John Wayne Strategy for Roulette
Di John Wayne system dey put ten straight-up and corner chips around two numbers for di middle column. With centres 5 and 32, e dey cover 18 pockets but na only ten of dem dey give positive net.
Di ten-chip layout dey give −1 net on eight outer-corner pockets, +8 on eight inner-corner pockets, +62 on di two centres, and −10 on 19 oda European pockets.
Di Steps and Di Placement
Choose two numbers for di middle columnbetColumnTwelve numbers for one column of di layout wey stand from up to down, e dey pay 2:1.Read di whole tin → wey qualify; dis example layoutequipmentLayoutDi betting grid wey dem print for di table. Dem also dey call am: table, felt, cloth.Read di whole tin → dey use 5 and 32. Put one straight-up chipmoniChipToken wey stand for one fixed amount, wey you put on top di layout to make bet. Dem also dey call am: check.Read di whole tin → on each centre and one chip on each of di four cornersbetCornerFour numbers wey share one corner for di layout, e dey pay 8:1.Read di whole tin → wey touch each centre. Dat one na ten chips for total. Di two groups no dey overlap for dis example, and dem dey cover 18 different pocketsequipmentPocketOne of di 37 small boxes wey get number for di rotor. Dem also dey call am: slot, cup.Read di whole tin →. “Get cover” no mean sey every pocket wey get cover get positive result, becos di value of di bet wey win different between one corner and one straight-up.
Payout Table
All di nets wey dey below dey remove di complete ten-chip layout.
Example Wey We Work Out
For 5, di straight-up chip dey return 36 total and im four corners wey surround am dey return 9 each, for 72 total. Against ten unitsmoniUnitDi base stake wey system or player dey work with. Dem dey describe progressions in units so dat dem go fit work for any table.Read di whole tin → wey you stake, di net na +62. For one inner-corner number wey two corner bets share, two returns of nine units dey give 18 − 10 = +8. For one outer-corner number, na only one corner dey return nine and di net na 9 − 10 = −1. One number wey no dey inside any bet for di list dey lose all ten units.
Expectation and Risk
Di layout get 18 pockets wey get cover for one single-zerowheelZeroDi one green pocket wey no even-money, dozen or column bet dey cover; na im be di source of di house edge. Dem also dey call am: single zero, 0.Read di whole tin → wheel, but na only di two centres and di eight inner-corner pockets dey bring profit. Im expected valuemathsExpected valueDi average result for each bet for di long run. −1/37 of di stake for every standard European bet.Read di whole tin → na (8 × −1 + 8 × 8 + 2 × 62 + 19 × −10) / 37 = −10/37 units, di same as di standard European cost of ten units wey you bet. One double-zero wheel dey add anoda pocket wey dey lose and e dey change di denominator. Big wins for di centre fit happen, but dia size wey no common no dey change di expected lossmathsExpected lossExpected value times di total moni wey you bet; di average amount wey you go lose for one session or one period.Read di whole tin → for each chip.
Questions wey pipo dey ask
One corner wey win alone dey return nine total, while di layout cost ten. Dat one na total return, no be ten-unit profit.
Na dem be di example centres. Any oda centres wey person propose must get di same corner placement around dem, wey you check for di edges of di board and for overlap.
Small laugh
18 numbers get cover, ten dey bring profit, and eight dey win one corner and still lose one unit.
Sources
- RouletteDoc, Overview of di strategy
- Roulette77, “John Wayne” — layout with two centres
- Wizard of Odds, Roulette Basics — payouts for straight-up and corner
- Wizard of Odds, The Truth about Betting Systems — layouts still get di roulette edge