Punto Banco Regulations and Plan
Baccarat Regulations
Baccarat chemin de fer is gambled on with eight decks of cards in a shoe. Cards under ten are counted at face value while 10, J, Q, K are zero, and A is 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these aren’t really people; they simply represent the two hands to be dealt).
Two hands of 2 cards are then dealt to the ‘house’ and ‘player’. The total for each hand is the sum total of the cards, although the beginning number is discarded. e.g., a hand of five and six has a score of one (five plus six equals eleven; ditch the initial ‘one’).
A third card might be dealt using the rules below:
- If the player or house gets a total of eight or 9, the two players stand.
- If the gambler has less than five, he takes a card. Players otherwise stand.
- If the gambler stays, the house takes a card on a total lower than 5. If the player hits, a table is employed to decide if the banker stays or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The bigger of the two scores wins. Winning wagers on the banker pay out nineteen to Twenty (equal money less a 5% commission. Commission are tracked and paid off once you quit the table so be sure to have funds remaining just before you quit). Winning bets on the player pays 1:1. Winning wagers for a tie frequently pays 8:1 but on occasion 9:1. (This is a bad wager as a tie occurs lower than one in every ten rounds. Avoid putting money on a tie. However odds are substantially better for nine to one vs. 8:1)
Bet on properly baccarat chemin de fer provides fairly good odds, apart from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Banque Method
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has quite a few established myths. One of which is the same as a misconception in roulette. The past isn’t an indicator of events yet to happen. Recording previous outcomes at a table is a poor use of paper and an insult to the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most accepted and probably the most favorable method is the one-three-two-six technique. This plan is employed to maximize profits and minimizing risk.
Begin by wagering 1 chip. If you succeed, add 1 more to the 2 on the game table for a grand total of 3 chips on the second bet. If you succeed you will now have 6 on the table, remove 4 so you are left with two on the third wager. If you succeed on the 3rd round, put down two to the four on the game table for a sum total of 6 on the 4th bet.
Should you do not win on the first bet, you take a loss of 1. A profit on the first bet followed by a loss on the 2nd creates a hit of 2. Success on the first two with a defeat on the 3rd provides you with a profit of two. And success on the first 3 with a defeat on the fourth means you balance the books. Winning all 4 bets gives you with twelve, a take of ten. This means you are able to give up the second bet five instances for each successful run of four wagers and in the end, are even.