The basic rules of online baccarat

Baccarat is easy to play. The game has a low house edge. It is widely played at leading Internet casinos.

The aim of Baccarat
The aim of Baccarat is predicting which of the 2 hands dealt (Player or Banker) will be closer to the value of 9.

The basic rules of online baccarat are almost the same as those of Punto Banco Baccarat Variation.

Rules for the player hand:
If the player’s first 2 cards total 6 or more then he or she ought to stand sans drawing a card.

If your first 2 cards total 5 or less, you ought to draw one extra card.

Rules for the banker hand:
If first two cards of the banker total 7 or more then the banker must stand sans drawing a card.

If the banker’s first 2 cards total 0, 1, 2 then the banker ought to draw an extra card.

If the banker’s first 2 cards total between 3 to 6 then the banker prospect of drawing is decided by the whether the player opts to draw, and if so the player’s draw card value.

How the card values are counted?
The banker & the player are each dealt two cards. Each player can get max three cards.

Tens & picture cards are counted as zero; ace counts as one and 2 thro’ are counted as their face value.

If the value of hand totals 10 points or more, subtract 10; the remainder is ‘Baccarat point value’ of the hand.
For e.g.: 7+5=12=2 and 8+J=8

Deciding the winner
A player can bet on his or her hand, the banker's hand and also n a tie.

* If either the banker or the player has a total of 8 or 9 they both stand.
* If your total is 5 or less, then you hit, or else you stand.
* The banker hits on a total of 5 or less if the player stands.

The winner is the player closest to 9.

* If your bet on the player is successful then you’re paid out 2:1 on your bet.
* If your bet on the banker is successful then you’re paid 2:1 (minus 5% bank commission).
* If the player's & the banker's hands happen to have equal total then it’s a tie.
* If you’ve placed a bet on the 'tie' then your payout is 9:1.