Player’s HandĪ player is first to be given 2 cards which are turned over immediately. A hand is considered to be natural when it consists of 8 or 9 points. When a player gets 17 points ( 7 - 5 - 5), in this case, the points are equal to 7 as 17-10=7. For example, a player gets 10 points, in this case, the points are equal to zero as 10-10=0. When the amount of points exceeds 9, then 10 is subtracted from the number. Ace is equal to 1 while 2-9 cards are counted as face value.
It is mainly explained that the value of many cards are equal to 0 - Tens, Jacks, Queens and Kings. Supposedly, the game was founded in Italy, and “baccarat” where the last “t” is not pronounced means “zero” in Italian.
We should start with a brief illuminating fact concerning the name of baccarat.
