Put simply, Baccarat is a betting game. In Baccarat, two hands are dealt: one for the player and one for the dealer. The goal of the game is to form a hand with a total value of 9 or as close to it as possible without going over. The values of the cards range from 1 to 10, and face cards are worth zero. Aces are worth 1. The values of the cards are totaled and whichever hand has the higher value is the winner. To begin playing, the player must make a bet and the dealer deals two cards to the player and one to him or herself.