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"BACCARAT
TIP"
Tip
#1: Know
The Rules
Whether
you are playing Blackjack or Baccarat, there are rules that apply to
each and every game in the casino, and since you are putting your hard
earned money at risk, it only makes sense that you know the rules of
the game you are playing. In Blackjack, know whether in this particular
casino the dealer draws or stands on a soft 17 (If they draw, the advantage
is to the casino, if they stand, the advantage is to the player). In
Baccarat, there are specific "third card" drawing rules, which
you should know and be aware of, as a dealer's mistake in drawing could
cost you money! When playing Craps or Roulette, knowing the payoffs
is very important. The dealers won't intentionally try to cheat you,
but they are only human, and they do make mistakes. So, if you have
$5 bet straight up on a number in Roulette, know that when you win,
they owe you $175!! And when you make place bets or take odds behind
the Pass line in Craps, know just how much you should receive for a
payoff when you win. Remember, it's your money and your
wager. You have a right to make sure you receive the correct payoff!
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#2: The
one card placed faceup on the table indicates how many cards the
dealer will burn. If the card turned up is a four of clubs, the
dealer will burn four cards. |
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#3: In
baccarat, the casino takes a commission whenever a player wins a
bet placed on the banker side. This is because betting on the banker
has an inherent 1.06 percent advantage. Bets are paid at 0.95-to-1. |
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#4: Twos
through nines are counted at face value; tens and all jacks, queens
and kings count as zero; and aces count as one. Suit is irrelevant
in baccarat. |
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#5: First
and third cards are dealt to the player. Second and fourth cards
are dealt to the banker. |
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#6: For
any total over nine, only the last digit is taken - for example,
a total composed of a six of clubs and a six of diamonds is two.
If either the player or the banker has a total of eight or nine,
it's called a "natural" and automatically wins - unless
the other hand also has a natural, in which case the two hands tie. |
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#7: If
the player holds a total of less than six or seven, the player draws. |
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#8: With
a total from zero to two the bank always draws; with a total of
seven the bank always stands; with a total of three the bank draws,
unless the player drew and its third card was an eight; with a total
of four the bank draws, unless the player drew and its third card
was an eight, nine or ace; with a five the bank draws, unless the
player drew a third card outside the range of four through seven;
with a six the bank stands, unless the player drew a third card
of either a six or a seven. |
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