If you commit to using this approach you want to have a vast amount of money and superior discipline to go away when you achieve a tiny win. For the benefit of this story, an example buy in of $2,000 is used.
The Horn Bet numbers are certainly not seen as the "successful way to compete" and the horn bet itself carries a house edge of over 12 %.
All you are gambling is 5 dollars on the pass line and a single number from the horn. It doesn’t matter if it is a "craps" or "yo" as long as you play it always. The Yo is more prominent with gamblers using this system for obvious reasons.
Buy in for $2,000 when you approach the table however only put $5.00 on the passline and $1 on one of the 2, three, 11, or 12. If it wins, fantastic, if it loses press to $2. If it loses again, press to four dollars and then to eight dollars, then to sixteen dollars and after that add a one dollar each time. Each instance you don’t win, bet the last bet plus another dollar.
Adopting this approach, if for instance after fifteen rolls, the number you chose (11) hasn’t been thrown, you surely should walk away. Although, this is what might happen.
On the 10th roll, you have a total of $126 on the table and the YO finally hits, you gain three hundred and fifteen dollars with a take of $189. Now is a good time to march away as it is more than what you entered the table with.
If the YO doesn’t hit until the 20th roll, you will have a total investment of $391 and seeing as current action is at $31, you gain $465 with your profit being $74.
As you can see, using this system with just a one dollar "press," your profit margin becomes smaller the longer you wager on without attaining a win. This is why you should go away after a win or you have to wager a "full press" once more and then continue on with the $1.00 increase with each hand.
Crunch the data at home before you attempt this so you are very familiar at when this approach becomes a losing affair instead of a profitable one.