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European Games Punto Banco, Chemin de
fer &
30/40-Trente Quarante
by Gayle
Mitchell
This lesson offers a preview of three European Games: Punto
Banco, Chemin de fer
& 30/40-Trente Quarante Strategies.
Knowledge of the French language, specifically numbers for
these European Games is
beneficial.
1)
Punto Banco:
similar to American baccarat, but some of the
names
change: Shoe=sabot.
Player=punter. Dealer=croupier and is in charge of the game,
representing the
punter.
Tie
bet pays eight times the
stake and may not be more than a quarter of the maximum stake.
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.
If a face card, then 10 unturned cards are
discarded. If a 7
shows, then 7 unturned cards are discarded, etc.
Makes card counting a little more difficult. All
cards are
dealt face up.
2)
Chemin De Fer: With the European version, 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 American poker.
The
player who is acting as the banker by making the largest
bid retains possession of the shoe, 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 while betting the
banker
hand.
The other players can now bet against all (banco), or
any
portion of this money.
The highest bidder is now dealt the
player hand. There
is no tie bet in this game, however
similar to the American version, no money changes hands when there is a
tie.
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, table,
and necessary equipment. Third card rules are different from the
American
version, and your bankroll requirement, especially if you want to play
banker,
is definitely higher.
3)
30/40-Trente
& Quarante: is
a 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.
Aces=1, face or
courtcards=10,
others=face value.
Two hands are dealt; each row must exceed 30, not over 40.
First card row is black, second red, and the winning point
payout is the one
nearer to 30, or lower hand.
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.
A tie is a push, however if both
rows equal 31, then bets
only lose half the value.
Player may then divide their bet, or wait for next deal
where bet will be free if it wins,the same as the ‘en prison’ rule for
roulette.
Bonne Chance with these European Games!
And 'break the bank at Monte
Carlo’!
European
Games is followed by a Quick Tips Strategy card
OR
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