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Raising
Your Consciousness and Fattening Your Wallet In
the Why Do You Do The Things You Do?
article, I started to tell you about my friend Al. I want to continue that stream of thought, because
it contains a number of useful things that I have integrated into my own game. You may want to consider them for inclusion into
yours as well. Let
me start by saying that most people have a hard time being patient at the craps table. That is especially true of Precision-Shooters,
because they can hardly wait until the dice come to them for their next shooting
opportunity. It is during this waiting period
that impatience sets in. So
what should you do when all of the random-rollers are having a go at the dice? Well,
first of all, you should be noticing what trends are developing as each shooter gets the
dice. Even if they are the most erratic of
chicken-feeder-type throwers, some people do get lucky. Similarly,
you know how streaky the game can be. When
the dice turn cold, they usually stay cold for quite a while. When the dice are hot, the trend never
seems to last anywhere near long enough. It
is the ability to recognize when you are in the beginning, middle, or end of one of these
trends that will make you all kinds of money, regardless of your own dice-shooting
ability. However,
the trend is usually choppy. This
is when neither the Do or the Dont players are making much
headway with or against the trend. That is
probably the riskiest time to jump into the betting pool, because both sides seem to get
chopped up equally well by the casino. So
what do you do with all of your time if neither a hot or cold trend is developing, and the
chop is hammering just about everyone? Stick
to the sidelines, or in this case, the rails. There
is no rule that says that you have to bet on every shooter (except occasionally at Casino
Windsor in Ontario). By keeping your money
safely on the rails, you can concentrate on things that will provide a long-term benefit
to your game, while at the same time, avoiding the bankroll-eroding choppiness of the
table. I
know that sounds like a waste of time but its not.
In a golfing-foursome, you have to wait until your three other buddies
shoot. You may also have to wait until the
group in front of your quartet is finished with their play.
Its not a waste of time; its just part of the game. In
baseball, you have to wait until your team goes through its batting rotation until it is
your turn to bat. Once you bat, you start the
waiting process all over again. That
explains all the chewing-tobacco, gum and sunflower seeds on the floor of the dugout. Its part of the game! In
craps, if you want to turn this into a consistent profit-maker; then you cannot bet on
every player. You have to wait until either:
v
It
is your turn to shoot.
v
The
table is warm-to-hot, and then you start betting with the shooter.
v
The
table is cool-to-cold, and then you start betting against the shooter. There
are a couple of choppy table betting methods that I use, but none of them are consistent
money-makers for me. Rather, they let you bet
very conservatively until the dice trend in a certain discernable direction or they return
to your position. However,
there is something else that you can do between shooting opportunities, which is much less
risky to your bankroll and much more beneficial to your game. It has a positive long-term benefit for your
game-profitability and consistency, and also to your mental well-being and attitude. What
I am talking about is in raising your consciousness. Simply, it is the meticulousness, carefulness and
preciseness in which you observe and understand the game.
I
am not talking about understanding the math of the game, nor am I talking about
understanding certain betting methods. I have
to assume that if you dont yet understand that part of the game; then you are
definitely not ready for this part of it. When
I talk about raising your consciousness, I am talking about gaining a greater
understanding about the ebb and flow of the game to such a high level, that the whole
process and the whole game actually becomes a part of you.
It becomes so much a part of you; that there is essentially no separation
between you, your mind, your body, your soul and the game itself as it unfolds. That
may sound weird or strange to you. But you
have to understand that I play this game as my primary source of income. I NEED to understand the game at an elevated level
to maintain the profit-edge. Ive
told you before that Precision-Shooting alone will not guarantee that you walk out of the
casino with more money that you entered with. So
many other factors like discipline, betting method, money management, and attitude, decide
the final outcome of your results. The
number of professional craps players that I know, have so fully integrated the game into
their whole lifestyle and their whole stream of consciousness of what they do, that it
just seems natural after a while. Its
hard to explain it, but Ill try. I
guess the first example would be to compare Tiger Woods to a weekend-duffer. Both players love and respect the game, but Tiger
does so at an elevated level. He has to
because his livelihood depends on it. While
he could retire now based on his past earnings and endorsements, he wont because of
the continuing challenge and love of the game. Now
that doesnt take anything away from the weekend-duffer. In fact, he can integrate some of Tigers playing
techniques into his own game-plan. Tiger
is out on various courses virtually EVERYDAY, and his total immersion into the game is
complete. When you tune in to watch him win
yet another PGA event, he makes it look pretty easy.
What we dont see is all of the continual practice and improvement that
he works on when he is NOT in competition. The
single-most important thing that we DO NOT see is the mental part of his game. While his physical abilities are good;
I would suggest to you, that his mental strength and high level of consciousness, is what
separates him from the rest of the pro-golfing fraternity.
We can learn and benefit from Tiger Woods and others whom have raised their
consciousness, while fattening their wallets. Just
as a successful race-car driver becomes one with the car, so does the
successful Precision-Shooter become one with the entire game. Some
players will get into the zone when they are shooting, and this is a very good
thing. By eliminating all outside
distraction, the shooter can fully focus and concentrate on the task at hand, which is to
reliably set, grip, target, throw and land the dice consistently for a
profitable roll. What
I am talking about today, takes that whole idea several steps further. Most people try to get their mind into the zone
when the dice finally make their way around the table to their spot. Thats all good and fine, but in some cases it
is too late. Ill
give you another example to illustrate it. In
boxing, if you try to enter the zone as soon as the bell rings to start the first round,
it may be too late. Weve
seen our share of 40-second fights, and weve sure seen our share of 40-second hands
in craps. In
the boxing-ring, the other boxer probably put on his game face and entered the
zone a couple of hours before the fight actually started; then he throws one punch at his
opponent who is just entering his zone, and its good-night
nurse, cause you are entering the KO-zone. Its
the same in craps. If you are just entering
the zone on the first, second or third roll of the dice, it may be too late because a
quick 7-Out brings you rudely back to earth. Dont
let your bankroll be KOd because you entered the zone too late, or not at all. So
how do we go about raising our consciousness and fattening our wallet when we are at the
craps table? Well
take a concerted look at that in Part Two. Until
then, Good
Luck & Good Skill at the Tables
and in Life. Sincerely, The
Mad Professor
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