Overview of Playing Baccarat Online
1. There are three separate sections for the placement of bets on the table: the player, the bank and the tie. These are just the expressions for three different betting options and the names do not refer to you or the house. You place your bet before the dealing of any cards and you choose one of the options mentioned above. If you correctly predicted the bank or the player to win it pays you 1:1, the tie normally pays 9:1, but occasionally 8:1.
2. The cards are dealt after you have placed your bet. Two cards go to the player and another two cards to the bank. Now the hands’ values can be calculated by adding them together and the total of each is compared. It is simple enough to remember that the cards from 2-9 have the value of their numbers. The 10s and the face cards on the other hand have a value of 0. Which leaves the aces to be worth 1. If the total is higher than 9, 10 is subtracted from it. So if the two cards are two 9s the total will be 8 points, not 18.
3. The winning hand has the value that is closest to 9. A tie is – not surprisingly – when the hands of player and bank reach the same value. In case the bank has 5 + 2 and the player 6 + 3, it’s the player’s win with a 9 over a 7. If in this case, your money was on the player winning, your stake would be doubled.
4. There is only one occasion that the player can be dealt a third card, namely when the value of the first two cards combined is 5 or lower. If, at the same time, the two cards of the bank have a value of 8 or 9 no third card is dealt, as the bank would win the round. In the case that the player has received a third card, it will be added to the total of the other two cards and then compared to the value of the cards the bank holds.
