Author: horse-racing-free-tips

When you are faced with a call when you have a hand you are sure is not the best use this table to determine if you should call or fold.
Example – you have 98 and the board is 65K – Player A bets into you for $1 the pot is $7
To figure out whether to call or fold take his (bet + the pot) and take the (bet x the odds) if the (bet + the pot) is greater call if not fold
Lets do this example – you have 4 outs (four 7’s) the odds for four outs on the turn is $1 x 9 = $9 the pot is $1 + $7 = $8. The Pot is less than the odds so it would be correct to fold
Note
If you are drawing to a hand that could be beat even if you hit one of your outs consider folding.
Example hands
A2 board 2TJ bet is $1 pot is $8 >> Fold
98 board is TJK bet is $1 pot is $8 >> Fold
9h8h board is 6c7cAc bet is $1 pot is $8 >> Fold
In all hands you had odds to call but even if you hit you could still lose so it is correct to fold.
Could there be a raise behind you? You must also take that into consideration before you call
You have a mediocre hand
you will often be faced with a situation where you have an ok hand and don’t know how to play it example – AJ and the board is QJ2
How many players are still in the pot? If the answer is 3+ play the hand like a drawing hand unless no one shows stenght than play aggressively by betting raising or check raising (with the intention of raising people out not building the pot). The larger the pot the more aggresive you should play.
If there are only 1-2 people in the hand play very aggressive and very tight.
Don’t be afraid to raise – If player A bets you can raise to force out player C plus player A will probably check to you on the turn giving you options.
If at any point you’re raised play the hand like a drawing hand.
You have a good hand
a good hand example – KT and the board is K97
Play this hand very aggressive until someone shows strength then play the hand like a drawing hand.
Check raise – if you’re in early position and you’re sure someone in late position will bet, check than raise. This will force the players to call 2 bets, if they do its probably the incorrect call whereas if you bet out they would most likely be making a correct call.
You have a great hand
example – AQ and the board is AsQh6c
Don’t slow play! Bet out no matter how many opponents there are its probably correct to bet out unless you’re sure you can check raise.
If someone infront of you bets call if the pot is small (only a few opponents and there was no raise preflop) and raise if the pot is large (5+ players or the pot was raised preflop)
If someone raises your bet and you have position wait for the turn to raise him, this is because the bet doubles on the turn. (Exception – there are others in the pot raise on the flop to get these extra bets they might drop out on the turn most poor players call the flop with anything and fold to a turn bet)
If you don’t have position example – you bet Player A behind you raises, re raise him back he could be looking for a free card.
You have a monster
example QQ and the board is Qh8h8c
play this hand just like you would a great hand with a few exceptions:
If someone bets in front of you don’t raise forcing your opponents to fold unless the pot is huge.

If you have a very aggressive player to your immediate left check so when he bets you can trap the entire field into 2 bets. (If the pot is large it could also be a good idea to call the flop bet then raise the turn bet trapping atleast some of your opponents for a double sized bet).

As with any casino game, many people have tried to come up with playing systems for Baccarat. Is there a good system? Yes and no. Any system is technically good if you enjoy playing it. And no system is perfect.

Many have suggested that you should just walk up to the Baccarat table, bet on Bank, pay your commissions and go home. Having done this strategy, I can tell you that it’s ridiculous. First of all, it’s boring as heck. Second, who say the Bank will win more during your playing session?

As you may know or have guessed, Baccarat lends itself to streak system players. When you walk up to the Baccarat table there’s usually a hand tracker (computerized or paper form). You’ll soon find yourself noticing trends, such as the Bank has never won four consecutive hands or this shoe seems to be back and forth.

One thing I like to do is to walk up and start playing the Bank. Once I hit three wins in a row, I’ll switch to the Player for a bit. When I hit three wins consecutively on the Player, I’ll swap again-and back and forth. Is there any thought to this strategy? No, not much. However, it’s fun and it has worked.

Another strategy is to play as you want, but pay attention to streaks. Has the Bank never won four hands consecutively this shoe? If not and it just won three, jump over the to the Player. With this strategy, you’re hoping that history repeats itself.

So, what are the probabilities of either side winning? It depends on the number of decks being used. Almost all shoes use 6 or 8 decks.

With an 8-deck shoe, the Banker has a winning probability of 45.8% and the Player has a winning probability of 44.6%. The probability of a tie is roughly 9.5%.

Should the game use a 6-deck shoe, the probabilities are just about the same. In fact, the difference is extremely small. For instance, the actual winning probability on an 8-deck shoe for the Banker is 45.859. Go down to a 6-deck shoe and the probability only increases to 45.865.

Since we know the probability on any hand, we can conclude that the probability of the Banker winning four times consecutively is roughly 4.4%. It’s this low number that makes many Baccarat players-who know probabilities-to play against streaks.

If Bank/Player has won three hands consecutively, the probability of Bank/Player winning a 4th is low, therefore bet the opposite.

Whatever you do, don’t progressive bet. In other words, don’t double up your wager after each loss (1-2-4-8-etc). That’s a recipe for disaster.

Baccarat can be exciting, just keep things in moderation. And if you find a playing strategy boring, don’t play that way. You can win at Baccarat using many methods. Pick the style that’s most fun to you.