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Baccarat chemin de fer is enjoyed with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards valued less than ten are valued at their printed number while 10, J, Q, K are zero, and Ace is one. Bets are placed on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these aren’t actual people; they just represent the 2 hands to be dealt).

Two hands of two cards are then dealt to the ‘house’ and ‘player’. The score for each hand is the sum of the cards, but the first digit is dumped. For example, a hand of five and six has a score of 1 (5 plus 6 = 11; drop the 1st ‘one’).

A third card could be dealt based on the following rules:

- If the gambler or bank gets a score of eight or 9, both players hold.

- If the gambler has 5 or less, he hits. Players otherwise hold.

- If the player stays, the bank takes a card on a value less than five. If the player hits, a table is employed to decide if the banker stands or takes a card.

Baccarat Chemin de Fer Odds

The bigger of the 2 totals wins. Winning bets on the bank payout 19:20 (even payout less a 5% commission. The Rake is recorded and cleared out when you depart the game so make sure you still have funds left just before you leave). Winning wagers on the player pays out at one to one. Winning wagers for tie typically pays 8:1 but occasionally nine to one. (This is a poor wager as a tie occurs lower than one in every ten hands. Avoid putting money on a tie. However odds are substantially better for 9:1 versus 8 to 1)

Wagered on properly baccarat banque gives fairly decent odds, aside from the tie bet of course.

Baccarat Strategy

As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has some common misunderstandings. One of which is similar to a absurdity in roulette. The past is not a harbinger of events about to happen. Tracking past outcomes on a page of paper is a bad use of paper and an insult to the tree that was cut down for our stationary desires.

The most accepted and probably the most acknowledged method is the one-three-two-six tactic. This method is employed to pump up profits and limit losses.

Start by wagering one unit. If you succeed, add another to the two on the table for a sum total of three dollars on the second bet. Should you win you will have 6 on the game table, subtract 4 so you have 2 on the 3rd wager. If you win the third round, deposit two to the four on the table for a grand total of six on the 4th bet.

If you don’t win on the 1st wager, you take a hit of one. A profit on the 1st bet followed by a hit on the 2nd creates a loss of 2. Success on the 1st two with a defeat on the third provides you with a gain of two. And wins on the first 3 with a loss on the 4th means you break even. Winning at all 4 wagers leaves you with twelve, a gain of ten. This means you will be able to squander the 2nd round 5 instances for each favorable streak of four wagers and still experience no loss.