Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
Kewlj, curiously you avoided the comment by regnis who is a craps player. Regnis wrote:

"If you are a smart bettor you can improve your chances of winning.

Nothing wrong with that statement."

If I recall kewlj you don't play craps?
I don't play craps and there is a reason for that.

"Improving your chance of winning" and playing a winning game (+EV) are two very different things.

In blackjack if a player plays perfect basic strategy he will improve his chance of winning, BUT he will still be playing a -EV game, with the house having a .3 to .6% advantage for most rule sets (avoiding 6:5).

So there is nothing wrong with the statement "a smart bettor can improve your chances of winning."

I believe Axelwolfs "WOW statement" was more about what you said prior to that....basically you indicating you think you can play craps with an edge, with, or without DI.

You are now the second of what I call the "deniers" that refuses to believe that AP's playing with proven mathematical techniques that makes their play +EV, can't and don't win, but that you playing a -EV game can somehow "will" long-term wins. (I am laughing but it really is sad)

No wonder you relate to Singer so strongly, as he also believes he can some how "will" longterm winning from a +EV game, by using progressions and stop limits and other voodoo (non-mathematical) garbage.

So yeah, I am in agreement with Axelwolf's "WOW". It explains a lot....along the lines of alternative reality.