Baccarat is a pure game of chance. This card game is loved by lots of casino players all over the world. It can be explained by the thrilling and exciting gaming process of the baccarat game and quite simple rules on how to play baccarat which can be easily learned by any player regardless of his age.
Baccarat bets
There are only 3 kinds of bets in Baccarat. The possible outcomes are: the Player wins, the Bank wins or the end will be drawn. The last outcome is less possible and due to that, it has the highest payout. Each baccarat table has its high and low table limits, so players must place their bets in accordance with them. They can be placed till the croupier announces that no more bets can be placed.
Baccarat gaming process
The main idea of the game is to predict the outcome out of the 3 possible. After the bets are placed, the croupier gives out 4 cards. The 1st and the 3rd cards are dealt to the Player, and the 2nd and 4th cards are dealt to the Bank. All the cards are dealt face up. Afterwards, the value of the given cards is counted and the winner is that person whose hand has the value closest to nine.
But there are some cases when the croupier is giving the third card to one of the hands. The player can receive a 3D card if his/her 2 cards have a value of 0-5 total points. The dealer can receive a 3d card if the value of the first two cards is:
Less than 3 points;
Exactly 3 points (except if the player points are exactly 8 in total);
4 points in total (except if the player’s total points are 0, 1, 8 or 9);
5 points in total (except if the player’s total points are 0, 1, 2, 3, 8, or 9);
6 points in total (except if the player’s total points are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 or 9).
Another situation is when the Player should stand when his/her total points are 6 or 7. At the same time, the Bank stands if its total is 7. But if they both have card points higher than 7, then the game is considered to be over and the winner is the hand with the total points that are the closest to 9.
How to count cards’ value?
Cards like Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Tens have the value of 0. Aces have a value of 1. All the other cards can be counted at their face value.
You have to count the sum of the cards and if the total points are higher than 10, you simply need to subtract 10 from the amount. For example, if the cards are Jacks, 6, and 9, the total is 15, but in the Baccarat game, it is 5.
Baccarat payouts
In general, the payout is 1:1, but as the Bank has a little advantage during the game, the payout is 0,95% when the Bank wins. The less possible outcome is when the game is drawn, so the payout is 8:1.
