Betfair Exchange Baccarat 
 
 
Exchange Baccarat is Betfair's unique spin on the popular casino game Baccarat. Traditional Baccarat is a simple card game, with no decisions required after a bet is made - the cards are dealt according to a set of pre-determined rules. The best score to have in Baccarat is 9, and a two-card total of 9 is called a 'natural 9' and cannot be beaten.



House Rules

Exchange Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards and uses standard Baccarat drawing rules. A shoe containing 8 decks is used for a series of Exchange Baccarat games, and is reset after there are 7 or less cards remaining prior to starting a game OR the remaining cards provide a guaranteed outcome for either the Player and/or Banker. A Card Counter table is provided at all times in the Game Movie which shows the cards remaining in the shoe.



Betting Rounds

Exchange Baccarat starts with a round of betting where no cards are yet dealt for the Player or Banker. At the end of the first round the player and banker are both dealt a card and the second round of betting commences. At the end of the third round, the player is dealt a second card and the third round of betting commences. The banker is dealt a second card at the end of the third round at which point the game may end (The game ends when both player and banker stand). If the player takes a third card, then the card is shown and the fourth round of betting commences. If the banker takes a third card, then the fifth round of betting commences. The scores of the banker and player are compared at the end of the game, with the winner having the highest score.



Drawing Rules

Exchange Baccarat uses standard Baccarat drawing rules, which are as follows -

Once the player and the banker have both been dealt two cards :
If either player or banker have a score of 8 or 9 then both players stand. This rule overrides all others.
If the player has a score of 6 or 7 then the player stands
If the player stands, the banker hits on a score of 5 or less
If the player has a score of 5 or less, the player hits
 
