Baccarat - Measure your strength with the banker

A visit to the casino comes with the opportunity to play a variety of games. One of the very traditional and historically old ones is Baccarat. Its origin is in Europe and is linked to the 15th century. Its greatest spread was in Italy and France. To the famous Las Vegas the game didn't come out until laterwith modified rules that are specific to the American style of play.

How to play Baccarat?

The basis of this game is a duel between the player and the banker. Two cards are dealt and the objective is clear. To get as close to nine as possible. Depending on the type of specific game, several different scenarios may ensue, which we will introduce in more detail in the next chapter. We will now look at the values of the individual cards.

Cards	Value
Cards 2 to 9	Actual value of the card
Tens and picture cards	Zero
Aces	One point

One thing is clear about the card game called Baccarat. There is no overrunning of the legal limit, as in Black Jack, for example. For larger sums, the decimal order is turned into a sum and again only one number comes out.

Card Game Options

As we mentioned throughout the article, this casino card game can take on different scenarios depending on what type of game it is. For example a game referred to as Punto Banco is associated with fixed rules of the game. If you go for a version of the game called Chemin de Fer, players bet against each other and one of the nobodies holds the pot. So the banker changes from round to round. The third variant is the game of Baccarat Banque. In it, too, different rules are fixed for the third card draw. So before you sit down at the gaming table, you should be interested in what type of game is being played. Then you will not be unpleasantly surprised.

Baccarat is usually played with bets starting at $20.. However, multiples or unlimited bets are no exception. This depends a lot on the rules and the agreement between the players. This game is of course associated with a number of theories and game strategies.