.
If you don’t win on the 1st wager, you take a hit of 1. A win on the 1st bet followed by a loss on the second creates a loss of two. Success on the first 2 with a loss on the third provides you with a profit of 2. And wins on the first 3 with a hit on the 4th means you break even. Winning all four wagers leaves you with 12, a gain of ten. This means you are able to lose the second bet five times for each successful run of four rounds and in the end, balance the books.