Gems of the Men in Green

Baccarat is a simple, quick, and enjoyable game to play. Most casinos provide a wide variety of baccarat table limits so that you can play for as low as $10 or as much as thousands of dollars in the same casino. You don't need any strategic knowledge because there's only one bet you should make. And, at most baccarat tables, all you have to do is place your stake in the appropriate location on the table.

In casinos, there are three basic types of baccarat tables. The players take turns acting as the banker on a full baccarat table, which is more significant than other tables. You're welcome to play this sort of baccarat, but the baccarat mentioned in this article is either mini or midi baccarat.

The most prevalent baccarat variant in casinos is mini-baccarat, played at a table resembling a blackjack table. Mini and midi baccarat are identical games in which the casino dealer handles all of the dealings. To play mini or midi baccarat, all you have to do is place a bet on one of the three selections.

Baccarat mistakes are costly, so taking a few minutes to understand how to avoid them is worthwhile. Most gamblers commit the following 3 baccarat mistakes:

1 - Betting on the Tie option
Betting on the Tie is one of the worst wagers in the casino. This is a bad wager that practically every slot machine has a higher return rate. Slot machines are the last games those bettors should engage in.

At most baccarat tables, the tie bet returns 85.64% of the time. This is a terrible return. Here are some actual numbers based on various wager amounts to demonstrate how terrible this return is.

• If you bet $10 on the Tie, you only get back $8.56 on average. If you bet $200, you only get about $171.28 on average.
• Throughout playing several hands, if you bet $1,000 in total on the tie wager, you only get back $856.40 and will lose $143.60.

Don't fool by the larger payout number into betting on a tie. The larger payout is a ruse used by casinos to make it appear as if it is a good alternative. When you bet on a Tie, you are merely giving the casino additional money.

2 - Betting on the Player Hand
You only left two betting alternatives now after you understand how terrible the tie option is. You can wager on either the banker or the player hand. Many baccarat players bet on the player hand because they believe it is a solid strategy.

Other baccarat players make the player wager because they don't want to pay the casino commission on the banker bet if they win.

The truth is that the player hand bet isn't all that bad. This wager has a 98.76% return. This is far better than the tie return percentage, as well as many other casino games.

The return on the banker wager, on the other hand, is even better. The banker's return on investment is 98.94%. This includes the commission as well.

Here are the exact banker bets that ran to the number in the previous section for the tie bet.

• If you bet $10 on the banker, you get $9.89 back on average. If you bet $200, you get $197.88 back on average.
• If you bet $1,000 in total on the banker wager throughout playing several hands, you get $989.40 back. This is a loss of $10.60 compared to a loss of $143.60 on tie bets.

3 - Use Odd Bet Sizes on the Banker Hand
When you bet on the banker hand and win at baccarat, the casino receives a commission. Typically, the commission is 5%. This means that the winning banker bets payout 19 to 20% of the time. This can be confusing, and it becomes more confusing if you place odd-sized bets in live play.

If you're betting on the banker hand, the simplest way to play is to bet in $20 increments with a stack of $1 chips.

You can slide a $1 chip out to pay the commission, and the dealer can pay you $20 if you win a $20 wager.

When you win, slide-out $2, $3, or $4 using the same procedure for $40, $60, and $80 bets. When you bet $100 per hand and win, you can exchange a $5 chip for a $100 chip.