The Terms Used in Baccarat
Baccarat, for all its variants and flavors, all share the same simplicity of rules and game play. However, for someone who has never played the game, some of the Baccarat terms used can be confusing, especially since some of them are in French.
But whatever difficulties that a newcomer may encounter with the game terms are only temporary; the words and definitions associated with the game are quite few and as easy to understand as the rules.
Some Baccarat terms are also used in other card games. For instance, a player that gets a 9 in the initial deal is called a "natural", the same word used to describe a 21 in Black Jack. Bankroll is used to refer to all the money that you have, not just those that you are betting in the game.
As with all card games, Baccarat has a house edge, and it comes in the form of the "commission" a 5% take on any player who wins while betting on the banker. The house edge is also known as the juice or vigorish.
Of course, the man responsible for handling the cards and the payouts is called the dealer (also known as the croupier, as in roulette). In addition, there is a Ladderman, the Baccarat term for the casino employee who oversees the action.
The following Baccarat terms are associated with the game play. (Incidentally, most casinos provide a rule card for the game, which explains the rules and regulations.)
In complete opposite of Black Jack, to get a Baccarat means you have a zero, the worst output possible; getting an 8 is referred to as "petite", meaning small in French; Le Grande (French for big) is used to denote a 9; the "muck", on the other hand, is the Baccarat term for all six or eight decks used in a game.
A single hand of Baccarat is sometimes called a coupe, and requesting a card from the dealer is referred to as a carte. A palette refers to a utility used to move the cards. "Broadway" is the term for a container holding the cards that have been used.
The Baccarat terms "player" and banker (or banco) point to the hands that a player will bet on that will win. In some casinos a Cherval is allowed, wherein a gambler can wager on two hands. If the player decides to bet his entire bankroll, he declares 'banko". Sometimes it is also called as a Fade.
Other terms and phrases used in Baccarat refer to the variants of the game. They include Baccarat en Banque, Chemin-de-fer (also known in the UK as "chemmy"), Super Pan Nine, and baccarat a deux tableau.
These comprise most of the Baccarat terms that you will encounter in casinos and online gambling sites dedicated to the game. For the most part, the meanings and usage will come more easily the more you play the game, and as you become more immersed in Baccarat, the more these terms will become second nature.
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