European
Games Tips
Punto Banco, Chemin de fer &
30/40-Trente Quarante
European
Games Tips includes the 3
games of Punto Banco, Chemin de fer and 30/40-Trente Quarante.
European Games Tips: Chemin
De Fer
1) You
cannot bet on banker or player, you must be one
or the other; therefore, the casino has no direct
involvement in the
game. The bettors wager amongst themselves, similar to US poker.
2) The player
who is acting as the
banker places
his/her bid (currency) in the middle of the table, and is responsible
for all
losing bets with their own money, as well as collecting all winning
bank bets.
3) Other players can now bet against all (Banco), or
any portion of this money. The highest bidder is then dealt the player
hand.
4) There is no tie bet in this game, and no money
changes hands when there is a tie.
5) The casino takes a 5%
commission, or rake, as in
poker, on all winning bank hands.
In return, the casino
provides a croupier as
referee, the table and necessary equipment.
6) Third card
rules are different--bank hand totals
of 3 & 5 offer draw/stand options.
Strategy:
7) If you have the bankroll, the best strategy
here
is to be the banker.
European Games Tips: Punto
Banco
1)
This game
is similar to American baccarat with a few name and rule changes:
Shoe=sabot,
Player=punter, Dealer=croupier and is in
charge of the game.
2) All cards
are dealt face up. Casino advantage is less than 2%
3) Tie bet
pays eight times the stake.
4) The first card brought out by
the croupier and
turned over determines the value of cards forthcoming before the first
game of
a new shoe begins.
Face card=10 unturned cards are
discarded. 7 shows=7
unturned cards discarded, etc.
5) This
method can make card counting difficult; however, simple strategy rules
follow.
Strategy:
6)
Cards more favorable to the bank hand = 9-8-10-J-Q-K in order of
strength;
while 4-3-2-5 are player favorable cards.
7)
Ace, 6 and 8 are neutral; no favor for either hand.
Trente & Quarante
1)
30/40-Trente & Quarante: simple French card game
called Rouge et Noir
(red and black) played with 6 decks of cards offering 4 bets: rouge,
noir,
couleur inverse, all paid even money.
2)
Aces=1, face or court cards=10, others=face
value. Two hands are dealt; each row
must exceed 30, not over 40.
3)
First card row is black, second red, and the
winning point payout is the one nearer to 30, or lower hand.
4)
If the first card dealt in the first row is the
same color as in the winning row, the color bet wins, or if first card
is of
the opposite color, inverse bet wins.
5)
A tie is a push, however if both rows equal 31,
then bets only lose half the value.
6)
House advantage for this game is a low 1%.
Additionally you can purchase insurance that eliminates the half-loss
for a tie
of 31.
Strategy:
7) Very simple; it’s your choice, as the house
advantage is the same for any bet, but do take insurance to cut that
edge a
bit.
8)
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