Online Baccarat

First off, the hardest thing that you'll encounter with playing online Baccarat is knowing how to pronounce it. The "t" is actually silent as in "bah-cah-rah". Other then that, it's a very  pleasant, relaxed playing atmosphere because:

1. You are playing "on your own". In other words, no one else's actions will playing will effect the outcome of your bet.

2. You are more likely to win money because the odds are some of the lowest you'll find. If you bet on the "Player" it's 1.35% and if you bet on the "Banker" it's 1.18%.

WHAT'S THE POINT:

Your mission for the game is to get two to three cards who's value add up to nine.....That's it!

Only two hands are dealt no matter how many players are at the table and you either bet on the Player, Banker or a Tie. If you win, you are paid 1:1 for the Player and Banker and if you win a Tie, it's usually 8:1 (ties are harder to get).

RULES OF PLAY:
 

Card Values
Card	Points
Ace	One
2 to 9	Face Value
10 through King	Zero

To start, two cards each are dealt to the Dealer and the Player from the Shoe. Both hands are checked for a winner. If the Banker or Player has a Natural Hand (meaning one of the hands totals eight or nine), that game is over. If both hands total eight or nine, then the le grande natural wins. And finally, if both hands are the same, then it's a tie and the game is over.

If neither hand is a natural, then both hands are played out as follows: 

• The Player's hand is the first to be played no matter what the Banker's hand is and is done according to these rules:

When the Banker's hand totals eight or nine, the Player does not draw a card. If the Banker's hand totals less than eight then the player with a low total draws one card following the above rules.

The last hand to play is always the Banker's, depending how the Player's was played. The Banker follows the next table if the Player didn't draw a third card.

When the Banker's first 2 cards total	The Banker will
Five or less	Draw
Six or more	Stand

When the Player's hand totals eight or nine and the Player did not draw a third card, the Banker will not draw a card.

When the Player's hand draws a third card, the Banker is always played to these rules:

 

When the Banker's first 2 cards total:	The Banker Draws when the Player's 3rd card is:	The Banker Stands only when the Player's 3rd is:
Two or less	1 to 10	-
Three	1 to 7 & 9, 10	8
Four	2 to 7	1, 8 to 10
Five	4 to 7	1,2,3,8,9,10
Six	6,7	1 to 5 and 8 to 10
Seven	-	1 to 10

No more than three cards can be drawn for either hand. When both hands have been played out, the hand closest to nine wins. 

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