But once a dealer picks up on your betting pattern – and most will rather quickly – he’ll fall into a rhythm of taking and paying and everything will go smoothly.īut what about Place betting? One of the first mistake many new players make is making what the dealers sometimes refer to as “string bets.” Let’s assume the player wants $10 each on the five and nine and $12 each on the six and eight. He may even say something like “Your Come bet?” just to make sure that the bet in front of you is, indeed a Come bet and not a Place bet that he missed. Field bets and Come bets don’t usually require any instructions, although a busy dealer may move the bets around a bit to make sure they’re in front of the right player. Obviously you don’t have to give the dealer any instructions when you’re making self-service bets like the Pass Line, Don’t Pass, or Free Odds. I thought I’d go through some of the more common bets in this article, explain why we make those bets the way we do, and give you a few one-offs to go with them.

From time to time I’ll get a question from a player regarding some of the language experienced players use when placing their bets.

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