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Red on these two blood-donor bets
Dear Mark,
On a crap table, there are spaces with a "C"
or "E" in a circle. I know that the
"C" is for craps and the "E" is for
eleven. Does betting on these circles differ from the
regular "Any Craps" bet? Jim E.
Somewhat, Jim, tag along.
With Any Craps (2, 3 or 12), you are betting that the
next roll will be a 2, 3, or 12. Payout for a win is
7:1; but house edge floats up there at 11.1%. Players
making this wager believe that their loss on the pass
line bet (because of a craps: 2, 3, or 12) is nullified
by the win on this bet. Yet, these canny players may not
realize that offsetting a loss with a win doesnıt
change the steep house edge on an Any Craps bet.
As for a C & E (Craps-Eleven, which means 2, 3, 11
or 12), the letters C and E represent two different
bets. The C component places a wager on the "Any
Craps" betting area. The E segment places a wager
on the Any 11 bet. The C payout for a 2, 3 or 12 is 3:1.
The E payout for an 11 is 7:1.
While observing a crap game last week, I overheard the
dealer recommend NOT making a C & E wager to a
player. He mouthed, "Fuhgetaboutit, itıs a slow
bleed."
The "slow bleed" in gamblingo, Jim, is losing
your bankroll in a slow and consistent manner. No matter
how you bet, you cannot win enough back to come out
even. Aye, Jimbo, you might hit an occasional C & E
or Any Craps, but you will lose over the long haul.
The dealer was correct in informing the player that the
C & E is a bloodshed bet, but his warning was too
modest. Betting either Any Craps or a C & E, both
with a house edge in double digits, is more like
hemorrhaging.
Dear Mark,
When I play Deuces Wild on my computer, if I draw two
pairs (for example 9ıs and 4ıs) the tutorial on the CD
tells me to discard one of the pairs and draw three.
This does not seem to be a good idea. Could I have your
opinion on this please? Jack C.
Add Yours Truly to the vast coalition of gaming experts
(and Iıve read em all) who will firmly tell you that
holding two pairs is a misguided move which deviates
from perfect basic strategy. WHY?
The essential thing to remember when playing Deuces Wild
video poker is that the four twoıs (deuces) in the deck
are not just wild; theyıre savage! and can be
substituted for any other card, for any rank, in any
suit. So, you never, ever discard a deuce. Because you
have a fair chance at these four savages to help make up
winning combinations, the lowest payout in Deuces Wild
is for Three-of-a-Kind. Unlike a Jacks-or-Better
machine, two pairs in Deuces Wild gets you squat.
One of the more notable player errors in Deuces Wild is
the sticky unwillingness to throw away one of the two
pairs. This is an important strategy, in that you want
to make room for those additional cards which could
include a deuce or two.
So Jack, never keep two pairs in Deuces wild video.
Select one or the other (rank doesnıt matter). Keeping
that single pair gives you a better expected outcome,
and 3-of-a-kind, the minimum scheduled payout, ainıt
all that bad.
Online Gambling quote of the week: "Gambling has held
human beings in thrall for millennia. It has been
engaged in everywhere, from the dregs of society to the
most respectable circles." Peter L Bernstein,
Against the Gods
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