{"id":8286,"date":"2014-11-10T18:49:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T18:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2014\/11\/10\/monster-roll\/"},"modified":"2014-11-10T18:49:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T18:49:17","slug":"monster-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2014\/11\/10\/monster-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Original Post Content --><br \/>\nSo life has been busy and kind of stressful lately and I just needed a day off to myself.  So I made up some bogus meeting I had and drove to my favorite casino.  Go up to a 12 footer with 7 spots on each side.  Take out my standard marker and they know me so well there, I don&#8217;t have to wait more then 90 seconds before i am bankrolled.  I am typically a stick right shooter but there was a very large man there so I jumped into stick left one.  I Have been on a streak lately so I was eager to get the dice.  I 6 counted everyone and after the big man to the left 7 out, I get the dice.  He actually walked away, but I held the spot at stick left.  And just a quick background, I do not count my rolls, however, I do put a $5 chip in my pocket for every winning number I hit.  Doesn&#8217;t matter if it is a $300 six or a $15 pass line win.  I find this is a great trick for money management.  Especially when at a casino for a long extended time.  <\/p>\n<p>\tOnto the roll.  Although I was missing Finesse, Sandman and the rest of the North East crew, I was focused and determined.  I got the dice and right away started hitting inside numbers.  Finally made my point.  Come back out with a point of 4.  Set up for a 2V and start hitting the outside numbers with many, many 10&#8217;s.  I am come betting but I had bought the 10 for $50.  After 5 hits, I have it to $650 plus my come of $15 and $75 odds.  Now comes my problem.  10 kids who couldn&#8217;t have been a day over 21 come up to the far side of the table.  They all buy in for $100 or $200.  Keep in mind that there are only 7 spots.  They now completely fill the felt and landing spot with chips.  I can&#8217;t see green felt.  I am ticked off at the crew because they have a decent money on the table as well.  The dealer on my side tells me to focus and find a spot.  Wishing Matt was here with me because he usually can calm me down when crap like this happens.  So I take a deep breath, change my set to the hard way set to get a little more protection and look for a new landing zone.  The only one I can seem to find is in the outside mixing bowl next to the first base dealer.  So I actually loft my dice over the dealer&#8217;s chip stacks and land the dice so softly that they hit the back wall and die.  I came back on that throw with a hard 10.  The dealer turned to me and said &quot;see Michael, I told you you just need to stay focused&quot;.  That made me feel great.  And focused I stayed.  For another 30 minutes I lofted the dice over the white chip stack and landed them perfectly.  So when I finally seven-ed out, I had close to 10K in my rack.  I&#8217;m scared to guess how much was on the table.  When I later went to the cashier, I had 47 red chips in my pocket.  So my best guess would be low to mid 50&#8217;s since I did hit a couple of garbage numbers in there.  Was a great day away for me and may even go back again this week.<\/p>\n<p>\tMidnight<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Replies:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Little Debbie on November 10, 2014, 7:37 pm<\/p>\n<div>Congratulations. .. wish I was there!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Goldfinger on November 10, 2014, 8:31 pm<\/p>\n<div>Nice job.Focus is the key.if the only thing on your mind is the dice and the landing you&#8217;re cool.<br \/>\n\tI&#8217;ve seen this happen so many times with lefty.if he lets it bother him he&#8217;s gone. If he stays in the pocket he keeps tossing touchdowns. Once again hard work pays off.<\/p>\n<p>\tGoldfinger<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> NofieldFive on November 11, 2014, 12:17 am<\/p>\n<div>That is fantastic!<\/p>\n<p>\tNFF<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Dr Crapology on November 11, 2014, 1:51 am<\/p>\n<div>Wow, what a great roll.  Wish I could have seen it.  Not really, wish I had been on the table!!!  Yes the hard work does pay off.  Bet it was more like 60 rolls.  Alligator Rose would have counted the # of rolls.<\/p>\n<p>\tLook forward to seeing you next year.<\/p>\n<p>\tdoc<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> SureShot on November 11, 2014, 3:23 am<\/p>\n<div>Nice roll Midnight.<br \/>\n\tSureshot<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Finisher on November 11, 2014, 3:32 am<\/p>\n<div>Great roll. Hope you do it again with less people on table .<br \/>\n\tGood Rolling. \ud83d\ude42  \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Skinny on November 11, 2014, 4:29 am<\/p>\n<div>Good for you Midnight.  Glad to hear about your success.  I agree with Doc that it was probably a 60 roll.  I look at it this way.  You had 47 paydays and were come betting.  I am guessing you were up on all 6 numbers with your P\/L and Come bets.  That would be 6 rolls that were not paydays when you established the number for the first time.  So that brings you up to a minimum of 53.  There were probably 7 crap numbers in there that would have brought you up to 60.<\/p>\n<p>\tAnyhow it was a great accomplishment.  Job well done.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> The WoW Man on November 11, 2014, 2:25 pm<\/p>\n<div>Way to go Midnight. YEAH!!!  \ud83d\ude44 <br \/>\n\tCatch you later!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Greenskeeper on November 11, 2014, 3:08 pm<\/p>\n<div>Awesome feeling isn&#8217;t it? Way to go!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Mr Finesse on November 11, 2014, 4:15 pm<\/p>\n<div>I almost called you that morning to say I was going to meet you,  DAM!!!!!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> TommyC on November 11, 2014, 4:42 pm<\/p>\n<div>WOW  What a day.  Congrats<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> ColorUp on November 12, 2014, 12:50 pm<\/p>\n<div>Midnight,<\/p>\n<p>\tCongratulations on your epic roll!!!<\/p>\n<p>\tThere will be many more to come( hope I am there when it happens).<\/p>\n<p>\tColorUp<\/p>\n<p>\tJohn<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Matt I on November 16, 2014, 3:47 am<\/p>\n<div>I&#8217;ve been working like a dog.  Would give anything to have gone with you as well.  Knowing how much fun we have on rolls like this, I would have been the first one to tell you it was the best 25 roll I&#8217;ve seen in a long time &#8211; lol.  <\/p>\n<p>\tGreat roll.  <\/p>\n<p>\tFinesse, Midnight, it&#8217;s time to go for a trip&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\tMatt \/ Sandman.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> MIDNIGHT on November 16, 2014, 1:19 pm<\/p>\n<div>Thanks for the boost there Matt. Can always count on you to count my rolls. I&#8217;m good to go this week if your up to it. <\/p>\n<p>\tMidnight<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> AlamoTx on November 16, 2014, 4:10 pm<\/p>\n<div>Awesome.  One of these days I&#8217;m going to be in on one of those, whether self-instituted or from another shooter.  Way to shake out the cobwebs when the crowd starts making trouble for you.  (Think free throw line in a hostile playoff environment).  Our minds win these sessions for us as much as our skill. The long roll was a good story, but the mental agility is the real message.<\/p>\n<p>\tKeep On Rollin&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\tAlamo<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> MIDNIGHT on November 17, 2014, 4:51 pm<\/p>\n<div>It&#8217;s what I think is the most important part about dice control.  Having the ability to overcome obstacles that are thrown at you as well as being able to focus to a point where you can block out everything that is going on around you.<\/p>\n<p>\tMidnight<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So life has been busy and kind of stressful lately and I just needed a day off to myself. 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