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Baccarat is originally a French game and has fasci- nated players since the 1400s. It is played by two or more players using cards, a betting mat and chips. Baccarat has rigid rules; there is no skill involved or choices to make. The game is all
chance or luck. A beginner has as much chance as a
4 of a kind
10 times your bet
Full house
10 times your bet
Flush
6 times your bet
Straight
4 times your bet
3 of a kind
2 times your bet
B A C C A R A T
The hierarchy of winning poker hands, from best to worst, and their payoffs, are given on page 9.
DEUCES WILD
Deuces Wild is played the same as draw poker, but the four 2’s (deuces) in the deck can be substituted for any other card, for any rank, in any suit. For example, a deuce of spades could be used as the fifth card to complete a straight flush in hearts. In Deuces
Wild, you should never discard a deuce.
Royal Flush
1,000 times your bet Because it is easier to put
4 Deucestogether hands to win, you
500 times your bet
Royal Flush with deuces must assemble a hand that
100 times your bet is at least three of a kind.
5 of a kindThe payoffs are also differ-
50 times your bet ent from draw poker (see
Straight Flush chart on left). 20 times your bet
