Punto banco
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PUNTO BANCO online at Goldrun Casino.
Punto Banco, also known as Baccarat is one of the oldest and most popular card games in casinos all over the world. It originates even from the 1400’s. Nowadays it is especially popular among high-rollers and Asian gamblers. In Macau, Punto Banco is extremely dominant. Although the game seems serious and elegant, it is really as simple as betting on the flip of a coin.
In Punto Banco, it is all about predicting the winning field. Put your bet on either Punto, Banco or Egalité. If your bet is on the winning field, you get paid according to the payout rules. Punto pays two times your bet, Banco pays 2 times your bet minus 5% commission on the bet value and Egalité pays 9 times your bet.
What is the goal of the game?
Two cards get dealt to both Punto and Banco fields. Add the value of the cards per field and the one closest to 9 wins. More cards can be dealt, depending on the value of the first two cards.
The value of the cards are: Ace is 1, face cards are 0 and 1-9 numbered cards are valued according to their respective numbers. The score of the field is the value of the right digit (if over 9). For example, if the two cards were an 8 and 7, then the total would be 15 and the score would be a 5. The scores will always range from 0 to 9 and it is impossible to bust.
How to play Punto Banco at Goldrun Casino?
Put your bet(s) on Punto, Banco or Egalité, or any combination and click on the deal button. The game draws 4 open cards to alternately Punto and Banco, starting with Punto. The game is evaluated and winning bets are paid. Tip: use the quick deal button for faster game results.
Punto Banco at Goldrun Casino is offered in 2 versions: Standard bet version (minimum bet is 1,- and maximum bet is 100,-) and a high bet version (minimum bet is 10,- and maximum bet is 1000,-).
Game rules Punto Banco
After all bets are down, the dealer gives two cards each to Punto and Banco. The score of the hand is the right digit of the total of the cards. The scores will always range from 0 to 9 and it is impossible to bust. A third card may or may not be dealt to either Punto or Banco, depending on the following rules:
- -If either Punto or Banco has a total of 8 or 9, both fields stand. This rule overrides all other rules.
- -If Punto’s total is 5 or less, then Punto hits, otherwise Punto stands.
- -If Punto stands, then Banco hits on a total of 5 or less. If Punto does hit then use the chart below to determine if Banco hits (H) or stands (S):
Punto’s third card | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
Banco’s score | 7 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
6 | S | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | S | S | |
5 | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | H | S | S | |
4 | S | S | H | H | H | H | H | H | S | S | |
3 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | S | H | |
2 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | |
1 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | |
0 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
The score of Punto and Banco are compared; the winner is the one that has the higher score. Winning bets on Banco pay 1 to 1 minus a 5% commission on the bet value, winning bets on the Punto pay 1 to 1 and winning bets on Egalité pay 8 to 1. In the event of a tie, Banco and Punto bets will push.
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