Heavy's Axis Power Craps Forum

Heavy's latest newsletter outlined some great options when playing the Donts

Most players are right side bettors;Question-what triggers do you use to switch to the Donts?

Even though sometimes I wish I would have, I don't switch mid session.

When I used to go the the casinos anytime I wanted I would play the Donts often. I had great luck using the Patrick System.

Hmmm. When I switch it's not really logical. I'll change whenever the shooters bust my initial bets out 4x in a row without me breaking even once.

I'll switch off the Don't back to the PL and Place bets when a shooter hits a single place number 3x AND makes the Point, or I lose two full hands (having set three Don't bets [and their odds after the 3rd bet]).

My old trigger used to be if I lost on three consecutive shooters. It was either switch to the Don'ts or end the session. These days I look for reasons to switch sooner. I watch trends closer - are the sevens expanding or contracting - how did this NEXT shooter do last time? And after any really good hand, I'll almost always switch to the Don'ts on the next hand. Last session I played, five shooters in a row set the 9 as the point and all five of them sevened out without making it. There's an indicator for you. If the shooter before you sevened out without making a number - hop it and play the DP at the same time. Then consider Laying Odds? Maybe. You just never know at this game.

I track the last 20 point outcomes. If <8 points have hit, I play PL full odds. If >=8, then DP full odds. The only exception is I follow streaks until they end. If 3 PLs or 4 DPs points in a row have hit, I’ll ride until the streak ends then resume the original strategy.