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Objective of the game
Your objective is to successfully predict whether the
player's hand will get closest to a value of 9, the
banker's hand will get closest to a value of 9, or that
the game will result in a tie. You do not receive any
cards, or play against anyone. All ten-value cards (tens
and all picture cards) count as 0 and aces count as
1. The winning hand is the hand with the highest points
value.
How to Play
Baccarat is one of the oldest of all casino games and
has a certain amount of glamour associated with it,
as famously demonstrated by James Bond. In reality the
game is fairly simple and we have outlined some of the
basics of Baccarat below to help you win:
- You decide whether to
back the dealer or the player to get nearest to a
total of 9.
- Alternatively, you can
back the game to end in a tie. This is a less likely
outcome but you win eight times your stake if you
are right!
- If the cards in a hand
total 10 or more, simply subtract 10. For example,
a 7 and a 7 = 14 but the Baccarat points value is
4. Again, a 10 and a 3 = 13, but in Baccarat it counts
as 3.
- Under certain circumstances
a third card is dealt:
i) Player's hand receives a third card
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if the first 2 cards points value equals 0 -
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ii) Banker's hand receives a third card
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if the first 2 cards points value equals 0 -
5. |
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or total 3 points unless the player's total
is 8 |
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or total 4 points unless the player's total
is 0, 1, 8 or 9 |
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or total 5 points unless the player's total
is 0, 1, 2, 3, 8, or 9 |
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or total 6 points unless the player's total
is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 or 9 |
- The banker always stands
on a total of 7.
- The player always stands
on a total of 6 or 7.
- If either the player or
the banker total 8 or 9 with their first 2 cards,
the game ends.
| Winning
Wager On |
Payout Odds |
| Banker |
Evens (or 1-1). (the house receives a 5% commission) |
| Player |
Evens (or 1-1) |
| Tie |
8-1 |
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Baccarat Tips
Although many players are intimidated by Baccarat because
of its perceived exclusivity, it is a simple game of
luck that is one of the easiest casino games to play.
With the introduction of Mini Baccarat, the stakes have
been lowered to allow the casual gambler with a lower
budget access to the game. Following are the house advantages
on Baccarat bets for a single deck game.
BANKER’S HAND
1.01%
PLAYER’S HAND
1.29%
TIE
15.75%
A bet on the Banker’s hand in Baccarat has one
of the lowest house advantages in the casino and is
our recommended best bet.
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Baccarat is a game of skill but
also a game of chance. casinoadvice.co.uk accepts no
responsibility for any losses incurred as a result of
following this guide.
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