is a relatively basic and easy card game where players
make bets and watch the action unfold. Unlike  Blackjack,
players do not have to make decisions during the course
of play, but only before the hand is dealt. Players can
take bets on the house, themselves, or for a tie.
The object of the game is to bet for
the entity with cards that have a point total closest
to 9. Point totals are calculated accordingly:
aces count: 1
cards 2 through 9: face value
10's and face cards count as 0.
It's important to note, however, that if you`re dealt
a 9 and a 7, for example, the total is not 16, but rather
6. If you receive a 3 and an 8, the total is not 11,
but rather 1. In other words, it's impossible to have
a combination of cards totaling more than 9.
The dealer deals 4 cards, 2 for the house and 2 for
the player. If the point total of either or both sides
is 8 or 9, it's called `a natural` and no more cards
are issued. If the point total of both sides is the
same, of course, it's a tie. The only complication in
the game is when the house or the player's points, following
the initial two cards, don't add up to a natural, or
when there is no tie. In this case, one additional card
will be dealt according to specific rules as laid out
below.
If the player's initial hand adds up to 6 or greater,
he must stand and will not receive additional cards.
For 5 or less, the player will be dealt an additional
card. If the house hand, meanwhile, adds up to 7 or
more, the house must stand. If the house total adds
up to 0, 1 or 2, the house must take an additional card.
If the house hand totals 3, and the player's third
card is anything other than an 8 (the player always
receives his cards before the house), the house will
hit. If the house hand totals 4, and the player's third
card is anything other than 1, 8, 9, or 0, the house
will hit. If the house hand totals 5, and the player
is dealt a 4, 5, 6, or 7, the house will hit. And if
the house hand totals 6, and the player's third card
is 6 or 7, the house will hit.
Payoffs in Baccarat are very straightforward and easy
to grasp. If you bet on a winning player's hand, you`ll
be paid at 1 to 1. If you bet on a winning house hand,
the payout is also 1 to 1. If you bet on a tie, the
payoff is 8 to 1. Online tables generally have a minimum
bet of $1 and a maximum bet of $250.
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