Heavy's Axis Power Craps Forum

I'm reluctant to even talk about how great the games are in Albuquerque. I can envision the crowds descending on the tables and ruining it for all of us. Then again - maybe not. I know last time we had a group get together out there we had a bit of negative reaction from the casino - although I thin...

This reminds me of a story I've told before on the old board - about the guy I saw once who bought in for $200 - all black - and placed $100on the Pass Line and $100 on the Yo - tossed the eleven on the come out, picked up his pass line winner and said $1600 and down on the eleven. Then said "p...

Actually, this is a very good question and one we should really get into in more depth - particularly from a DI point of view. Let me ask you this. What single bet on a traditional game to you have the greatest advantage on assuming you have some margin of control over the dice? Well, for ONE ROLL o...

One of the things I've seen in the past at some Vegas casinos - and it may still apply - is different odds on lower limit games. For example, many years ago I was playing at Sam's Town and their $5 game was something like 10 or 20X odds, but if you played their $3 game they limited you to double odd...

I've had some dandy hard way hop bets hit - particularly on the come-out when I had a parlayed hardway up there that I don't want to expose to the sevens. But at the end of the day I use hoppers primarily as hedges. Okay, occasionally I use them as an entertainment bet. And occasionally I use them t...

We all know Casino Royale in Vegas is famous for its 100x odds game. Note that there are some senior citizens who have been glued to the floor in that joint for the last ten years or so - the carpet is that sticky. As for the rest of the county - 20X odds is about as good as it gets. We do have an a...

Well, I thoght I knew the answer to this question when I posed it - I think it's all about the "craps" between our ears. I just wanted to hear someone else say it.

You see it in trip reports all the time - "I went to the casino and all of the games were $10 so I left." We're always looking for a $5 game or - if the dice gods smile on us - a $2 or $3 game with half-dollars on the table so we get a correct pay off on our place bets. I'm assuming that m...

It occurs to me that I left off the "hop bet" that I use most frequently - the "Sevens on the hop." Thoughts there too?

Okay, before we go into a discussion of whether or not to play hop bets - let's take a look at what they are. Hop bets are one-roll bets that the dice will roll a specific way. In that regard, they are pretty much the same as a prop bet on the aces, ace-deuce, yo, or midnight. The payoff on the hopp...

Okay, let's consider some different scenarios as we drag out this old but popular topic - working your bets on the Come Out. First off - do you work your bets on the Come Out? If so (and yes, Maddog, this applies to you), how successful have you been with it? Do you work them on every come-out or on...

I like that one, Steve. Now you've got me thinking outside the box.

Yeah, that's the long sad story when it comes to negative regressions.

Well, just off the top of my head I was thinking along these lines in a $5 100X odds game. Negative progression so up on a loss - looking for two wins back to back before regressing and running it again. Ignore naturals and craps numbers. First bet - $5 PL - no odds Second bet - $5 PL - $5 odds Thir...

Turn my place action off. $4 Horn. Parlay the first hit and press each one after that. Give me my money.

Years ago I developed a strategy based loosely on Big Al's Army March. I call it the Squeeze Play or the Outside In progression. I usually start out this play with $44 inside. If I get a hit on the nine (pays $14) I take down the $10 bet on the nine and add it to the payoff, then use that to press t...

Unless there is a small town somewhere between here and Mississippi called Doubt, Louisiana. But I doubt that there is.

As long as I'm on this subject, I might also mention that the "locals" always seem to know when the next progressive is supposed to hit. I recall walking into the old Harrah's property in Shreveport (now Sam's Town) many years ago and every machine on one particular stretch of progressives...

Well, I guess that will depend on who you ask. I am of the opinion that the typical machine will pay-off two to three times in a relatively short period of time - then go to sleep for the next few weeks before waking up and repeating the cycle. That's why I look for a machine that someone left on a ...

When in doubt - follow the trend instead of trying to buck the trend. Just my opinion but I'm stickin' to it.