Teach me to play craps

[duecesful]

I am a vegas local and have barely any clue on how to play.
What do 100x odds mean 10x odds, ect?


The only thing I know is how to play the passline. Should I be Playing certain number when there are certain points? Do you guys who play have a certain strategy?

Thanks

[playersare]

http://www.nextshooter.com/howtoplay

http://wizardofodds.com/craps

[mhcmarty]

If you have $5 on the pass line you can have 100 times or 10 times behind the line for odds.

$5 line bet = $500 or $50 max bet for odds

Odds bets are as follows:

4 and 10 - Pay 2 to 1. $5 gets you $10
5 and 9 - Pay 3 to 2. $6 gets you $9
6 and 8 - Pay 7 to 5. $5 gets you $7

If you want to play a few more numbers and keep the house edge low, place the 6 and 8 in multiples of $6. Stay away from all of the bets in the middle of the table and field.

If you want to make your level of ingorance obvious to everyone playing, play the pass line with out odds and play the field.

[BrunoThePug]

Complete idiots guide to playing craps:

1. Walk up to table
2. Wait until the shooter (person rolling dice) is not rolling.
3. Put money on table in front of dealer. Receive chips.
4. Wait until the puck (black/white disc used to denote which number is the point) is "Off" (will be black with white lettering).
5. Place min bet for the table on the pass line.
6. If shooter rolls 7 or 11 you win. Take winnings leave pass line bet. A 2, 3 or 12 and you lose. Replace pass line bet. Any other number becomes the point.
7. Place double your original bet directly behind your original passline bet (but not on the passline).
8. Hope shooter rolls the point.
9. Profit.

[duecesful]

pass line bet equales even money, right? Do the odds ever change to be in your favor w/something like 100x odds?

Are you saying you normally only play 6 and 8? Does this change w/the point rolled?

[mhcmarty]

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pass line bet equales even money, right? Do the odds ever change to be in your favor w/something like 100x odds?

Are you saying you normally only play 6 and 8? Does this change w/the point rolled?

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Yes, the pass line bet always pays even money (1 for 1). No the odds bet behind the line pays "true" odds. No advantage to the player or the house. Assume the point has been set here's an example of how the odds work out.

Point
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10 or 4 -- 3 ways to win, 6 ways to lose
5 or 9 -- 4 ways to win, 6 ways to lose
6 or 8 -- 5 ways to win, 6 ways to lose

Ways to win on a 6. (1,5) (2,4) (3,3) (5,1) (4,2)
Ways to lose with a 7. (1,6) (6,1) (2,5) (5,2) (3,4) (4,3)

If I "Place" a bet it's always on the 6 and 8. If the point is 6 or 8 I double the bet on the other number. Treat the 6 and 8 as brother and sister.

[PhilHelmet]

"6 and 8 - Pay 7 to 5. $5 gets you $7"

Corection: 6 and 8 - Pay 6 to 5. $5 gets you $6

[NajdorfDefense]

Dice control, back pass and come bets with max odds of course, buy the 6 and the 8, press after they hit 2nd time, when first approaching a table, wait for 5 non-crap numbers to be rolled before starting come bets. Search out virgin shooters and chick shooters as much as humanly possible without getting arrested, n00b shooters always win. Move up once you start winning. Follow my advice to the letter and you can win $2-4k a year like I do at craps!!!1111!!

LOL at all the pussies who don't play craps. Bestest game ever invented.

Oh, and if the table's ice-cold, just bet against the shooter, but then you lose a tiny piece of your soul every time you win. So use this wager judiciously.

[duecesful]

So you're saying since I suck at poker I should quit my job today and become a professional craps shooter? Are the bankroll requirements the same? 300bb or 20 bi?

[Nathan_2]

Simple, you'll go broke slowest taking full odds on pass/don't come/don't.
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