Baccarat rules are very simple and automatic, because of this the Dealer act without consulting players.

9 is the highest total of any baccarat hand.

You have a “Natural” when your two-cards totalize nine and cannot lose.

The second best hand is an eight and called a natural too. Nobody wins when all hands have identical number: it is a standoff.

The banker and the player receive 2 cards:

1) One rule override the other rules: If either the banker or the player has a total of eight or nine they both stand. There are no exceptions.

At the American Baccarat only two hands are dealt: the "banker" hand and the "player" hand, regardless of the number of players at the table. The object of baccarat
game is to bet on which of two hands will have a score closest to 9.

Players make bets before the hands are dealt any amount from the table minimum to the table maximum. There are three betting options:

1· Player hand

2· Bank hand

3· Tie