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QUESTION:
I have been playing mostly
blackjack, but last year started playing craps. What is the expected win
rate per hour for your blackjack and craps systems? I am trying to see
how much I could expect to win.
ANSWER:
I do not measure my
win
rate by the hour played. I determine everything by sessions played. No
system or method of play produces every time out. To boast those kinds
of results would be ludicrous. For any system to boast an hourly win
rate is even more ludicrous.
The cards and dice are going to
do what they do. You may not be able to last an hour in a game of
chance. A huge part of what I teach is how to recognize when to enter a
game and which game to play. Then and more important, how to recognize
when to "walk away and when to run." It is definitely not about how long
to play.
Let me address losses first.
Playing either blackjack or craps, the most you could lose is one
session bankroll or 30 units. This of course, if you are capable
of self-discipline and follow my prescribe method of play.
A session is anytime you buy-in
and wager money in a game of chance. A session can last ten minutes or
three hours and ten minutes. In one session of dice, I played for twelve
minutes and won 42 units. Another session of dice I played for six hours
and lost 17 units. Once playing blackjack I lost or pushed the first 13
hands in a matter of minutes. In another blackjack game, after playing
basically even for an hour and forty minutes, I finally caught a plus
count run and left the game with twenty-two units profit.
A win is a win is a win. It may
come like a shot out of the box, or you may have to dig in and ride out
a storm.
If you are looking for a "jack-pot" system, I don't know of one. If you
are looking for a consistent and conservative approach, I think that I have something for you.
QUESTION:
How important is card counting
to your system?
ANSWER:
Counting cards is very important.
How important are the wings on a plane?
I teach my students a point count
that helps them determine the ratio of the cards left in the deck yet to
be played. From the count, a player is able to know the odds that they
are facing before the next hand. Knowing the odds is an advantage. It
allows the savvy player to play defense when the odds are not favorable
and more aggressive when the player is favored to win.
QUESTION:
What is your opinion of dice
setting?
ANSWER:
Dice setting has
made a
difference in my craps game. I have put in the necessary practice time
at home and in the casino. When it works, it is marvelous fun. Dice
setting is not however, the end all be all for winning.
I am personally acquainted with
some of the best dice setters in the world. When we play together,
sometime we win and sometimes we lose. Sometimes when we win, it is not
because of any great hand either of us had. Sometimes, it is a factor of
right time and right place.
Though I would never stop using
dice setting in my game, I do not advocate dice setting to my Do's and
Don'ts of Dice students. Yes, if they ask, I will show them my toss and
provide pointers if they are interested in adding the skill
to their
game. However, Playing 4 Keeps does not depend on my talent or any
other's talent with the dice.
So, dice setting is fun,
exciting, I enjoy it and it is not necessary for you to master or even
add to your game. The longest hand that I have witnessed, thirteen points made, was from a
random roller just chucking the cubes down the layout. It is far more
important to have a playing strategy that leverages you bankroll,
minimized risk, and get the best bang for your buck. And for my buck,
that is the Playing 4 Keeps, the Do's and Don'ts of Dice.
Question:
I read in one of your newsletters
that a person should not attack gambling as they would a business. This
is contrary to what I read from others who write about gambling.
Please explain your view.
Answer:
Well, not to make others wrong,
it is just that craps and blackjack are games. They are adult
entertainment. You invest in the game and it is my opinion that you do
so for the fun of playing. Winning money follows as a close second, but to
play just for the money is to chase after the money. You are
better off when you come from your power. Learn to draw things
to you rather than chase after after them. Chasing is out of
control.
The odds of any casino game are
such that they guarantee most players will be separated from their
money. Taking the game so serious, as a business, is in my opinion, to
play too tight or too up-tight. I play for the enjoyment and relaxation
of the experience, win or lose. There is already enough stress in life.
Let your gaming experience be one of pleasure.
True I'd much rather win than
lose, but I am detached from the loss. It is after all part of the risk
and that is what makes winning so thrilling. By putting the fun first, I
am not stressing to play just for the money. As I like to say, "Play for
the fun of the game and the money is sure to follow." To play just for
the money, is like playing with clinched fists. The hands can hold
nothing as it all slips past the fingers. Hold the hands gently together
and you are ready to receive a whole lot more.
Question:
I am not sure about all this
energy stuff you write about. It seems to me that your "metaphysics" is
just another approach to sell a gaming system. What can you tell me that
will convince me that it works?
Answer:
Well, my friend, I am not here to
convince anyone of anything. Everyone is entitled to their own ways of
doing things. I did not invent what I teach in my gaming programs. I learned
about applied metaphysics from one of the best metaphysicians in the
world, Stuart Wilde.
I believe in energy not luck. I
believe that what I teach and who I am as a person, has an energy. I do not believe
in coincidence or accidents. I believe that energy attracts energy. So
it is with my seminars. Those individuals that align with what I have to
teach are drawn by the energy of my teaching. It does not really matter
what the subject is. If one is not open or interested in the lessons, no
lesson can be learned. When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Send your gaming questions to me:
professor@playing4keeps.com
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