Baccarat is a low house edge game that is played by players of all betting limits and styles. The house edge is small and similar to properly played Blackjack or craps. The secret to baccarat is to catch a run on either the bank side or the player side. A players win streak is the best as there is no commission on a winning player bets. Winning house bets pay a commission on the hand.

The other bet that is a tie hand. So there are only three bets that a player can make in baccarat. The bets are for the player hand to win, the banker hand to win and the tie hand. Many players waste a number of bets on the tie and that will add up over a few hours of play. Many players have their own method of playing for ties. Some never make the bet. Some bet it on a strong hunch and some just play it every now and then on a whim. The method that I have used to some success is the rule of three. The first rule for this method is to play it only after the first tie shows. This rule saves losing many wagers, as a shoe could be tie-less for the entire shoe. By not betting it at all until it shows the first time saves money. The next rule is only play it on spans of three no shows. So this would mean a bet on the third hand the sixth hand and so on. I have hit the tie this way on the 27th hand. The second part of this idea is to use a small progressive bet on each bet. Since the tie pays 8 to one, the progression does not have to be extremely large. On some shoes this method catches most of the tie hands and there is no real logic to the play except it does work a great many times. When it doe not work, it will cut down a number of losing bets. Hunches are terrific when they work, but that is all about luck too. This tie catching method gives the player another advantage. In order to do it right, the player must keep track of the hands on a card. This will help the player see trends or patterns the shoe is exhibiting. The restraint of playing this way keeps losing bets at a minimum and does not depend on hunches to work. It works for me and that is why I brought it up in this blog.