Online Baccarat Guide

Online Baccarat has its origins in the early 14th century Italy and then flourished in France for ages. ‘Baccarat’ word is derived from ‘Baccara’ which means zero in Italian, and signifies the standout feature of the game – the  high value cards viz. the 10 and all the picture cards hold a value of zero.

Basic rules of  online Baccarat

• Also popularly known as ‘Punto Banco‘, it represents the parties involved in the play, as Punto represents a ‘player’ and ‘Banco’ stands for the banker. You can either bet on Punto or Banco or even on a Standoff condition, whichever you foresee as beneficial.
• Online Baccarat is generally played with either a 6-deck or 8-deck in online casinos. The higher cards (10 and picture cards) of the deck possess zero value, an ace stands for 1, the rest all count as their face value, from 2 to 9.
• The dealer distributes two cards each, that too face down among the participants, here the ‘Punto’ and the “Banco”. Only the dealer has got the privilege to unfold the cards of both the participants after a hand is dealt.
• The card values are simply added down to a single digit, as the game involves only the numbers 1 to 9. Upon getting a two digit sum, the left digit is simply omitted, and your hand value is considered as the right digit value.

How to play and win in online Baccarat

• The dealer distributes two cards to the player. The aim of the game is to reach as close to 9 as possible. Getting a 9 or an 8 is a win and is better known as a “Natural Baccarat”.
• If the Punto’s hand total is 5 or less, then a third card is dealt. Whereas, if ‘Banco’s hand total is 2 or less, then he is eligible to draw a third card.
• Bank’s total of 7, makes him to STAND.

So, the game is all about the application of simple mathematics, strategy, and luck. The more you play online Baccarat, the more successfully you’ll be able to predict the winner.

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