GAME OVERVIEW
Peek Baccarat is a unique and revolutionary Baccarat variant. It is the only Baccarat game that allows players to view cards and increase their bets after the regular betting time has ended and some cards have been dealt.
After the cards are dealt face down, the excitement begins when the dealer randomly reveals one, two, three, or four cards. If the revealed cards are favorable to the player, they can double or triple their bet to win big!
This game offers players the unique and exciting opportunity to predict the outcome of the round and adjust their bets while playing. Peek Baccarat also introduces a user-friendly feature in the game interface: the “Undo” button, which helps clear mistaken bets.
In addition to the revolutionary “peek” feature, Peek Baccarat follows the same rules as standard commission Baccarat but with a 20% fee when betting on the Player or Banker for the chance to view one to four cards before the betting process ends.
KEY BENEFITS
- A revolutionary Baccarat variant
- Double or triple bets during the card dealing phase
- “Undo” button to clear mistaken bets
HOW TO PLAY
The aim of the game is to predict which side will win by having the closest score or equal to 9, Player or Banker.
Peek Baccarat is played with eight standard decks of 52 cards and only counts the number of each card.
The number of points of the card is as follows:
- Aces count as 1
- Cards from 2 to 9 are worth their numerical face values
- 10 and face cards (King, Queen, Jack) are each worth zero.
BET ON PLAYER, BANKER AND TIE
Before each deal, players must bet on whether the Player or the Banker will win the round by having a score closest to or equal to 9, or if it will be a Tie, which occurs when the Player and Banker have the same score.
VIEWING CARDS AND MAKING DECISIONS:
After betting and the betting time ends, the dealer will deal two face-down cards to both the Player and the Banker. The prediction time begins when the dealer randomly reveals one, two, three, or four cards. If the revealed cards are favorable to the player, they can choose to double or triple their bet for a higher potential win using the expanded betting grid.
When the decision time ends, the dealer will reveal the remaining cards and announce the winning side. The value of each side’s cards is calculated by dropping the tens digit if the score is 10 or higher.
If the first two cards dealt to the Player or Banker have a score of 8 or 9, no additional cards are dealt to either side. If the first two cards dealt to the Player or Banker have a score of 0-7, the “Third Card Rule” applies.
EXAMPLE BACCARAT HANDS
9+7 = 16 (= hand value of 6)
5+5+5 = 15 (= hand value of 5)
10+9 = 19 (= ‘Natural’ 9)
THE THIRD CARD RULE
After the first two cards are dealt to both the Player and Banker, the ‘Third Card Rule’ will determine if a third card is to be dealt. No hand receives more than three cards.
When the Player and Banker hands equal the same total, the hand is declared a Tie. If the value of the cards in either the Player’s hand or the Banker’s hand is an 8 or a 9 (a ‘Natural’) after receiving their initial two cards, then no more cards shall be dealt to either hand.
If the value of the cards in either hand on the first two cards is 0 to 7 inclusive, the hands shall draw in accordance with the ‘Third Card Rule’.
All ‘How to Play’ information plus full details of the ‘Third Card Rule’ can be accessed by players at the live table via the Help button in the toolbar.
SIDE BETS AND OTHER FEATURES
THE PAIRS SIDE BET
Players will see two additional betting spots — Player Pair and Banker Pair. These allow the player to bet on either the Player’s or the Banker’s first two cards being a Pair. The payout for either bet is a very attractive 11:1.
FURTHER SIDE BETS (ENABLED BY LICENSEE AND PLAYER)
The licensee can choose whether to take additional side bets as part of their game package.
If additional side bets are enabled in the licensee’s version of the game, that licensee’s players may then choose to activate the following side bets in Settings. (See table below).
| Perfect Pair* | Pays 25 to 1 if two identical cards (in terms of value and suit) are dealt as the first two cards to either the Banker or the Player. Pays 200 to 1 if two identical cards (in terms of value and suit) are dealt as the first two cards to both the Banker and the Player. |
| Either Pair | Pays if either the Banker or Player hand is a pair. This side bet is removed for No Commission Baccarat and replaced with Super 6. |
| Super 6 | Pays if Banker wins with a score of 6. |
| Player Bonus | Pays when the Player wins the round on a natural 8 or 9 or by at least four points. |
| Banker Bonus | Pays when the Banker wins the round on a natural 8 or 9 or by at least four points. |
LIVE BETTING STATISTICS
Players can see the total wager placed on a particular bet spot, as well as the number of players who placed bets on the bet spot.
The percentages of all bets placed on the Banker, the Player or on a Tie are also shown, and everything is updated in real time.
SCOREBOARDS (ROADS)
Baccarat streaks and trends for either the Player or the Banker are recorded in various scoreboards, or ‘roads. These pictorial representations of past round results and other statistics related to the current shoe may help players to predict the results of future rounds. Players can choose the background of the scorecards in Settings.
The Bead Road and Big Road display the results of each past round, while the Big Eye Road, Small Road and Cockroach Road display patterns derived from the Big Road.
SHOE STATISTICS
Statistics for the current shoe are displayed above the Big Road and include number of completed rounds; number of Player wins; number of Banker wins; number of Tie rounds; number of Player pair wins; number of Banker pair wins.
Roads and shoe statistics are always cleared when a new shoe is introduced.
PAYOUTS
| BETS | PAYS |
| Player | 1:1 |
| Banker | 0.95:1 (5% commission charged) |
| Tie | 8:1 |
| Player Pair | 11:1 |
| Banker Pair | 11:1 |
| Any Pair | 5:1 |
