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Mini Baccarat

Mini-baccarat is essentially the same game as Baccarat, but played at a smaller table, very similar to a blackjack table.

The pace is usually much faster than the "big baccarat" version.

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How to play

Before you start to play the first time, you will be asked to cut the deck of card.

Click on the deck of cards to do this.

Use your left mouse button to click on the value of the chip that you wish to wager.

Then place the chip in the desired betting area for PLAYER, BANKER or TIE (the circle above BANKER).

You can play up to three hands in each round. You can regret a wagered chip before the game begins by clicking on the wagered chip with your right mouse button.

When you have placed your bets, click the "DONE" button to start the game round.

Two cards are then dealt to both the PLAYER and the DEALER.

Click "SAME BET" to repeat the previously placed bet.

Rules

The player and the banker are each dealt a two-card hand. Then according to the standard baccarat rules stated below, a third card may be dealt to the player and/or the banker.

Ace = one point

Face cards and tens = zero

All other cards carry the point value stated on the card.

If the cards in a hand total more than ten points, simply subtract ten; the remainder is the baccarat point value of the hand. For example: 8+8=16, which counts as a 6 in baccarat; and 8+9=17, which counts as a 7.

To participate in the game, you place a wager on the banker's hand, on the player's hand, or on a tie.

A tie results when both hands have equal point values.

If the game does result in a tie, wagers on the banker and the player are returned.

The following baccarat rule chart governs when the player and/or the bank will be dealt (i.e. "draws") a third card in the Mini Baccarat game.

Player

Point Value of First Two Cards:  
0-1-2-3-4-5 Draws a card
6-7 Stands
8-9 "Natural hand", no further draw

Banker

Point Value of First Two Cards: Draws when the player's third card is: Does not draw when the player's third card is:
0-1-2 Always draws a card -
3 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9 8
4 2-3-4-5-6-7 0-1-8-9
5 4-5-6-7 0-1-2-3-8-9
6 6-7 0-1-2-3-4-5-8-9
7 Always stands -
8-9 Player cannot draw Player cannot draw

Payout Table

Winning Wager Pays
On the banker or the player (However, if you win by betting on the banker, the bank receives 5% commission.) 1 to 1
On a tie 8 to 1