Musical Dice -- My Craps Blog

     At first, it was hard getting onto a craps table because they were full, and at both L'Auberge (where me and my wife are staying) and at the Golden Nugget, only one craps table was open. By the time I got to play craps, I had already won $225 at blackjack at L'Auberge, then later returned there for another session, by this time, it was getting close to time to get ready for dinner. So the craps session that followed was a relative quickie. On three occasions, I used what I call an up-and-down strategy. On one shooter, I did an effective 160 across, which hit once for $35, then I took the bets down. Then there was another shooter, with which I employed Bryan (from Hawaii Craps Shooters)'s Quarter Pounder with Ease strategy, making $35 on each of two rolls of this shooter before taking the bets down. Apparently, this was a hot shooter, making at least 8 points, and I felt like a fool not being in on most of his rolls, so eventually, I put some of those profits out there on bets, but he crapped out soon afterwards. I ended up $56 ahead. The dice were taking so long to get around to me that my wife and I decided we couldn't wait that long because of our upcoming dinner reservation. So we left the craps table and headed up to our room, but not before I won a quick $200 at the blackjack table.

     After dinner, my wife and I returned to the craps table, and I finally got to shoot. I used my Yo-Yo dice set (6/5-5/6) shooting from the end. I was playing at a $25 table, and I used a 440 inside regression strategy, keeping the bets up for two rolls (the only reason why I had the balls to do that was because I was slightly over $440 ahead for the trip thus far), then regressing them down to 132 across (the point was 8), with 2x odds. This left me with a $58 profit, which I was able to parlay up to $132 before crapping out on the 7th roll. It was my intention to stay longer, with my wife shooting. But prior to that, it was just me betting, and I told the dealers I was placing a bet for my wife so she can shoot. But the dealers didn't allow that, since she hadn't played prior to this--this is the first time we've ever encountered this. As a result, I colored up, and we left.

     No more craps for this day. I played poker for 4 hours, winning $76, making my total winnings for the day $689. That's all for now.

     After winning $150 before breakfast, I finally was able to play craps at the Golden Nugget, which I did after breakfast. I played at a $15 table, and did a 220 inside regression strategy, regressing down to 81 across with 2x odds after two hits. ended up shooting 15 times, making $220 in the process.

     After my win streak of 10 casino wins in a row (shich included the last five from Vegas) came to an end, and I lost $850 playing blackjack, I played craps later, still back at L'Auberge, I won $95 at the craps table. I only stayed for a few rolls, taking my bets down. I think I was trying real hard not to lose more money.

     Afterwards, I had a quick craps session at Golden Nugget, shooting 7 times, enough to do my regression betting successfully, plus a roll or two extra. Then at L'Auberge, it was pretty much the same deal, winning $35 at the craps. The overall win was only $11, however, as I won $125 at the blackjack table, but lost $149 playing poker. Hey, at least it was a small win. I finished the day still ahead, but by $371

     As far as craps goes, the last day of the Lake Charles trip got off to a rocky start. I didn't play craps until after breakfast and after my wife and I checked out of our room. By the time I had hit the craps table at L'Auberge, I had won $537.50 playing blackjack, losing 90 of it back just before breakfast. But at the craps table, it seemed like nothing was working. I had used my 220 inside regression style betting, with the intention of taking the bets after the second roll, but I crapped out before that could happen. And nothing I tried on other shooters was working either. I left the table losing $523. But fortunately, I did win all of it back at the blackjack table, where I won $575, to salvage a $52 win for the session.

     Then my wife and I walked over to Golden Nugget. I got into a craps game there. As before, it was a $10 table. It was there that I had my best shoot of the trip, although my profit margin doesn't necessarily reflect that. I shot a 16 on my roll, doing the same 220 inside two-hit regression strategy. This time, it worked, with the two hits being both times I made my point of 6. I couldn't do it the third time that became the point, but I elicited a lot of cheering because I rolled three hard 6's. The dice legend for this shoot was 215010 43. Four non-productive horn rolls may be why I only won $126 this time, compared to $220 yesterday, when I had horn rolls on the comeout making me money, since I like to hedge my Pass Line bet with a whirl bet. Nonetheless, a win is a win.

     I told my wife, as we returned to L'Auberge, that this would be the "final assault" on the tables. Somehow, I found myself on a $10 table at L'Auberge, where they only had $25 tables at first, then $15 tables. I shot from the end again (not one of my shoots on this trip was from my favorite position, Stick Left 1), and that shoot lasted 11 rolls, making a point of 6, but missing on a point of 10. I left the table $95 ahead. I declared myself "all gambled out" after winning an additional $75 at the blackjack table.

     Again, a win is a win, and I will definitely take my $1241.50 total profit for the trip, although I only made a net of $292 from playing craps (I made a net of $1022.50 playing blackjack, and had a net loss of $73 playing poker). My wife and I had a blast. Suffice to say that we did a number of things not related to gambling that we greatly enjoyed. Anyway, we were both sad to have to leave and return to Houston. We will be back for sure!

     Although I did sufficiently well at craps to make some money, I felt there was something missing with my throws. As I rode home from Lake Charles, I realized that I hadn't practiced much prior to the trip, unlike previous trips to Lake Charles this year, and unlike my trip to Vegas. I'm making this entry into this blog to stress the importance of practice, practice, practice, when it comes to dice-setting, gripping the dice, and tossing the dice. Only through hours and hours of practice will anyone be really good at dice influence. I tip my hat to such YouTube vloggers and shooters like Big AZ Craps Guru, BoneThrower, Bryan, Mar, and Mel from Hawaii Craps Shooters, and Rick and Josie from LetItRoll. They all have craps tables in their houses where they can practice their techniques. I don't have that luxury. I only have part a floor in the bedroom of an apartment that I share with my wife. But where there is a will, there is a way, and I'm going to try to make of find a better throwing area. Practice does make perfect, as I'd proven for myself, back when I was bowling, for ALL the hours I'd put into bowling, led to a 200+ average the last 8 years I'd bowled, and 15 perfect games.