heard at the craps
tables when shooter after shooter sevens out. It
can be a morgue.
Why is that?
While craps is indeed
one of the very best games offered by the casinos,
it is a game that can be tremendously explosive.
That’s its greatness and its horror. By way
of contrast, blackjack is not a very explosive game.
You win a hand, you lose a hand; you win two hands,
you lose three; win one, lose one. With the exception
of the small percentage of the time when players
split or double down, it is a relatively flat game
with no explosive moments. You can go on losing
streaks (I once lost 14 hands in a row) but those
losing streaks see you losing one hand at a time.
In craps it’s
different because most players aren’t betting
one bet at a time. Some are betting two, three,
four or more at once. When that awful seven shows,
they get wiped off the board! The problem for craps
players is the fact that they can only win one bet
at a time.
Watch how it can work.
Say you’re placing
the 6 and 8 for $12 each. The shooter sevens out
without you winning a bet. You lose $24. You again
place the 6 and 8 for $12 each and the shooter hits
the 6. You win $14. Now, the shooter sevens out.
You’ve just lost $24 again. You are down $34
dollars ($24 -$14 + $24 = $34). To win that back
and get ahead, you will have to win three times
on the 6 or 8. You’ll be $8 ahead if you do.
How
Craps Works Part 2
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