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Baccarat Procedures

Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards. Cards which are of a value less than ten are counted at their printed value while 10, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each applied a value of 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual contenders; they only appear as the 2 hands to be given out).

2 hands of 2 cards will now be dealt to the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The total for every hand shall be the grand total of the 2 cards, but the first digit is removed. For e.g., a hand of 7 … five gives a score of 2 (7plusfive=twelve; drop the ‘1′).

A 3rd card might be given depending on the foll. practices:

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

- If the bettor has 5 or less, he hits. Players stand otherwise.

- If player stands, the banker hits of five or less. If the bettor hits, a chart might be used to decide if the banker stands or hits.

Baccarat Odds

The higher of the two scores will be the winner. Winning stakes on the banker pay nineteen to 20 (even odds minus a five percent commission. Commission is monitored and cleared 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 1 to 1. Winning bets for tie generally pay out eight to 1 but occasionally 9 to one. (This is a terrible gamble as ties happen lower than 1 every ten hands. Run away from wagering on a tie. Regardless odds are thoroughly better – 9 to 1 versus eight to 1)

Played correctly, baccarat provides fairly good odds, apart from the tie bet obviously.

Baccarat Strategy

As with every games, Baccarat has some established false impressions. One of which is quite similar to a roulette myth. The past is in no way an actual indicator of future actions. Keeping track of past conclusions on a chart is simply a complete waste of paper … a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.

The most popular and probably most successful strategy is the one-three-2-6 concept. This method is employed to maximize payouts and limiting risk.

Begin by gambling one unit. If you win, add one more to the 2 on the table for a total of 3 on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have six on the table, take away 4 so you have two on the 3rd bet. If you win the 3rd bet, add 2 to the four on the table for a grand total of six on the 4th wager.

If you lose on the first bet, you take a loss of 1. A win on the 1st bet followed up by loss on the 2nd causes a loss of two. Wins on the 1st 2 with a loss on the third gives you a profit of two. And wins on the first three with a loss on the 4th mean you come out even. Arriving at a win on all four bets leaves you with twelve, a profit of ten. Thus that you can lose the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.