Playing Baccarat and Baccarat Rules

Playing Baccarat and Baccarat Rules are easy to pick up, with only three possible outcomes - 'Player', 'Banker' and 'Tie'. The terms 'Player' and 'Banker' do not refer to the player and house, they are rather options on which you can choose to bet.

Baccarat is unusual in that any score of 10 is worth 0 (or 'Baccarat'). Highest score that you can be achieved is 9. Two picture cards would have a score of 0. A 9 and a 6 would not equal 15 but 5. (the first digit, i.e. the ‘1’, is not counted.) An ace counts as 1 and the rest of the cards retain their face value.

Baccarat Rules are straightforward, and easy to remember. With Baccarat, you are given the choice of either betting on the banker’s hand winning or the player’s hand winning. You can alternatively choose to bet on a tie between the two. Two cards are dealt to the player and the banker.

If the hand you're betting on wins, you double your bet (even money for betting with the player 1:1, or if you bet with the banker there is a 5% commission paying out 0.95:1) . If you bet on a tie and win, you are paid 8 to 1. The objective in Baccarat, is that your two-card hand should be as close to 9 as possible. Tens and face cards count as zero, as there is no 10 in the game, you need to get to 9. Cards 2 to 9 are worth their face value, and if you have a total of 5 and then receive a 9 valued card your new total is 4. This is because the first digit of your card total, in this case 1 (5+9=14), is not used.

If the first two cards of a hand total 8 or 9, the hand is declared a 'natural' and wins automatically, unless there is a tie or the rare incident that the player has an 8 and the banker has a 9 (and vice versa) where the 9 wins.

Playing Baccarat and Baccarat Rules.