Newbie's Hangout | Baccarat Tutorials

Baccarat is a very popular game in Asia. Unlike most other card games, it is not betting your hand against the banker. You may bet on Banker or Player. It’s similar to a ball game in which you can bet on either one of the teams to win. The picture below shows the layout of the betting table mini baccarat.

The numbers 1 to 7 indicates a maximum of 7 participants for the table. Bets on Player wins, are place on the blue section. Bets for Banker win are place on the red section. Bets for Player Pair are place on the long semi arc section on the left. Bets for Banker Pair are place on the long semi arc section on the right. Bets for a Tie Game are place on the long semi arc section on the center.

All cards from 2 to 9 are counted at face value and an Ace is counted as 1. Picture cards (Kings, Queens and Jacks) and tens have a value of 0. The rules for counting the score is to subtract by ten each time the sum of the value of the cards exceed 10. The score will be 3 if the cards had a face value of 6 and 7. The sum of 6 and 7 is 13. Being greater than 10, 13 is subtracted by 10 to get 3. If the subsequent card has a value of 9, the score is 2. The sum of 3 and 9 is 12. A subtraction of 10 from 12 to get 2. Base on this counting method the highest score is 9 and the lowest is 0.

The first card is dealt to the Player and it alternates with Banker. If the first two cards on either side has a score of 8 or 9 (the two highest scores), it is call a natural win. In a natural wins both side will not draw the third card.

In the absence of a natural win, Player draws the third card with a score of 5 or less. Banker will stand at 7 regardless of Player score. If Player stands, Banker will stand with a score of 6. Other rules concerning the drawing of the Banker’s are as tabulated below.

Player's Third Card\ Banker's Score	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
7	stand	stand	stand	stand	stand	stand	stand	stand	stand	stand
6	stand	stand	stand	stand	stand	stand	hit	hit	stand	stand
5	stand	stand	stand	stand	hit	hit	hit	hit	stand	stand
4	stand	stand	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	stand	stand
3	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	stand	hit
2	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit
1	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit
0	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit	hit