Heavy's Axis Power Craps Forum

freak wrote:We used a hard ways exit play this weekend on most of our sessions. That is, when we color up we put the whites on the hard ways. I used to use the whites to tip, but now I tip early rather than at the end so I don't feel I owe these to the crew. The first time we nearly won as the shooter rolled easy six then hard six. Easy eight then hard eight. That was a tad frustrating but so it goes. Next time we tried again with $4 and the shooter rolled 3 hard 10s. On the first I pressed the 6 & 8. The second I pressed the 4 and 10. The third I pressed all 4. No more hard numbers rolled but the play added $20 to our win. It felt great and this small exit play makes ending a session much easier for me.

I did as well. I like it: thanks for sharing

I don't have an "exit play". It's not that my discipline is any better, but I'd guess that my sense of caution and frugality are coupon-worthy if you get my drift. However, as I read this thread, I thought, if I had to design an exit play for myself, first I'd have to establish the dollar amount to wager; that would be constant from visit to visit--even in a minor way, it would change my sense of buy-in 'liability'... that part of monies that are actually not accounted for in my log as "gambled" in my mind, if that makes sense. Then I'd probably choose a two-way long shot just as an official finisher to the game and the crew.

My actual first thought to your (Freak's) postulate--if you had $25 you were given that you couldn't pocket what would I do... I'd throw it in as a tip; notwithstanding any tips I've tallied during my time at the table. It's my usual exit from any table, though the amount varies according to my win numbers. That's not to paint a misleading image of myself--there is a casino I used to play at where I disliked the dealers intensely; before I could convince my wife to stop visiting, I had long ago ceased all tipping at their table. At such a place, I'd cut the crew out and play for myself...

I'd probably wait for my turn and throw $25 at the Horn High-Ace Deuce and $25 at the PL and see if my 5/1-5/1 set could pay off with a 2/12. At least I'd have a chance to break even if I rolled the point and maybe get a chance to try again if the Horn play failed. If I hit any Horn number, I'd press it $25 (and re-bet the $25 PL if necessary). This is a variation on a play I normally make until I use up a casino's comps play on the PL--in that scheme, I'll go $XX PL plus $5 for a World, high Ace-Deuce (in 'cash' chips) so that a 7 doesn't just break even--e. g., $25PL and a $30 World high Ace-Deuce.