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Baccarat game Rules
Baccarat is an extremely simple game made
famous due to the high stakes which traditionally go hand and hand
with it and also by being one of "Bond, James Bond" a.k.a 007s
favorite card games. There are no
decisions or options in baccarat. There is no degree of skill required
from neither the player or the dealer. Players only have to posses the
knowledge of the games rules. all one has to know is a little bit of
math (simple addition and subtraction).
The Baccarat game:
The
object of this card game is to obtain a hand with a
point total closest to 9. In baccarat Aces count as one;
2 through 9 count as their face value; and tens and face
cards count as zero. In baccarat one must add the face
values of the cards in his or hers hand and than
subtract 10 from the sum of cards in order to obtain the
hands point value or what is known as baccarat point
value.
A
typical baccarat game uses 6 decks of cards which are
delt out of a "shoe" (a card dispenser). the baccarat
game begins when bets are placed down on the banker’s
hand and/or on the player’s hand and/or on a tie. Then
the player and the banker are dealt a two-card hand. In
certain cases, a third card is dealt to the player or
the banker or both (if there is a third Card Rules).
The
player that is hand comes closest to 9 wins.
the
winnings in the baccarat game are given in under the
following rules:
-
A
bet placed on the player and the player wins, bet is
paid at a 2 to 1 ration.
-
A
bet placed on the banker and the banker wins, bet is
paid at a 2 to 1 ratio minus 5% as bank commission.
-
a
bet placed on a tie and both the player’s hand and
the banker’s hand have equal totals, bet is
paid of at a 9 for 1 ration.
Third Card Rules
The
following baccarat rule chart governs when the player
and/or the banker will automatically be dealt (i.e.
“draws”) a third card in the baccarat game:
Player:
|
Point Value of First Two
Cards: |
|
|
0 – 1 –
2 - 3 – 4 – 5 |
Draws a
card. |
|
6 – 7 |
Stands. |
|
8 – 9 |
“Natural
hand”, no further draw. |
Banker:
|
Point
Value of First Two Cards:
|
Draws when
the player’s third card is:
|
Does not
draw when the player’s third card is:
|
|
0 – 1 –
2 |
Always
draws a card. |
|
|
3 |
0 – 1 –
2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 9 |
8 |
|
4 |
2 – 3 –
4 – 5 – 6 – 7 |
0 – 1 –
8 – 9 |
|
5 |
4 – 5 –
6 – 7 |
0 – 1 –
2 – 3 – 8 – 9 |
|
6 |
6 – 7 |
0 – 1 –
2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 8 – 9 |
|
7 |
Always
stands. |
|
|
8 – 9 |
Player
cannot draw. |
Player
cannot draw. |
Now that you have
learned the rules and some of important points of
Baccarat it is time for you to practice your newly
learned game and sharpen your skills.
Good Luck
From the
Online-Casinos-USA team
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