nj2741
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September 23rd, 2017 at 3:14:27 PM permalink
Hello all wanted to know if you guys knew how to exploit this variation of baccarat.The game is a lively spin on baccarat. Aces have a value of 1 and picture cards 10, and when the cards have a sum greater than 10, the last digit is the value. Basic wagering is the same as in the base game: Bettors decide whether to wager on the player or the banker. The side that gets closer to 9 wins.
Where ZooBac differs from the original is with bonus bets. There are three bonus wagers in all: the rabbit, which pays up to 75:1 for a three-card hand totaling 7 points; the tiger, which pays up to 75:1 for a three-card hand totaling 8 points; and the monkey, which pays up to 150:1 for a zero-zero tie.

Things get interesting when players wager on the "zoo" bet, which essentially is a wager on all three bonus bets at the same time and can pay up to an additional 30:1.
ThatDonGuy
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September 23rd, 2017 at 4:05:07 PM permalink
If I am reading this right, the payouts are:
Rabbit - a 3-card player hand of 7 is 25-1, or 75-1 if the bank has zero
Tiger - a 3-card bank (not player) hand of 8 is 25-1, or 75-1 if the player has zero
Monkey - a 0-0 tie pays 150-1
Zoo - pays 10-1 for a Rabbit or Tiger that pays 25-1, or 30-1 for a Rabbit or Tiger that pays 75-1 or a Monkey

The 888 Casino blog appears to have done some analysis on it, including a counting method for the Zoo bet (2,0,0,0,-1,0,-1,1,3,-1; bet on True Count +5).
nj2741
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September 23rd, 2017 at 4:09:12 PM permalink
Thanks just read it.888 shows 10s being -3,does anyone know what picture cards are worth when counting?
ThatDonGuy
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September 23rd, 2017 at 6:05:26 PM permalink
Since face cards are the same value as 10s, treat them the same when counting.

Note that tens/faces are -1; you may be confusing it with the +3 for 9s.
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September 24th, 2017 at 5:15:56 AM permalink
I thought this was going to be about underpaying an immigrant from Eastern Europe.
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