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Playing 4 Keeps™ A Gaming News Letter For Winners April 2004 Volume 6 Issue 4 Copyright ©2004 Michael Vernon
"Luck Has Nothing To Do With It When You Are Playing 4 Keeps™! ******************************************** In This Issue: Dice Perception, Feeling Groovy! Guest Article: Do I really Need Another Craps Class? Dice Busters Save This Date! 2004 Seminar Schedule Testimonials ************************************************* DICE PERCEPTION, FEELING GROOVY! Either with a random roll or with dice influencing, the dice roll delivers a subtle detectable message. It comes down to strong, confident energy verses weak, wimpy energy. Consistency in tossing the dice goes a long way to being able to hold onto the cubes. Consistency expresses a kind of energy that rides with intention, grooved in like a wagon wheel in a rut. The longer any shooter holds the dice, the longer the game plays and pays. When you have the feeling that you or another shooter, are "in the groove", it is a powerful confidence that allows you to really lean into the hand. You know that you are switched-on and you know that you have it going your way. You can train yourself to learn what "in the groove" feels like. You can observe energy in the toss of the dice. Sometimes it is so obvious with a toss as you witness wimpy energy. You can tell by the way the dice stumble down the layout, that the shooter will not be rolling for very long. Sloppy dice tossing is usually an indication of a short hand. I look for shooters who command control and roll with consistency. They look like winners and shoot like winners. The next time that your are out, take notice of all the different ways that people toss the dice. See if you can observe the differences in energy from player to player. Notice if the sloppy, weak toss does not result in a short hand, while the strong consistent toss produces better results. I have witnessed long hands with a dice setter or a random roller. The dice consistently landed in the same area with the same force. It is critical to have consistency with intention with every throw when setting the dice. It looks and feels like there is no stopping the shooter. Each grip, pick-up, release and landing is a mirror image of the previous throw. It is a thing of beauty when you witness a hand "in the groove". It begins with the shooter throwing the dice with consistency. I have experienced being in the groove many times. I have had the experience of knowing that my point was going to roll while the dice were still in the air. I just knew it. I could feel it. I could see it in my mind’s eye. I have also experienced that "oh, no", feeling, as the dice left my hand, knowing that my release was not right. I could feel something was wrong and the seven was coming down upon landing. You can train yourself to become this sensitive with the dice. It is a feeling that comes with practice and develops with an awareness of the experience as it is happening. Your training begins by first witnessing a long roll. You must see one to know what one "feels" like. Knowing that you are in the groove or witnessing another player in the groove comes from an awareness of how it affects your feelings. As the hand develops, there will be energy expressing itself, like a signature for the experience. You can tap into how that energy feels during a good roll. Recognizing the experience creates familiarity. Familiarity as a feeling allows identification of the experience. I called it "I’ve seen this movie". You perceive the information metaphysically and experience the information as a feeling. The feeling translates into information. It is important to note that getting into the groove is all about detachment. It certainly does not involve more thinking or engaging of emotions. It is an energy "thing" as you become a clear vessel allowing free flow to occur. You are able to take charge by releasing the conscious need to be in charge. You have to let go and trust in your ability and skill. There is such a thing as over-thinking the details. Ego and intellect get in the way of free flow. Practicing detachment, you are better able to perceive the energy and recognize how it feels as you release ego and intellect. This idea of detachment is different from how I understand what others mean by "in the zone". Detachment means to disengage from the idea of making the toss of the dice a conscious effort. It should be a fluid, automatic exercise, as natural as writing your name. When detached, you can be asked a question by the dealer, you can handle a remark from the boxman, you can hi-five with a zealous player next to you, and order a beverage from the cocktail server. You can do all of these things and not have it distract from your mission. Throwing the dice now comes from the automatic part of your consciousness, like driving a car. It is just you, the dice, and the table. Everything else is superfluous because you are not affected, you take no notice, and nothing can shake you. You own a belief, one of total confidence and skill. You have an inner knowing that your body will take you there. You do not