To play baccarat lets first get on the subject of betting
on a hand. Bet on your own hand (Player) and you face
a house edge of 1.24%. Bet on the Banker's hand and
the edge is either 0.6% if there's a 4% House cut or
1.06% is their cut is 5%. Finally there's the Tie bet
which at best gives the house almost a 5% edge (Pay
8:1) and at worst 14+% (Pay 9:1). Forget the Tie bet
for obvious reasons. Unless you can find a game with
4% vig on Banker bets, betting Player or Banker is six
of one, half a dozen of the other.
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The Objective to Play Baccarat
The objective of Baccarat is to draw a two- or three-card
hand that totals closer to 9 than the banker.
10, J, K, Q count as 0, A is a 1 and all other cards
are face value.
If your total is more than ten, you drop the ten.
So a 7-9 hand totals to 6 (16, drop ten).
There is no such thing as a "bust" hand.
