HOW TO PLAY
As a baccarat player at 888casino Canada, you have several betting options available. You can choose to bet on the player baccarat hand, the banker baccarat hand, or a Tie. These are the main baccarat bets. Of course, there are optional side bets available too. These include Player Pair, Banker Pair, Perfect Pair, Either Pair, Big bets, and Small bets. As a casual player or a high-roller, these baccarat bets provide plenty of variety for your online casino sessions. You can also Play Live Baccarat to experience an exciting view of the action.
BACCARAT SIDE BETS
Baccarat side bets include the Player Pair and the Banker Pair. As their names suggest, these optional bets are placed if you believe the first two cards dealt to the Player hand, or the Banker hand will be a pair. You have carte blanche to choose either hand – Player or Banker. Pairs include 4-4, or Jack-Jack, or 9-9, et cetera. As the name suggests, the first two cards must be a pair, if not the bet is lost.
The rest of the hand plays out as expected, without interruption. You will be required to place traditional baccarat bets, in addition to the optional bet if so desired. It is worth pointing out that unlike other casino card games, you can simply play the optional side bets and forgo the traditional bets in baccarat. The Player pair and Banker pair bets have payout odds of 12:1.
BACCARAT CARD VALUES
In baccarat, cards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 assume their face value. Cards 10, Jack, Queen, and King have a value of zero in baccarat. Aces have a special value in baccarat – they are 1 and not 11.
Let's take a look at several examples of baccarat hand totals:
- 7 + 9 = 16 ➔ hand value of 6 in baccarat
- 4 + 6+3 = 13 ➔ hand value of 3 in baccarat
- 9 + Queen = 19 ➔ hand value of 9 a.k.a. a Natural
THIRD CARD RULES IN BACCARAT
The baccarat rules framework specifies exactly when a third card will be dealt to the Player hand, or the Banker hand respectively. These precise rules make it much easier for you to play baccarat, since you don't have to use strategy guides, rulebooks, odds calculators, and so forth. Let's take a look at three important situations that are governed by the third card rule:
- If the Player hand or the Banker hand value is 8 or 9 no further cards are dealt since these are considered Natural hands
- The Player will be required to draw a third card if the hand total is 5 or less
If the Player stands, and the Banker has a hand total of 5 or less, the Banker will draw a third card.
Consider the Following Table with Baccarat Drawing Rules:
Banker Hand |
Player’s Third Card |
|||||||||
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
7 |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
6 |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Stand |
Stand |
5 |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Stand |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Stand |
Stand |
4 |
Stand |
Stand |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Stand |
Stand |
3 |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Stand |
Draw |
2 |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
1 |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
0 |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Draw |
Baccarat Bet Payouts
- Player Bets – 98.76%
- Banker Bets – 98.94%
- Tie Bets – 85.64%
- Pair Bets – 89.64%
- Winning Player hand bets pay even money (1:1)
- Winning Banker hand bets pay 0.95:1
- Winning Tie Bets pay 8:1 or 9:1, and Player/Banker bets will be returned as Push bets
- Winning Player Pair and Banker Pair side bets pay 11:1
The minimum bet amount at 888casino Canada is C$1 and the maximum is C$1,000.
Getting Started with Baccarat at 888casino
Table Betting Limits
Canadian online baccarat players enjoy plenty of betting variety. That's why we've got three unique table limit options available to you – Low limits, Normal limits, and High limits. You have free reign to choose your preferred bet selections from a range of chip values. You can select your table limits at inception, or via the in-game settings menu. You will not be allowed to change the table limits while a baccarat casino game is currently underway.
The rules of Baccarat remain intact, irrespective of the table betting limits. If a progressive jackpot bet is placed, it will only be available in your currency, CAD.
Classic or Digital Table Style
Online baccarat players have two options available when choosing table styles – Classic or Digital. You can change your table style from the game intro message, or from the in-game settings menu. Once again, you won't be able to switch between classic and digital while a baccarat game is currently underway. As with table betting limits, your choice of table style will not influence baccarat rules in any way.
Baccarat Turbo Mode
If you'd like to get through more baccarat hands per session, the Turbo mode is a fabulous option to select. It can be chosen from the introductory screen, as well as the in-game settings menu. It restricts gameplay to results generation in Turbo mode. Unnecessary animation is excluded while playing baccarat turbo mode games. Once again, your choice of baccarat turbo mode will not influence the game rules in any way.
In baccarat, you also have the option to toggle the music on or off at your leisure. Some baccarat players enjoy the background music to mimic the ambience of a classic Canadian baccarat casino, others prefer to mute the background music.
Please be advised that malfunctions avoid all pays and plays in baccarat games online.