Baccarat superstitions

In baccarat casino game, like with all other types of casino games, there are plenty of superstitions and myths attached. Players everywhere have their own beliefs and superstitions when it comes to gambling and many of these even have roots in ancient culture and might be handed down from generations to generations.

Several others are relatively new superstitions and have been developed and practiced by the player himself/herself if they found a particular thing lucky or unlucky for them. In baccarat casino game there are a few very special superstitions which are universally followed like blowing on the cards and bending them which are very commonly practiced all through the world.

Bending the cards

In most casinos where there is a baccarat table players believe indulge in a practice called bending the cards. By bending the cards what they are actually doing is taking a peek at the card before putting them down. How this is actually done is that the player bends a card towards them slowly, takes a peek and then puts it back down. Then they turn it to 90 degrees and then again bend the same card again to take another peak.

Once this is done, the player does not turn over his/her card but instead repeats the same process with the next card that he/she receives too. However, what makes it even more interesting is the fact is that even though players peek at their cards they don't really know the value of their card. When they actually bend their card they are in fact looking at the sides of the card where the number of printed suits is located at the edge of the card. For example, in cards with values of six and seven there are two suits located at the shorter edge, and three suits at longer edge.

When these cards are dealt facing down, the player will block the numerical value and when they bend the card up they will not see the actual numerical value of the card but the suits on the edge which can often be misleading.

Blowing the cards and other superstitions

Along with bending the cards up, another superstition which goes hand in hand with it is blowing the cards. It often happens that the value that the player sees when he/she bends up the card is false since they are only looking at the number of suits printed and not the numerical value. When this happens, the player will blow on the cards in hopes of blowing away the center symbol. Though this might seem to be very funny, it is actually very widely practiced.

Other superstitions include ripping the cards. Several players believe that if they rip their cards it will be lucky for them. Many other tap their ashtrays or drink glasses with a pen since they consider it to bring them good luck at the table.

The lucky charms, prayers and rituals are all too common even in baccarat as they are with any other type of casino game and can be seen almost in every casino on any night of the year.