Budget 6 & 8 Progression

I get a lot of requests for my six and eight power press progression, but many players feel uncomfortable with these strategies because they typically start with $18 - $30 place bets.  Here's a power-press progression that starts much lower - with just $6 each on the six and eight. 

  • By-pass the come-out roll, then begin by placing $6 each on the six and eight.  On the first hit on either number drop $5 on the table with the $7 pay off and tell the dealer to PRESS both the six and the eight.  You now have a total of $24 action with $17 at risk.  This is the most you will have at risk during this progression and is the highest point of risk in the play.  
  • The second hit on either the six or eight will pay $14.  Tell the dealer, "SAME BET" and put the $14 in your back chip rail.  You now have $24 action with only $3 at risk.  
  • The third hit on either the six or eight will pay an additional $14.  Tell the dealer to PRESS the six and eight to $18 each and add the $2 change to the back chip rail.  You now have $36 action with only $1 at risk.   
  • The fourth hit on either the six or eight will pay $21.  At this point you have five options.  Let's look at them in order of preference, with Option 1 being the first choice.


Option 1:  Bring me down.  You will take down the $36 action and add it and the $21 payoff to your back chip rail, locking up a net $56 win for the series.

Option 2:  Make my six and eight look like $6 each.  You lock up $24 action and the $21 payoff.  No matter what happens, you are guaranteed a $44 win for the series. 

Option 3:  Same Bet.  You lock up the $21 payoff and have a guaranteed $20 win for the series.

Option 4:  Up a unit on the six and eight.  You lock up $9 and press the six and eight to $24 each.  You have $48 action with an $8 profit in the rack. 

Option 5:  Make the six and eight look like $30 each.  Drop $3 on the table with the $21 payoff and press the six and eight to $30 each.  You now have $60 action with $4 at risk. 

The smart money says the three most powerful words at the craps table.  "Take me down."