Bet Large and Win Small in Craps
If you decide to use this system you need to have a sizeable
bankroll and incredible discipline to walk away when you realise
a small win. For the purposes of this article and example buy in
of $2,000 is used.
The Horn Bet numbers are not always considered the "winning way
to play" and the horn bet itself carries a house edge of over
12%. However, the numbers in the horn are the all you should
consider when using this system.
All you are playing is $5 on the pass line and ONE number from
the horn. It doesn't matter whether it's a "craps" or "yo" as
long as you play it consistently. The Yo is more popular with
people using this system for obvious reasons.
Buy in for $2000 when you join the table but put only $5.00 on
the passline and $1 on either the 2, 3, 11, or 12. If it wins,
great, if it loses press to $2. If it loses again, press to $4
and then to $8, then to $16 and after that add a $1.00 each
time. Every time you lose, bet the previous amount plus another
dollar.
Using this system, if for instance after 15 rolls, the number
you chose (11) hasn't been thrown, you probably should walk
away. However, this is what could happen. On the tenth roll, you
have a total of $126 in the game and the YO finally hits, you
win $315 with a profit of $189. Now is a good time to walk away
as it is a lot more than what you entered the table with.
If the YO doesn't hit until the twentieth roll, you will have a
total investment of $391 and because your current bet is at $31,
you win $465 with your profit at $74.
As you can see, using this system with only a $1.00 "press,"
your profit margin becomes smaller the longer you play on
without winning. That is why you must walk away after a win or
you must bet a "full press" again and then continue on with the
$1.00 increase with each hand.
Crunch some numbers at home before you try this so you are very
familiar at when this system becomes a losing proposition
instead of a profitable one.