Is There a Betting System for Banker in Baccarat?

Quote: cardshark

It's because mini bac is boring. 1/0.95 to 1 payoffs, absolutely no skill involved, rules that most people don't understand (as to how the cards are played), and they don't let you handle to cards.

This.

Now if you could choose whether or not you take a card (ala James Bond movies) that would be a game!

I would think that Bacarrat is much more preferred to mini-bac. Mini-Bac is played on a smaller table and the dealer always dealer whereas in Bacarrat, each player gets to deal.

8 and 9 are chinese lucky numbers which I think is why it is so popular. Yes it does have a low house advantage but in my opinion as well the game is too quick paced and boring (mini-bac). You get a 1.06% HA (Banker) but at 100 hands per hour at $15/hand, you are looking at $16/hour to play... just too boring. I would rather play Pai Gow poker at a slower rate and pay my commission.

Maybe someone should tell the Asian patrons in Ontario casinos that mini-baccarat is boring so that my wife can find a seat.

As for your betting system, you could use the cancellation, and keep a side count of how many times you pay commission (and at what bet size). Once that gets to 20, add a tick to the main cancellation line so you can recoup it.*

* not an endorsement of said betting system

My feeling is that Mini-Bac is the slot machine of table games. You don't need to think about a damn thing, you can just sit there and relax...all while getting a better house edge. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I would be sad if $10/hand mini-bac were to depart the Earth.

I like playing Oscar's Grind to Mini-Bac, which is sort of a kissing cousin to D'Alembert. I took $600 to the Mini-Bac table at the Luxor and came away with $75 in about 15 mins, at $10/hand. I've only wiped out once with it, and that was during simulated play. So it definitely CAN happen, but it's not nearly the weapons grade bat-shit insanity that Martingale is.

Oscar's Grind can be a little nerve wracking at times, but I find it's a decent way to play. Just keep track of your comissions and add a lost unit to your count when they hit that mark. I might try D'Alembert the next time though...

-RR

Its not dead in the MidWest, you can't get a seat most of the time. I hate regular Bac, all the stupid rituals and peeking at the cards, like if you do it in slow motion and mangle the cards, it going to change the outcome. I love the speed of mini bac.

It's very popular here in CT as well, but mostly as an Asian game. I am often the only "gweilo" when I play. I was actually rather surprised at how dead the Mini-Bac tables were in Vegas. The minimums were awful at the Venetian, and I was the only player at the table at the Luxor...I think in the entire four hour visit, I was the only guy who played it.

-RR

thread steal:

why the F is Pan9 only in los angeles.

its super popular and fun as hell. i dont really like paying the drop. if they played it in lv with a 5% commision. id be there.

http://wizardofodds.com/superpan9

Quote: RictorRockets

I might try D'Alembert the next time though...

-RR

If you go the D'Alembert way, prepare properly for an initial run of good luck. Start at 5 units so you can drop down to 4, 3, 2, etc. if you happen to win a lot up front. As for as bet selection goes remember the two most likeliest things to happen are Banker win or OLD (opposite of last decision) A good Lyle Stuart book on Bac is one of the most pleasant reads ever.

Thanks for the tips! I bet on Banker about 99.9% of the time. I'll definitely want to take a look at the book tho...

"Lyle Stuart on Baccarat", if you love this game this is one great read.