Example Craps Iron Cross Strategy Game Flow<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nYou\u2019re at a $10 minimum bet craps table. Here\u2019s how an Iron Cross might play out. Note that when you win, some dealers leave your original bet alone and just slide your profits to you. If they return your original bet as well, you\u2019ll need to remember to replace that wager before the next roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before the dice are out<\/em>, that is, before the stickman has pushed the dice to the shooter (which is an indication he or she is free to roll) you place a $10 wager directly onto the Field bet. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThen you take $34 in chips, push them in front of you in the Come bet area and tell the closest dealer on to place the 5,6, and 8. The dealer puts $10 on Place 5, and $12 each on Place 6 and 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Roll is a 5.<\/strong> Your $10 Field wager loses; you\u2019ll need to replace it with another $10 in chips. Your Place 6 and 8 bets are unaffected but your Place 5 bet is a winner. The dealer will slide $14 in profits to you. So far you\u2019re ahead $4 ($14 minus the $10 on the lost Field bet.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Roll is a 2. <\/strong>All Place bets are safe, and your Field bet is a double winner! (Remember 2 and 12 get paid out 2-to-1). The dealer slides $20 in chips to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Roll is an 8.<\/strong> The Place 5 and Place 6 are unaffected, and the Place 8 is a winner, netting you $12. Your $10 Field bet loses so you replace it. This throw earned you $2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Roll is a 10. <\/strong> Place bets are unaffected. Your Field bet is a winner, netting you $10 for this throw.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Roll is a 4.<\/strong> Place bets are unaffected and the Field nets you another $10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Roll is a 7.<\/strong> All four of your bets lose and are raked. For this sequence, you made $46 against $34 in wagers, resulting in a $12 profit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Players using $10 Pass Line\/Come bets to establish points would have gotten hit hard in this sequence. An initial Pass Line bet would have gone to 5, followed by a losing Come bet when the 2 appeared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Players who kept betting the Come would have gotten $10 bets established on the 8,10, and 4 before seeing all bets wiped out by the 7 before any of the points had paid off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n