Here is how I played for years on a $10 table that netted me plenty of time at the table and plenty of fun joking around with dealers I came to know. Of course, there was the random stranger who just couldn't tolerate the don't player so, be aware of that.
$10 Don't Pass bet with $30 odds when the come out roll is 5,6,8,9 and just let the bet resolve one way or the other. When the come out roll was 4 or 10 I would lay $40 odds against and also place bet the 6 and 8 for $18 each. If the 4/10 gets hit and my Don't Pass loses I immediately pick up my bets on the 6 and 8 and start over. If the 4/10 hasn't been hit I do the following:
On the first hit of 6/8 I would drop the dealer $3 and tell them to press me to $30 each ($18 bet pays $21 and I'm pressing each bet $12 thus dropping the $3).
On the second hit of 6/8 I drop the dealer $1 and tell him to go to $48 each (you can do the math this time).
I now increase my DP odds to $60 giving me $110 of my money on the layout ($36 invested in 6/8, $4 pressing 6/8, $10 DP, $60 DP odds, but I won't lose it all because one of the following happens:
- 7-out, I collect $110 from my Don't pass bet and break even on the roll.
- The 4/10 gets hit and I take down my 6/8 bets for a loss of $14.
- The 6/8 gets hit and I collect $54 and take down my 6/8 bets and reduce my DP odds to my standard $30. I just won/picked up $180 with $40 at risk on the table and the following could happen.
1. 4/10 gets hit for a total win of $65
2. 7-Out for a total win of $130
This seems like a lot to follow, but it really isn't. Basically you are playing regular DP on 5,6,8,9 and on the 4/10 you add in the 6/8 place bets hoping to hit them a combined three times before 7-out or hitting the 4/10.
On each toss of the dice there are six ways to throw the 7 and three ways to throw the 4/10 and ten ways to throw either 6/8. We have a 50/50 chance of winning the 6/8 bet compared to either of the other 2 resolutions that end our action (16 combinations are meaningless to us).
You can of course adjust the number of times you want to hit the 6/8 before taking them down. The next press would be to $60 each and it's been my experience the dice don't want me to win that much and thus put a stop to the action at this point.
YMMV.
Last edited by Pensfan; 03-10-2019 at 03:23 PM.
Reason: It's been a while since I played so my math could need questioning.