Kavouras Roulette Strategy

Legal Kavouras layout

The legal layoutequipmentLayoutThe printed betting grid on the table. Also: table, felt, cloth.Read full → places one unitmoneyUnitThe base stake a system or a player works in. Progressions are described in units so they apply at any table.Read full → on the 0/1/2/3 first-four bet, two on six-line 31–36, and one on each splitbetSplitTwo adjacent numbers, pays 17:1.Read full → 8/11, 13/14, 15/18, 17/20, and 27/30. The occasional 4/13 instruction is a misprint: 4 and 13 are separated by three rows in the first columnbetColumnTwelve numbers in one vertical column of the layout, pays 2:1.Read full → and cannot share a standard-table split chipmoneyChipA token representing a fixed amount, placed on the layout to make a bet. Also: check.Read full →.

Why 13/14 is required

Numbers 13 and 14 are adjacent in the same row, so 13/14 is a legal split. With the 0/1/2/3 first-four bet, six-line 31–36, and five legal splits, the layout covers 20 distinct European pocketsequipmentPocketOne of the 37 numbered compartments on the rotor. Also: slot, cup.Read full → for eight units.

Corrected-layout payout table

The following table applies only to the legal 13/14 correction.

Worked example and risk

A table can accept 8/11 and 13/14 because each pair touches on the betting grid; it cannot accept a chip spanning 4 and 13. With the corrected layout, a 14 split hit returns 18 including stake against the total 8 units placed: net +10. The losing components cost 7 units. A number outside all components loses eight. The expected result is (4 × 1 + 6 × 4 + 10 × 10 − 17 × 8) / 37 = −8/37 units. Its 20-pocket coverage does not make it suitable for an American wheel, whose first-four bet and zerowheelZeroThe single green pocket that no even-money, dozen or column bet covers; the source of the house edge. Also: single zero, 0.Read full → rules differ.

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