---
title: "Table games"
url: https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/
description: "Entries on Rankplan filed under table games."
published: 2026-08-19
updated: 2026-08-19
---

# Table games

Published 2026-08-19

Entries filed under table games, newest first.

## 6 August 2026

### [House edge, hold and RTP are three different numbers](https://rankplan.net/2026/08/house-edge-hold-rtp/)

House edge, hold and return to player describe three different quantities that are routinely used as if they were one. Separating them makes published figures much easier to read.

Filed under: [Odds and probability](https://rankplan.net/categories/odds-and-probability/), [Table games](https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/08/house-edge-hold-rtp/)

## 28 July 2026

### [European and American roulette: where the extra pocket goes](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/roulette-extra-pocket/)

The difference between the two common roulette wheels is a single extra pocket, and the whole edge lives in it. The payouts are identical; only the denominator changes.

Filed under: [Table games](https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/), [Odds and probability](https://rankplan.net/categories/odds-and-probability/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/roulette-extra-pocket/)

## 19 July 2026

### [Blackjack basic strategy is a table, not a feeling](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/blackjack-basic-strategy-table/)

Basic strategy is a lookup table produced by exhausting every dealer outcome, not a feel for the shoe. It answers one narrow question, and it answers it completely.

Filed under: [Card games](https://rankplan.net/categories/card-games/), [Table games](https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/blackjack-basic-strategy-table/)

## 11 June 2026

### [Baccarat's three bets and the commission on banker](https://rankplan.net/2026/06/baccarat-three-bets/)

Baccarat offers three bets, and the commission on one of them exists precisely because it wins slightly too often to be paid at even money.

Filed under: [Card games](https://rankplan.net/categories/card-games/), [Table games](https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/06/baccarat-three-bets/)

## 30 May 2026

### [The craps odds bet: the one wager paid at its true price](https://rankplan.net/2026/05/craps-odds-bet/)

The odds bet behind a point is the rare wager paid at its true mathematical price, which makes it a useful reference point for reading every other bet on the layout.

Filed under: [Table games](https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/), [Odds and probability](https://rankplan.net/categories/odds-and-probability/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/05/craps-odds-bet/)