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Baccarat Policies

Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards that are valued under 10 are said to be worth their printed value while at the same time ten, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each given a value of 1. Bets are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual gamblers; they merely represent the 2 hands to be played).

2 hands of 2 cards are then given out to the ‘banker’ … ‘player’. The value for each hand is the sum total of the 2 cards, but the first digit is removed. For example, a hand of seven and 5 results in a score of two (sevenplus5=twelve; drop the ‘1′).

A 3rd card could be dealt depending on the foll. regulations:

- If the gambler or banker has a total of 8 or 9, then both bettors stand.

- If the player has 5 or lower, he hits. bettors stand otherwise.

- If gambler stands, the banker hits of five or lesser. If the bettor hits, a chart is used to determine if the banker stands or hits.

Baccarat Odds

The bigger of the two scores is the winner. Victorious wagers on the banker payout 19 to twenty (even money less a 5 percent commission. Commission is monitored and moved out when you leave the table so make sure that you have cash still before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay one to one. Winning bets for tie usually pays 8 to one and on occasion nine to 1. (This is not a good bet as ties happen lower than one every ten hands. Stay away from betting on a tie. Even so odds are supremely better – 9 to one vs. 8 to one)

When played properly, baccarat provides relatively decent odds, aside from the tie bet of course.

Baccarat Tactics

As with most games, Baccarat has some established myths. One of which is close to a roulette myth. The past is not a predictor of future outcomes. Staying abreast of historic conclusions on a chart is definitely a total waste of paper and an insult to the tree that gave its life to be used as our stationary.

The most common and feasibly most successful tactic is the 1-3-2-6 technique. This scheme is deployed to accentuate wins and cutting back risk.

Begin by betting 1 unit. If you win, add 1 more to the two on the table for a total of three on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have 6 on the table, remove 4 so you have two on the 3rd gamble. If you win the 3rd gamble, add 2 to the four on the table for a total of six on the fourth wager.

If you don’t win on the 1st bet, you take a loss of 1. A win on the first bet followed up by loss on the second creates a loss of 2. Wins on the 1st two with a loss on the third gives you a profit of 2. And wins on the first three with a loss on the fourth mean you come out even. Arriving at a win on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of 10. This means that you can get beaten the 2nd bet 5 times for every successful streak of four bets and still break even.