“Punto Banco Professional Series” from Net Entertainment is a traditional baccarat game played between the player and the casino. The aim of the game is to predict which hand will be the highest. You can also predict a tie. The game is played with 6 regular decks, shuffled before each game round.

The Player is called Punto and the Banker is Banco. Both of them are initially dealt two cards each. All cards are dealt face up. Your main aim is to place a bet on Punto, Banco or Tie, or two or even three of these options if you believe the hand there will have a value closest to 9. Hands of equal value are a tie, and neither hand wins. Cards 2-9 count as face value, aces count as 1, and kings, queens, jacks, and 10's count as 0. In a situation when the value is 10 or more, 10 is subtracted, which means that for 8 and 9 there won’t be 17 but 7.

Moreover, apart from only two cards, a third card may be dealt based on the third card rules. If the Player or the Banker has 8 or 9, both hands stand. This rule overrides all other rules. If neither the Player nor the Banker has 8 or 9, the game proceeds as follows: it the Player has 0-5, a third card is dealt, but when he has 6 or 7 the hand stands, on the other hand if the Player stands, the Banker draws a third card if the hand has 0-5, and finally if the Player draws a third card, the value of the card drawn by the Player and the value of the Banker's hand determines if the Banker gets a third card.

Speaking about payouts, Player bets pay 2 for 1, Banker bets pay 2 for 1 less a 5% commission, and Tie bets pay 9 for 1, whereas Player or Banker bets are returned.

As for the features diversifying the time spent on playing, you can turn on or off all sounds or sound effects played for events, turn on or off the background soundtrack, show or hide the Punto Banco history, and increase or decrease game speed.

Summing up, “Punto Banco Professional Series” offers you a lot in terms of additional options that cane make the game more comfortable to play. You cannot win high prizes, but the game is worth to play if you’re beginner and want to practice your skills.