(1) There shall be 2 hands dealt in the game of baccarat-punto banco, one of which shall be nominated the player's hand and the other nominated the banker's hand.
(2) At the commencement of each round of play, the dealer calling the game shall announce “No more bets”, after which he or she shall instruct the curator to commence dealing the cards by announcing “Cards”.
(3) The curator shall initially deal 4 cards from the dealing shoe.
(4) The first and third card dealt shall constitute the first and second cards of the player's hand.
(5) The second and fourth cards dealt shall constitute the first and second cards of the banker's hand.
(6) After the cards are dealt to each hand, the dealer calling the game shall place them face upwards in front of himself or herself.