Baccarat Dragon 7 Counting
It isn’t that difficult to learn and it applies to the EZ Baccarat which uses eight decks and which you can find at some live casinos. More specifically, card counting may give the player an edge when playing the two side bets of EZ Baccarat, Dragon 7 and Panda 8. #2 Banker is no better bet than Player. Banker wins slightly more often. The game has two additional options, the Dragon 7, a specific bet of a winning three-card 7 on the banker side, which pays 40-to-1 instead of pushing, and Panda 8, a bet of a winning three-card 8 on the player side, which pays 25-to-1. Chemin de fer is a version which first appeared in the late 19th century. The appearance of this hand is the 'Dragon 7™'. Customers can make an insurance bet - the Dragon 7 bet, which pays 40 to 1 when the three card winning Bank hand totaling 7 points occurs. A player may only place a Dragon 7 wager if they have also placed either a player line wager or a dealer line wager prior to the initial deal.
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What Is Dragon 7 Baccarat
Introduction
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I first saw EZ Baccarat on July 3, 2004, at the Plaza in Las Vegas. Since then it has picked up many more placements and has become one of the most popular baccarat variants.
Rules
The rules followed standard baccarat except on the Banker bet: (1) all wins pay even money, and (2) if the banker wins with a three-card total of 7, then the banker bet will push. There are a couple of side bets added, the Dragon 7 and Panda 8, which are explained below.
The following table shows the possible outcomes of the Banker bet, based on eight decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 1.02%
Banker Bet
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banker win (except on 3-card 7) | 1 | 2,179,619,555,108,870 | 0.436064 | 0.436064 |
| Banker win on 3-card 7 | 0 | 112,633,011,329,024 | 0.022534 | 0.000000 |
| Tie | 0 | 475,627,426,473,216 | 0.095156 | 0.000000 |
| Player wins | -1 | 2,230,518,282,592,250 | 0.446247 | -0.446247 |
| Total | 0 | 4,998,398,275,503,360 | 1.000000 | -0.010183 |
Dragon 7
The Dragon 7 bets wins on a Banker winning three-card total of seven. The following table shows the probability and return of each event, based on eight decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 7.61%.
Dragon 7
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 40 | 112,633,011,329,024 | 0.022534 | 0.901353 |
| Loss | -1 | 4,885,765,264,174,340 | 0.977466 | -0.977466 |
| Total | 4,998,398,275,503,360 | 1.000000 | -0.076113 |
Panda 8
The Panda 8 bets wins on a Player winning three-card total of eight. The following table shows the probability and return of each event, based on eight decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 10.19%.
Panda 8
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 25 | 172,660,763,262,976 | 0.034543 | 0.863580 |
| Lose | -1 | 4,825,737,512,240,380 | 0.965457 | -0.965457 |
| Total | 4,998,398,275,503,360 | 1.000000 | -0.101876 |
Baccarat Dragon 7 Card Counting
Internal Links
Baccarat Dragon 7 Counting Sheet
- Main baccarat page.
- Baccarat appendix 6 — Other versions of commission free baccarat.
- Baccarat side bets.
- Card Counting the Dragon 7 Bet.
- Card Counting the Panda 8 Bet.