So, once I was on a roll at a craps table at my favorite
casino, the Tropicana. The dealers there
are great. I think I discovered the place after reading an article online that
said the dealers at the Tropicana are the friendliest. This was before the days of blogging so it
must have been someone’s article I read, not a post. Anyway, I found it to be true.
I was not technically
on a roll but I was betting on a shooter who was. The shooter’s buddy loudly
proclaimed that this was a “craps virgin” making his first come out roll. I have learned to pull all bets when a newbie
is playing. They consistently crap out immediately after making a point. (So, I
should bet against them, or play the Don’t Pass line? Someday.) Well, I was already up so I decided to see
what this guy could do.
Maybe he was a
shill. His rolls did not make it to the
end of the table. They bounced all over everybody’s bets. But they just kept
coming. I was on the point, and several numbers with double odds and making
money just about every time he rolled. But the pesky 12 kept coming up, winning
me nothing. So, what the heck I tossed the stickman two white chips ($2) and
told him to play “12 the hard way”. The
dealer right across from me commented “better to play 12 the easy way, better
odds”. I told him thanks and so
instructed the stickman. The game
continued for a while, I never won on that 12 (30X payout!). But I won over-all for the night and went
home happy.
Two nights later I was mulling the game over in my head and
it hit me. There is only ONE way to roll
a 12! Duh! In recalling the dealer’s
expression I could see that they did not even get a yuck out of pulling my leg.
They must pull that one on newbies like me so often that it is not even funny
anymore. But boy did I squirm when I
figured it out.
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