A game of Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards contained in the shoe on the Baccarat table with boxes to place your chips on.
Baccarat is a simple guessing game played by guessing which of the two hands dealt to the player, between the Player Hand and the Banker Hand will have a higher value.
To have the winning hand you must the highest possible points which are set at 9 points.
How to Play?
You begin this game by placing an initial bet on one of the options two options- Player Bet or Banker’s Bet, using your chips.
After all players have placed their bets, the dealer calls ‘no more bets’ and then the dealer deals one card and reveals it at the Player box. Followed by another card for the Banker box.
This is repeated twice so that each box contains exactly two cards.
After this, if your bet matches the box with the highest-ranked combination, you win. Or else you lose that round.
There is also an additional third card rule that is explained below.
It is also important to note that the rules of Baccarat’s card combination are different from most other casino games.
Rules to Know
A game of Baccarat has five types of bet, namely, the Players Bet, Banker’s Bet, Tie Bet, Super Six Bet, and the Pair Bet.
Card Ranking: In this game, 9 is the highest-ranking card, 10 and the Picture or Face Cards are worth 0 points, cards numbered from 1 to 9 have their face value, and the ace is worth one point.
Adding up Points: In this game, when the total points cross 9 or enter double digits, the unit's second digit becomes the total points of the player’s hand. For instance, 10 will be 0, 11 will be 1, 12 will be 2, and so on.
Only the bet, either Player Bet or Banker’s Bet, that is the closest to 9 wins the game.
If the sum of the totals on the cards of each of the bets doesn’t add up to 8 or 9, the dealer may draw an additional card.
In cases of a tie, neither hand wins or loses. The dealer collects and pays all optional bets as per the payout table.
The dealer always plays the first card on the Player’s Hand and then on the Bank’s hand.
Player Bets are won are when the total of the cards on the Player box is equal to 8 or 9. The players who bet on this box win this bet as the Player’s Hand. The payout on winning is even money on the initial bet amount.
A Natural Nineis when the first two cards in any box directly add up to a 9. For example, a combination of an Eight card and an Ace, or a Jack and a 9 card, and so on.
Banker Bets are won are when the total of the cards on the Bankers box is equal to 8 or 9. The players who bet on this box win this bet as the Banker’s Hand. The payout on winning is even money on the initial bet amount.
If the Banker’s Hand wins with a total of 6 points, then the payout on winning is 50% of the initial bet amount.
When the cards of the Player’s Hand and the Banker’s Hand, both have the same value, it is called a Tie or Egalite. A winning bet on a tie is paid 8x the bet amount.
Super Six Bets are optional bets placed alongside the initial bet. A player wins this bet if the Banker Hand wins with 6 points. The payout on winning a Super Six bet is 12x the bet amount.
Pair Bets are also an optional bet placed alongside the original bet on either the Banker pair or the Player pair of cards. The player betting on this will win if the first two cards are a pair. The payout for winning a pair Bet is 11x the bet amount.
Third Card Rules:
The first of the Third Cards drawn in a game of Baccarat is placed on the Player's Hand. If this total is equal to 9, the Player Hand wins and no further cards are drawn.
The Player Hand total must always be above 6 points or less or else the third card will be drawn.
If the Player's Hand total is less than 5, another card must be drawn. This is unless the Banker's Hand has 8 or 9, in which case the Banker's hand has won the round.
The Third Card is drawn for the Banker’s Hand if the total of the first two cards dealt is either 0, 1, or 2. The banker plays for another card unless the Players Hand is 8 or 9, in which case the player's Hand has won the game.
If the Banker’s Hand has a total of 3, then the Banker draws, in the Players Hand, if the third card has a value of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9. The Banker stands or loses if the Player's third card is an 8 card.
If the Banker’s Hand has a total of 4, then the Banker draws, in the Players Hand if the third card has a value of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. The Banker stands or loses if the Player's third card is a value of 0,1,8 or 9.
If the Banker’s Hand has a total of 5, then the Banker draws, in the Players Hand if the third card has a value of 4, 5, 6, and 7. The Banker stands or loses if the Player's third card is a value of 0,1, 2, 3, 8, or 9.
If the Banker’s Hand has a total of 6, then the Banker draws, in the Players Hand if the third card has a value of 6 or 7. The Banker stands or loses if the Player's third card is a value of 0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, or 9.
If the Banker’s Hand has a total of 6, then the Banker draws, in the Players Hand if the third card has a value of 6 or 7. The Banker stands or loses if the Player's third card is a value of 0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 or 9.
If the Banker’s Hand has a total of 7, then the Banker stands or loses.
If the Banker’s Hand has a total of 8 or 9, then neither of the two hands draws a third card.
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