Yo-eleven: a one-roll bet on 11

• The yo is a one-roll bet that is settled right away.
• Check whether the table pays 15 to 1 or 15 for 1.
• It has a much higher edge than pass line bets.
• “Yo” is said to avoid confusion with 7.

Glance the pips — compare in one second.

1. 15 and 6

   One of 2 combos

   =11

2. 26 and 5

   The other combo

   =11

3. 36 and 6

   12, a loss

   =12

You can make a yo bet on any roll, including the come-out. Toss your chips to the stickman and call “yo” or “yo-eleven.” The bet is settled on the very next roll.

If the dice show 11, you win. Any other total loses. Many players say “yo” instead of “eleven” because “eleven” can sound like “seven” across a noisy table.

If you win, the bet usually stays up for the next roll unless you ask the dealer to take it down. Ask if you want your winnings and original bet back.

Out of 36 possible combinations, 2 make 11 and 34 do not. At 15 to 1, a $1 bet wins $15 twice and loses $1 thirty-four times over 36 rolls on average: 30 − 34 = −4. So you lose $4 per $36 bet, an 11.1% edge.

At “15 for 1,” the $15 includes your stake, so you win $14. That gives 28 − 34 = −6, a 16.7% edge. The wording on the layout matters.

Compare that with the pass line at 1.41% or odds bets at 0%. The yo costs about eight times as much per dollar as the pass line, so keep it to small, occasional bets.

1. 1

   Step 01

   Check the layout

   “To 1” or “for 1.”

2. 2

   Step 02

   Toss chips to the stickman

   Call “yo-eleven.”

3. 3

   Step 03

   Watch the next roll

   Settled at once.

4. 4

   Step 04

   Collect or press

   Tell the dealer.

5. 5

   Step 05

   Take it down

   If you do not want it up.

Some players bet the yo on the come-out roll alongside the pass line, because 11 wins the pass line too. That adds action but also adds cost.

Others use it as a hedge when they have don’t pass bets, since 11 loses the don’t pass on the come-out. A hedge like this reduces swings but raises the total house edge you pay.

Dealers may ask for a yo bet for the crew, a common way to tip. If you tip this way, the dealers win only if 11 rolls. A line bet for the dealers is a cheaper way to tip.

Missing “for 1” wording

Higher edge.

Leaving the bet up

It stays unless removed.

Using it as a regular bet

High edge.

Saying “eleven” at a loud table

Use “yo.”

• Horn bet →Four one-roll numbers.
• Any seven and any craps →More one-roll bets.
• Hop bets →Exact dice bets.
• Dice totals and odds →All 36 combinations.

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