believe that if something or someone penetrates your sacred concentration that it will take you out of "the zone" and thus end the hand. Detachment, from what may be called distractions, anchors your confidence firmly in your skill. Focused from the time the stickman passes the dice to you, to the pick-up and then to the landing, your energy is in the dice. You groove in with a metaphysical alignment, just you and the dice like two ballroom dancers. You switch on your intention, with a honed focus, when it comes your time to dance. Look for the energy in the toss. Learn to recognize what a good toss "feels" like and lock that feeling into your memory. Learn to recognize the feeling of being "in the groove". Random rollers get into the groove too, and when you recognize it, you can jump out on the big hand with a knowing confidence. It may take a bit of table time, watching while you train yourself to pick up on the subtle energy of what a random roller’s monster hand feels like, compared to a short, quick, point and out. It could be time well invested. I do not suggest second-guessing the shooters. However, when failure is apparent, by observing the energy of a player and their throw, I will not play. One example is, if the dice roll is ugly and then lands craps on the come out roll, I figure this to be a short hand. Playing aggressive when given this message, seems a huge risk. The subtle message would be, if the shooter were a winner, why is he or she coming out appearing as a loser? Typically, the next roll is a seven or eleven. I call this "tit for tat", a losing hand followed by a winning hand. Next, he or she rolls a point, and after a few more lame rolls, then sevens-out. You could see failure expressing itself in the energy of the player and the dice from the very first roll. Now, you catch more fish with your line in the water, this is true. However, at those times when the short hand is so obvious, you are better off watching. That is my real message. In simple terms, look for winning energy. You can add one more dimension to your game watching with attention how the dice are coming down the table. I am not saying that a consistent shooter guarantees a long hand. What I am saying is that the dice express energy. When I am playing the numbers, I am on my toes looking for the strong energy. I need to see the support before making the more aggressive bets. Observing the subtle messages from the dice, as they come down the table, provides me with one more tool, one more edge against the odds. Learning to keep yourself out of losing situations is knowledge that will help you "win them all". Winning and losing has its own energy signature. You can learn what winning and losing energy feels like and then play accordingly. Dice perception will take some practice and sharp observation. Once you can recognize it, it is as true as any other sensory receptor. It is a strong feeling of "I’ve seen this movie", and you can perceive what is coming next. Feel the energy. Energy can always be trusted. ******************************************************** Do I Really Need Another Craps Class? Guest Article By Steve "Heavy" Haltom http://axispower.proboards12.com Good question, and one I get on a fairly frequent basis. The short answer is, "I don’t know." The better answer is another question. "Are you satisfied with your current results?" Awhile back I had the pleasure of having one of my former students sign up for one of my alumni craps clinics. He’d been having a run of tough luck at the casinos and was hoping for a quick fix that would turn things around for him. As often happens on these weekends, we ended up playing a pre-class session together at one of the local casinos. While we waited for the dice we talked about the other shooters on our table and the one adjacent to ours. There were several setters at the tables, and plenty of "Big Six/Big Eight and the Field" bettors who took the time to "school" the dice before throwing. For some reason the "chicken feeders" were under-represented this day, though there were a few in attendance. But there were no skilled shooters in the house. On this occasion, that seemed to apply to my friend and I as well. The dice finally made it around to stick left and I took a turn at them. It was not a great hand, but it was what I call a "money hand" – around twelve rolls with plenty of time to get my place action "paid for" and a profit locked up for the series. When the devil finally reared it’s head I picked up my bottled water, announced to the boys that I was going to "change ends of the table and change my luck" and moved to make room for my companion to toss. The stick moved the dice to him and he dragged them behind the pass line to set them. Then he carefully picked them up and tossed them toward the center of the back wall. The dice struck the layout, took a hard left and bounced off the wall at the first turn. The toss was off axis, but it still yielded a box number - not the seven. It was what we sometimes refer to as "bad roll – good results." Bets were paid and the dice were again pushed to the shooter. Again he dragged them behind the pass line to