Punto Banco Regulations and Scheme
Punto Banco Standards
Baccarat chemin de fer is enjoyed with 8 decks in a shoe. Cards under ten are valued at face value while 10, J, Q, K are zero, and Ace is 1. Bets are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these aren’t actual people; they just represent the two hands to be dealt).
Two hands of two cards are then given to the ‘bank’ and ‘player’. The value for every hand is the total of the cards, although the 1st number is ignored. For example, a hand of 5 and six has a score of 1 (5 plus six = eleven; dump the first ‘1′).
A 3rd card might be given based on the rules below:
- If the gambler or banker gets a score of 8 or nine, the two players stay.
- If the player has five or lower, she hits. Players stands otherwise.
- If the player holds, the banker hits on a total less than 5. If the player takes a card, a guide is employed to see if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Odds
The bigger of the two totals wins. Winning bets on the bank pay out 19:20 (even money minus a 5 percent commission. Commission are kept track of and cleared out when you quit the game so be sure to still have money left over just before you quit). Winning bets on the gambler pay 1 to 1. Winning wagers for a tie usually pay 8:1 but on occasion 9 to 1. (This is a poor bet as a tie occurs less than 1 in every ten hands. Be wary of putting money on a tie. However odds are substantially better for 9 to 1 versus 8:1)
Played correctly baccarat chemin de fer offers pretty good odds, apart from the tie bet of course.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Strategy
As with all games Baccarat has quite a few familiar false impressions. One of which is close to a false impression in roulette. The past is not a fore-teller of events yet to happen. Keeping score of previous outcomes at a table is a bad use of paper and a snub to the tree that was cut down for our paper needs.
The most common and likely the most successful course of action is the one-three-two-six method. This plan is deployed to maximize winnings and limit losses.
Start by betting one chip. If you win, add another to the two on the table for a grand total of three chips on the second bet. Should you win you will have 6 on the table, subtract 4 so you keep two on the 3rd round. Should you come away with a win on the 3rd wager, put down 2 on the four on the table for a sum total of six on the fourth bet.
If you don’t win on the 1st bet, you take a loss of one. A profit on the first round followed by a hit on the 2nd causes a hit of 2. Success on the first 2 with a loss on the 3rd gives you with a take of two. And success on the 1st three with a loss on the 4th means you balance the books. Succeeding at all 4 rounds leaves you with 12, a gain of ten. This means you can squander the 2nd round 5 times for each favorable streak of 4 wagers and in the end, experience no loss.