Baccarat is the James Bond’s game. The 007 shows his baccarat strategy in Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service; For Your Eyes Only, GoldenEye and, of course, Casino Royale. Actually, the 1967 Casino Royale is one of the most detailed baccarat movie descriptions ever made and it is no wonder Ian Fleming put his character at the baccarat table.

France-originated baccarat is quite a simple game for maximum of 14 players with two betting options and three possible results. Baccarat, including online baccarat, offers three commonly accepted variants: Punto banco, where all the moves are forced by the cards dealt and baccarat chemin de fer and North American baccarat where the players can make their choices. The second two require very carefully thought-out baccarat strategy.

Speaking of online baccarat odds, should be mentioned that punto banco, despite its simplicity, offers some of the lowest house advantage (player bet - advantage of 1.24%, and banker bet - of 1.06%), which makes it so intriguing and attractive.

However, in the 2006 movie baccarat is replaced and today’s Bond goes to a Texas Holdem tournament. In Texas Holdem two cards are dealt face down to each player and then five community cards are placed by the dealer. Texas Holdem odds are calculated along the game and influence chosen Texas Holdem strategy along the game. An exciting thing about any Texas Holdem tournament is that there are only two cards that set a player apart from the others.

The good news is that today online baccarat and online Texas Holdem tournament are both available and as you don’t depend on any scenarios it’s high time to try yourself in both and make your own choice and strategy.