Chemin de Fer is the most difficult and the
most glamorous form of baccarat at online casino Singapore. In this baccarat
variant the bettors bid to be the Banker and the successful bidder accepts bets
from the other bettors. He also plays the Banker's hand in which he may be
required to take decisions of whether or not to draw a third card. The bettor
who wagers the most against the Banker plays the Player's hand and may be called
upon to take a similar decision. Therefore unlike in singapore online casino baccarat, players
must understand the calculation of hand values and third card rules in Chemin
de Fer. Calculation of hand values is common to all baccarat variants. Card
values have to be first known. Cards from twos to nines have their face values.
Aces have a value of 1 and tens, jacks, queens and kings have a value of 0.
Hand values are obtained by adding the values of the individual cards and then
dropping the tens digit. Therefore the hand values are constrained between 0
and 9. The Player and the Banker are first dealt two cards each. The Player has
to make his move first. If the Banker has a hand value of 8 or 9, known as a
natural in Chemin de Fer, the Player does not draw a third card. If the Player
has a hand value between 6 and 9 then too he does not draw a third card. If the
Player has a hand value between 0 and 4 then he has to draw a third card. If
the Player has a hand value of 5 then it is up to him whether or not to draw
the third card. This last rule differentiates Chemin de Fer from other variants
of baccarat. In all other variants the Player has to draw if his hand value is
5. After the Player has made his move it is the Banker's turn. The Banker's
rules for the third card are more complex. If the Player has not drawn a third
card then the Banker follows the same rules as the Player. These have been
described in the preceding paragraph. If the Player draws a third card then the
Banker follows the following rules. If the Banker's hand value is from 0 to 2
he always draws and if his hand value is from 7 to 9 he always stands. If the
Banker's hand value is 3 - he draws if the Player's third card has a value is
from 0 to 7; he does not draw if the Player's third card has a value of 8 and
has a choice of drawing or not if the Player's third card has a value of 9. If
the Banker's hand value is 4 - he draws if the Player's third card has a value
is from 2 to 7 and does not draw for any other value of the Player's third
card. If the Banker's hand value is 5 – he has a choice of drawing or not if
the Player's third card has a value of 4; he draws if the Player's third card
has a value is from 5 to 7 and does not draw for any other value of the Player's
third card. If the Banker's hand value is 6 - he draws if the Player's third
card has a value is from 6 to 7 and does not draw for any other value of the
Player's third card. The two instances where choices are given to the Banker
are there only in Chemin de Fer. In other singapore online casino baccarat variants the Banker has to
draw a third card on these occasions.
