BACCARAT GENERAL RULES
The objective of baccarat is for the players to correctly guess which of three possible propositions will win on the next round: Bank, Player, or Tie. Two cards are dealt to the Bank hand and two cards are dealt to the Player hand. Sometimes a third card is dealt to either or both hands. Whichever hand is closest to nine is the winner. The game is usually dealt from a six- or eight-deck shoe. All tens, jacks, queens and kings equal zero. The ace equals one. All the other cards equal their face value. Thus a nine equals nine, a two equals two and so forth.
After the Bank and Player hands have received two cards it is possible that either or both might need to draw an extra card. The rules for drawing cards are predetermined and essentially irrelevant since the players do not get to make any decisions. Regardless of whether a card is drawn, at the end of the deal, the hand that totals nine or closest to nine wins.
A winning Player hand is paid off at one to one. Thus, if you bet ten dollars, you win ten dollars. A winning Bank hand is paid off at .95 to one. This means that if you bet ten dollars, you win $9.50. Another way to look at the Bank wager is to consider it a one-to-one payout minus a five percent commission on winning bets. This commission is collected after the shoe is finished. The Tie hand is paid at eight to one. Thus a winning tie bet of $10 will return $80. If you bet on either Bank or Player and the Tie wins, you do not lose your bet. It is a push.
The Tie bet has a 14.1 percent edge in favor of the casino. The house has a 1.36 percent edge on the Player bet and a 1.17 percent edge on the Bank bet when the bank charges a five percent commission.
BACCARAT WINNING SYSTEMS
Choose
which hand you choose to play, the Player�s hand (pays
1:1), the Banker�s hand (pays 1:1 less a 5% house
commission), or a tie (pays 8:1).The
Player and the Banker then receive 2 cards each. The object of the
game is to attain a total as close to 9 as possible. Aces are
worth 1, face cards and tens are worth 0 the remaining cards are
worth their face value. If the total of the hand exceeds nine, the
value of the right digit is taken. For example, a 9 and a 6 (15)
would equate to 5.
The
rest of each round is dictated by the following rules:
If
either the Player's or the Banker's hand totals 8 or 9, neither
player receives a third card and the hand closest to
nine wins.
The
Player's hand will always hit on a total of 5 or less and will
stand on 6 or higher.
If
the Player stands, the Banker will also hit on a total of 5 or
less and will stand on a total of 6 or more.
If
the Player takes a third card, the Banker proceeds based on the
following table. The Banker�s response is based on the Player's
third card.
If
the hand ends up tied, the tie bet pays 9:1 and all other
bets are pushed back .
The drawing of cards
in baccarat is purely a matter of chance. Any tips that you get
for this part of the game will be bogus. In fact the betting
side is pure chance as well, a novice has the same chance as an
experienced player.
The
best tips we can give you then are the odds so you can keep
these in mind when you're on a roll or starting to bet.
If
you want to bet on the player hand just put your money in the
area marked "player". A will will get you $1 for every
$1 you bet. The casino advantage on the player bet is about
1.36%.
If
you want to bet on the banker hand, place your bet in the area
marked "banker". If you win, you'll will get even
money as well, but you'll have to pay a 5% commission on the
amount you win. So, if you won $10 on your bet, you would owe a
50� commission to the house. The 5% commission is only required
if you win and not if you lose. The dealer will keep track of
the amount you owe by putting an equal amount in a small area on
the table that corresponds to your seat number at the table. So,
if you're sitting at seat #3 and won $10 on the bank hand the
dealer would pay you $10 and then put 50� in the #3 box. This
lets him know how much you owe the casino in commissions and
when you get up to leave the table you'll have to pay the dealer
whatever amount is in that box. After adjusting for that 5%
commission the casino advantage on the banker bet is 1.17%.
Finally, if you
place your bet in the area marked "tie" and if you win
you'll be paid at 8-to-1, or $8 for every $1 you bet. The big
payoff sounds nice but actually this is a terrible bet because
the casino advantage is a very high, 14.1% and this bet should
never be made unless you feel extraordinarily lucky. Still,
sometimes you just have to take the big risks to net the big
wins.
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