$135 Across Craps Strategy: Correct Setup and Regression

Point-excluded Across · Two hits · Regression · Correct totals

The “$135 Across” strategy usually refers to $25 on 4, 5, 9, and 10 and $30 on 6 and 8 with the established point excluded. The full six-number layout is $160. Remove a $25 point and $135 remains; remove a 6 or 8 and the working amount is $130.

That distinction matters because the name is shorthand for a family of similar regressions—not a guarantee that every point produces exactly $135 of action.

Sam’s verdict

The useful part of this strategy is the arithmetic: take two box-number hits, then regress to a much smaller Across layout. The dangerous part is psychological. Risking $130 or $135 to lock up only a few dollars after two minimum hits can feel safer than it really is, especially after a short winning sequence.

Starting layout

Starting layout: Number; Working amount; Place-bet profit if it wins.
Number	Working amount	Place-bet profit if it wins
4	$25 unless it is the point	$45
5	$25 unless it is the point	$35
6	$30 unless it is the point	$35
8	$30 unless it is the point	$35
9	$25 unless it is the point	$35
10	$25 unless it is the point	$45

Place 4/10 is shown for a clean comparison. At $25, a Buy 4 or Buy 10 may produce a better payoff depending on when the commission is charged and how the casino rounds it.

Why the entry is sometimes $130 and sometimes $135

Point 4, 5, 9, or 10 removes a $25 wager from the full $160 layout → $135 working.
Point 6 or 8 removes a $30 wager → $130 working.

If someone describes the system as “always $135 Across,” ask whether they are covering the point, using different units, or simply using the name loosely.

Two-hit regression to $64 Across

The basic version is:

After the point is established, put $130 or $135 Across on the remaining box numbers.
Collect two covered-number wins.
Regress to $64 Across: $10 on 4/5/9/10 and $12 on 6/8.
Decide in advance whether the $64 layout will be collected, pressed, or eventually removed.

Two-hit regression to $64 Across: Entry; Two minimum $35 hits; Chips returned by regression; Rack result with $64 still working.
Entry	Two minimum $35 hits	Chips returned by regression	Rack result with $64 still working
$135	$70	$71	+$6 cash; $64 still exposed
$130	$70	$66	+$6 cash; $64 still exposed

This is the appeal of the regression: after two minimum wins, the amount returned to the rack is $6 more than the original entry while $64 remains on the table.

But that $64 is still your money. If a 7 follows immediately, the cycle ends $6 ahead only because the returned chips stayed in the rack. Calling the remaining layout “house money” hides the fact that you are still risking $64 of your own bankroll.

Decide whether the smaller layout covers the point

The $64 regression is a full six-number Across layout: $10 each on 4, 5, 9 and 10, plus $12 each on 6 and 8. If 5 is the established point, that smaller layout adds a $10 Place 5 even though the starting $135 layout excluded it. A Pass Line bet on 5 and a Place 5 are separate wagers. Both can win when 5 repeats, and both can lose when 7 arrives. State that change before calling the regression a continuation of the same point-excluded plan.

A player who wants to keep excluding point 5 can instead regress the Place bets to $54: $10 on 4, 9 and 10 and $12 on 6 and 8. In the minimum two-hit example, $70 of Place profit has already been collected. Taking $81 off the original $135 layout leaves $54 working and puts $151 in the rack from this component ($70 plus $81). If 7 then takes the Place bets, the completed Place-bet sequence is $16 ahead of its $135 entry. The full $64 version takes down $71, racks $141, and is $6 ahead after the same 7. These figures exclude any Pass Line flat bet or Odds still at risk; add those stakes when calculating the whole-table loss.

How likely are two covered hits?

This is where descriptions of the strategy often become vague. The answer depends on what happens when the excluded point repeats.

The first column below treats the point and all other non-resolving totals as neutral. It asks whether the next two decisive outcomes for the Across layout are covered numbers rather than 7.

The second column asks whether you get two covered hits before either the point or 7 ends the current point cycle.

How likely are two covered hits?: Excluded point; Covered combinations; Two hits before 7, point neutral; Two hits before point or 7.
Excluded point	Covered combinations	Two hits before 7, point neutral	Two hits before point or 7
4 or 10	21	(21 ÷ 27)² = 60.49%	(21 ÷ 30)² = 49.00%
5 or 9	20	(20 ÷ 26)² = 59.17%	(20 ÷ 30)² = 44.44%
6 or 8	19	(19 ÷ 25)² = 57.76%	(19 ÷ 30)² = 40.11%

Neither column is a universal “success rate.” If the bets come down when the point wins, the right-hand measure is the more relevant single-cycle number. If the layout survives a point win, it must be reconfigured around the next point, which can change both the working total and the covered combinations.

That is why “just get two hits” is not a complete rule set.

Follow the chips

$135 Across: rack and table are different balances

1 · Point 5

Start outside the point

$135at risk on the table

$25 each on 4, 9 and 10; $30 each on 6 and 8. A seven now loses $135.

2 · Two $35 hits

Collect, don’t press

$70profit collected in the rack

Example: 6 and 8 hit, paying $35 each. The original $135 is still on the table.

3 · Regress to $64

Take $71 off the table

+$6net after a later $64 loss

Rack: $70 + $71 = $141. Table: $10 on 4, 5, 9, 10 and $12 on 6, 8. $141 − original $135 = $6.

This specific sequence leaves $64 exposed after regression. It does not make the opening risk safe: a seven before the two collected hits can still cause a loss. Buying the outside numbers, commissions, pressing or different hit amounts change this example.

Risk before the regression

The biggest losses happen before you ever reach $64 Across.

Risk before the regression: Minimum-payout path; $135 entry; $130 entry.
Minimum-payout path	$135 entry	$130 entry
7 before any covered hit	−$135	−$130
One $35 hit, then 7	−$100	−$95
Two $35 hits, then regress	+$6 racked; $64 working	+$6 racked; $64 working
Immediate 7 after regression	Cycle ends +$6	Cycle ends +$6

A covered 4 or 10 pays $45 as a Place bet, so some two-hit paths return more than the minimum examples. Buy-bet commission timing can also change the exact result.

The core asymmetry does not change: the strategy risks roughly $130–$135 to reach a state that initially locks up only $6.

Use the Craps Bet Builder / Exposure Map if you want to see how much money remains exposed after a regression or press.

What happens after the point repeats?

This is not just a technicality—it changes the system.

If the shooter makes the point before you have two covered hits, decide beforehand whether you:

take all the Across bets down,
leave them working on the come-out,
call them off for the come-out and reconfigure around the new point,
or restart the entire cycle after a new point is established.

Different versions of “$135 Across” use different conventions. This page does not pretend one of them is the universal original rule.

Rules to decide before playing

Is the point excluded or also covered?
Are 4 and 10 Place bets or Buy bets?
Does a 4/10 win count as one of the two hits? Usually yes, but define the rule.
What happens if the point repeats before the second hit?
Do the Across bets work on the next come-out?
What happens after the regression: collect, press, or remove?
What is the stop-loss for one cycle and for the session?

Do not size a bankroll to “survive until it works.” The next hand is not more likely to produce two covered hits because the previous one failed.

Compare the larger $220 Squeeze Play, the Triple Lux press pattern, and the underlying Place-bet payouts and house edges.

Sam’s table note: The two-hit regression is easy to remember. Before using it, choose whether the smaller layout covers the established point, and count every chip still on the felt as your money.