Yo-leven

Yo-leven or yo is the outcome of rolling an 11 in the game of craps. The term was coined to prevent confusion with seven, which has a similar sound.[1][2]

A roll of Yo-leven

The term can also be heard at poker tables, referring to a bet of 11.[3]

Probability

Rolling two 6-sided dice 25 times gives a probability of 0.760442 that at least once, Yo will appear. There is a 36:2 or 18:1 chance an 11 will appear. The 0% house edge payout would be 17:1, but the house only pays 15:1, giving an 11.11% house edge.[4]

Betting

When the player throws in money and calls out "yo" or "yo-leven", the dealer will usually 'book' the bet as a bet on the 11, so as to not create confusion.

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See also

References
  1. Barney Vinson; David P. Tarino (2002). Ask Barney: An Insider's Guide to Las Vegas. Bonus Books. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-1-56625-181-5.
  2. "Taking the Yo Bet - Yo Eleven". NickelOnTheYo. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. "Yoleven - Poker Terms". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. Weisstein, Eric (2003). CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics. CRC Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-58488-347-0.


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