So I am heading off to Canada later this week for a few days with some friends for some good gambling. My wife and i decided to go to Connecticut for the evening last night. We get up there around 4:30 in the afternoon. My wife rushes off to use the spa and I go hit the tables. I find a table where SR1 is open. I slip in with the dice 2 to my right. I 5 count the next two shooters and then get the dice. First round was a 12. Surprisingly, the next 6 shooters all pass the dice. I 5 count the next two shooters. The 2nd one has a decent toss of somewhere in the teens. I then get the dice. I feel a little more in the zone and toss a 17. Again, the next 6 shooters pass the dice. 5 count the next two guys and then I get the dice. I loss my count as I usually don't continue counting past teens. I know I hit at least 40 numbers and possibly more. I held the dice for about 45 minutes as there were a bunch of hard ways hit. One guy on the opposite side of the table threw me 4 black chips when I crapped out. I happily went to meet my wife for dinner.

After dinner, she took my players card to go do some shopping and I went to play again. Found my position again and whatever I had done before dinner, I did the opposite afterwards. I did something I usually never do, I point/sevened 3 times in a row. Luckily after the first one I 5 count myself so I only lost my flat bet with the odds. Fourth time I hit one number before sevening out. UGGH!!! I have NO idea what I am doing wrong. I am so frustrated that I decide to walk away. I go meet Debbie and we go play some Spanish 21 for an hour. I can count decently well and make some money at that table. We then left. I walked away last night with almost tripling my stake which is fabulous. Yet I was in such a crappy mood because of my last 4 tosses.

Long story short, when your off, you need to know when to walk away. Had a great time with my wife, made some money and hopefully got the junk out of my system.

Michael

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Posted by: Mr Finesse on September 2, 2013, 7:01 pm

We all have bad day's and like you said walking away is very important,

Point 7 out sucks and I remember many years ago when Bill and I played twice a week I point 7'd out 21 times in a row. Yes 21 times.

Don't worry about it you are an excellent shooter.

The next time you go on the spur of the moment send me a text, I was thinking of going last night myself.

Posted by: Finisher on September 2, 2013, 11:51 pm

Hmm reading this post made me think of a question which I don't know if it has been brought up before.
When you five count yourself or anybody do you put up odds or not ?

Or do you add odds after the 5 count or do you increase after getting some wins?

In practice I some times just start off with 1 times odds then increase till at max then up a unite on place bets. I also do this on dealer bets . In the casino I always start with 1.00 for dealer on line and as I get wins put odds for them. Some times I forget that they to have a limit too so at times one dealer will want me to put the dollar on the line . Were a norther dealer will just say I can increase the flat bet. Which I then can add more odds to later.

I hate those point 7 out also .
Good Rolling. :D :D

Posted by: MIDNIGHT on September 4, 2013, 2:56 pm

I will always take full odds as it is the best bet in the entire casino and lowers the house edge when playing craps. Bob, 21 times? That is incredible. I hope you had a nice winning streak after that. I don't have your cell phone number. Why don't you email it to me and I will definitely shoot you a text next time I go up.

Michael