When playing in a casino, we all know that different players have their different interests and favorite games. Some people like more traditional games like slot machines, roulette, and poker, while others would rather enjoy a game of baccarat, which all people are not usually familiar with before hand when they visit a casino. Baccarat is a simple casino game, which is not hard to learn, but for some reason, a lot of people have not heard of it. There are three different ways to play this game, and casinos sometimes offer all three versions. This is more common in online casinos that have an emphasis on the baccarat card game, but you may still find this occurrence in other virtual online casinos due to their nature of sometimes being general based.
Baccarat has a reputation for being “the game of the elite”, and this may be why there is much mystery shadowing the game, and why a lot of people do not know how to play. It should be made clear that just like any other game, it can be played by anyone who knows the rules, and can be fun. No one should shrug off a game just because they think it might not be for them. They should at least try it. This is yet another advantage of the virtual online casino over the physical “brick and mortar” casino. In a real situation, one might be intimidated by the experienced gamers of baccarat, but online, almost everyone would not be reluctant to try it since there is no one there to stare them down.
Let’s go back to the game and online casinos. Usually in North America, a variation of the game called Punto Blanco is played. In the beginning of the game, cards are dealt faced down, first to the player and then a card is given to the banker. This process is repeated again so that both the player and the banker have two cards each. Both parties then turn over their hands, revealing which card they have. After this is done, the dealer then calls the values for the hands of both parties. After this stage, there are rules of play that determine whether cards have to be drawn. If either party gets a value of eight or nine, the no further cards are drawn. If the player has 0-5, he/she draws one card, or if he/she has 6-7, then they do nothing (stand). The banker’s turn depends on the player. If the player didn’t draw a card, then the banker follows the same rule for drawing as the player. If the player drew:
• 2 or 3, banker draws if his value is 0-4, else he stands,
• 4 or 5, banker draws if his value is, else he stands,
• 6 or 7, banker draws if his value is 0-6, else he stands,
• 8, banker draws if his value is 0-2, else he stands,
• 9, 10 or Ace, draws if his value is 0-3, else he stands.
The objective of the game is to get the highest hand. This game is usually played in casinos
in rooms separate from the gaming floor. The richest of the rich easily bet tens of thousands per hand, and have been known to gain and lose a lot of money. The game played online is usually in smaller amounts. So remember, chin up, log in, and Good Luck!