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The "Roll".........

Published Sunday, October 28, 2007 by baccarat_king

My love of casino games is mostly limited to baccarat and dice. By far, my favorite game is dice. I just love the action and excitement around an active craps table. There are few casino games where you can hit such highs and lows in a rather short period of time. In addition, for the most part, everyone is on the "same" team and nothing compares to the "group" feeling when you have a bunch of people at a table rooting for the shooter (not counting the few darksiders, of course).

Last weekend in Atlantic City, we I played around 6-7 dice sessions mostly at Showboat, with one quite memorable session at Caesars. After my buy-in of $300, my money was disappearing pretty fast at this choppy table... and then Harv decided to show me how to really roll 'dem bones. Since his description of the action is amazing (might be because he doesn't consume as much champagne as I do... hmmmmm.... ) I prefer to just let him tell the story. Eric (my brother in law) was also along for this wild ride.

I also want to further emphasize that I was a BELIEVER IN HARV from the moment he started to roll, and did back up my pass line bet with FULL 5X ODDS!

We search around for a craps table that has room for all three of us. After walking around a bit, we find one that has three spots on the end, stick left. I usually like to be immediate stick left, since you have the shorter throw, but beggars can’t be choosers, eh? So I ask Michael what he is buying in for, he says $300. I usually buy in for $100, but what the hay, I just won $350 (well, I’m only down to $150, since I lost $200 back to the machine). The table is really choppy, no one can get a good roll, and soon I’m down around $150. I’m thinking, if I could just hold on to throw the dice again. I make a few don’t bets and win a few, but just as soon as I win there, someone hits a seven. All the while we are talking, saying that we just need that one “hot roll” and we’ll be okay. I’m now under $100 and I’m thinking Cath is going to be pissed that I just lost $300. Now Michael is shooting and I bet $15 on the don’t. He sets a point and after a few rolls sevens out. Nothing personal.

So I get the dice, 8. I place my odds (sorry, only $25 on a 5x table), place the 6 for $12 and drop a $5/$1 two-way hard 8, leaving me with $25. Next roll, 8 (easy), WINNAH! Next one, a six, I think. A few more rolls, WINNAH, 6, the easy way! Next point, 9. A few more number, WINNAH, 9! We are hooting it up! Michael is going crazy, I see him pulling cash out of his pocket, $50, full odds, buy the 4 & 10 for $25. After another 8, I throw a hard four, then after a few more rolls a hard 10 (making Michael very happy). Heck, give me all the hardways for $1! I’m still on the 6 & 8 for $12 and I throw a hard 8. PARLAY THE HARD 8! Next point, 6. another $5/$1 two-way hard 6. After a few more rolls, I see one die that shows a “3”, what does the other one say?!?!?!? I hear the guy on the other end call, “SIX!!!” HARD SIX!!! WOOHOO! $10 pass, $30 odds and $45 for the hardway, YEA! I shoot another 9. I never hit my hard 8 or another hard 6, I end up sevening out. I immediately color up, as does Michael and Eric. I get $240, loss of $60, not bad. Michael, since he “believed” in me, was taking full odds behind me and said he recovered his losses, Eric said he lost about as much as I did. What a ride!

Labels: atlantic city, caesars, craps, dice, gambling, showboat

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