Punto Banco Policies
Punto banco is bet on with eight decks of cards in a dealing shoe. Cards below ten are valued at face value while 10, J, Q, K are zero, and Ace is one. Wagers are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these aren’t really people; they just represent the two hands that are dealt).
Two cards are given to both the ‘house’ and ‘gambler’. The total for each hand is the total of the two cards, but the first number is dropped. e.g., a hand of five and 6 has a score of 1 (five plus six equals 11; drop the 1st ‘one’).
A third card could be dealt using the rules below:
- If the player or house gets a total of 8 or nine, both players hold.
- If the gambler has five or lower, he hits. Players otherwise stand.
- If the gambler holds, the bank hits on 5 or less. If the gambler hits, a guide is used to determine if the house holds or hits.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Odds
The higher of the two scores wins. Winning wagers on the banker pay out 19 to 20 (even money minus a 5 percent commission. The Rake is kept track of and paid off once you quit the game so make sure you still have funds around just before you head out). Winning wagers on the gambler pay 1 to 1. Winning wagers for tie usually pays 8:1 but sometimes 9 to 1. (This is a bad bet as ties occur less than one in every ten hands. Avoid putting money on a tie. Although odds are astonishingly better for nine to one versus 8:1)
Played correctly baccarat chemin de fer provides generally decent odds, aside from the tie bet of course.
Baccarat Banque Course of Action
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has a handful of accepted misconceptions. One of which is similar to a myth in roulette. The past is not a harbinger of future outcomes. Tracking past results at a table is a poor use of paper and a snub to the tree that gave its life for our stationary desires.
The most accepted and probably the most favorable strategy is the 1-3-2-6 technique. This method is deployed to maximize profits and minimizing losses.
Begin by placing one chip. If you win, add another to the two on the table for a total of three units on the second bet. If you succeed you will now have six on the table, remove 4 so you have 2 on the 3rd wager. Should you come away with a win on the third bet, add 2 on the four on the table for a sum total of 6 on the 4th bet.
If you don’t win on the initial wager, you take a loss of one. A profit on the first bet followed by a loss on the 2nd creates a hit of two. Wins on the 1st 2 with a defeat on the third provides you with a take of 2. And wins on the 1st three with a hit on the fourth means you balance the books. Winning all 4 bets gives you with twelve, a profit of 10. This means you will be able to give up the 2nd bet five times for each favorable streak of four rounds and still break even.