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If the pay out for a Do not Pass Odds wager equals the amount of the Flat bet, then the Odds bet is bridged. The part of your Odds wager that’s the same as the Flat wager is set directly beside to the Flat bet. Then, the rest of the Odds wager is placed on top "bridging" them. e.g., let’s say you make a $5 Do not Pass bet and the hurler throws a point of 8. Knowing the true odds for the 8 are six:five (i.e., six ways to roll a seven, and 5 ways to make an eight), you then put 6 dollars in Odds with the expectation of acquiring five dollars. In this instance, if you win the $6 Odds bet, you win $5, which exactly equals the amount you earn with your $5 Flat bet. Therefore, since your Flat bet and Odds wager win the same amt. ($5 each), you bridge your six dollars Odds bet by putting a five dollar chip literally next to your five dollar Flat bet, and then putting the one dollar chip so it bridges the two 5 dollar chips.

If the payout for a Do not Pass Odds wager doesn’t equal the amount of the Flat bet, then the Odds bet is heeled. This basically means you lay the first chip of your Odds bet chip stack exactly beside to your Flat wager. Then, put all remaining Odds wager chips on top of that first chip but to the side and angled on that bottom chip (your Odds bet chip stack is crooked due to the fact that it is angled on the first chip).

Flustered? That’s okay, do not get nervous. The croupier is always willing to help if you forget. After a couple of times, it all makes perfect sense. It won’t take long before you are a master. If you are not sure what to do the first instance you try it, basically inform the dealer, "I want to put some Odds but I don’t comprehend if it should be bridged or heeled." The dealer asks, "How much do you wish to put?" Let’s say you say, "15 dollars to win 10." The croupier will request that you drop your chips on the craps table (croupiers aren’t permitted to take anything, especially chips, right from a patron), and then he correctly heels or bridges them based on the amt. of your Flat bet. You will quickly get the feel of it. Just don’t be scared to ask the dealer queries. Her job is not only to deal, but also to be accommodating and assist the gamblers.