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Bacarrat
General Rules
Overview
Baccarat is one of the easiest games in all of gambling to learn and
requires little practice or skill for participants to be successful at
winning. Players simply wager on which of two hands of cards adds up to or
comes closest to 9.
Gaming Items
8 standard 52-card decks Shoe - Container where playing cards are drawn
from. Baccarat table
Players and
Personnel
Object of the Game
Players simply wager on which of two hands of cards (The
"Player" or the "Banker" hand) adds up to or comes
closest to 9.
Basic Rules of Play
The "Player" hand and the "Banker" hand are drawn from
8 standard 52-card decks that have been shuffled together and placed in
the "Shoe." Cards one and three go to the "Player"
hand while cards two and four make up the "Banker" hand. Each
hand starts with a minimum of two cards and can never have more than three
cards. Traditionally, one of the participants at the table deals the
cards. Dealing, however, is optional and a player may choose to pass the
cards along to another. The winning hand is the hand that adds up to or
comes closest to a total of 9 points. Participants win even money (i.e
double there original bet) when the "Player" hand wins. Those
who bet the "Bank" win even money, as well. However, there is a
5% commission charged on winning "Banker" bets. The
"Bank" has a slight advantage in the way that the cards are
drawn, therefore, this commission is charged. Players can also bet on a
"Tie" game that generally pays out 8:1.
Rules for the "Player" and "Banker" hands
During play, there are a number of strict rules that apply to the cards
total point values drawn for both the "Player" and
"Banker" hands.
"Player" Rules
| The
"Player" hand total point value is: |
The
"Player" hand must: |
| 1,2,3,4,5
or 0 |
Draw
a third card |
| 6
or 7 |
Stand
with two cards |
| 8
or 9 |
Stand
with two cards |
"Banker"
Rules
| "Banker"
hand value is: |
"Banker"
draws a card when the "Player's" third card is a: |
Does
not draw when "Players" third card is: |
| 3 |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,0 |
8 |
| 4 |
2,3,4,5,6,7 |
1,8,9,0 |
| 5 |
4,5,6,7 |
1,2,3,8,9,0 |
| 6 |
6,7 |
1,2,3,4,5,8,9,0 |
| 7 |
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Stands
with two cards |
| 8 |
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Stands
with two cards |
Card Values
Cards numbered 1 through 9 count at face value.
10s and face cards count as zero points.
Aces count as one point.
If the cards in either the "Player" hand or the
"Banker" hand add up to a two-digit number, only the last digit
counts. Ex. A hand holding a 7 and a 9 adds up to 16. This hands value is
6.
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