How To Play Baccarat - Baccarat Strategy Guide

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, with the highest score in Baccarat being 9 and the lowest being 1. You can also place a bet on Tie, which pays 9 to 1.

Baccarat Rules

• Baccarat is played with six decks; cards are reshuffled after each hand.
• You can choose whether you want to bet on the Dealer, Player, Tie or any combination of the three.
• The Player always goes first.
• The Player hand draws another card if its total is 0-5, otherwise it does not draw another card. Play now proceeds to the banker.
• If the Banker hand totals 7, 8 or 9, the Banker does not get another card.
• If the Banker's first two cards total 0, 1 or 2, then the Banker draws one card, otherwise, the Banker draws cards according to this table:

Card Values

For example:

 

A hand with a seven of hearts and a seven of spades scores as follows:
7 + 7 = 14 - the ten's digit = 4
A hand with 3 sevens has a score of 1:
7 + 7 + 7 = 21 - the ten's digit = 1

The Player can win if:

• *Note: The commission is 5% of the bet and is rounded up to the next quarter. For example, a minimum bet of $6 would be a commission of 50 cents. (5% of $6 = 30 cents, but since the commission is rounded up to the next 25 cents; the commission is actually 50 cents. 5% of $11 = 55 cents, which makes the actual commission 75 cents.)

The Player loses if:

Player Actions/Wagers and Button Descriptions

Bet -- Click on Player, Banker, or Tie, then click the chips in the lower right corner to add them to the betting area. Click on chips in the betting area to remove them.

Deal - Press deal to begin the game once a wager has been placed.