Pragmatic Super 8 Baccarat Review

How to Play Pragmatic Super 8 Baccarat?

Baccarat is one of the simplest live dealer card games you can play. The only decision a player needs to make is which of the two betting positions, Banker or Player, to bet.

Baccarat plays to a particular set of rules, which the dealer follows during the game. The outcome of each game can be a Player Win, Banker Win or a Tie.

A position wins if it has a total hand value higher than the other hand. For a Tie, the hand values will be the same.

The maximum hand value possible is Nine.

The dealer deals two cards to the Player and Banker positions. Ten and Picture cards are valued as Zero, while all other cards are their face value.

Only the second digit determines a hand’s total value when multiple cards are totalled up. For example, if a hand value had a total of 10, the actual value is zero. If it was twelve, the value is two, and so on.

Some hands receive a third card, but this depends on the third card rule, which the dealer follows. The third card rule is different for the Banker and Player positions and is triggered when the hands have specific values. You can read more about this in my How to Play Baccarat article.

Player Wins are paid at 1:1, while the house takes a commission of 5% on Banker wins, giving a payout of 0.95:1. This provides the “house” with its edge.

No one loses when the outcome is a Tie, all bets get refunded.

6 Things to know about Super 8 Baccarat

1. Super 8 has seven individual special side bets, Player Red, Player Black, Banker Red, Banker Black, Super 8 and Player Super Pair, Banker Super Pair.
2. You can play the side bets independently from the main baccarat hand.
3. After 30 hands, the Banker Red/Black, Player Red/Black, and Super 8 side bets are disabled.
4. When 50 hands have finished, the Super Pairs’ side bets are disabled.
5. The side bet with the best RTP is the Player Red/Black with 96.54%.
6. The side bet with the poorest RTP is the Super 8 with 95.45%.