Winning at Internet Baccarat

Online Baccarat Introduction: Learn Baccarat rules and how to play Baccarat. Learn to play Baccarat Online

Objective of Internet Baccarat

Your objective in online Baccarat is to predict successfully whether the player’s hand or the banker’s hand will get closest to a value of 9, or whether the game will result in a tie.

You do not receive any cards, or play against anyone in Baccarat.  All ten-value cards (tens and all picture cards) count as 0 and aces count as 1.  The winning hand is the hand with the highest points value (i.e nearest to 9).

Learn How to Play Baccarat Online

1. You decide whether to back the dealer or the player to get nearest to a total of 9.
2. Alternatively, you can bet the game will end in a tie. This is a less likely outcome, but you win eight times your stake if you are right!
3. If the cards in a hand total 10 or more, simply subtract 10.  For example a 8 and a 8 = 16, but the Baccarat points value is 6.  Similarly, a Jack and a 5 = 15, but in Baccarat it counts as 5.
4. Under the following circumstances a third card is dealt:
   • Player’s hand receives a third card
     • If the points value of  the first two cards equals 0 – 5
   • Banker's hand receives a third card
     • If the points value of the first 2 cards equals 0 – 2
     • Or points value equals 3 unless the player’s total is 8
     • Or points value equals 4 unless the player’s total is 0, 1, 8 or 9
     • Or points value equals 5 unless the player’s total is 0, 1, 2, 3, 8, or 9
     • Or points value equals 6 unless the player’s total is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, or 9
5. The banker always sticks (or stands) if he has a total of 7
6. The player always sticks (or stands) if he has a total of 6 or 7
7. If either the player or the banker total 8 or 9 with their first two cards, the game ends.

Payout Odds

How to Win at Baccarat

You will have learned from our Baccarat Introduction that Baccarat is a game of chance. However, winning Baccarat demands more than just knowing the rules of the game. For Baccarat tips and Baccarat strategies try our Articles Pages. New articles are being added regularly.

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