GTC has a great series for teaching you the basic skills on how to become an Advantage Player in craps. The Primer and Refresher classes focus on your throwing skills and discuss basic betting practices, while the advance class teaches you how to “Play the game as an AP”. (This is just my observations/experience/opinion). So you’ve taken all the class, done some tune-ups etc. You have learned your Dice skills and you know you have an edge. What do you do next?
You have a great foundation (Thank you GTC). Do you want to be the best AP you can? Or are you happy where you’re at. If you are happy, then don’t bother reading any further. If you’re not, you want more. You want to squeeze every penny of wins you can from the casinos. You want to be the best you can be. The time has come to buckle down and get to work. Yep, I said get to work.
Keeping your shot sharp is time consuming but there is more to learn and gain. We’re not talking about some system here. This isn’t some TV commercial for a 19.95 product. We’re talking about learning and understanding the game. So where do you start. There is no clear path on what to do. There is more but where to go? Without getting into to many details, I’m going to share my path so far and you can use it or take your own.
I focused on understanding the math of the game. Not just some but all the bets, even those feature bets. I learned the House Advantage on each bet and what my individual edge, if any, are on each. Since your edge varies with your abilities. This is an ongoing process.
I worked/working on understanding my bankroll and my betting within it. Risk of Ruin, Variance, and Kelly are just some of the areas I tackled. Designing and testing betting strategies; on paper, in practice and live play. This sounds simple but it’s a hugh area.
There’s the Comp system, Security and Surveillance, Casino tolerances and much more that I have explored.
This is what I did/doing after building my foundation. It’s been an interesting journey so far. One I hope many of you will share in. I’d like to hear what some of you have done.
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Posted by: Dominator on March 17, 2012, 4:23 pm
Mastery of a technique is really never possible. There is always something to learn. Some of the thoughts that you listed are great examples of this. I am always fidgeting with something during my practice.
Another thing. just because you have taken all the courses does not mean that you can’t take one of them again. Like taking the refresher a second time before the advanced is a great thing and we found this to be just wonderful for all the students. And if you have taken the advanced course, why not take it again.
Great post!
Dominator
Posted by: Timmer on March 17, 2012, 4:43 pm
😎 😎 😎
Posted by: fscobe on March 17, 2012, 6:05 pm
By the way, a great post!
Posted by: Pointman on March 20, 2012, 2:50 pm
"fscobe" wrote: I’d be interested to know what your SmartCraps scores are and if you are now able to use the radical betting styles in Cutting Edge Craps.
By the way, a great post!
Thank you, that means a lot (from You and Dom). I have sent you via the forums email system my SC numbers.
Posted by: Dice Pilot on March 21, 2012, 4:45 am
You are a great team member and I enjoy all of the years of practicing with you. Exploring the next level is always a challenge and fun way to test our skills and limits. Great post.
Posted by: Not2soon on March 22, 2012, 4:42 am
Don’t go too fast I can not keep up!
🙂
Posted by: getagrip on March 22, 2012, 8:19 pm
I really enjoyed this post and was hoping you would get more replies to it from Advanced players as I would have enjoyed reading other responses too.
Unfortunately, I am not nearly advanced enough to answer your post so I will just say thank you for posting and good job.
We were at a Tune Up class together once and I remember your terrific shot and your great questions for Mr. Finesse so I am not surprised you are doing so well or being so thoughtful about your game! 😎
Posted by: Pointman on March 23, 2012, 5:51 pm
I know you work very hard too. Any who’s serious about this takes the refresher/tuneups, etc.
As for the post, I know there are some Advanced players out there and I was hoping some would share what they are doing and how they have progressed. I like to learn as much as I can. The better the knowledge, the better the decision. From what I can tell, you’re about ready for the advanced class. It’s a real eye openner. In my opinion, the primer/refresher helps you tackle the shot. The advanced class helps you tackle the table. I guess you could say I’m trying to tackle the game. I may never master it, but I want to do my very best.
Posted by: Big Daddy Guy on March 24, 2012, 3:54 pm
The twist makes all the difference.
Posted by: Pointman on March 26, 2012, 7:45 pm
"Big Daddy Guy" wrote: The twist makes all the difference.
I don’t think I want to know…. 😮
