Baccarat Chemin de Fer Regulations and Plan
Punto Banco Standards
Baccarat chemin de fer is wagered on with 8 decks of cards in a dealing shoe. Cards under 10 are valued at face value while at the same time 10, J, Q, K are zero, and A is one. Wagers are placed on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these are not really people; they simply represent the 2 hands that are dealt).
Two hands of two cards are then given to the ‘bank’ and ‘gambler’. The total for each hand is the sum of the cards, however the first number is discarded. e.g., a hand of five and six has a total of 1 (5 plus six = eleven; ditch the 1st ‘1′).
A additional card may be given using the following rules:
- If the gambler or house has a total of 8 or nine, the two players stand.
- If the player has less than 5, she hits. Players otherwise stand.
- If the gambler stands, the house hits on a value less than 5. If the gambler takes a card, a table is used to decide if the bank holds or hits.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Odds
The higher of the 2 scores wins. Winning wagers on the house pay out 19:20 (even money less a 5% commission. The Rake is tracked and cleared out once you depart the game so be sure to have money left before you head out). Winning wagers on the gambler pay one to one. Winning wagers for tie typically pay eight to one but occasionally 9:1. (This is a awful wager as a tie occurs less than 1 in every ten rounds. Avoid putting money on a tie. However odds are substantially better for nine to one vs. 8 to 1)
Wagered on properly punto banco offers fairly decent odds, aside from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Banque Strategy
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has a handful of accepted myths. One of which is close to a myth in roulette. The past isn’t a prophecy of events about to happen. Recording previous results on a page of paper is a poor use of paper and a snub to the tree that gave its life for our stationary desires.
The most accepted and almost certainly the most accomplished scheme is the 1-3-2-6 plan. This method is used to pump up earnings and minimizing losses.
Begin by wagering one dollar. If you succeed, add another to the 2 on the game table for a grand total of 3 chips on the second bet. Should you win you will hold six on the game table, remove 4 so you are left with 2 on the 3rd wager. If you come away with a win on the 3rd wager, deposit two to the four on the game table for a total of 6 on the 4th wager.
If you do not win on the 1st wager, you take a hit of 1. A profit on the first round followed by a hit on the 2nd creates a loss of 2. Wins on the initial 2 with a defeat on the third provides you with a take of two. And success on the initial three with a hit on the 4th means you balance the books. Succeeding at all four bets gives you with 12, a take of 10. This means you will be able to lose the 2nd round 5 times for every successful streak of 4 wagers and in the end, are even.