Thanks for the kind words, Ozzy!
Anyway, glancing through this, I feel a little bad that we have derailed this thread so much, so I'm going to respond to the OP:
Originally Posted by Hawkesite
I have been playing craps for 4 decades, often with big gaps as life happens.
I used to be (in the age of single odds) a three-unit player. That let me squeeze a little more juice out of the odds.
Now I bet a single unit (5/10/15 - I am a 'low-roller') on the pass. I take double odds. If I lose three points in a row, I move on.
If I win, I add two come bets, single unit with double odds. As bets repeat, I increase the odds.
Once the hot roll is done, I leave.
Comments? Thoughts?
In the rare event that I play negative expectation Craps, I play far from optimally...but I know what my Expected Loss is with every bet so it's my decision. In an average year, I would say that I play Craps 1.5-2 times.
Here comes the most boring Craps play you've ever read!!!:
Buy-In: $60-$100
Playstyle:
1.) Start with $5 (I wouldn't play a higher minimum) on the Pass Line and make a $1 Any Craps, "Crap Check," bet.
2.) Come Out winner---same thing. Come out Craps---press the Crap bet to $2 and rack other winnings. The Crap Check gets pressed (doubled) on all other winning occasions and goes back to $1 in the event of a Come Out winner. A point being established takes the Crap down and this process restarts on the next Come Out roll---if there is one.
3.) Take 2x Odds on the Point, Place 6 & 8 for $6 each as well as with $1 on each for the dealers. If the Point is 6 or 8, then $6 on the other one and $1 for the dealers. Any Place Bets that are hit will be $3 ($1 + $2) and down for the dealers and I put them back up for another buck. I don't really press my Place Bets too often and I always have the crew going on 6/8. I'm basically making a $6 Big 6 and Big 8 bet since I'm only really getting even money since I know I am going to put the dealers back up anyway.
4.) If I establish and make three points in a row, then I will continue playing after a seven out. If I fail to establish and make three points in a row, then I will quit.
5.) If three points in a row are made, then the process starts from the beginning (Steps 1-4) after the eventual seven-out. At that point, I must establish and make another three points in a row to continue playing.
6.) Tip the dealers $5 if they did not win at least that on their Place 6 and Place 8 bets. The main casino where I play Craps actually allows the dealers to have an advantage on a $1 Place 6/8 toke bet because it pays 2:1, so that turns into $3 and down.
I play only rarely and am often not at the table very long. Don't want to accumulate too much -EV. I had an immediate PSO once and thought about trying again, but I didn't do it.