Updated September 23, 2026 · How we simulate
Place 6 & 8, Collect One, Press One loses about $16 per hour on average at a $15 table (100 rolls, $18 on 6 & 8, press after every other hit). You finish ahead in 38% of hours, and it ranks #5 of 11 popular strategies for lowest cost.
Place $18 on the 6 and 8. Collect the first hit, press on the next, and repeat. We ran it through 200,000 simulated hour-long sessions (100 rolls each, $15 table, real casino payouts) to see what actually happens.
After the point is set, place $18 each on the 6 and 8. They're the most common numbers after 7 (5 ways each) and cost just 1.52%. When one hits, alternate: collect the $21, then on the next hit press (double the bet). Repeat until the 7 shows. We cap presses at $180.
Bets: $18 on 6 & 8, press after every other hit.
| Outcome | Result |
|---|---|
| Average (what it costs you over time) | −$16 |
| Median hour | −$57 |
| Bad hour (1 in 10 are worse) | −$264 |
| Good hour (1 in 10 are better) | $261 |
| Best 1% of hours | $876 or more |
| Worst 1% of hours | −$417 or worse |
Out of the 11 strategies we've simulated, Place 6 & 8, Collect One, Press One ranks #5 for lowest average cost per hour. See the full ranking.
Watch Place 6 & 8, Collect One, Press One play one hour. 100 real-odds rolls on autopilot in about 20 seconds, then see how your hour compares with 200,000 simulated ones.
⚡ Run it nowPlay it yourselfEach session is 100 rolls (about an hour at a busy table) starting on a new shooter, using standard Vegas rules: 3-4-5x odds, casino payouts rounded down, place bets off on the come-out, and a $5,000 table max. At the end of the hour we stop betting, take down removable bets and let contract bets finish. "Down $500" counts any point in the hour where the session was $500 behind. Dice come from a cryptographic random generator. Results are practice estimates, not predictions.
They have the lowest house edge of any place bet (1.52%) and hit more often than any other number except 7.
Take the first win as profit, then use the next win to double your bet. It banks some profit while still letting a hot roll grow your action.
Always place. Big 6/8 pays even money (9.09% edge); placing pays 7:6 (1.52%).