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How to Keep Your Cool While Playing Baccarat

May 27th, 2008

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Keeping your cool while playing baccarat can be tough at times. Swings can be hard on the nerves, and when things are not going your way it’s easy to lose it. If you want to avoid this you’ll have to set limits for yourself. Decide how much you’re willing to lose and get out of the game if you hit that mark. If you don’t have the money to play the game, you should be playing something else.

Baccarat isn’t a strategy-intensive game; the dealer handles everything and you essentially just watch and decide which bets to make. If you have limits, you can relax because you know you won’t lose any more than you can afford.

Games like baccarat test our ability to endure adversity. If you can learn to control your emotions during a losing session, you’ll be better prepared to handle difficult situations you’ll encounter in life.

3 Steps to Becoming a Baccarat Winner

March 4th, 2008

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1. The first step to becoming a winning baccarat player is to know how to bet. Betting on the dealer gives the house a 1.09% edge. Betting on the player gives the house a 1.24% edge. The tie bet gives the house a 14% edge. Stay away from the tie bet.

2. Set your financial limits and stick to them. Schedule your playing sessions and divide your bankroll over those sessions. That way your money is controlled and you always have some for next session. Get out of games where you’ve won 50% of your buy-in.

3. Play at the proper stakes for your bankroll. You want to have at least 25 times the bet you plan on playing at, and even more if you’re playing a fluctuating bet. Without enough money for the win/loss variance baccarat has, you will go broke. The bigger bankroll lets you survive the losses.

Baccarat Cheat Sheet

February 12th, 2008

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I don’t understand what a baccarat cheat sheet could be. Is this another online scam or something? The game of baccarat is not a beatable game like blackjack. You can’t make up a note that will allow you to play baccarat strategically. The dealer does everything; you just bet on whether the bank or the player will win, or that the two will tie.

The only thing you can do to maximize your play at the baccarat table is to bet on the dealer every time. The dealer holds an edge, so the house will charge you 5% every time the dealer wins. The only cheat sheet I can think of would say:

don’t bet on the tie bet
make more dealer bets than player bets
get out when you’re up 5 to 10 bets

But I’m pretty sure I can remember all that without a cheat sheet.

Top 5 Baccarat Tips

January 24th, 2008

Baccarat is a casino card game based on luck. There are no systems to help you predict or calculate the odds of winning. That being said here are some tips to help you win:

1. Search for a baccarat table that uses the least amount of card decks.

2. Do not avoid bets on the Bank. Despite what you may be told, the odds will work for you.

3. Play with a bankroll that you are wiling to lose.

4. Before choosing your table observe how the people play at the table. Find a table with less skilled players.

5. Avoid playing at high roller tables right off the bat. Get a feel for the table and players at a mini table first.

Online Baccarat: What Not to Do

January 22nd, 2008

What Not to Do

Online baccarat is just like regular land-based baccarat – the game is very simple to play. There is not a lot of strategy around the game, although some claim that there is a card counting system called the Predictor System that can beat the casino. Until it’s proven to work, I’m going to stick to what I know.

That includes staying away from the tie bet. It pays 8 to 1 but has a 14.36% edge going to the house in an eight-deck shoe. That’s not a good bet, and I can’t think of any situation where it would be wise to make. Even in a game that offers 9 to 1, the house edge is still large. Also, don’t forget that you owe 5% on all banker bet wins, payable when you leave the table. And don’t bet exclusively on the player, that gives the house an edge.

Online Baccarat: Betting Systems

December 28th, 2007

There are lots of so-called experts who claim to have a system that will beat the house, if you give them $39.95. We know that betting on the Player gives the house an edge of 1.29%. We also know that betting on the Dealer gives the house a 1.01% edge. If you think betting on a tie is a good idea, the house edge on that bet is a whooping 15.75% edge, and is not a good bet.

That means if you only bet on the Dealer’s hand you will lose less money over time than betting on the Player’s hand each time. But it doesn’t matter which you bet on or how much; you will lose if you continue to play long enough. There will be times when you’ll be ahead a few bets and can walk away up some cash, and that’s the only successful system there is.

Online Baccarat: Money Management Tips

December 28th, 2007

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Playing baccarat properly is simple. There are tons of betting systems out there that preach proper money management, like using progressive betting after you win. I don’t think that these systems are beneficial in any consistent manner; they will work periodically.

The truth is that the only real edge you can get in baccarat is to bet on the Banker every hand. This isn’t exactly a fun way to play the game, but you get to take advantage of the natural house edge the game has. Online baccarat commissions are smaller than land-based casino games, so that’s an additional edge.

The rule of thumb for baccarat money management is to bring at least 30 times the bet you plan on making. That should cover losing streaks when the Player will win, and you can decide to leave after a streak of Banker wins gets you ahead a few bets.

Baccarat: Valuation of Hands

December 11th, 2007

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Hand evaluation is simple enough once you understand what’s going on. The object of the game is to get as close to nine as possible without going over. In order to achieve that, the hand evaluation is a bit different than you might be used to.

All the cards 2-9 have their face value. Face cards and tens have a value of zero. When the total of the cards exceeds ten, the first digit is dropped. That means if get dealt a 5 and a 7 your total is 2 (5+7=12=2). The first number is dropped because the number cannot exceed 10.

Hands adding up to 10 are given a value of zero and are the worst hands you can get. This hand is called a “baccarat”, which means the game is named after the worst hand. If you score a nine it’s the best hand that you can get.

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