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