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Baccarat Description and Objective |
Baccarat is a relatively basic and easy card game where
participants place bets and watch the action unfold. Different from Blackjack,
players in baccarat are not required to make decisions during the game, but only
before the hand is dealt. Players can bet on the side of the house, the player,
or for a tie.
Although many people do not know how to play, Baccarat is actually one of the
easiest casino games to play. It has been played in various forms since the
early 1800s. This Internet Casino offers the most popular version of baccarat,
as found in most casinos in Las Vegas.
In Baccarat, cards are dealt to two hands, named Player and Banker. The object
of the game is to correctly pick which hand will have the higher score. You can
also place a bet on Tie, which pays 9 to 1.
The object of the game is to bet for the side whose cards have a point total
closest to 9. Point totals are calculated in the following way:
aces count as 1
cards 2 through 9 count at face value, a
10 as well as all face cards count as 0.
However, it's important to note that if you`re dealt a 9 and a 7, for example,
the total is not 16, but 6. If you`re dealt a 3 and an 8, the total is not 11,
but 1. In other words, it's impossible to have a combination of cards that
totals more than 9.
In Baccarat, the dealer deals 4 cards, 2 each for the house and player. If the
point total of either or both sides is 8 or 9, it's called `a natural` and no
more cards are dealt. If the point total of both sides is the same, of course,
it's a tie. The only complication in Baccarat is when the house or the player's
points, after the initial two cards, don't add up to a natural, or when there is
no tie. In this case, one additional card will be dealt according to specific
rules as described below.
If the player's initial hand adds up to 6 or more, he must stand and will not be
dealt additional cards. For 5 or less, the player will be dealt an additional
card. If the house hand, meanwhile, adds up to 7 or more, the house must stand.
If the house total adds up to 0, 1 or 2, the house must take an additional card.
If the house hand totals 3, and the player's third card is anything other than 8
(in Baccarat, the player receives his cards before the house), the house will
hit. If the house hand totals 4, and the player's third card is anything other
than 1, 8, 9, or 0, the house will hit. If the house hand totals 5, and the
player is dealt a 4, 5, 6, or 7, the house will hit. And if the house hand
totals 6, and the player's third card is 6 or 7, the house will hit.
Payoffs in Baccarat are very straightforward. If you bet on a winning player's
hand, you`ll be paid at 1 to 1. If you bet on a winning house hand, you`ll also
be paid at 1 to 1. If you bet on a tie, the payoff is 8 to 1. Online Baccarat
tables usually have a minimum bet of $1 and a maximum bet of $250. Check with
your online casino for particular ranges and percentages.
To play Baccarat you simply choose whether you want to bet on Player, Banker,
Tie, or any combination of the three. |
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