Q&A for How to Play Baccarat

Yes. The player must stand on 6. If the banker also has 6, then it results in a tie.

Since it is determined by a single digit, 9 would be the highest possible score.

Minimum bets vary from casino to casino, but $20-$25 seems to be a popular minimum in the United States.

The minimum is usually $25.

No. You may only bet one or the other. But you may play an additional hand; one of your hands can be banker, and the other can be player if you're only playing for side bets.

If the banker is showing a total of 5 and the player draws a third card which is a 10 or a face card, then the banker does not draw a third card.

5% is the standard commission, although in some casinos (rare) they will go down to 4%.

When the player and the banker have same card value, they draw and there is no winner or loser.

Most baccarat tables have commission for betting on a banker. So basically if you even bet on both the player and banker, you'd lose that commission if you win on the banker.

There is no commission for betting with the banker. The payout is the same whether you choose to bet with the banker or the player.

The bank does NOT draw a third card if the player's initial cards total 9 or an 8.

The chips are used for betting.You can place chips on either the player (you) or the banker. There is also a third option, in which you can vote on a tie (where the player and banker have the same score).

Since the player has 6 on the first 2 cards, he does not draw another card. If a player does not draw a third card, as in this case, the banker will draw on totals of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Yes, the banker will draw the third card.

Payout is 1 to 1. If you wager $25 and win, you keep your wager and get another $25. If you bet and win on "Banker", the casino takes a 5% commission.

King, or queen, jack, and ten are worth zero points. If you get an ace, that is one point.

The standard set up in baccarat is 8 decks of cards in the shoe at one time, but there are sometimes games played with 6 decks.

If the two cards dealt total more than 9, it goes to the ending number after you combine the two. Combining 7+9 gives you 16, so the ending number is 6. The player has 5, but 6 is closer to 9, so the banker wins!

A dragon donus is a side bet that pays when your hand is a natural winner or when it wins by a large margin.

The player always draws a card on initial 0-5. If the banker's initial hand is 6 or lower, then it is the player's third card that determines if the banker is required to draw a third card. In your example, the only time a banker will not draw on a 3 is when the player's third card is an 8. At all other times, the banker will draw on his 3.

Baccarat is played with standard decks of playing cards, with six or eight decks typically used per shoe.

You cannot draw any cards. You have no choice about whether or not either hand gets a third card. The dealer must play both hands according to the rules listed above. Every hand will always have exactly either 2 or 3 cards at the end of the round. The hand called player does not belong to any particular person, and the hand called banker does not actually belong to the casino. They could just as well be called George and Martha.

Every standard game uses six to eight decks of cards. All cards have a point value. The 2 to 9 cards are worth their face value. This means that a 4-value card will add four to a hand total.

Depending on the rule set, a baccarat table can have anywhere from seven to fourteen player positions, plus a dealer position. No matter how many people are at the table, only the player and the banker will receive two hands of cards. Everyone plays with the same cards and shares a common betting space.