Baccarat Strategy—Do the Math

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Baccarat is a deceptive game in many ways because it’s not what it appears to be. At first glance, the game in the casino parlor setting is set apart from the other games, giving the impression in comparison to the other table games that baccarat is for the elite. To further validate this notion, the players who frequent the game of baccarat generally are well groomed and nattily attired. This gives further believability to the image that the game of baccarat portrays.

Would you believe that baccarat is the simplest game in the casino, whether in the traditional land casino or in the online casino gambling websites on the Internet? I would compare it to a flip of a coin because those betting on the game have only two choices: bet on the designated “player” or on the banker. Since there are specific rules on how to play the hand for both the player and the banker, depending upon the value of the two cards they receive, the strategy ends when the bettors place their money on either the player or the banker.

The winner is the one whose cards value is closest to 9. The banker holds a slight edge in percentage of chances to win (1.24%) and the player wins, there is a 5% commission deducted from the winnings. In the game of baccarat, the strategy begins and ends with your first decision.