Baccarat Rules
TO PLAY
A player will place a wager on which of two hands (the "Player"
or the "Banker") will have a total point closest to 9. Each hand
will receive at least two cards but no more than three. Baccarat
is played with eight decks of cards. The first and third cards
dealt from the shoe constitute the "Player's" hand, and the second
and forth cards constitute the "Banker's" hand.
Face cards and tens count as 0; Aces count as 1, and all other
cards count as face value. If required, a third card is dealt
to each hand according to specific rules outlined in the chart
below.
The hand with the highest point total closest to nine wins.
Winning bets are paid even money. However, a winning "Banker"
bet pays a 5% commission which is withheld from winnings after
each such bet.
If both hands result in identical totals, the "Tie" bet wins,
paying 8 to 1. When a "Tie" occurs, all bets on the "Player" and
the "Banker" are neither paid nor taken.
RULES (PLAYER):
| When the first two cards total: |
|
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0 |
DRAW |
| 6, 7 |
STANDS |
| 8, 9 |
STANDS (natural) |
RULES (BANKER):
| Banker Having |
Draws When Player's Third Card is: |
Does not Draw When the Player's Third Card is: |
| 3 |
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9-0 |
8 |
| 4 |
2-3-4-5-6-7 |
1-8-9-0 |
| 5 |
4-5-6-7 |
1-2-3-8-9-0 |
| 6 |
6-7 |
1-2-3-4-5-8-9-0 |
| 7 |
|
Stands |
| 8-9 |
|
Natural Stands |
When the player stands on 6 or 7, the Banker must draw on totals
of 0,1,2,3,4, and 5, and stand on 6,7,8 and 9. The Banker must
draw on totals of 0,1 or 2, then observe the rules for Banker.
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