Baccarat is actually one of the easiest games to learn but as with many other deceptively simple games, it can take a lot of practice to master. The basic action of the game is betting on which hand will win, the banker or the player. You also have the option of betting it will be a tie. Once betting is done, each hand is dealt two or three cards.
All tens and face cards have a value of zero in baccarat while aces are counted as ones. All other cards will have the same value as the number on them. The unique thing about adding up a baccarat hand is that only the single digit counts so even if the total is 16, it is counted as being 6.
You are betting on which hand will be closest to the value of 9. For a bet on the player or the banker, you will win twice the bet if you’re correct (minus any house commission). If you bet on a tie, however, you can win eight times the amount of your bet. Obviously, this doesn’t happen nearly as often as a clearly winning hand. When there is a tie that you didn’t bet on, you break even because your bet comes back to you.
