Baccarat – The Easiest Game In The Casino?
- Filed under: Casinos
- Date: Aug 16,2010
Learning to play baccarat, whether online or in a casino, could not be easier. It is probably one of the simplest games you could encounter in a casino or on the Internet. Play a few free-play hands at any online casino that offers the game and you will soon grasp the rules and how the betting works.
Unlike the more well-known casino card games, such as poker and blackjack, Baccarat is a game of pure chance and it is basically about guessing whether the value of the players hand will be greater than, less than or equal to the value of the banker’s hand. The hand with the highest value (with a maximum score of 9) is the winner.
Players place their bets on the relevant outcome. If a player chooses “player” or “banker” any winnings are paid out at evens, but if the player correctly guesses that both hands will be of equal value, they will be paid out at odds of 8 to 1.
After betting, the banker deals 2 cards face-up to each player. Cards numbered from 2 to 9 have their face value; Aces have a value of 1; 10s and picture cards have a zero value. The winning hand is simply that which is of a higher value. However one hand must have a value greater than 5 in order to be that winning hand.
If a hand is greater than 9, the leading digit of the sum of the 2 cards is dropped, ie. A player is dealt 6 & 5 = 11, their hand scores 1. If, after dealing the first 2 cards to each hand, neither can score over 5, a final third card is dealt to each hand and the outcome is determined on the highest hand of 3 cards.
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