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by Tgold » Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:22 pm
Yes, I agree W7 was certainly a unique character.
I've probably read more of his research/posts in the past few months then before he passed. I had communicated via email with him a few times as he played diceless craps in some of the indian casinos in Ca and someone (from J patricks board) had given him my email/ he assumed that since I lived in okla that I too must play diceless craps. W7 heard that Okla, like Ca, didnt allow craps with dice. We do have three casinos with diceless craps but I dont care for diceless game. However, I did help him some with his statistical analysis.
Our communication usually consisted of:
W7 would send something he wanted me to take a look at, or ask how he should order or analyse the numbers.
Then I would spend several hours on it, send it back to him and then not hear from him for a month or two. I would become frustrated that I had spent several hours on it and since I didnt hear anything from him thought he was no longer interested in the project.
Then I would read in one of his posts that he had been in Tijuana for the last month or two and just finished with a couple of heart surgeries, pneumonia, or foot surgery...etc. Then I would receive an email from him approx 2-3 months later with questions/thoughts about his newest method, and of course detailing his latest trip to the Mexico hospitals, intertwined with his latest craps progression. He would already be planning his next trip to Laughlin or similar junket to wherever. He was certainly very interesting. I somewhat regret that I didnt put forth more effort to befriend him. He seemed like a nice guy that always posted his winning methods free of charge, and truely wanted to help others make more at the craps table.
He was actually more adept at statistical analysis and advanced mathematics than one would perceive from his posts. Because typically when he posted his final conclusion, after relentless hours of analysis, it was usually a post about his latest 17-step or 84-step progression: Fibo-ol hank-nelli influenced-silverthorne-pro-sidestep-zumma verified testified-- progression..etc, LOL. He was certainly entertaining and most importantly believed in what he was doing.
The main thing I do admire about W7 (although I didnt really agree with his style of play), is that he loved the game of craps, and ate,slept, and researched daily, and actually took the time to post all of his findings(on several boards such as here, dice institute, john patricks board, and others Im sure). Taking the time to post more often is an area I could take a lesson from W7.
He was a lifetime winner at Craps and kept precise monetary records. My perception of why he won more often then he lost is that he utilized a large enough bankroll(and was very ready to use it all to take his progression to the last stage), and he preferred to play where the table minimums were low so that he could easily take his preogression to the >=9th, or 15th, or whatever last stage in his progression.
He once sent approx 200 pages of his research, progressions, thoughts, posts...etc dating back probably two decades as he wanted me to assist him with some of his current statistical analysis regarding triggers, stops, capping..etc, as he worked on his latest strategy. He understood statistical analysis(better than most), but he utilized statistics software from the 80s(i think), that wasnt very user friendly. Plus it seemed IMO that although he was tireless in his research, analysis, ...etc , he would seem to always regress back to simply putting a new twist on an old progression(typically based on a Fibo-type steps.). If that didnt win he would combine two or three strategies, and of course tie them to a progression w/capping of losses.
JaxPacific--
On many of his (Dont) strategies he seemed to do alot of charting/watching for his triggers and then launch one of 3or 4 strategies that he was using at that time. He had alot of Nellies strategy in much of the information I received from him (although I dont know if he purchased the whole package or picked up bits/pieces of info from others). His latest research seemed focused on several triggers for the Do side as well as the (No 4/10 system). IMO his (Ol Hank DP with his 4-10 system, coupled with the Neural as entry wagers) actually has some merit. Although its not my preferred method of play I perceive this particular part of W7s work is probably better at getting the $ than many strategies that are being sold in todays market.
Heavys comment:
"But what reminded me of him was when I was driving through Brownsville, Texas at night - the street lights would wink out as I drove past them. WWWWW always said he could turn out those street lights when he drove by them. Said it was some sort of psychic energy thing. LOL."
Yes, Heavy, his posts seemed to always blend in a couple personal stories, and if one could get through those, he would then pick up where he left off and finish his latest craps research or trip report post. I think he referred to a person as a "Slider" when one makes lights turn on /off.
DylanFreak:
Your right as he was a master at getting comps, junkets, free prizes..etc from his favorite casinos in Laughlin, Reno, and occasionally vegas. He liked alot of your Dont strategies and especially back when you did the Cowtippin-DontPass progession.
It was entertaining to read some of his/MPs dialogue on the Dice Institute. Which usually consisted of MP et als asking for enough info to code it/test. Then W7 would respond after awhile and indicate he now had altered it by sidestepping a loss by capping. I dont think he ever accepted two losses to the same wager because he always had a way of backing up/sidestepping a loss by "Neuralizing" it. LOL.
Even though he certainly had some peculiar posts, I do perceive he had good intentions/ a strong desire to help other crap players win more often.
All the best,
Tgold
All the best,
Tgold