Baccarat is a classic casino game that’s simple to learn and play. It’s also fun, exciting and full of James Bond-style gambling excitement.
Rules
In a typical game of baccarat, the dealer deals eight 52-card packs of cards (or six in some cases) from a dealing shoe. The cards are dealt face down on green felt covering a large table.
The Player and Banker bets are placed on numbered areas of the layout, and the dealer collects lost bets from both sides and pays winning ones. In addition, a Tie bet is offered that both the Player and Banker hand will result in the same value, typically offering odds of 8 to 1.
Draws
A third card is drawn when a player’s hand totals 0 to 5 or equals 10. If the hand is 6 or 7, it’s called a’stand’ and no third card is drawn.
Totals above 9 are called ‘naturals’, and here too no third card is drawn.
Betting runs
One of the most important things to remember when playing baccarat is that you should not break your run. This means that you should stick with your strategy and only switch when it’s necessary.
Gambling with a streak
The game of baccarat can be very profitable when you’re betting on a streak. It’s common to see a series of banker and player hands accumulating a lot of money. Generally speaking, the streak will turn right, and it’s therefore advisable to keep betting until it does so.