What Happens to Come Bets When the Pass Line Point Wins?
Come-bet rules · Table point made · Odds working or off
When the shooter makes the Pass Line point, an unresolved Come bet that has traveled to a different number stays on that number. Its flat portion remains working on the next come-out roll. Its Come Odds are commonly off by default, but the table’s rules and your instruction control.
The short answer
The table point and each traveled Come bet are separate contracts. Making the table point ends the Pass Line round, but it does not erase a Come bet on another number. That Come number still wins if it rolls before 7 and loses if 7 rolls first.
Flat Come versus Come Odds
| Come-bet portion | Can you turn it off? | Typical next come-out status |
|---|---|---|
| Flat Come bet after it travels | No; it is generally a contract bet | Working |
| Come Odds | Yes; normally removable or switchable between rolls | Often off by default |
For a standard traveled Come contract, “off” applies to the Odds portion, not the flat bet. Confirm which stack the crew has marked. A player cannot protect the flat Come bet from a come-out 7 by calling the entire wager off.
Worked example: Come 10 after the table point wins
- The table point is 5.
- You have a $5 flat Come bet on 10 with $10 Come Odds.
- The shooter rolls 5. Pass wins, the puck turns OFF, and your Come 10 stays in place.
- The next roll is a new table come-out. Your $5 flat Come remains working. Assume the $10 Odds are off under that table’s default.
| Next come-out result | $5 flat Come 10 | $10 Come Odds if off |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Loses | Returned without profit; the flat Come contract has ended |
| 10 | Wins $5 | Does not win; returned with no Odds profit |
| New table point other than 10 | Stays on 10 | Normally returns to working status after the come-out |
| 2, 3, 11, or 12 | No decision for the traveled Come 10 | Remains off for that roll |
If 10 is rolled on that come-out, it can simultaneously establish 10 as the new table point and settle your older Come 10. The dealer pays the working flat portion. Off Odds do not receive a win.
What if you call the Odds working?
Before the roll, tell the dealer, “My Come Odds are working on the come-out.” Get acknowledgment; the crew may use an ON marker. With $10 working Odds on Come 10:
- A come-out 7 loses both the $5 flat Come and $10 Odds.
- A come-out 10 wins $5 on the flat portion and $20 on the Odds at 2 to 1.
- Other totals do not decide that Come 10.
Working the Odds does not change the dice probability. It changes which dollars are exposed to 7 and which dollars can win when the Come number appears.
Never assume the default. Ask, “Are my Come Odds off on the come-out?” before the dice move. Some tables use different procedures, especially electronic or variant games.
Why the flat Come cannot be removed
The flat Come bet received its favorable first-roll outcomes when it was placed in the Come box: 7 or 11 won, while 2, 3, or 12 lost. If a box number traveled, the wager entered the less favorable number-versus-7 phase. The contract rule prevents a player from taking the bet down only after receiving the favorable part.
Come Odds are separate. They have no house edge when paid at true odds and normally can be added, reduced, removed, or called off between rolls.
What if a fresh Come bet is still in the box when the point hits?
The opening example concerns a Come bet that has already traveled. A fresh flat wager still in the Come box is at a different stage. Suppose point 5 is ON, you have $10 Pass Line and a new $5 Come, and the next roll is 5.
The Pass wins $10 profit and returns its $10 stake. The fresh Come does not win on that same 5: it travels to 5 and now needs another 5 before 7. With no new wagers and no Come Odds, follow the next roll separately:
| Next table come-out | Traveled $5 Come 5 | New table state |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Wins $5 profit and returns $5 stake | 5 becomes the new table point |
| 7 | Loses $5 | No point established |
| 2, 3, 11 or 12 | No decision | No point established |
| 4, 6, 8, 9 or 10 | Stays on 5 | That other number becomes the table point |
Starting with $100 before the original $10 Pass and $5 Come, the rack held $85. The first 5 sends $20 back from Pass, so the rack becomes $105 with $5 still exposed. A following 7 leaves $105, a $5 net gain across both wagers; a following 5 returns another $10 and leaves $115, a $15 gain. The flat Come’s first roll and its later number decision must not be counted as the same win. See the complete Come lesson for the two-stage rules.
Common mistakes
- Thinking every part of a Come bet is off during the table come-out;
- trying to remove the flat Come after it travels;
- assuming an OFF button applies to every nearby stack;
- forgetting to reactivate Odds after asking to leave them off;
- confusing the table point with an individual Come point.
For the full first-roll and traveled-number sequence, read the Come bet guide and the Free Odds guide.
Follow the Come 10 chips back to the rack
Start with $100 total chips, no other wagers, and $5 Come flat plus $10 Odds already on 10. The rack holds $85. If a come-out 7 occurs with the Odds off, the $5 flat loses and the $10 Odds returns, leaving $95. The $10 return is saved principal, not $10 profit, and it is no longer attached to a surviving Come 10.
If 10 occurs with the Odds off, the $5 flat earns $5 profit and returns its $5 stake; the $10 Odds also returns without profit. The rack becomes $105. With the Odds explicitly working, a 10 instead returns $40 from the wager—$15 principal plus $25 profit—for $125 total in the rack, while a 7 leaves only $85. These four balances show exactly what the working instruction changes.
Rule source
The contract-bet and Odds rules were checked against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s approved Craps and Mini-Craps rules. Individual tables may use different approved procedures.
