Baccarat Squeeze has been brought to you by Evolution Gaming.

This variant of baccarat is played with eight decks, each of which contains the customary 52 cards. The value attributed to the cards follows the standard baccarat ranking system. Aces are worth 1 point, numbers 2 to 9 are counted by their pips, and all the 10s and the face cards count as zero.

 You can place your bet on the player, the banker, or on a tie. This pays out at 1:1 for a wager on the player, and at 1:0.95 for the banker, because of the commission attached to this bet. For a tie, the odds are set at 8-1.

At the start of each round, two cards are dealt to both the banker and the player. The dealer then moves one of the small blocks to indicate which of the hands will be squeezed. The third card rules are applied, and whether this is drawn or not depends on the total value of each hand. During the game, the play continues until the cut card is dealt, after which the cards are shuffled.

If either the player or the banker wins the round on a natural 8 or 9 by at least four points, a bonus will be paid. The natural win is paid out at 1:1, and a tie is considered a push. The return to player percentage for this is 90.63% for the banker, and 97.35% for the player. There are also bonuses for some of the combinations in the non-natural hands. These are paid out as follows:

• 9 points is 30:1
• 8 points is 10:1
• 7 points is 6:1
• 6 points is 4:1
• 5 points is 2:1
• 4 points is 1:1

In baccarat, it can be fun to look for patterns that form during the game. These can help you to decide on the next series of bets to place. This version of baccarat has a Bead Road for this, which is shown on the left of the screen at the bottom. This chart displays the results of the past round. To read it, you start at the upper left-hand corner, and then follow it downwards. The circles denote wins, and these are categorised as red for the banker, blue for the player, and green for a tie. A red dot on the circle shows a banker pair, and the blue dot is used for the player pair.

The Big Road also follows the patterns in the rounds, and this is displayed on the right at the bottom of the screen. The symbols on this are outlined circles, and these are used to signify any changes in the banker’s winning streak, whether it is favourable or not. Again, red is for the banker and blue is for the player. A green line through one of the circles indicates that the round was a tie.

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In the Evolution Gaming version of Baccarat Squeeze, there are a number of optional side bets that can be placed. The first, and the one that the developer considers to be the default one, is pairs.

 You can wager on either the player or the banker being dealt matching cards, and the payout for this is 11:1. There is also the option to bet on either of the hands being a pair, and this is set at 5:1. A perfect pair is when the cards are identical in both value and suit, and in this instance, the odds are 25:1. If the two cards match for both the player and the banker, the odds shoot up to 200:1.

A bet is placed only when it has been received by our server from your handset using our software. Once a bet has been placed it is final and binding and cannot be cancelled or changed. For the avoidance of doubt, a bet remains valid even if the result cannot for any reason be displayed back to your handset (due, for example, to a network failure, interruption of communication, or if you receive a phone call). In the event of a game termination, any relevant jackpot will be paid out on a random draw authorised by the regulator.

The theoretical average return to player (RTP) is up to 98.94%. This RTP represents the long-term expected payback of the game which has been calculated by an independent testing company and monitored monthly.

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