Craps Hard 6

Craps Hard 6

Craps on the face of it can be quite hard to get your head around. That's why we have taken the time to put together a craps payout cheat sheet to help you understand how the game of craps work. Understand what craps bets are worth taking by understanding the payout odds and house edge. Payouts are good here: 9:1 for a hard 6 or hard 8, and 7:1 for a hard 4 or hard 10. However, with a house edge of over 9% for hard 6 and hard 8, and well over 11% for hard 4 and hard 10, there is little point in these bets unless you're after a high-risk, high-reward bet, and even then it isn't advised.
Ah, the hops bet. It's the stuff that dreams and big fish stories are made of.
Casino venezia poker room. A single hop on an easy number and suddenly that little $10 bet is $150. Parlay that $160 into another bet, hit that parlay, and what was originally $10 is now $2400.
Some nights, this dream becomes a reality.
That's why players love the hop bets. It's one of the few ways where a player can take $100 and leave with $5000.
Some nights, the hops are just…hopping.
WHAT IS A HOP BET?
The simple explanation
For those who are not aware, first, an explanation of the hop bets.
In craps, a hop bet is a one roll bet where the player bets on what they think will appear on the next roll.
Hop bets are always one roll bets. Free promo codes for doubledown casino.
The rest of this article will go into the technical and detailed explanation of the hop bet. If you want the simple explanation, just skip to the bottom to the TL;DR part.
The technical and unsettled explanation of a hop bet
The technical definition of a hop bet is more debated.
There are some who would argue that, by definition, a hop bet must have either one combination (the hard hop) or two combinations (the easy hop).
For example, is the Big Red (Any 7) or the Any Craps bet considered a hop bet? There are those who would argue that those bets are not hop bets because there are six combinations to win the Big Red bet and four combinations to win the Any Craps bet, those are not hop bets.
Having said the above about the Big Red or Any Craps, if the player threw out $3 and said ‘hopping the sevens', the dealer or stick would mark the ‘five two', ‘thirty four', and ‘sixty one' combination (those are the most commonly used terms for each combination, as I have never heard the ‘sixty one' referred to as the ‘sixteen').

Typically, a hop bet will pay in the neighborhood of either 30 to 1 for hard hops and 15 to 1 for easy hops.
The Hard Hop
An example of one combination is any number where both dice must match exactly, such as ‘hopping hard 8'. If you are hopping hard 8, that means on the next roll, the dice must come up 4 + 4. This can be referred to as ‘hopping forty-four' or ‘hopping hard 8'.
The payoff for a ‘hard hop' is usually 30-1, although, this can vary from casino to casino.
Note that hopping a hard 8 is not the same as betting hard 8. When a player throws out a chip and says ‘hard 8', the dealer will make the hard ways 8 bet, which pays 9-1. The hardways bet is a multi-roll bet and pays 9-1.
Advice:to avoid confusion, when players want to hop, my advice is to always say the word, ‘hopping' in front of the bet. It would be very disappointing if your intention was to hop a hard 8, but you ended up winning a hard 8 bet instead.
Craps Hard 6A real-life story…a few months ago, I was standing next to a newbie craps player and he asked me how to bet the 8 that paid 30-1, as he had seen another player win $300 on a $10 bet. I knew he meant that he wanted to hop the hard 8, so I told him, to throw out his $10 and say, ‘hopping hard 8'. He threw out the chip and said, ‘hard 8'. I immediately tried to correct him and told him to say, ‘hopping hard 8'. He was confused but I told him, ‘if you want 30-1, you have to say, hopping hard 8'.
He hopped the hard 8 and a roll later, won $300. The ‘hard 8' would have paid $90 (with the caveat that it's a multi-roll bet).
Oh…I have this on a Real Craps Game video that will appear in the future.
The Easy Hop
An example of two combinations is any number where both dice can be different, such as hopping easy 8. There are two ways to hop and easy 8: 2+6 and 6+2 and also 3+5 and 5+3.
