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Baccarat: Baccarat Basics

What is Baccarat?

Baccarat is a casino card game where you bet on which of two hands - Player or Banker - will have a value closest to 9. You can also bet on a Tie.

Key Point: You're not playing as the "Player" - you're betting on which hand will win. Both Player and Banker hands are dealt automatically.

Card Values

Point Values:

  • Ace: 1 point
  • 2-9: Face value
  • 10, J, Q, K: 0 points

Hand Value:

Add all card values together

Only the last digit counts

Example: 7 + 6 = 13, hand value = 3

Interactive Example

Practice Hand: King of Hearts + 7 of Spades

King = 0 point

7 = 7 points

Total: 7 (Best possible hand value is 9)