ec goes to Vegas for Fathers Day - a TR 6/15-6/21
06-27-2021
, 09:44 AM
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Had a few people ask about craps so I should respond.
Using the $10 table at Sam's as the example. I'll usually bet $10 on the pass line, then get heavy on the odds. It's usually $30 odds on the 4/10, $40 on the 5/9, $50 on the 6/8. When a roll was going good, sometimes the odds would get as high as 10x and end up with $100 behind. Because of craps odds, there's no need to go bigger on the pass line unless backing it up with $200 isn't enough. That was never an issue.
Once the point is set I'll go one of two ways. 1)Come bets. Like at the beginning, it's a $10 come bet, then the same 3x, 4x, or 5x odds. Usually I'd only set 2 more points, for 3 total, then ride it from there, placing another come bet when one of my numbers hit. Occasionally I'd do a come bet every roll and just keep all the numbers covered, bumping up my odds on different numbers as they hit. If the point hit, I'd always leave my odds "working" on the next come out roll.
2)Doing a few units on a couple different numbers, then pressing up as they hit. Say the point is 5. I'd usually put $30 on the 6 & 8, then go to $42, then $60, then $90, and on up in $30 increments. Sometimes I'd start at $60. Other times I'd start at $18 and go up $6 each time...just depending on how things were going and how my roll was holding up. Sometimes I'd spread $10 bets across all the numbers, and bump each one a $5 unit when it hits. I think I had my 6 up to $240 on a couple occasions after starting at $30.
Several times I had $600-$700(maybe more) spread across the table when the hook came out. It always stung seeing that much money raked away, but then I'd look at my rack of chips. If I had that much on the table, it had been a very very profitable roll.
I'm an action junkie, so if I'm only playing a couple numbers, I'll mix in some FIELD bets, hard ways, etc, just so I'm winning or losing something on every roll. I'd usually throw $1 or two on the Tall/Small/All bonus bet just for the fun of celebrating with the table when it gets close. And of course I'd mix in bets for the dealers as well. Usually hard ways or pass line bets.
That's pretty much it. If things are going bad, all the bets get a little smaller and less numbers get played. It can be pretty volatile at times, but how else do you expect to run up a big stack of chips. Obviously there's no +EV craps strategy other than just not playing, but what fun is that? It just comes down to getting lucky at the right times. Some would even call it
Using the $10 table at Sam's as the example. I'll usually bet $10 on the pass line, then get heavy on the odds. It's usually $30 odds on the 4/10, $40 on the 5/9, $50 on the 6/8. When a roll was going good, sometimes the odds would get as high as 10x and end up with $100 behind. Because of craps odds, there's no need to go bigger on the pass line unless backing it up with $200 isn't enough. That was never an issue.
Once the point is set I'll go one of two ways. 1)Come bets. Like at the beginning, it's a $10 come bet, then the same 3x, 4x, or 5x odds. Usually I'd only set 2 more points, for 3 total, then ride it from there, placing another come bet when one of my numbers hit. Occasionally I'd do a come bet every roll and just keep all the numbers covered, bumping up my odds on different numbers as they hit. If the point hit, I'd always leave my odds "working" on the next come out roll.
2)Doing a few units on a couple different numbers, then pressing up as they hit. Say the point is 5. I'd usually put $30 on the 6 & 8, then go to $42, then $60, then $90, and on up in $30 increments. Sometimes I'd start at $60. Other times I'd start at $18 and go up $6 each time...just depending on how things were going and how my roll was holding up. Sometimes I'd spread $10 bets across all the numbers, and bump each one a $5 unit when it hits. I think I had my 6 up to $240 on a couple occasions after starting at $30.
Several times I had $600-$700(maybe more) spread across the table when the hook came out. It always stung seeing that much money raked away, but then I'd look at my rack of chips. If I had that much on the table, it had been a very very profitable roll.
I'm an action junkie, so if I'm only playing a couple numbers, I'll mix in some FIELD bets, hard ways, etc, just so I'm winning or losing something on every roll. I'd usually throw $1 or two on the Tall/Small/All bonus bet just for the fun of celebrating with the table when it gets close. And of course I'd mix in bets for the dealers as well. Usually hard ways or pass line bets.
That's pretty much it. If things are going bad, all the bets get a little smaller and less numbers get played. It can be pretty volatile at times, but how else do you expect to run up a big stack of chips. Obviously there's no +EV craps strategy other than just not playing, but what fun is that? It just comes down to getting lucky at the right times. Some would even call it
Spoiler:
Seriously, folks. The house LOVES players who bet things other than pass/don't pass and come/don't come, as everything else ratchets up their edge over you. I don't think EC mentioned it, but 'buying' the points might appear to be a decent play, except you lose the value of a 7 on the come-out roll. Plus, you could get everything you just bought wiped away at once on the very next roll. When playing a progression of come bets like EC described, the immediate '7' after a point won't sting quite as badly.
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