Musical Dice -- The DC Hedge Fund Strategy

Written March 21, 2025

     This strategy was inspired by Jacob from WagerMeThis, who often advocates a Don't Pass or a Don't Come strategy, with enough on the Don't bet to cover any Place bets.

     This strategy makes use of the Don't Come (or DC for short) bet. I chose the DC mainly because it's harder to lose several times in a row, unlike a Don't Pass bet, which can lose to multiple Seven Winners on the come-out.

     The main idea here is, after a point is established, to make a Don't Come bet big enough to cover any Place bets you'd make, so if the 7 comes, you'd win a little bit overall. I prefer making a DC bet big enough to cover three inside Place bets. An easy rule-of-thumb would be, make your Don't Come bet 4 times the minimum bet, then after the DC travels to a number, cover 3 inside Place bets with the minimum. For example, on a $15 table, you'd make a $60 Don't Come bet, and suppose it travels to the 8, you'd then put 48 inside on the other inside Place bets (5, 6, and 9, in this case). Then, you'd collect and press as usual, as those Place bets hit.

     Of course, there are going to be times where the Don't Come bet is going to lose, like a 7 or 11 would come before the DC gets to travel to a number, or that number hits before the 7. In the case that your DC bet loses, I would recommend raising your DC bet in some way--I would recommend the Fibonacci method, where your initial DC bet is one unit, but when it loses, make your next DC bet 2 units, then 3, then 5, then 8, and so forth in the Fibonaccu pattern, then as each DC bet wins, lower the bet to the next level down. Doing the DC bets this way, what's nice about the Fibonacci pattern is that it only takes two hits in a row to get your money back, no matter what level in the Fibonacci pattern you're at. Note that as you raise your DC bets, you DO NOT raise your Place bets.

     This strategy is a hybrid strategy of sorts, meaning that you can transition from dark-side play to light-side play, for if you get enough hits on your Place bets to cover the DC bet, you can remove the DC bet, and you'll be playing strictly light-side.

     As far as bankroll goes, you'll need enough for at least five Fibonacci levels for your DC bet. Thus, you'll need roughly 20 times your base DC bet. For example, for a $10 table, your recommended base DC bet would be $40, meaning a recommended bankroll of $800. For a $15 table, a recommended base DC bet would be $60, leading to a recommended bankroll of $1200. For a $25 table, the DC bet would be $100, and the bankroll would be $2000. Of course, you can adjust these numbers up or down to better suit your needs, but these numbers are just my recommendations.

     As with any strategy, This strategy is not guaranteed to work 100% of the time. But this is a nice strategy to hedge againse the 7 (which is why this strategy is called the DC Hedge Fund Strategy), and it has the potential to make you a lot of money. Plus, it can even make you money when the shooters are crapping out only after a few rolls. I think this is an excellent weapon to put into your arsenal, when you play at a craps. Try it out! Good luck! ☺