Draws (Hit) and Stands are the only possible actions that can be taken in a Baccarat Game. Draw, which is more popular in the Baccarat world as Hit, is when the player wants to be dealt an additional card, making the total count of cards 3.
If the player chooses to stand, it’s an indication that no more cards are required, so the intention is to proceed with the current value of their hand.
The Baccarat card game rules for hitting and standing are different for the banker and the player’s hands.
Rules for Player’s Hand
How the game proceeds is determined by the player’s hand, as the Banker’s actions may vary depending on the player’s decision to stand or draw.
- If the player is dealt with a total of 6 or 7, he stands.
- If the player gets 5 or less, a third card is drawn.
Rules for Banker’s Hand
The rules for Banker’s Hand are more complex, as the action is strongly dependent on how the player played his hand.
If the player stands, the banker follows the same rules as for the player’s hand. But, if the player has drawn a third hard, the banker’s rules become quite harder.
- If the banker's total is 7, he stands all the time,
- If the banker's total is 6, he draws if the third card dealt to the player is a 6 or 7,
- If the banker's total is 5, he draws if the third card dealt to the player is a 4,5,6 or 7,
- If the banker's total is 4, he draws if the third card dealt to the player is a 2, 4, 5, 6, or 7.
- If the banker's total is 3, he draws in all cases, except if the player's third card is an 8,
- If the banker's total is 2, he draws all the time.
All these baccarat third card rules will be handled by the dealer, but it’s always good for the player to keep them in mind.