Pssst... Wanna know a secret?
How about the secret of betting from the don’t
side?
When you make a don’t pass bet before the
come-out you will win your bet if a 2 or 3 rolls, but lose your
bet if a 7 or 11 rolls -- just the opposite of a bet from the pass
line. On the don’t pass the 12 is a "push." And,
on a don’t come bet, you also win with a 2 or 3, but lose
on a 7 or 11, which roll a lot more often. The 2/3 combination rolls
3 times (in 36 sample rolls) while the 7/11 combination rolls 8
times. So, with your bet in the don’t come box, you are favored
to lose by an 8 to 3 margin.
Wanna know the secret that craps pros use to protect
their don’t come bets from the seven or eleven?
Let’s find out!
If you are a dark side player, you might want to
establish a don’t pass bet along with three don’t come
bets. The easiest way to protect your don’t come bet is simply
to temporarily add odds to your don’t pass bet. If your don’t
pass is $10, you should back it up with $10 odds for one roll only,
while you place a $10 don’t come bet. If the seven hits, you
lose your don’t come bet but win on the don’t pass (plus
odds), so you come out ahead. After your first don’t come
is established, you can remove the odds on the don’t pass,
which was there to protect the first don’t come bet from a
losing on a possible seven.
Now, you’re home free. Your second don’t
come can be placed without a money loss. If the seven rolls now,
you will win your first don’t come, lose the second, and win
your don’t pass. If another point number rolls you can make
a third don’t come bet also.
If you don’t like adding odds to your don’t
pass bet, you can just reduce your second don’t come bet to
protect the first one. For example, if your first don’t come
is $10, make your second only $5. This way if the seven rolls you
are still ahead by $5.
For an easy
hedge bet on the don’t pass bet itself, you could try a $2
bet on the hard way number if the point is 4, 6, 8 or 10. If the
point rolled is 4 or 10, you would lose your $10 don’t pass
but win $14 ($2 at 7:1). If the point rolled is 6 or 8, you would
lose your $10 don’t pass but win $18 ($2 at 9:1).
So when you
play on the don’t side, use the don’t pass bet only
as a hedge for the first don’t come bet. Why not give this
a try the next time you play "the
dark side."
Pssst... Now
YOU know the secret of betting from the don’t!
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