A Change In Betting Strategy For Me
I want to post this, because I think I’ve given people the idea that I am a rigid 6/8 leverage player. Up to very recently…a few days ago, really, this has been true. For a long time, I had been…
Unit Bet Size and Heat
I have read books, notably Wong’s book and some others, that suggest that you draw heat with the amount of your buy in and the size of your unit bet. Next trip to Vegas, I plan to increase my unit…
Rehash: Come Bets v Place Bets
OK…this has been discussed a lot, I know. When I first started GTC dice control, the mantra was Place Bet the 6 & 8 because you have the biggest advantage there. Now, it seems that everyone is going toward come…
To Warm Up Or Not To Warm Up
I don’t think this post has a true answer, but I want to hear what some of the grizzled veterans have to say about this issue. At your first turn with the dice do you take a certain number of…
Current Table Conditions
Going to be in Vegas July 30 and 31 and would appreciate any tips on what table surfaces, policies etc., may have changed there. I will be staying at a place off the strip named after a town in the…
VEGAS July 30 and 31
Going to be staying at the Rio and plan to play there and downtown some. Email me at alamotx47@gmail.com if you are interested in meeting up and playing and/or getting a glass of wine or lunch, dinner, breakfast etc. Always…
BETTING STRATEGIES
Internally, I’ve had a debate about whether to come bet or place bet while shooting. Empirically, place betting the 6 and 8 seems to almost always result in better wins for me. The most recent trip to Vegas, I carved…
Backswing v no backswing
Lately, I have been reading about and hearing about the fact that some of the dice coaches suggest little or no backswing. I know Sanford Wong in his book says no backswing. GTC seems to consider no backswing as anathema…
Measuring Your Edge
This is an inquiry for the statistical brains on the site. Everyone knows how to measure the Sevens to Rolls Ratio. There is another way to test whether or not you are better than random, and I have been putting…
Only A Few People Have A Great Trip Every Time
It has been my experience with craps, and with gambling in general, and with fishing, that the stories you hear are often tales of great accomplishment occasioned by the skill and good fortune of the teller. Many of the trip…