How to Play Mini Baccarat

By: Kena Sen
Submitted: 2008-09-08 13:12:08
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Baccarat has been one of the favorite casino games for several decades now. In fact, blackjack and baccarat are probably the most played casino card games. This is also probably so because baccarat is so simple to learn and play. The entire game is virtually automated and all the player has to do is place a bet and then wait for the dealer’s hand. At the end of the game, you cash in on your wins and walk away.

With very little player interference, the game is heavily dependent on chance. In addition, this is even more in mini-baccarat. As a game, mini-baccarat is played using the same rules that apply to American baccarat. The advantage with mini-baccarat is that you can play with lower bet limits and relax much more than you would with regular baccarat. Mini-baccarat is actually the more popular version and most casinos will probably have more mini-baccarat tables than full sized ones.

To understand it simply, a mini-baccarat table is smaller than a classic baccarat table. In fact, a mini-baccarat is dimensionally exactly like a blackjack table. It has seven demarcated spaces for players to play. Additionally, a mini-baccarat table also has several other areas. On a table, there are chip stacks and commission boxes. Apart from this there is a tie betting area, a player betting area, and a banker betting area. There is also the shoe that players can see on the table. The betting areas are multiple and each player will have three betting areas in front of him. Of these, a red circle usually denotes a player bet, a yellow circle denotes a banker bet, and a white number denotes a bet on a tie. The tie bet number is usually placed just above the player bet circle.

At the table, the croupier sits across the players and this gives him a vantage point. There is a chip rack in front of the croupier’s seat and a numbered area, which allows him to track the commission. It needs to be collected from players at the end of the game. The vantage point seating of a croupier allows him to access every area of the table easily. This is more significant in mini-baccarat since the dealer is the only person who touches the cards and the show passing ritual of classic baccarat does not happen. In mini-baccarat, the dealer is always the banker.  

As for the rules of mini-baccarat, there is not much difference in these and in the classic game. To begin with, players place bets according to the betting rules of the house. Next, the croupier deals cards. Of the four cards dealt face up, two are dealt to the player’s hand and two to the banker. Next, the croupier may or may not deal a third card to both or one depending on the drawing rules. The hand values of both the banker and the player are compared. Depending on the original bets placed, the croupier is responsible for settling the scores and paying out any wins. In addition, if the banker’s hand wins, the croupier makes notes on any commissions that need to be collected from people who placed a bet on the banker’s hand.

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