Power pressing · Place bets · Third-hit collection · High volatility
Triple Lux is an aggressive Place-bet pressing pattern: start across or inside, power-press a number through two hits, and collect on a later hit before repeating the climb. It can turn one long hand into a large payout, but most early hits are reinvested and a seven can erase a rapidly growing layout.
Triple Lux does not create an edge
The system changes when you collect and how quickly stakes grow. Each Place or Buy bet keeps its normal house edge. Claims of $24,000 or $400,000 sessions describe outliers, not an expected result.
The common structure
- Wait until a point is established and decide whether bets work on come-outs.
- Start across—commonly $64 across at a $10 table—or use only the inside numbers.
- When one number hits, use its payout plus added cash to power-press that same number.
- Power-press its second hit again.
- Collect the third hit on that number, then follow the chosen press/collect ladder.
“Triple Lux” is not a regulated wager with one official progression. Published demonstrations and player versions differ on starting coverage, whether the third hit is collected, when pressed bets reset, and how aggressively to continue. Write your version before playing.
Illustrative $10-table ladders
| Number | Start | First hit and power press | Second hit and power press | Third hit collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 or 10 | $10 pays $18 | Add $7 → $25 | $25 pays $45; add $15 → $60 | $60 pays $108 |
| 5 or 9 | $10 pays $14 | Add $11 → $25 | $25 pays $35; add $25 → $60 | $60 pays $84 |
| 6 or 8 | $12 pays $14 | Add $16 → $30 | $30 pays $35; add $31 → $66 | $66 pays $77 |
This is one internally consistent illustration, not the only Triple Lux ladder. Place 4/10 payouts are shown; at amounts where Buy 4/10 is offered, compare the commission and rounding before choosing.
Why “playing with house money” is misleading
The first and second power presses above require additional cash. Once chips are paid to you, they belong to you. Reinvesting them is a new decision, and chips on the layout remain part of the session result if 7 appears.
| Starting Place bet | Typical house edge | What Triple Lux changes |
|---|---|---|
| 4 / 10 | 6.67% | Bet amount and timing only |
| 5 / 9 | 4.00% | Bet amount and timing only |
| 6 / 8 | 1.52% | Bet amount and timing only |
The bankroll question
A $64 starting layout is not the maximum risk. The system may require $7, $11, $16, $15, $25, or $31 additions on early hits, and several numbers can be in different press stages simultaneously. Decide the maximum total layout and number of starting attempts—not a dream win target.
Record both sides of the hand: amount collected in the rack and amount still working. A large payout followed by a larger seven-out loss is not a profitable sequence.
Origin and source
CrapsPit originally learned the system through a CEG Dealer School demonstration. The school’s Triple Lux Power Press video is a useful source for the named method, but promotional win stories should not be treated as probability evidence.
Compare Squeeze Play regression, 6/8 power pressing, and the Place-bet math.
