About Lightning Baccarat
Supercharge your Baccarat play with the Lightning Baccarat live casino game from Evolution. Join the live dealer and electrify your table casino fun in this exhilarating Baccarat variation featuring up to 5 Lightning Cards on each round that can contain up to an 8x win multiplier on each card. Pick your side between Banker or Player and pit them against each other to see which hand will get closest to that all-important 9 value. If a Lightning Card is active in a winning hand, then electrifying wins await with all visible Lightning Card multipliers activating and being applied to the total round win.
How to play Lightning Baccarat
- Select your chip size and place your bets on the Banker, Player, or Tie space
- Once all bets are finalised, 1-5 Lightning cards are added that include up to an 8x multiplier if a Lightning card is involved in the round win
- 2 cards are drawn for each hand with each card having a value 0-9
- If a hand is valued 5 or above, then it sticks with the current value
- If a hand is lower than 5, a 3rd card is awarded
- Once all cards have been dealt, the hand with the value closest to 9 wins
- If a hand value is 8-9 then the hand wins automatically and the round restarts
- Side bets on Banker/Player Pair can be made that win when a two card hand makes a pair with both cards having the same value
- If the values of both hands are identical at the end of a round, the Tie bet wins
How To Win Lightning Baccarat
The way to win in Lightning Baccarat is to accurately predict the hand that will have a value closest to 9 between the Player and the Banker. The Banker has a slight advantage to win and has a lower payout of 0.95:1 compared to the 1:1 achieved from a Player bet. If you place a bet on either Player Pair or Banker Pair spaces, then they award a win if the bet hand wins with the two initial cards given at the start of the round. You are awarded a standard payout of 9:1 if either the Player Pair or Banker Pair bets win.
As well as the standard bets available, Lightning Baccarat features up to 5 Lightning Cards that can activate at the start of each round and add up to an 8x multiplier to specific cards. If any of the Lightning Cards are visible in a winning hand, then the multiplier is applied to the total win value. If multiple Lightning Cards are visible in a winning hand, then all multipliers are combined and awarded as a total multiplier of the win value.
Player & Banker Hand Values
Player Hand Values
| Two Card Hand Value | Action |
|---|---|
| 0-5 | A 3rd card is drawn |
| 6-7 | Player stands with current value |
| 8-9 (a “natural”) | No 3rd card is awarded and hand wins automatically |
Banker Hand Values (based on Player’s 3rd card)
- D- Draw Card
- S- Stand
| Banker Two Card Hand Value | No Third Card | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| 1 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| 2 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| 3 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | S | D |
| 4 | D | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | S | S |
| 5 | D | S | S | S | S | D | D | D | D | S | S |
| 6 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | D | D | S | S |
| 7 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 8 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 9 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
Bonus features
Lightning Cards- After the betting phase closes, 1-5 Lightning Cards can be added with multipliers 2x-8x applied to the card value. If a Lightning Card appears in a winning hand combination, then the multiplier is applied to the total win. IF multiple Lightning Cards are visible in a winning hand, then the total multiplier values are combined before being applied to the winning value.
Player Pair/Banker Pair Side Bets- As well as the standard Banker/Player/Tie bets, you can also make additional side bets on the Player Pair or Banker Pair spaces at the far left and right of the betting table. These bets win when the corresponding Banker/Player wins with only the initial two-card hand given during the round. The payout for a successful win is 9:1. If a Lightning Card is active in the winning hand, then the total multiplier value is applied to the win value.
Game History- During play, you can check the results of the last 160 played rounds at any time in the bottom right corner of the screen. The table also keeps track of the number of times each bet wins including Player, Banker, Ties, Player Pair and Banker Pair.
Lightning Baccarat Odds & Payouts
| Bet Type | Payout Ratio |
|---|---|
| Player | 1-512:1 |
| Banker | 1-512:1 (5% of the total win is taken as commission) |
| Tie | 5:1 |
| Player Pair | 9-576:1 |
| Banker Pair | 9-576:1 |
FAQ
What is the safest bet in Lightning Baccarat?
The safest bet in Lightning Baccarat is the Banker bet which has a 45.8% chance of winning and pays 0.95:1 for a successful win.
How to win Lightning Baccarat?
The way to win in Lightning Baccarat is to accurately predict the hand that will have a value closest to 9 at the end of the round with the hand closest to 9 winning. This can either be achieved with the initial two-card hand value or by drawing a 3rd card on hand values of 5 or less.
Can I win real cash playing Lightning Baccarat?
All of the live casino games available on MrQ are real money games where winnings can be withdrawn for real cash.
What bet has the highest payout in Lightning Baccarat?
The bet with the highest payout in Lightning Baccarat is the Player Pair/Banker Pair bets which awards up to 576:1 for a successful win. Wins are achieved when a Banker or Player wins with their two-card hand only.
Can I play Lightning Baccarat on mobile?
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