Baccarat's roots are in Europe, but in the modern era, it is extremely popular on the Asian continent. Pragmatic Play is fully embracing this theme by hiring predominantly Asian croupiers to host the tables of Baccarat 2.
Aside from the appealing aesthetics of the studio scenery, this live dealer game is streamed in high-quality video resolution and offers the full complement of side bets with a max win potential of 30x your stake.
The procedure for playing a hand or a few hands of Baccarat 2 is simple. Even newbie Canadian players can get oriented around the table relatively fast, and this short guide will illustrate the key points. Follow this sequence of steps to complete a round:
Baccarat is one of the oldest card games, and its concept is very small to bet on the outcome of a coin toss. There are 3 main bets: Player, Banker, and Tie, plus several side bets. Cards from 1 up to 9 retain their original numerical value, while 10s and face cards count as zero.
The dealer distributes 2 cards each for each of the 2 bets, and a 3 card is drawn according to the 3 card rule. There are 3 scenarios when a 3 card is not drawn, and those are if the score of the Player's or Banker's hand is 8 or 9 points when the Player has 6 points, and the Banker has 7 points or vice versa, and on a Tie from 6 up to 9 points.
The catalogue of side bets increases payout odds and improves the entertaining value of the game. There are 6 side bets, but after 60 rounds, the Banker/Player Pairs and Perfect Pair will be disabled. The additional bets include:
Baccarat is all about luck, no strategy can influence the course of the game, but that does not mean you should play without a plan. Here are a few tips:
The overall RTP is 98.94%. Looking at the RTPs for each bet, the percentages are a Player RTP of 98.76%, a Banker RTP of 98.94%, and a Tie bet offers an RTP of 85.64%. The Either Pair offers an RTP of 86.29%.
The paytable shows that the Player bet pays at 1:1 odds, while a Banker bet pays at 0.95:1 odds. The Tie bet pays at 8:1 odds.
Payouts for the side bets include:
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