Baccarat is a popular card game played in casinos worldwide. The game involves comparing cards between two hands: the \“Player\“ and the \“Banker\“. Each round of play has three possible outcomes: Player, Banker, or Tie.
To start, players place their bets on either Player, Banker, or Tie. The dealer then deals two cards each to the Player and Banker positions. The goal is to have a hand total closest to 9. Cards 2-9 are worth their face value, Aces count as 1, and 10s and face cards are worth 0.
If either hand totals 8 or 9 naturally, it\“s called a \“natural\“ and no more cards are drawn. If not, drawing rules determine whether a third card is dealt. The hand with the total closest to 9 wins. Winning bets on Player pay 1:1, Banker pays 0.95:1 (due to 5% commission), and Tie bets typically pay 8:1. |