A Guide to Playing Baccarat Poker Online

Baccarat differs than most poker games, in that the higher-ranking cards alter. The Aces for example equals one in the game Baccarat, while the “face cards and tens” equal “zero.” Likewise, the two’s through Nine in Baccarat have the highest value. One example of a Baccarat winning hand can be seen as followed:

Player One: Queen, 5 and 4 equals 9:
Player 2: King, seven and two equals 9:

Both the examples represent a winning Baccarat hand.
During the game, a symbolic dealer systematically draws the cards for each player seated at the tables. The cards dealt will include the “Banker” hand. At the onset of the game, your “chips” are piled up by value. For example, the pile may consist of “$1, $5, $25, and $100.”

You will see these values “at the bottom of the screen” in the lobbying area, and “above your User label.” Once you locate the values then you must elect the wager for the hand to be played, by “clicking the left mouse button on the chip of that” value. You can also use the mouse to drag the cursor to the selection. You have the option of increasing your wager or decreasing your wager before the games starts. If you want to increase the value then you must click on the left side of the mouse and place the cursor on the wager amount to increase the bet. There is also a “Re-Bet” button in this area, which you can push to decrease your bet.

Baccarat Object
The object of Baccarat is to reach the numerical nine, or else come as close as possible to the value. At the table, generally, there are five players and a dealer. To give you a better understanding of Baccarat online poker, I will illustrate a couple of winning hands and a couple of loosing hands.

Winning Hands
Player A: Ace-6-Ace = eight and is closest to the nine, which makes this a winning hand, providing the other players did not get a nine “banker” hand.
Player B: 8-Ace-King = nine, which is a winning “banker” hand. Again, the King values zero in the card game Baccarat.

Loosing Hands
Player A: Ace-King-Queen =one and the player looses the bet.
Player B: Ace-Ace-Jack=two, therefore the player looses the bet.

The dealer starts the game, dealing each player “two hands of cards.” The hands represent the “Tie,” “Banker, and Player” hands. Finally, any player that reaches the “natural” hand is required to draw, or else stand during the game. If two players hit the “TIE” BET during the “natural” hand, then both players will receive a ‘8 to 1” winnings. The table gets “5% commission” per winning.