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Playing Guide
The object of baccarat is to assemble a hand of two or three cards with the points value of your cards as close to nine as possible. A perfect hand is one that has a total of nine in the first two cards. Eight is the second best hand as well as the nine, they are the two natural hands. The only hand that will beat a natural eight is a natural nine. If any of the player hand or the bank is a natural eight or nine, the others may not draw a third card. In the result of a tie all the bets are called off.
Aces count as one, picture cards count as 10 and the other cards have their face value. If the total hand is in double figures then the first figure is ignored. eg. a hand totalling 18 would count as eight.
Strategy
The player with the most money is declared the banker. 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 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 If a player declares "banco" it means they are betting the total value of the bank's funds and all other bets are withdrawn.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. |
