| If the payoff for a Don't Pass Odds bet
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| | bet chip stack directly next to your Flat
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| equals the amount of the Flat bet, then
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| | bet. Then, place all remaining Odds bet
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| the Odds bet is bridged. The part of
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| | chips on top of that single chip but
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| your Odds bet that's equal to the Flat
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| | offset and leaning on that bottom chip
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| bet is placed directly next to the Flat
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| | (i.e., your Odds bet chip stack is
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| bet. Then, the rest of the Odds bet is
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| | crooked because it's leaning on the
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| placed on top "bridging" them. For
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| | bottom chip).
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| example, suppose you make a $5 Don't Pass
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| | Confused? That's okay, don't get
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| bet and the shooter rolls a point of 8.
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| | nervous. The dealer is always willing to
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| Knowing the true odds for the 8 are 6:5
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| | help if you forget. After a couple of
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| (i.e., six ways to make a 7, and five
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| | times, it all makes sense. It won't take
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| ways to make an 8), you then lay $6 in
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| | long before you're a pro. If you're not
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| Odds with the hope of winning $5. In
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| | sure what to do the first time you try
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| this example, if you win the $6 Odds bet,
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| | it, simply tell the dealer, "I want to
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| you win $5, which exactly equals the
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| | lay some Odds but I don't know if it
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| amount you win with your $5 Flat bet
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| | should be bridged or heeled." The dealer
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| (i.e., your $5 flat bet is even money,
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| | asks, "How much do you want to lay?"
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| which means you win $5). Therefore,
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| | Suppose you say, "Fifteen dollars to win
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| since your Flat bet and Odds bet win the
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| | ten." The dealer asks you to drop your
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| same amount (i.e., $5 each), you bridge
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| | chips on the table (dealers aren't
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| your $6 Odds bet by placing a $5 chip
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| | allowed to take anything, especially
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| directly next to your $5 Flat bet, and
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| | chips, directly from a player), and then
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| then placing the $1 chip so it bridges
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| | he properly heels or bridges them based
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| the two $5 chips.
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| | on the amount of your Flat bet. You'll
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| If the payoff for a Don't Pass Odds bet
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| | quickly get the hang of it. Just don't
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| doesn't equal the amount of the Flat bet,
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| | be afraid to ask the dealer questions.
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| then the Odds bet is heeled. This means
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| | His job is not only to deal, but also to
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| you place the bottom chip of your Odds
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| | be friendly and help the players.
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