What is the player's % edge if any winning natural 9 pays 2 to 1?
What is the % loss if a win on Banker's 6 pays half instead of the 5% commission on all Banker's winning bets ??
Hope someone here can help!
Thanks in advance!
According to wizardofodds.com, the "commission-free bankers 6" option increases the house edge on the bankers bet from 1.06% to 1.46%.
The odds of getting a natural 9 are 0.095. The odds a natural 9 that does not tie are 0.095 * 1-0.095 = 0.086. So the "2 to 1" option would add 8.6% to your advantage.
If winning 9s on either side pays 2 to 1 :
1. Is it more profitable to bet equal bets on both Banker and Player to grab all the winning 9s or, only betting on Player in order to avoid being half-paid for Banker's winning 6 ?
2. What is the probability % of getting Banker's winning 6?
Please help! I only have about 48 hours to beat the game!!
1. Only Natural 9s pay 2 to 1.
2. Winning Banker's 6s can be 2 or 3 cards.
Please go to wizardofodds.com, and click on "Baccarat" under "Advise and Strategies". The game is described in detail. Please compare it to the game you are being offered. I find it hard to believe you found a game that gives the player a 7% edge. Your "2-1 natural 9" rule might be offset by a "dealer wins all ties" rule.
Appendix 6 has your answers for the "1-2 on banker 6" option.
If I could get a game with an edge on either bet, I would bet equal amounts on both sides, in order to reduce the risk to nothing.
Moderators, is this off-topic?
Banker and Player will come up Natural 9 the same number of times overall so it doesn't matter which hand you bet. In other words the odds will be there for either betting spot. The reason for this is because your first 2 cards are "flopped" for both. The cards don't "know" which hand they are going to, if you can follow that.
As for the banker 6, just like in BJ, you most common 2 card hand is 16, and the banker almost always will stay with the 6, (only the 6 or 7 draw can make it to hit again). You will lose ten times as much when this happens as compared to the commission (commision being 1/20th and half payout being 10/20ths). Since you are still being commissioned on your banker payouts and no commision on your player bets. It is more favorable to bet the player, but your odds should still be a losing proposition. You need to make up about 2 - 2.5 percent, by betting player and thats a pretty tall order. I don't think the 2 to 1 Natural payout will help you all that much.
