Baccarat
First Principles
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Baccarat: First principles • In most casino rooms in Las Vegas, Punto Banco baccarat, which remains the single most popular version of the game, will often be played in specially demarcated rooms that are fairly removed from the main casino floor. Besides giving baccarat players a sense of elitist separation from the other "plebeian" casino wagerers, the sense of spatial separation also exists for practical purposes: baccarat players are well known for wagering in very high-stakes games, which requires additional security resources for player protection. The smaller space aids casino is keeping a closer eye on even the most subtle mechanics of play Free Powerpoint Templates
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Baccarat: First principles • Different rules exist for each of the baccarat hands. For the player hand, a total of between zero and five (inclusive) requires that it draws a third card. A player hand with six or seven must stay, and a player with a natural eight or natural nine must reveal their cards immediately. • The rules around the banker hand are substantially more complex. In many ways, the banker hand is directly dependent upon the actions of player hand in terms of whether or not to draw third card. The banker hand principles can be summarized as follows: Free Powerpoint Templates
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Baccarat: First principles • If the player's third card is a two or three, then the banker must draw with a total of between zero and four, but must stay with a total of between five and seven • If the player's third card is a four or five, the banker must draw if he has a total of between zero and five, but must stay with a total of between six and seven • If the player has a third card total of between six and seven, the banker hand must draw if it has a total of between zero and six, but must stay with a total of seven
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Baccarat: First principles • If the player's third card total is an eight, then the banker will only draw if he has a total of between zero and two, but must stay with a total of between three and seven. • Finally, if the player's third card is an ace, nine, 10, or face card, the banker must draw if he has a total of between zero and three, and must stay the total with a total of between four and seven.
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Baccarat: First principles • Strictly speaking, it's not necessary to fully comprehend or remember every nicety of the banker hand procedure, because that’s the dealer's job and no amount of carefully considered strategy can improve your odds at the baccarat table. That being said, dealers have been known to make mistakes and when your bankroll is on the line you would do well to check the systems and outcomes of the dealer's actions to ensure everything is being played according to book.
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Baccarat: First principles • In a legal context, it’s often said that ignorance of the law is no defense. We’d like to apply this principle to the casino context and positively say that knowing the rules, even the most intimate ones, are the surest way to ensure that if a profit is due to you that you receive it.
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