Objective of the game
Players of the card game Baccarat must try to get 9 points, or as close as possible to 9 points.

The cards
.2 – 9 : Normal points
.10, Jack, Queen, King : 10 points
.Ace : 1 point

The game can be played with 8 decks at the same time.

The game
The Bank hands out two cards to each of the players and two to itself. Players that have less than 6 points, will ask for a third card. It is impossible to receive more than three cards.
In combinations of more than 10 points, the ten is not counted. For example, an 8, a 5 an a Jack will not be worth 13 points, but 3 points. In Blackjack 21 is the most desired score, in Baccarat 9 is the target number. If a player should have 8 or 9 points in his first hand, without the third card, this is called a ‘natural’. In this case the player and the dealer have to pass and the player wins.
One speaks of a ‘tie’, if both the Bank and the player end up with the same score.

Betting
Gamblers can bet on either the cards of a player or on the cards of the Bank. Whatever the outcome might be, bets get paid 1:1. Also, it is possible to bet on a tie, in which case the Bank pays 8:1. This last bet means a bigger risk than other bets. It is most safe to bet on the Bank’s hand. In the long run this will reward you with most money, even though the Bank usually takes a 5% commission on this bet.

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