Punto Banco Policies and Strategy
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Policies
Baccarat chemin de fer is gambled on with eight decks of cards in a dealer’s shoe. Cards under ten are valued at their printed number and with Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and Ace is 1. Bets are placed on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these are not really people; they just represent the 2 hands that are dealt).
Two cards are given to both the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The score for each hand is the sum of the cards, however the beginning number is ignored. For example, a hand of 5 and six has a value of one (5 plus 6 = 11; dump the first ‘one’).
A additional card can be given using the rules below:
- If the gambler or bank has a total of 8 or nine, both players stand.
- If the gambler has 5 or lower, she takes a card. Players holds otherwise.
- If the gambler stands, the house hits on a total lower than five. If the gambler takes a card, a table is used to determine if the bank stands or hits.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Odds
The higher of the two totals wins. Winning bets on the bank payout 19 to 20 (even money minus a five percent rake. The Rake is kept track of and cleared out once you quit the table so be sure to have cash left over before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay one to one. Winning bets for tie typically pay eight to one but on occasion 9 to 1. (This is a bad wager as a tie occurs less than 1 in every ten hands. Be cautious of wagering on a tie. However odds are astonishingly greater for 9 to 1 versus eight to one)
Played correctly baccarat provides relatively good odds, apart from the tie bet of course.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Scheme
As with all games baccarat banque has a handful of general misconceptions. One of which is similar to a myth in roulette. The past is not a harbinger of future actions. Tracking past outcomes on a sheet of paper is a waste of paper and a snub to the tree that surrendered its life for our paper desires.
The most familiar and possibly the most favorable scheme is the one, three, two, six tactic. This technique is deployed to maximize earnings and limit losses.
Begin by betting 1 unit. If you succeed, add another to the two on the table for a grand total of three dollars on the second bet. If you win you will now have 6 on the game table, subtract four so you are left with two on the third bet. Should you win the third round, add two to the four on the table for a sum total of six on the fourth round.
If you don’t win on the 1st round, you take a loss of 1. A profit on the 1st bet followed by a loss on the 2nd creates a loss of two. Wins on the 1st 2 with a hit on the 3rd provides you with a gain of 2. And success on the initial three with a defeat on the 4th means you break even. Winning at all 4 rounds gives you with twelve, a gain of 10. This means you are able to not win on the second wager five times for each favorable run of four rounds and still break even.