The reason is that with only 2 casinos (currently...Massachusetts will be building 3 in the coming few years!!!), there are rarely tables that do not have at least five players, and I just cannot seem to stand there and not play against every shooter.
Rather than beat myself up about this I have always worked at finding a strategy that can either grind out small wins, or at least allow me to tread water as the dice work around to me.
To this end, I have put together a group of strategies. Some designed for RRs, a couple others seem geared towards DIs, which means they fail miserably. I have generated 5000 random rolls, broken them into 100-roll (~2 hour) sessions, and have begun calculating the results. The table below shows the first 5 sessions. I also discuss each strategy at the end of this post.
I'm asking for 2 things, from this group. First, any RR strategies you have, and that you would like to see tested. Just describe and I will add them. Second, I would be interested in beneficial discussion(s) regarding the pros/cons of any of these.
Also, it is not necessary to point out that the best strategy is not to play RRs.
Don't Pass - 10-5-5 3-bid series - Do not replace bets An even tougher grind, or more for treading water (-20 to +30).
$40 No 4/10 after 2 show, $30 No 5/9 after 3 show - flat bet replace if knocked down One that I've used in the past, and tested with relative success. Every session positive. I also tested this strategy but doubling-up on any hit, so each series at least broke even. ie 40-80-240. Can get expensive when having to reload for 3 or more hits.
$40 No 4/10 after single hit - flat bet reload Similar to above, lower trigger point, to bet, and drop the 5/9 lay. Again, also tested with double-up.
$40 No 4/10 - always working Again, as above. This has the potential for the highest volatility, particularly when looking at the double-up side. However, this is a strong position play assuming you can afford to reload against multiple hits. The casinos know this, and have structured this bet to make it almost unplayable to certain levels.
Single pass - Place 2 inside (JP recommendation for points of 6 (5 & 8) or 8 (9 & 6)) Does not hold up well against RRs. Posted a loss each session. Will likely not continue testing.
$50 no 4/10 working, double-up if hit; $10 field; $18 6/8 $15 5 regardless of point, WOTCO Someone posted this, on this board (Americraps maybe?). Was surprised to find this making money until I looked further and discovered the No 4/10 was carrying it. I have broken each piece out, to show the impact on this strategy.
$50 no 4/10 working, double-up if hit; $10 field; $18 6/8 $15 5 regardless of point, no WOTCO Same as above.
Sure Win 1 (pass line) Posted by SteveO. While not a big loser, I really dislike this because of keeping track of where you are in the betting series, and I've never been a real fan of parlaying a win, particularly after several losers in a row...While I'm going to drop this from the Right side, I will retest against the Dont's. It may show better there.
Dave's System (modified?) Posted by $5Bill. 1 loss (-135), a couple modest wins (+45), and a couple large (+345, +545). I say modified because it was not clear if naturals counted toward the 2 hits. In testing I chose not to count them.
1-1-2-3 Labouchere - Pass line Just not going to work with RRs
1-1-2-3 Labouchere - DP Nice, consistent wins (+110 to +250), but you have to be prepared for some big bets. High bet was 295. A couple in the low 100's. The series worked out each time, though.
So there you have it. Let's hear everyone's comments.
However we don't play craps for 100 hours straight, so that isn't a real world simulation, breaking down into smaller sessions is more like it. You can win in the short run with some conservative betting methods on random rollers. I will have to look back at my stats, because I have not done any work on this since I began attempting to DI, but some of the best best methods I found were these: