ZERO.........Most maligned, Often ridiculed, Sometimes a Saviour- Lets Discuss!

[Twisteruk]

This is why the Kavouras bet is very appealing to me. Because betting on a 0 corner is included.

How many times have you been zero'd out?

It seems like WAY TOO MANY TIMES in a B&M Casino.

Yes. Thats all it is. It seems like it.

Why ?

Because you remember getting wiped out by Zero but forget the three times 9 14 and 27 took you out too

Why ?

Because you are conditioned to think the Zero is the house number. Maybe because of movies or other things like that. Or maybe because its different. Its GREEN in color so it stands out more, hence you remember it more.

Zero does not come out any more or less often, in the long run, than any other number.

It just seems like it does 

[ThomasGrant]

Twisteruk puts an excellent point there.

Back... way back.
When I was a little younger.
I played Dozens.
Zero would knock me for 6
Same with Red/Black.

Since then.
I have come to like inside numbers.

[chrisbis]

To give you a humorous example today. As soon as I sat at the table my 'friend' zero turned up. I play zero as my expected and frequent house guest. All the more important as I am playing EC's. It is the same principle of synchronicity that can find you a parking spot in advance. Expectation is everything.

I run zero as a unique book in the bets. Zero is not available 'en prison' where I am playing this week.

A little diiti from my good friend XXVV taken from a post of his in CommonSense Betting Topic.

Thanks XXVV.


U see chaps, there's a defining difference in playing Zero when its part of playing inside numbers- flat betting, ......and the game involving ANYTHING concerning EC's.

EC's cover RED, BLACK..........1-18,19-36............EVEN, ODD,...............DOZENS, COLUMNS.


For me, also, when playing streets, lines, double  dozens, double columns and alike, I still think U must make arrangements, for the protection of UR bank roll, against landing on ZERO.

That's MY take on it.

Here's the Legals Stuff.
Blah
Blah
Blah
Blah.
Wear a condom at all times.

End of legals.

[Bayes]

Regarding the thread title, when and why is zero "Sometimes a Saviour"?

[chrisbis]

When playing the/My EC Three Way Variant routine, in which U Marty progress all three EC's that U have chosen, (say 1-18, Odd, Black as a group entity), all three EC's begin to rise up the progression ladder, into sometimes scary numbers.

If U have not covered Zero......................then U know what will happen.

Whereas, I cover zero from the outset, offsetting some of my expected profit from one, one and a half, or even sometimes two of my EC's, to fund a sizeable covering bet on Zero.

If I do nothing (WRT zero) then I know that at some point, it will not just reduce my BR when it lands, it will actually Double my Bank Roll requirement for the next round on the EC's, so Y would I not plan for that eventuallity?

Chip values can be played around with, and have to be increased as the level/value of the EC progression rises, such that when I do land a Zero, its payback, is such that it Returns me back to level 1 on all or nearly all my EC's, or at worst, allows me the luxury of being able to play the current(or last) bet on EC's at their current level/chip value, therefore protecting my BR, and producing "Saviour" like acts of kindness!!