Baccarat is one of the few casino games loved by people all over the world. All the regions would have casinos offering baccarat in their version. The objective of the game is to find on which hand (of the two) the cards would add up to something closer to nine.

What is the third-card rule and what are the payout options of baccarat?

However, there would be some elements to keep in mind before you play the game. Let us discuss the payout options and the third-card rule of baccarat.

Baccarat’s payout options

You would know Baccarat payout is what you can take as a reward when your guess of the hands goes right. However, you could not win the same amount by choosing any of the hands. Depending on what your bet is, the payout percentage will also differ as follows,

• If you choose the banker’s hand for your bet as your intuition says that it would win the game, you can get whatever you pay as your bet as a reward for the correct guess. A banker’s bet would give the player 100% of his bet amount as the payout. The proportion of the payout will be one-to-one. Every winner should provide five percent of his winnings to the casino.
• Sometimes, your thoughts may say that the player’s hand is the one about to win the game. So, your player’s bet would give you all your bet amount as the winning amount. The difference in payout between a banker’s hand and the player’s hand is that the player need not pay anything to the casino when he wins the game by placing his money on the player’s hand.
• There is a third option to place your money in. If you go with a tie between the banker and the player’s hands, you will win eight times your bet amount. Since it is difficult for the hands to end in a tie, the payout proportion is way high than other types.

Third card rule

When there is no total of eight of nine in the first round, a third card will be given to both hands to decide the winner depending on the following rules,

• When the player’s chosen hand gets below five, it will get a third card.
• The opponent’s hand would get a card if it has something below seven and is also dependent on the total of the player’s chosen hand.