The Secrets of the Big
Numbers
Pssst...! Wanna know a secret?
How about the secrets of the Big Six and Big Eight?
As you might know, the Big Six and Eight are even money bets. This
means that if you bet $12 and win, you win $12. If you placed $12 on the
regular six or eight you would win $14, at 7:6 odds. The casino gives a
lot of space to the big six and eight, so beginners who are afraid to give
the dealer a place bet can bet directly on the Big Numbers in the corner.
In most cases these bets should be avoided.
Wanna know how craps pros use the Big Numbers?
Let’s find out!
There are two good uses for the Big Six and Eight. The first involves
those “match play” coupons so common in the Casino fun books. Most of
these coupons state they are for flat bets only, and are usually used for
pass or don’t pass bets, with no odds. If you put a match play coupon for
$5 along with $5 on the pass line, you take a chance on getting stuck with
a 4 or 10. But if you put your $5 coupon along with $5 on the Big Six or
Eight, you are getting the best bet you can get, under the circumstances.
If the six or eight hits, you’ll get back $10 in real money. Not as good
as placing the numbers, but you can’t use a match-play coupon with place
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