How to Play
Baccarat
How to play Mini Baccarat
Mini Baccarat is fun and is a great introduction to the
Baccarat table. Being a faster version of Baccarat, it
makes Mini Baccarat not only a fun game but one of the
simplest of all to play. In fact all you have to do is decide
whether the ‘Banker’s Hand’, the ‘Player’s Hand’ or the
‘Tie’ is to be the next winning hand from the shoe and
place your bets before the cards are dealt.
Two hands are dealt, one hand for the ‘Player’s Hand’ and
one for the ‘Banker’s Hand’. One additional card may be
dealt to each hand and in accordance with the table
of play (tableau). Players are not generally permitted to
handle the cards.
Good luck!
BANKER
PLAYER
Having (total of)
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
draws a card
6, 7
stands
8, 9
natural/stands
Having (total of)
Draws when the
5th card is a
Stands when the
5th card is a
3
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
8
4
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
1, 8, 9, 10
5
4, 5, 6, 7
1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10
6
6, 7
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
7
Stands
8, 9
Natural/Stands
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How to play Baccarat
Baccarat, also known as Punto Banco, is similar to the game
of Chemin de Fer. Baccarat is one of the easiest games to
play and is widely played throughout the world.
To play Baccarat you only need to decide where to place
your bet: on the ‘Banker’s Hand’, the ‘Player’s Hand’ or
on the ‘Tie Bet’ before the cards are dealt. All decisions
pertaining to the game are made by the dealer in
accordance with the rules.
In Baccarat, face cards and ten cards have no value, all
other cards have their face value and the first digit of any
total greater than nine is discounted.
Therefore the highest count possible is nine. For example,
2 plus 7 equals 9, 10 plus king equals 0, 6 plus 8 equals 4. If
both hands result in the same point value it is a Tie hand
(Egalite) and neither hand wins nor loses.
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Baccarat is played with eight decks of cards. The cards are
shuffled by the dealer and placed in the Baccarat ‘shoe’.
Play begins with four cards dealt from the shoe by the
dealer. First card to the ‘Player’s Hand’, second to the
‘Banker’s Hand’, third to the ‘Player’s Hand’ and fourth to
the ‘Banker’s Hand’.
All winning wagers on player and backer are paid at the
odds on 1 to 1 (even money) with one exception. When
the banker’s hand wins with a total of six, all winning
banker bets are paid at the odds of 1 to 2. The dealer will
announce, “Bank wins”.
The house margin for Baccarat is around 1.3%
You may bet on either hand. One additional card may
be dealt to each hand in accordance with the table of
play (tableau).
The hand with the highest point count wins. Picture cards
and tens count as zero.
• Winning bets on the ‘Player’s Hand’ are paid at
even money.
• Winning bets on the ‘Banker’s Hand’ are paid even
money less 5% commission.
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• Winning ‘Tie Bets’ are paid 8 to 1.