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Baccarat is a casino card game then has three betting options. Player, Banker or Tie. Also known as Punto Banco it is a simple game that is very popular with the worlds biggest high rollers. The great news is that the house edge is low on the player and banker bets.
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The magic number for a baccarat hand is 9. In fact no hand can go over nine as the second digit is always removed from the hand total. Cards 2 through 9 have their face value, 10 through K are worth zero and Aces are worth 1. For example a had with two tens and a five equals 15 which in baccarat is 5.
As a player you have three choices as to what to bet on. You cab bet that the banker hand will win, that the player hand will win or that the two hands will tie. Pay off for a player win is 2 to 1. Pay off for banker is 2 to 1 less 5% commission and pay off for a tie bet is 8 to 1.
Once you have decided which outcome to bet on you simply have to watch what cards are dealt. There is no further decision to make. The player and banker hands are both dealt two cards and at this point if either hand totals 8 or 9 both hands stand and the hand with 8 or 9 wins. In other cases the third card rule comes into effect. This works according to pre determined rules.
The player hand always acts first. The third card rules are as follows. |
