How a hand goes
Player and Banker are the names of the two hands on the felt. You hold neither. You bet on which one wins, or on a Tie, before any card is dealt. Then the dealer plays both hands by a fixed script, nobody chooses anything.
Values. Ace is 1, two to nine count as shown, tens and faces are 0. Only the last digit of a total counts: 7 + 8 = 15 = 5. Closest to 9 wins.
Natural. Two cards each, Player first. If either hand totals 8 or 9, both stand and the hand is over.
Player. Draws a third card on 0 to 5, stands on 6 or 7.
Banker. If Player stood, Banker plays the same rule: draws on 0 to 5, stands on 6 or 7. If Player drew, Banker's move depends on Player's third card, from the table.
Banker draws (D) or stands (S) by Player's third card
Banker on 3 stands only to an 8. Banker on 6 draws only to a 6 or 7. Everything else follows a pattern: the higher Banker's total, the better Player's third card must be to make Banker draw.
Who's ahead after two cards each
Banker's win chance minus Player's, in points, by the first two-card totals. Shaded light where Banker is the favourite, dark where Player is. Tap a cell for the full odds.
Banker's edge comes from acting last: Banker sees Player's third card before drawing. That is why Banker wins more hands than Player (45.9% against 44.6% in eight decks) and why the casino takes a commission on it.
Your session
Table rules
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