If you're still learning hop bets, I know what you're thinking. I said there are two ways to hop, but I just listed four combinations. That's because the 2+6 and 6+2 counts as one bet, and the 3+5 and 5+3 counts as another bet. In craps parlance, the player can just combine the two numbers and refer to them as ‘twenty-six' or ‘sixty-two'. Since the casino does not require the player to specify which individual die will have which number, the terms ‘ twenty-six' and ‘sixty-two' refer to the exact same thing.
Similarly, ‘thirty-five' and ‘fifty-three' refer to the latter easy 8 combination.
Note that if the player wants to bet an easy hop, the player must specify which easy hop he or she wants to bet. For example, there are two versions of the easy 8: the ‘twenty-six' combination and the ‘thirty-five' combination. So if the player wants to bet an easy 8, the player must specify which easy 8 the player wants.
The payoff for an easy hop bet is usually 15-1, although, this, too, can vary from casino to casino.
What numbers can be hopped?
The craps player can hop bet any number: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
Craps Hard 6 LettersSome craps tables have areas marked specifically for hop bets, while some tables do not.
How to hop a number
To hop a number, simply toss out your bet to either the dealer or the stick person and say what combination you want to hop.
My advice is that if you want to hop, say the word, ‘hopping' or ‘hop' along with your bet. Otherwise, the dealer or stick person may mark another bet.
You may hop more than one combination. For example, if you threw out $3 and said ‘hopping all the sixes', the dealer will mark the ‘twenty-four', ‘fifty one', and ‘thirty-three' combinations. If one of those combinations roll, the payout will be dependent upon whether the easy or hard 6 rolled. If the easy 6 rolled, then the payout will be 15-1; whereas if the hard 6 rolled, the payout will be 30-1.
Hollywood casino in chicago il. Note that if you win the hop bet, the dealer will pay and automatically leave your hop bet up for the next roll. If you do not want to automatically leave the bet up, you may request that the hop bet be taken down; in which case the dealer will return the hop bet to you.
Also, if you make multiple hops bets – such as the aforementioned $3 hopping all the sixes – on the payout, almost every casino will deduct, from your payout, the amount that it would cost to leave up your multiple bets. For example, if you bet $3 ‘hopping all the sixes', and the next roll was a winning 5 + 1 roll, you would be entitled to a $15 payout. However, the dealer will only send you $13 because $2 will be taken away to pay for the losing ‘forty-two' and ‘thirty-three' combination.
Similarly, if the winning roll is 3 + 3, you would be entitled to $30, but the dealer will send you $28, after deducting $2 to pay for the ‘forty-two' and ‘fifty-one' on the next roll.
If you do not want the dealer to deduct the amount and pay for the next roll, just tell the dealer to not deduct the amount. An easy way to say it would be to say, ‘bring my hops down' (said just like that).
This is an important nuance for bankroll management reasons.
TL;DR
A hop bet is a one roll bet that typically pays 15-1 or 30-1, depending on what the player is betting. Easy hops typically pay 15-1 are hops that have two winning combinations; while hard hops typically pay 30-1 and have one winning combination.
I say ‘typically' because some casinos will pay 16-1 and 31-1. Note that 16 for 1 and 31 for 1 are the same as 15-1 and 30-1.
To make a hop bet, gently throw your chip to the stick person or dealer and say ‘hopping' along with what you think will appear. If you make the bet early enough and before the dice are sent out, the dealer or stick will help the player by clarifying which hop the player wants.
That's the hop bet in a nutshell.
If you have any comments or questions, feel free to leave them below.
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Craps seems like a complicated game because there are so many terms and slang for different bets. Learning the lingo can help you understand the game.
2-Way:  Player betting one roll wager for himself AND the dealers.
3-Way Craps:  A bet made in units of 3 with one unit on 2, one unit on 3, and one unit on 12.
Aces:  Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 2. Also called Snake Eyes.
Any Craps: A bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, or 12.
Any Seven:  A bet that the next roll will be 7.
Big Red:  Another word for seven. Players will not use the world seven at the table.
Black: Dealer slang for $100 gaming chips which in most casinos are black.
