Month: October 2017

Craps

Still here

I haven’t been to a GTC seminar since last spring nor have I played since then. I still practice when I can but it isn’t as often as I would like. In June my wife Melanie was diagnosed with breast…

Craps

Betting on the RR (CF)

Why make a come bet for $10 with $10 odds on a RR (CF), when a $12 6 or 8 place bet saves you $8.00? Since there are five ways to make the 6 or 8, you are in a…

Other Games

Differing Video Poker Variance for Payout

Just read an article by Stickman on Casino City Times, http://stickman.casinocitytimes.com/article/how-to-pick-a-good-video-poker-game-63645 on how to pick a good Video Poker (VP) machine. In that article, Stickman mentions that the variance for 9/6 Jacks or Better is 19.5, while 10/7 Double Bonus…

Craps

Prayers for Sandtrap

Sandtrap was back in the Columbia ICU from 9/11-10/6, but is now in the step-down unit. He has a feeding tube, bilateral pneumonia, as well as pain from spinal fractures due to osteomyelitis. PT has not been able to get…

Get-togethers

Great gift wrap up

Out of all here no one is going this year ? Good Rolling. 😀 🙂 Replies: Posted by: getagrip on October 12, 2017, 7:21 pm When is it? Posted by: Finisher on October 12, 2017, 10:02 pm It is the…

Humor

Capitalization

Dear people who type in all lowercase. We are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse. Sincerely, Capital Letters Replies: Posted by: Dominator on October 12, 2017, 11:50 am…

Craps

Back to basics

Recently Rose and Doc have been having some trouble with our throw. We had too many throws where one or more of the dice had a wobble and / or one dice was leading or too high. We knew it…

Craps

16 days of Craps

I recently took a transatlantic cruise from Copenhagen to Boston. I have been looking forward to this trip for quite some time, and started practicing for it two weeks out. I’d forgotten that they use the owl eye dice, and…