About Baccarat, baccarat rules and baccarat tips
The
object is to assemble a hand of two or three cards with a points value
as close to nine as possible. The perfect hand is one that totals nine
in the first two cards. Eight is the second-best hand and, along with
the nine, it constitutes the two "natural" hands. The only
hand that will beat a natural eight is a natural nine. If any player
hand or the Bank has a natural eight or nine, the others may not draw
a third card. In a tie, bets are called off.
Aces count as one, picture cards as 10 and the others their face value.
If your hand total is in double figures, then the first figure is ignored.
So a hand totalling 18 would count as eight.
The player with the most money is usually is declared the banker - this
is the casino in Baccarat Banque and rotates in Chemin de Fer. The banker
deals three hands of two cards each, face down. These hands are for
two players, one to the right and one the left of the banker, plus his
own hand. Other players at the table may bet on either hand (cheval)
or both to beat the banker's hand. If a player declares "banco",
it means they are betting the total value of the bank's funds and all
other bets are withdrawn.
If either player has a count less than eight or nine, he may stand (saying
"non") or get one more card face up (saying "carte")
The player must stand on six or seven and must draw on four or less.
Casinos usually take their percentage of the bank and bets as their
fee for the game.
