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Craps
Pass, Place and Come Bets
| by Larry Edell, published on Wednesday,
October 3 2001 |
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After generously contributing literally thousands of
dollars to beautify the streets of Las Vegas with new waterfalls and
volcanoes, I began to wonder about the come bet. Was it really a good
bet? If it wasn't, how could I supplement my pass line bet? I really
liked betting the come line, because it represented the hot numbers.
Sometimes the 4's and 10's would be hot, or, the 5's and 9's. By betting
the come I thought I would stay on top of what was hot! Plus, I always
took double odds, both on the pass line, and the come line. After all,
it was what everyone told me to do. But, the come bet had some
disadvantages. The biggest one can be demonstrated by the following.
Let's say I have a come bet on the six and eight, nine was the point,
and the point was made. I would then have a six and eight WORKING on the
comeout, with odds. Should I put up a pass line bet? Should I pray that
the seven doesn't hit? If the seven did hit, I found the casino was
generous enough to return my odds portion, but not the flat portion.
What was I doing wrong? Something else I noticed was that the payoffs
for the come bets were not much higher, and in many cases lower, than
equal place bets. For example, a $10 come bet on the six with $25 odds
returned $30 for the odds plus $10 on the flat portion. So I won $40
with $35 in play. However, if I bet $36 on the six as a place bet, I
would win back $42. But, I still firmly believed in come bets. They
showed which numbers were hot. Then I got an idea. Why not forget about
come bets and make identical place bets instead? This way I wouldn't
lose on the come out seven. If the first roll is say, a four (the point,
ugh), and the next two rolls are 5 and 6, I would normally have come
bets of $10 with odds on the 5 and 6. $20 odds on the five and $25 on
the six. But I did not make any come bets, I placed the five for $30 and
the six for $36. Betting the come bets and winning, I would have won $38
on the five and $40 on the six, a total of $78. But by betting on the
exact same place numbers, I would win $35 on the five and $42 on the
six, for a total of $77!! And, I wouldn't have to worry about the come
out seven (if the point was made), or, the 2,3, or 12 (while in the come
box)! In the come box, as you know, you lose on the 2,3, and 12 and win
on the 11. I know, you also win on the 7, but do you really want to?
With one or two other bets up, you'll lose big, even when you "win".
Since I stopped betting come and started betting identical place bets,
my anxiety about come-out 7's has disappeared, and, coincidently, my
losing has stopped. Granted I don't win as big when I'm winning, but I
don't have those big losses either. I'd rather win small amounts
consistently, that lose larger amounts even once in awhile. Next time
you want to place a come bet, try an identical place bet instead! And as
always don`t forget to tell all your friends about this Pass, Place and
Come Bets When Playing Craps article.
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