The Everything Craps Strategy Book: Win Big Every Time!

by Larry Edell

Overview

The Everything Craps Strategy Book reveals all the secrets a gambler needs to go home a winner. Whether a novice or a pro, you'll learn the tricks and tips necessary to mastering one of the more difficult gambling games in the casino. From laying down the basics to step-by-step guidance on advanced strategies, this is your all-inclusive guide to beating the craps table!

Strategies include:

• Pass and Come
• Do and Don't Side
• Regression and Progression
• Multilevel Systems
• Winning in Tournament Play
• Comps and Money Management

Gambling isn't risky if you know what you're doing, and The Everything Craps Strategy Book is your ticket to putting the odds in your favor!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781593374358
Publisher:	Adams Media
Publication date:	12/12/2005
Series:	Everything® Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

An Adams Media author.

Table of Contents

	Top Ten Ways to Win More at Craps!...	x
	Introduction	xi
1	The Basics: What Craps Is All About	1
	Why You Should Play Craps	2
	Overview	3
	Basic Table Layout	6
	Basic Theory	11
	Craps Odds	13
2	The Do Side: Basic Pass and Come Strategies	21
	Pass Line with No Odds	22
	Pass Line with 2x Odds	23
	Pass and Come Bets with Odds	25
	Pass Line with Place and Come Bets	27
	Pass Line with 6 and 8 Place Bets	29
	Multiple Odds Strategies	31
3	The Don't Side: Basic Don't Pass and Don't Come Strategies	33
	Don't Pass and Don't Come with Odds	34
	Don't Pass with One Don't Come Bet	36
	Don't Pass with Two Don't Come Bets	37
	Basic Don't Pass with Place Bets	38
	Advanced Don't Pass with Place and Field Bets	40
	Multiple Odds Method	41
4	Do Side Strategies: Betting with the Shooter	43
	The Do Martingale	44
	The Odds Only Pass Play	45
	The Five Count	46
	Darby's Field	48
	The Ponzer	49
	The Come Hedge	51
5	Don't Side Strategies: Betting Against the Shooter	53
	The Don't Martingale	54
	The Ricochet	55
	The 410 Again System	56
	The 31 System	58
	The D'Alembert System	59
	The Three-Way 7 Bet	61
6	Buy and Lay Bets: Better Payoffs with Vigs	63
	Buying the 4 and 10	64
	Buying the 5 and 9	65
	Laying the 4 and 10	67
	Laying the 5 and 9	68
	Using Lay Bets to Protect Your Place Bets	69
	Laying Outside	70
7	Proposition Bets: High Risk, High Payouts	73
	The 3s and 11s	74
	The 2s and 12s	75
	Horn Betting Systems	77
	Hardway Bets	78
	Craps Numbers	79
	Hardway Hops	80
8	Other Craps Bets	83
	Put Bets	84
	Don't Hop Bets	85
	"Any" Craps Bets	86
	The Big 6 and the Big 8	88
	The Field	89
9	The Do Side Systems	91
	The Come Balance	92
	The Fibonacci	93
	The Rotating Field	95
	The Paroli	96
	The La Bouchere	98
10	The Don't Side Systems	101
	Don't Pass Parlay	102
	The Crossout	103
	Oscar's Grind	105
	Four Times Four	106
	The Progressive Don't	108
11	Regression Systems: Decreasing Your Bets on Wins	111
	6 and 8 Regression	112
	5 and 9 Regression	113
	4 and 10 Regression	114
	Inside Bet Regression	116
	Outside Bet Regression	117
	Regression-Progression	118
12	Progression Methods: Increasing Your Bets on Wins	123
	6 and 8 Progression	124
	5 and 9 Progression	125
	4 and 10 Progression	126
	Inside Bet Progression	128
	Outside Bet Progression	129
	Progression-Regression	131
13	Combination Systems	135
	Hedge Betting	136
	Playing Partners	137
	Hoyle's Press	138
	Converting Come Bets	139
	Before the Come-Out-Basic	141
	Before the Come-Out-Advanced	142
14	Other Methods and Systems	145
	Two-Level Doey-Don't	146
	Three-Level Regression	147
	Four-Level Regression	148
	Following the Trend	150
	Don't Hop Hedge	151
15	Things You Need to Know	155
	Remembering Pass/Come Odds	156
	CrapStress	158
	CrapsInsurance	159
	Blood Type Betting	160
	Tipping the Dealers	161
	The Gambler's Fallacy	163
16	Craps Stats: Calculating the Edges	165
	How to Calculate Craps Odds	166
	Calculating the Casino Advantage	170
	Calculating the Weighted Pass Line Edge	170
	Calculating the Two Roll Bet Edge	172
	Calculating the Unweighted Pass Line Edge	173
	Calculating the One Roll Place Bet Edge	175
17	Dice Control: The Set, Grip, and Throw	177
	Setting the Dice	178
	Gripping the Dice	181
	The Expert Throw	182
	Going Away from the Table	184
	Controlled Betting	185
	Controlled Attitude	186
18	Money Management: How to Keep What You've Won	189
	Win Goals and Loss Limits	190
	Casino Credit	191
	Qualifying a Shooter	193
	Using Discipline to Increase Winnings	195
	Achieving Personal Success	197
19	Tournaments: Basic and Advanced Theory	199
	Basic Tournament Play	200
	Starting out in an Advanced Craps Tournament	201
	The Middle Game	202
	The End Game	204
	The Last Shooter	205
	Memorizing Tournament Dice Rolls	206
20	Complimentaries: Maximizing Your Winnings	211
	Choosing a Profitable Casino	212
	Playing to Your Best Advantage	213
	Saving Money with Comps	214
	Getting Free Junkets and Trips	216
	Increased Odds Casinos	217
	Preparing for a Monster Roll	219
21	Other Dice Games	221
	Crapless Craps	222
	Sic Bo	223
	Electronic Craps	225
	Internet Craps	226
	California Craps	227
	Klondike	229
	Hazard	229
22	Playing to Win: The Nontechnical Game	231
	Craps Superstitions	232
	Imagineering Your Craps Game	233
	Planning a Table	234
	Charting a Table	236
	Winning with Knowledge	237
	The Successful Crapshooter	238
Appendix A	Glossary	243
Appendix B	Additional Resources	248
Appendix C	Best and Worst Bets	258
Appendix D	Charts and Tables	260
	Index	267