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Baccarat Standards

Baccarat is played with eight decks of cards in a shoe. Cards of a value less than 10 are valued at face value whereas 10, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each given a value of 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual people; they strictly depict the 2 hands to be dealt).

Two hands of 2 cards shall then be dealt to the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The value for every hand is the grand total of the 2 cards, but the initial digit is removed. For e.g., a hand of 7 and five will have a score of two (7plusfive=12; drop the ‘1′).

A 3rd card may be dealt depending on the following rules:

- If the player or banker has a score of 8 or 9, both bettors stand.

- If the player has five or lower, he hits. Players stand otherwise.

- If bettor stands, the banker hits of 5 or lesser. If the gambler hits, a chart is used to decide if the banker stands or hits.

Baccarat Odds

The greater of the 2 scores will be the winner. Successful bets on the banker pay out nineteen to twenty (even money less a five % commission. Commission is monitored and moved out when you leave the table so make sure you have cash remaining before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay one to one. Winning bets for tie customarily pays 8 to 1 and occasionally nine to one. (This is a crazy bet as ties occur lower than 1 every ten hands. Definitely don’t try betting on a tie. Still, odds are somewhat better – 9 to one vs. 8 to 1)

When done accurately, baccarat provides pretty decent odds, aside from the tie bet ofcourse.

Baccarat Strategy

As with just about every games, Baccarat has some well-known myths. One of which is similar to a misconception of roulette. The past is never actually an indicator of future outcomes. Monitoring of old results on a chart is for sure a total waste of paper and an insult to the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.

The most accepted and probably most successful technique is the 1-three-two-6 technique. This schema is used to increase payouts and limiting risk.

start by wagering one unit. If you win, add one more to the 2 on the table for a total of 3 on the second bet. If you win you will have six on the table, take away 4 so you have two on the third wager. If you win the 3rd wager, add two to the four on the table for a sum of 6 on the 4th gamble.

If you don’t win on the 1st wager, you suck up a loss of one. A win on the 1st bet followed by loss on the second creates a loss of 2. Wins on the 1st 2 with a loss on the 3rd gives you a profit of two. And wins on the first three with a loss on the fourth mean you break even. Coming out on top on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of 10. In other words that you can fail to win the 2nd bet 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.