Wife and I made round trip drive on the warmest day to be had this winter. Traffic was light and the amount of people at the Casino was low on a Wednesday compared to the Sunday when we visited last July.
Everyone was behaving and respecting each others space. At eight A.M. I informed my wife of my plans and asked her to take the day off like me. Off we go. Arriving at 1P.M.. Extra tables opened at one.
The hundred dollar table was open. I grabbed stick left and threw a 11 with a lot of back spin. Established the point and then rolled a seven. Walked away from the table.
Grabbed stick right at a fifteen dollar table and held the dice for a while. The hard table surface called for no back spin. The dice stayed together landing in the zone just before the wall bouncing once and sitting down.
I was happy to see that the lack of play and practice didn’t leave me for sevens. I mentally coached myself throughout the game about my grip, stance, landing zone and so on. Remembering to remain calm.
If your mind starts to panic just repeat my mantra – DOM-DOM-DOM. No shit. It will help you refocus.
The fifty dollar tables opened so I grabbed it with anther fella being joined soon by two more decent shooters. I had some really long rolls. I was rolling everything but the seven. On a couple of occasions I established four as the point. The dice set I was using just isn’t any good for the four or ten.
Rather than change I kept rolling forever figuring it would have to come up. We’ll it would not. So I get the dice again and I have the point established and I throw out my COME bet.
Next roll is a four. For cry-yi-yippy. I max out the odds on that COME bet to motivate me and keep rolling. I came to the conclusion I would have to change my dice to bring home that 4 COME bet. Too much money to lose. So I did and I brought that puppy home within two rolls.
A good feeling for sure. We had a nice ride home.
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Posted by: Dominator on February 26, 2021, 3:51 pm
Great report! One criticism when you said – “I came to the conclusion I would have to change my dice to bring home that 4 COME bet. “
So glad you brought it back, BUT – you need to throw dice with an “empty mind”. I have said this before, you can not think when you are at the table. Just throw the dice like in practice. To many times as soon as you starting thinking about changing the set in the middle of a point cycle you will 7 out. Glad this didn’t happen.
Dom
Posted by: Finisher on February 26, 2021, 8:02 pm
I like to think about a hard way number even when I am not betting on it rather then a set or different set . One of the instructors said its not the set but the grip . I believe he is right .
Even when I need a 6 or 8 for the STA I do not change my set any more . I use to change sets often but have gotten away from that bad habit .
Hope you had a good time since it has been so long .
Good Rolling.
Posted by: Dominator on February 26, 2021, 9:12 pm
You are so right on Finisher! That is part of my manta as I pick up the dice and set,grip, and throw. I think about a number and the way I want to throw it – 3/3 or even 2/4
Dom
Posted by: Cotton Lob on February 27, 2021, 12:32 am
@dominator I understand what you are saying Dom. I ran into the same problem at this place on a different long table facing the mall a couple of years ago.
I had the one COME bet sitting there the whole time while continuing to roll the points. I was wracking my brain while the dealers were making the payouts. I think it was an eight that was sitting there.
For some reason the eights were not showing for me that night. I finally made a change and I brought it in. But that was probably after an hour or forty-five minutes of game time.
I am with you about just keeping the rolls going and not being focused on distractions like that.
If I have other working COME bets and I am hitting constantly I will just keep introducing new COME Bets and not get side tracked. If I am hot I can handle three or four working. That hasn’t happened in a while.
I guess tables are going to give you certain numbers and you have to accept it.
Posted by: Finisher on February 27, 2021, 2:02 am
I just hate it when I make a come bet on a r0ller and just wait for 10,20 or more rolls then the 7 comes and then the vary next roll is that come bet I was wanting for sooooo long . It has happened to many times to count .
Were I play the min. is 5.00 so I can invest 10.00 on one come bet for a random roller so that I am in the game to be able to roll . That is a total bet since I only bet the come and not the pass line or DP . I have even got the dice after they craped out and did not want to roll again . Which I then had to make a pass line bet .
Good Rolling.
Posted by: Dr Crapology on February 27, 2021, 1:14 pm
We know it is hard when a random roller just keeps rolling but never hits your one come bet with single odds and he has a 7 out.
But remember you only lost one bet. Your loss is a small amount so as No Field Five says you lose less so that you can win more.
Posted by: Dominator on February 27, 2021, 4:22 pm
I have to confess, especially if I am playing at a $5 table or even a $10 table. If rolls go by and I am sitting on a comebet on a random roller and that roller is repeating some numbers, I will put out another come bet and see what happens
Dom
PS – the line about “you need to learn to win more by learning to lose less” is from Billy the Kid. It is one of the best lines during our lecture on betting
Posted by: Cotton Lob on March 3, 2021, 8:06 pm
@dominator You all make some good points. If you pay attention to the shooters who are paying attention to how they grip and toss the dice, and see them repeating the same numbers every round, you can make up the loss with the COME BET. I had forgotten what Billy the Kid stated about “learning to lose less.” And then Cotton Lob thinks the more time you put into “quality” practice and then getting feed-back from the coaches the more confident you will be at the table.