Bones: Another name for dice.
Boxcars: Slang for the 12. Also called midnight.
Boxman: Table supervisor who sits between the dealers and opposite the stickman.
Box Numbers: These are the place bet numbers; 4-5-6-8-9-10.
Boys or The Boys: Slang for the Dealers.
Cold Dice: Expression used to describe the table when no one is making their point.
Color In: What you say when cashing out smaller valued chips for larger valued chips when leaving the craps table.
Come bet: A bet made after the point is established. It is exactly like a pass line bet.
Come out roll:  The first roll of the dice to establish a point. ​
Comp: Complimentary or freebies provided to players based on their action.
Crap Numbers: The numbers 2,3 and 12.
Craps Check: Betting on any craps during the come out roll to hedge your pass line bet.
Don't Come bet: A don't pass bet made after the point is established.
Don't Pass bet: A bet that the shooter will not make his point.
Double odds: An odds bet that is twice the size of the original pass/come bet. Some casinos offer higher odds.
Eye in the Sky: Surveillance department or the cameras in the ceiling to watch the players and dealers.
Front Line: Another name for a pass line bet.
Garden: Slang for the field bet.
George: A player who is a good tipper.
Green: Dealer slang for $25 gaming chips which in most casinos are green.
Hard Way: A bet on 4, 6, 8, or 10 that wins only if the dice roll as pairs; 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5.
Hi-Lo: A one roll bet on 2 & 12
Hi-Lo-Yo: A one roll bet on 2,12 & 11.
Hop bet:  A bet that the next roll will result in one particular combination of the dice, such as; 3-5. 2-2, 3-3, 4-4 etc.
Horn bet: A bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, 11, or 12, made in multiples of 4, with one unit on each of the numbers.
Horn High bet: A bet made in multiples of 5 with one unit on 3 of the horn numbers, and two units on the 'high' number (number 12).
Hot Dice or Hot Table: When players are winning or a player is rolling a lot of numbers.
Inside Numbers: Place bets on the numbers 5-6 -8-9
Lay bet: A bet that a 7 will be rolled before the number you are placing (4,5,6,8,9, or 10) comes up.
Lay-Out: The printed area on the felt where wagers can be placed.
Lay Odds: After a point has been established an additional odds bet can be made that will win if the original don't pass bet wins.
Little Joe: Slang for a pair of twos or Hard 4.
Marker: The plastic disk used to mark the point. One side is printed 'on' and the other 'off'.
Mark the Point: The dealer puts the Puck on the layout to indicate the point number.
Midnight: Slang for the 12. Also called box cars.
Natural: A seven or 11 thrown on the come out roll for a winning bet.
One Roll Bet: A bet in craps that is one or lost in a single roll. ​
Odds Bet: An additional wager made in addition to the pass line bet.
Off:  What you say to indicate that they are not active on the next roll of the dice.
Off and On: Refers to the way that Dealers pays off COME BETS when a new come bet is the same number as one already established.
On: This means that your bets are working or in action.
Outside Numbers: Place bets on the 4-10 –5-9.
Parlay: Adding your winnings to an original bet and wagering it all. ​
Pass Line Bet: A wager made on the come out roll in which you are betting that the shooter will make the point.
Place bet: A bet that a particular number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) will be rolled before a 7 is rolled.
Point: The number established by the come out roll.
Proposition Bet: A wager on one of the bets in the center of the layout.
Right Better: A player with a bet on the pass line.
Rack: The grooved rail where you keep your chips.
Seven Out: Expression when a shooter rolls a seven before making their point thus losing the pass line bet.
Shooter: The player rolling the dice.
Snake Eyes: Slang for the number 2. Also called aces.
Stickman: The dealer with the stick that pushed the dice to the shooter and calls the rolls.
Toke: Another word for a tip.
World Bet: A bet on the horn numbers along with any seven. (2-3-11-12)
Wrong Bettor: A player betting against the shooter.
Yo or Yo-leven: The word used for rolling an eleven so as to not confuse it with 'seven.'