Craps the Real Deal : A Guide to Craps Strategy

by Vogel, J. Phillip

• ISBN13: 9780965984539
• ISBN10: 0965984532
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Seven Hills Books

Summary

Mathematical genius and professional gambler J. Phillip Vogel is back with the next book in his how-to gambling series. "Craps: The Real Deal" is an easy-to-read, must have edition for any gambler, from the novice to the professional. Vogel teaches all the basics of the classic dice game complete with outlines and charts specially designed to aid in memorization of important material. Whether it's at a casino or a trip on a riverboat, this book can teach the least experienced player to play like the pros and leave with money in their pocket.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Gambler or Winner	1	(2)
The Successful Six	3	(4)
Vigorish: The Casino's Hammer	7	(1)
Craps Vigorish	8	(2)
Common Craps Terms	10	(3)
BANKROLL
The Ammunition	13	(3)
Expectation	16	(2)
Losing Money	18	(2)
Sessions, Goals, and Limits	20	(3)
Limitations	23	(3)
Synopsis	26	(2)
KNOW THE GAME
Basic Play	28	(9)
The Pass Line: Right Bettors	37	(2)
Free Odds	39	(5)
Multiple Odds	44	(1)
The Come Bet	45	(3)
Place Betting	48	(6)
Come Bets: Pros and Cons	54	(2)
Place Bets: Pros and Cons	56	(2)
Buying the Number	58	(3)
The Don't Bettor	61	(1)
The Don't Pass Bar	62	(3)
Don't Pass: Free Odds	65	(4)
Multiple Odds	69	(1)
Don't Come	70	(3)
Laying Against The Number	73	(2)
Non-typical Bets	75	(1)
Play the Field	76	(3)
Proposition Bets	79	(2)
Proposition Bets: The Any Craps	81	(3)
The Three Way Craps	84	(2)
Eleven	86	(2)
The Hard Ways	88	(4)
Proposition Bets Part II	92	(1)
Any Seven	93	(1)
The Horn Bet	94	(2)
The Big 6 and Big 8	96	(2)
My Final Word on Proposition Bets	98	(1)
Summary	99	(1)
BETTING STRATEGY
Some Friendly Advice	100	(2)
Strategy vs. Systems	102	(2)
The Basics of Right Betting	104	(4)
Handling the Place Bets	108	(5)
The Come Strategy	113	(3)
The Six and Eight Method	116	(3)
Place Betting Regression	119	(4)
The Pass Line Method	123	(4)
The Right Side: An Overview	127	(1)
Don't Pass	128	(4)
Three Number Don't Method	132	(4)
Hedge Betting Don't Numbers	136	(4)
The Hedge Bettor	140	(4)
Hedge Betting: The Easy Method	144	(3)
Place Betting Method	147	(2)
Regression $41 No Ten	149	(3)
Systems vs. Strategy II	152	(1)
Systems to Avoid	153	(1)
The Martingale System	154	(3)
The Odds System	157	(2)
Field Place System	159	(1)
Reading the People/Feeling Bettors	160	(3)
Choosing a Method	163	(1)
SELF-CONTROL
Money Management	164	(2)
The Foundation for Successful Gambling	166	(2)
Betting and Self-Control	168	(5)
Table Charting	173	(4)
Go Home a Winner	177	(2)
When to walk, When to Run	179	(2)
PROBABILITY AND TRENDS
Gamblers and Probability	181	(1)
Dispelling the Myth of Luck	182	(1)
Trends	183	(3)
PATIENCE
A Profitable Virtue	186	(2)
Patience and the Casino	188	(1)
Wrapping Up the Successful Six	189	(1)
EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW
Casino Comps	190	(3)
Tipping	193	(3)
Etiquette in the Casino	196	(3)
Security in the Casino	199	(3)
Player Intimidation	202	(2)
Winning	204	(1)
The End or the Beginning	205