One of the most popular bets on the craps table is 'any craps,' which is a one-roll bet on the 2, 3 and 12. Sometimes you will end up on a choppy table, and even. In craps the tables will be trending toward hot or cold perhaps thirty percent of the time. They may actually be hot or cold for another ten percent of the time. The other sixty percent of the time the trend may be choppy with decisions hopping back and forth, both ways.

Three big strategiesthe secrets of the Grande-Gold Power Sweep, Molliere's Monte Carlo Turnaround, and the Montarde-D'Girard Double Reverse. These powerful strategies are designed for serious craps players who want to bring the best odds and strategies to hot tables, cold tables and choppy tables. 64 pgs, paperback, 2000. Winning is easier in craps than virtually any other casino game if you follow some basic practices. Make sure you’re comfortable with how the game is played. Have an appropriate bankroll and set win/loss limits. Play the ‘Smart Bets’. Those with the lowest house edge. Make sure you at least 3 strategies to cover Do, Don’t, and Choppy tables.

When I first start to play, I watch therolls of the first two shooters. If they are throwing a lot of numbers before making apoint or sevening out, I determine that the table is choppy or turning hot. I then adjustmy bets accordingly.
If there are a lot of numbers being thrown or a point is madeby every other shooter, I'll make two $12 place bets on the six and eight. After the firsthit on either number, I'll reduce the bets to $6 each. I'll leave them working forthe life of the roll on the shooters first point. The shooter makes the firstpoint so on the second pointnumber trying to be made, I leave the place bets on the six and eight on for the life ofthe roll, using a same bet, press it progression.
If there aren't a lot of numbers being thrown before the shootermakes the point or sevens out, I'll make two $6 place bets on the six and eight. I leavethem working for one hit or six rolls and then take them down.
Another betting strategy is to make the place bets onthe six and eight, and if the shooter throws one of your numbers within thefirst three rolls, you would leave the bet working and start your count over.Anytime your number isn't thrown after three rolls, prepare to take them down onthe sixth roll. For more info see-place bet betting guide.
If a four or ten isthrown, I make a no four or no ten bet for $40. I leave the no four or no ten bet up untila seven is thrown or I lose the bet. Be mindful of how many times a four and ten show up.Sometimes there is a preponderance of one number. If so, don't make a no four or no ten onthat number. You can make two $5 don't come bets after the fourth roll instead.
I don't make a pass/don't pass line bet.
If a shooter makes two points in a row, I start to bet accordingto the hot system.
If two don't passes are made in a row, I start to bet accordingto the cold system.

My system of betting for:

Starting table play
Choppy & semi-cold tables
Hot tables
Cold tables

An Example of this system

You determine that the table is gettingwarmer. A lot of numbers are being thrown and most shooters will make at leastone point before sevening out.
You make two $12 place bets on the six and eight. Theshooter throws a six on the 5th roll. You take you winnings and tell the dealerto take you down to $6 each on the six and 8. The shooter sevens out and youhave a $2 profit.
Unsure of what the next shooter might do, you make two$6 place bets on the six and eight. If the shooter throws one of your numberswithin the first three rolls, you'll stay working. If not, you'll come downafter the 6th roll, even if your number is thrown on the 4th, 5th or 6th roll.The shooter throws a six on the second roll. You tell the dealer same bet. Theshooter throws another six two rolls later. You say same bet. Now the shooterhas hit your numbers twice within six rolls. You are going to stay with thisshooter for the life of the roll and the next time one of your numbers is hityou would press it. Even if the shooter sevens out, you have a $2 profit.
The shooter sevens out. Now you have two shooters seveningout in a row. You determine that table is getting colder.
You make two $6 place bets on the six and eight and will takethem down after one hit or six rolls. The sixth roll goes by and it's a four.Your numbers haven't been thrown so you take your place bets down and make a $40no 4. Next roll is a six, then the point is made. You still have the no 4 for$40 working, so you pray for a seven on the come-out.

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What do Baseball, Football and Craps have in Common???

I can hear it now, 'Skinny has finally lost it. He has gone off the deep end with this one!'

Let me assure you, that is not the case here. I have just seen an HBO special that gave me the idea for this article. This is a topic that has been mulling through my brain for some time now. Some posts on the private pages of the GTC website have piqued my interest in this subject and I have been trying to figure out how to put it in words. This latest show on football did the trick.

How many of you have seen the movie, Moneyball starring Brad Pitt or read the book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game?

If you have, then you will understand what I am talking about. The main idea is the collective wisdom behind how baseball is played and games are won is severely flawed. It is the story of Billy Beane who as GM of the Oakland Athletics revolutionized the way baseball is played overcoming a century of tradition and ideas burned into the brains of managers, coaches, players and decision makers in Americas Pastime.

Billy Beane decided to use statistics and a mathematical approach known as sabermetrics to build his team. Based on that model he then decided who, how and when to play the different players on that team. His success and genius in innovation ultimately led many other teams in professional baseball to incorporate some of this technique into their strategy in the future. It is believed the Boston Red Sox were able to employ his methods in developing a World Series Championship team that was able to break the 86 year old 'Curse of the Bambino' when the Red Sox came back from a 0-3 best-of-seven deficit to beat the Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series and then went on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series.

This is not meant to be a commercial for either the book or the movie although both are excellent. The point I am making is, in a game steeped in tradition and yes superstitions such a baseball, it was possible to use mathematics to analyze the best methods to employ to become successful in the game. People argued that there are other factors involved than numbers and statistics. There are things like team spirit, player determination, those who play best under certain situations and a number of other intangible things that go into the game that only experience and gut feel can be used to determine the most favorable outcome. Players are human and emotions come into play, argue the traditionalists. How can numbers take that into account? Well Billy Beane apparently proved those ideas to be false and the numbers can and did give him an edge for a time until others caught on and copied his methods. The New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks,

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