Baccarat Side Bets

Added: August 18, 2016

For players who reside in New Zealand, Baccarat is a game of choice at land and online casinos. This table and card game is one that can bring about great rewards and will provide hours of fast paced entertainment. When playing baccarat online, there are some games from developers that will allow side bets to be placed, which can increase the overall profits that are generated when playing the game. Before placing any side bet, players need to make sure they understand how each work and how they can be beneficial in the long run.

Some baccarat games are linked to a progressive jackpot and if this is the case, players will have to place a side bet to be eligible. With this bet, players can win a huge jackpot if they get a suited hand with an Ace and an 8 in the player hand and the banker hand matches that hand. There are also other great payouts hat can be earned that range from 10x to 10,000x the amount of the bet.

There is also a side bet for Pairs in the hands. Players can bet on whether the player or banker hand will contain a pair and they will win various payouts based on the results. Hands that have a Perfect Pair will offer a 25:1 payout. Player hand pairs pay 11:1 and banker pairs pay the same. There is also a payout for any pair that covers both hands, which will award players with a 5:1 reward.

Small/Big is another side bet that can be found with baccarat games and this is a bet on the total number of cards that will be dealt in one game. If the total number of cards is 4, a small bet will win 1.5:1. If there are between 5 and 6 cards used, the Big bet pays 0.54:1.

Finally, there is the Dragon Bonus, which is where players will bet on whether the banker or player hand has a higher value than the other. The bonus will be paid based on the point spread between the two hands. The highest payout for this bonus side bet is 30:1, which is paid when there is a 9 point spread. The lowest payout is a Push, paid when there is a Tie in the Natural Hands.