Archive for May, 2009

Why Chemin de Fer?

Why is there a version of Baccarat called Chemin de Fer?  How should I know? The game was developed in France and Chemin de Fer means the railroad or steel road to be more specific.  But why railroad I dont know.  Wikipedia has a good explanantion of the history of baccarat. But it doesn’t say [...]

Pattern spotting in Baccarat

If you are a newcomer to playing baccarat in the casino then you probably wonder why some baccarat players keep a record of all the results of each hand.  The answer is that they are pattern spotting. So the next question you will ask is, “Does pattern spotting in Baccarat help me win?” If you [...]

“Chemin de fer” – The steel road

Do you know “Chemin de Fer”?  It is the french word for railroad and translated literally it means the steel road, or the road of steel.  And for all you Bond fanatics or pub quiz specialists – 007 plays chemin de Fer and not baccarat. It is more or less the same game as baccarat [...]