Optimal Strategy for a Baccarat Tournament

A baccarat tournament where there are 42 players. Each table has 7 players. So there will be 6 tables. Only one winner from each table will advance to the final table. Each player will be given 5000 in promo chips, the minimum to bet is 100-2000. First player will bet three hands, while other player wait for their turn. After the first player finished betting the three hands. The second player will bet the same 3 hands, and the third until the seventh player finished their turn. By the end, every player will played 21 hands total and end the session. Only one person, the person with the most chip will advance to the final table.

At the final table, the play procedure is the same. 21 hands total, each player takes turn betting. At the end, the person with most chip win 5000, second place 3000, third place 2500 and so on. The last place will finished with at least 500. Is there any play and strategy for this game?

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A baccarat tournament where there are 42 players. Each table has 7 players. So there will be 6 tables. Only one winner from each table will advance to the final table. Each player will be given 5000 in promo chips, the minimum to bet is 100-2000. First player will bet three hands, while other player wait for their turn. After the first player finished betting the three hands. The second player will bet the same 3 hands, and the third until the seventh player finished their turn. By the end, every player will played 21 hands total and end the session. Only one person, the person with the most chip will advance to the final table.

At the final table, the play procedure is the same. 21 hands total, each player takes turn betting. At the end, the person with most chip win 5000, second place 3000, third place 2500 and so on. The last place will finished with at least 500. Is there any play and strategy for this game?
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I can’t figure out what the rules are? Is it me?

So minimum bet is 100, but MAXIMUM bet is 2000?
So no ‘’sitting out’ a hand?
Are all chip stacks visible?
Are all 7 players making a bet on hand one, two, then three, just in the same sequence?
Then for four, five, and six the sequence shifts by one?
Are there side bets or just P, B, or tie?

Minimum is100, max bet is 2000. If the player lost all 5000, then they are out of the tournament.
Each play has to bet three hands when it their turn, no sitting out.
Chip stack is visible for all players.
Player 1 bet three hands, while other players watch and wait their turn. Then 2nd player bet three hands, while other wait and so on. This turn for 7 times, totaling 21 hands for each player. So each player will not be betting on the same hand sequence.
There are B, P, tie, small and big tiger. No commission, Tiger winning bet on banker would play only half.

Just edit my reply, only P or B bet. No bonus bet. Bank win get full paid.

I’ve played in many tournaments. Blackjack Baccarat even a few that involved Roulette. I’ve won more than just some.

But I’ve never even heard of a tournament like this one with staggered 3 solo bets per player. Out the window go some standard tournament strategies of mirroring or going opposite your opponents’ bets, including based on relative chip stacks.

Up until now the strangest Baccarat tournament rule I experienced was no limit on side bets from the get go.

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Minimum is100, max bet is 2000. If the player lost all 5000, then they are out of the tournament.
Each play has to bet three hands when it their turn, no sitting out.
Chip stack is visible for all players.
Player 1 bet three hands, while other players watch and wait their turn. Then 2nd player bet three hands, while other wait and so on. This turn for 7 times, totaling 21 hands for each player. So each player will not be betting on the same hand sequence.
There are B, P, tie, small and big tiger. No commission, Tiger winning bet on banker would play only half.
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Well obviously the 7th guy betting has an advantage. On the last round you’d know if you should bet minimum on banker, or maximum on tie, or somewhere in between.
Edit. Just saw your edit So no tie or tiger bets allowed?
Of course there is an optimal strategy. But it would be exceedingly difficult to figure out, and would change after each bet resolution.

i've been in many free bacc tourneys, which is hundreds of players.
players play 1 round, which is 7 hands.
top 7 in chips play in final table with everyone starting with same # of chips. Prize $2500 freeplay.

my strat:
bet 4/9 of stack each hand on Banker.
if i'm down to 1/9 of stack, just do double or nothing on banker for remainder of hands.

i have yet to win a single hand.
lost every bet.
4/9, 4/9, 1/9
rinse/repeat 5 times.. lol
15 loses in a row on Banker the same as hitting 11 Yo's?
:)