I don't think I'm doing a very good job of explaining this so I want to make sure you understand 2 things. If your dealer is friendly toss those 2 white chips right back to them. In this case we'll use double odds, $10 goes on top off your come bet and $2 goes back to you. The dealer will use your original place bet and the pay off ($12 total) for your odds. About when your dealer is moving your come bet to the number, ask them to 'take me down with odds' and specify the amount. When 9 rolls, your dealer will move your come bet to the 9 and pay your place bet $7. You have a $5 place on the 9 and a $5 come bet.
If you really want to fire, you can place your numbers and then make come bets. Place bets have the odds built in and the difference in the math between the two is pretty slight. Once the bet is moved to a number, the house again has the advantage and you must take odds to minimize that. Because 7 is the most likely number to roll, when you make a come bet you have the advantage over the house. Place bets are also less work for the player - once your bets are up you can hang out and collect or press.Īll that said, for your money come bets are a smarter bet if you take advantage of the odds in addition to your flat bet.
Place bets are paid the first time the number rolls, come bets must repeat the number to win. For place bets you choose your number(s), for come bets the dice choose your number(s).
There are pros and cons to both, Dtrain explained a few.
