Musical Dice -- My Craps Blog

     In the Craps world, one of the most prolific and influential vloggers is Hawaii Craps Shooters. The man behind this, his name is Bryan, and he's having a birthday today! He's in Vegas right now with his crew, and I hope he's doing great, winning big, and most of all, having a great time. Bryan, we, at musicaldice323.com salute you and your awesome content, and Happy Birthday to you! And as you like to say, may the dice be nice! ☺

     Today, I added a new Craps Article, which is really just links to other craps websites. Hope you like it!

   My wife and I came back to Lake Charles for what I consider a warm-up trip to Las Vegas, which we're taking in the middle of next month. My hope is that this trip turns out profitable, like the last one did. Moreover, this month has turned out to be a very busy and very expensive one, so that's why it's only now that we're coming out here, plus I hope to recoup some of the money I had to spend on other things. But at the same time, I'm probably going to play somewhat cautiously, for the last thing I want to do is lose a ton of money before Vegas. Let's see what develops...

     This time, when we arrived in Lake Charles, our room wasn't ready yet, so we waited for an hour before checking into our room. In the meantime, I briefly played blackjack, unable to get onto a craps game, since the table was full. The session was brief, but filled with drama, from which I ended up winning $25. I didn't want to stay there too long anyhow, as I regarded that session as a warm-up to the rest of the trip.

     After checking into our room, and getting some much-needed R & R, we went downstairs to the casino floor, and this time, I got into a craps game. I got to shoot from the end. I used the Yo-Yo dice set, and I ended up shootin 13 times, hitting the 5 six times! I had pressed that number up to $75, and was ready to get a black chip for a payout, when I crapped out. Playing scared craps, it wasn't until that last hit on the 5 that I even got into the black. So when I crapped out, I only ended up $11 ahead. I did add $37.50 to that at the blackjack table, for a total session win of $48.50. Hey, it's better than losing.

     We then walked over to the Golden Nugget casino. Along the way, we both decided that despite it being sunny and a predicted high temperature of 81°, it still was not warm enough to go swimming, or to the hot tub at night over there. But I did get into some games over at Golden Nugget. The craps table was full, so I opted for blackjack. There, the table was somewhat better than the ones at L'Auberge, and I won $112.50. Then, in a twist, I opted against playing craps, when a spot became available. Reason being, I saw the table thinning out, and the players not looking happy. It gave me a bad vibe, and I decided not to play there. So instead, I opted for poker, despite it being after 3 pm, not leaving much time to play before our dinner reservation at the Ember Steakhouse. I got onto the poker table just before 3:30, and I'd decided I was only going to play for an hour and a half at most. Very fortunately for me, I only needed half that time, for I won two big pots, getting involved in little else, and I ended up winning $563 at that table! $675.50 for the whole session! I did want to get at least one 500 Club for the month of April, so I accomplished that on this trip. Now, let's get ready for our dinner date!

     After a very delicious meal at the Ember, we went into the casino, still at L'Auberge, to play once more. This time, I got onto a craps game, and I got to shoot from Stick Left 1. This time, I used the Hardway dice set, and I shot 10 times. But again, playing scared craps, I only ended up winning $53, and that much only because I had a couple of come-out winners which my Whirl bet covered. I could have stayed longer, or played a little more loose, now that I'm ahead, but after a nice hearty meal, I wasn't exactly feeling it. I did tack on an additional $25 at the blackjack table, in another drama-filled session. The session as a whole, netted me $78, and my profits for the trip thus far, totalled $827.

     After watching Temptation Island, which ended after 10:00, we were about to go back downstairs, when my wife noticed me yawning repeatedly. I decided against playing any further tonight, for I don't play well when I'm tired. So I'll wait until tomorrow. $827 ahead for the day is good enough.

     I was hoping to expand on my success of Day 1. But after a $175 win at the blackjack table, bringing my profits up to $1002, I had considered stopping there, saving my strength for Vegas. I was shocked to learn that I had 16 casino winns in a row ay that point! That would have been a good stopping point. How I wish I'd done that...

     After a late breakfast, my wife and I walked over to Golden Nugget. I got into a craps game, where I first was shooting from the end. I used the Yo-Yo dice set, and point-sevened-out. Then I moved to Stick Left 1, where the next time I shot the dice, I used the Hardway dice set. Again, a PSO. The third time I got the dice, I used the same Yo-Yo II dice set that I'd used in Tunica. I shot an 8, but by that time, it was too late. Things were going horribly at the table. The dice were not nice, to say the least. I left the table $643 down. Unfortunately, things just got worse, playing blackjack. I lost another $305 at that table. $948 lost. I still was ahead $54 for the trip. My wife suggested I take a break, which I did.

     My wife and I went out to the pool back at L'Auberge, which was very enjoyable and relaxing. I figured this was just what I needed to forget about what happened at Golden Nugget.

     I thought the two hours spent at the pool at L'Auberge would be enough of a break, regarding the gambling. But apparently, it wasn't, because I suffered a terrible loss at the blackjack table at L'Auberge. I'm pretty sure the craps table was full. Anyway, the cards were horrible, and I chased too much. I lost $1400, after which I decided that I'm all gambled out. I am done gambling for this trip! $1346 in red ink is enough, thank you very much!

     I woke up this morning feeling kind of sorry for myself, after what happened yesterday. But then I watch Bryan's video on how he and his kids were stuck in Vegas for several extra days because they got sick, and as strange as this sounds, that put things in perspective. For one's health is infinitely more important than losing money at a casino. I'd rather have my situation than Bryan's. Hope you and your family get well soon, man! ☺

     However, that does not change my mind, regarding being all gambled out for this trip. I am done. Next time I'll be gambling won't be until May 15th, when my wife and I will be in Vegas for our anniversary trip. Until that time, folks!