Mini Baccarat

A Fast Paced and Thrilling Card Game

Mini Baccarat – Mini-Baccarat has the same rules as big table baccarat. However, unlike the game at the big table, the dealer turns over all the cards, instead of the players handling the cards, making for a much faster game. The odds are exactly the same as those of the big table, assuming the same number of decks. Featuring: DRAGON BONUS!

PLAYING THE GAME

The object of Mini-Baccarat, or Mini-Bac, is to bet which hand —the banker or the player —will have a value closest to 9. A third option is to bet on a tie between the two hands.

BASIC RULES

Mini-Baccarat is played with eight, standard, fifty-two card decks with all jokers removed. Once all wagers have been placed, the dealer will deal four cards with the first and third card going to the player hand and the second and fourth card going to the banker hand.

CARD VALUES

In Mini-Baccarat, aces count as one, and tens and face cards count as zero. The remaining cards (2-9) are counted at their face value. If a drawn card takes the value of the hand over 9, the new value will be the sum of the cards minus 10. For example, if the starting hand is 2+3 (total of 5) and a 9 is drawn, the new value of the hand is 4 (2+3+9-10).

GAME PLAY

Player Hand

If the bank does not have a natural 8 or 9 and the player’s first two cards equal 0 to 5, the player will always draw a third card.

The player will always stand on a total of 6, 7, 8, or 9.

If the player’s first two cards total 8 or 9, the hand is considered a natural, and neither hand is allowed to draw a card. A winning player bet pays 1:1 (even money).

• Total of first 2 cards
  • 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 – Player must draw
  • 6 or 7 – Player must stand
  • 8 or 9 – Player must stand “Natural”

Ties

If the player’s hand and banker’s hand result in identical totals, the tie bet wins and the player and banker bets push. A winning tie bet pays 8:1.

Banker Hand

If the player’s hand totals 6 or 7, the banker will draw on 0 through 5 and stand on 6 through 9.

If the player’s hand does not have a natural 8 or 9, the banker’s hand will always draw on 0 through 2.

For all other point totals, the banker will observe the following rules:

• When the first two cards in the banker’s hand total:
  • 3
    • The banker draws when the player’s third card is a: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 or 0
    • The banker stands when the player’s third card is a: 8 
  • 4
    • The banker draws when the player’s third card is a: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
    • The banker stands when the player’s third card is a: 1, 8, 9 or 0
  • 5
    • The banker draws when the player’s third card is a: 4, 5, 6 or 7
    • The banker stands when the player’s third card is a: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 or 0
  • 6
    • The banker draws when the player’s third card is a: 6 or 7
    • The banker stands when the player’s third card is a: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 or 0
  • 7
    • The banker stands
  • 8 or 9
    • The banker stands (“Natural”)

No cards are drawn if either the banker’s hand or the player’s hand has a natural 8 or 9.

A winning banker bet pays 1:1 (even money) minus a 5% commission.

DRAGON BONUS®

Dragon Bonus is an optional wager for Mini-Baccarat that pays when your hand is a natural winner or wins by a large margin. The highest payout is for a non-natural that wins by nine points.

If you have any questions about the games at Oxford Casino Hotel, feel free to ask any of our friendly dealers.

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