Craps: The Come-out Roll

The come-out roll is the first roll that a player create upon entering the game for the first time, it is also the roll that you make after a seven was rolled. A line bet should be taken by the shooter and the players should put their ante on the table.

To minimize confusion all bet are set to ON by default, this option means that a player may place his bets anywhere on the Craps table while coming out. If you want to have a certain amount to bet just call 'OFF' you can do this by un-checking the applicable bet on the options menu that will be seen on the top left of the screen. Just a reminder that all options changed will retain their set states until changed again and will remain even if you exit the game.

Bets on the table that has been called off will show a large OFF symbol and all bets that are called OFF has no guarantee that it will win or loose in that particular roll.

When a new dealer is coming out, craps player typically place their bets on the don't pass or any one-roll propositions and the outcome yields a decision in every case. If the outcome of the come out rolls ended in any number that does not placate the conditions in the "Pass/Don't Pass" rules, then that specific number becomes the player's point. The numbers four, five, six, eight, nine, ten are viewed on the top row of the table and the dealer will put a white button labeled ON over that number.

If the dealer rolls a 2, 3 or 12, you lose your pass line bet. These are the “craps numbers” If you are the shooter and roll a craps number, you will lose your pass line bet but you get to keep rolling.

In addition most craps players bet on Pass or Don’t Pass during the come-out phase of a hand. Players go through the come-out roll but give it short shrift, thinking it’s just for establishing the point. Focus is on the rolls that follow, until the shooter repeats the point or sevens-out.

Recognized the significance of wining and losing on the come-out clarifies why skilled players use Pass, Come, Don’t Pass and Don’t Come rather than Place, Buy, Lay, and Put bets to lessen the edge on the total they have at risk at any one time. For Bettors on Don’t Pass, the one-roll 8-to-3 hurdle not only makes their wagers possible but also is an inducement to maximize Odds comparative to the flat portions of their bets. For bettors on Pass, it recommends why its wise to avoid diluting the 8-to-4 advantage throughout the come-out roll with hedges on the propositions, and take the utmost possible Odds on the lowest suitable bets consistent with their bankrolls during the point rolls.