Winning Baccarat

Baccarat is a very easy game to understand and play. This is the standard Baccarat game, also known as Punto Banco. Each game is played with a new set of 8 regular decks. The objective of the game is to guess which hand will win, the player’s or the dealer’s.

There are three different bets: Player, Dealer and Tie. A player can bet on any single bet or combination of bets

• The Player bet pays even money if the player hand wins.
• The Dealer bet pays even money less a 5% commission if the dealer hand wins.
• The Tie bet pays 9 for 1 (8 to 1) if there is a tie

In case of a tie between the hands, the Player and Dealer bets are returned to the player. The player and dealer are given two cards each. Then, if the player or dealer has 8 or 9, no more cards are dealt. Else if the sum of the player’s hand is 5 or less, he gets a third card.

When the player is finished, it is decided whether the dealer should get a third card or not.