set them, then picked them up and tossed them toward the center of the back wall. And again, the dice took a hard left and bounced off the wall in the first turn. But this time the results weren’t good. An off-axis seven-out. Line away. "Where did you learn that?" I asked after we’d left the table. He seemed confused and asked what I was talking about. "You were setting the dice back behind the pass line, right next to the mirror. That’s not the way I taught you. Then you were picking them up and shooting from there – diagonally across the table to the middle of the back wall. It’s causing you two problems. One, your wrist is turned at the wrong angle so the dice are not level with the tabletop when you release. And two, since you’re tossing at an angle one dice is hitting the wall before the other, causing a double pitch." "You’re kidding," he said. "I thought I had the toss down pat." "Don’t sweat it," I replied. "You lost – what? Sixteen dollars? Cheap enough of a lesson. And it’s a quick fix. We can work it out on the practice rigs tomorrow." "Cheap?" he replied. I’m down around $3500 for the last three months. I was about ready to bust up my practice rig and burn it in the fireplace." The other question I hear frequently is, "How can I get more money off the table?" This often comes from skilled shooters who have no problem tossing what should be "money hands." But when the inevitable seven shows up they end up leaving most – if not all – of their profits on the table. Most of the time these players are simply either creatures of habit – or they’re just too close to the situation to be objective. I recall one student who had a strong signature on the 5 when tossing the V-3. The only problem was that he never BET the 5. He would establish a point of 4 or 9, then place the 6 and 8 for $30 each looking for a regression opportunity. But his typical series would run something like: 5 – 3 – 5 – 11 – 5 – 5 – 9 – 6 – 7 OUT. Now, that’s a nine number hand – ten if you include the come-out roll. But with his betting strategy – Pass Line with double odds plus placing the 6 and 8 for $30 each – he would have lost money. On the one hit on the 6 he would have regressed to $18 each on the 6 and 8, leaving only $1 at risk dollar there. But he still had $5 on the pass line plus $10 odds. So when the 7 showed he ended this fine hand DOWN $14. Now let’s consider how the savvy player could have taken advantage of the 5 had she been aware of her signature on that number. Instead of placing the 6 and 8 for $30 each let’s say the player placed the 5 and 9 for $25 each. The first hit on the 5 pays $35. The shooter collects his winnings and tells the dealer to "Make my 5 and 9 look like $15 each. She now has a $5 profit from his place bets in the rack. On the second hit the shooter collects $21 and says, "Same bet." She now has her Pass Line wager and free odds covered, and has guaranteed profit of $11 for the hand. On the third hit on the 5 the shooter locks up $1 and tells the dealer to "Press my 5 and 9 back up to $25 each." On the fourth hit on the 5 the shooter is paid $35. She locks up the green chip and tells the dealer to go "up a unit on the 5 and 9." The 5 and 9 are pressed to $30 each. Next the 9 rolls and the shooter is paid $42. Again, she says "Same Bet" and her guaranteed win stretches to $72. Two rolls later the shooter sevens out – leaving $75 on the table – but locking up a $72 win. Of course, in my favorite hangout – the "Perfect World Casino," the shooter would have noticed the cocktail server making the rounds, realized she was out of the zone, called her bets off, picked up her free odds wager, and limited her "loss" on that final toss to $5. But that’s the subject of another article. Do you need another craps class? Are you satisfied with your current results? A wise man once said, "Continue to do what you’ve always done and you’ll continue to get what you’ve always got." I’ve got to believe he was a gambler. Best of luck at the tables. Visit Heavy's web site for his schedule of classes and workshops. http://axispower.proboards12.com Heavy and the Dice Coach team up in Las Vegas this June 11-13 *************************************************** Dice Busters ™ …Who ya gonna call? Have you ever wondered about the legendary millionaire gamblers? Where are they? Do they really exist? Are they ever available? Would you like to ask them how they beat the house? Would you like to rub elbows with these ghosts of gambling lore? Can’t find’em in the Yellow Pages? So, who you gonna call? Well, if you want the "real deal" you’re gonna call "The Dice Coach", that’s who! The "Dice Coach", Beau Parker, has put together yet another experiential gaming workshop with Michael Vernon and Playing 4 Keeps™. The meeting of two of the most knowledgeable gaming experts in the world present, Dice Busters™. No single program approaches the power of this method of playing dice. It is not enough just knowing how to play. Now you can learn the WHY along with the how! Learn why this winning structured method of craps will change your approach to gaming forever. Hotter than a firecracker, this July 3rd and 4th in Fabulous Las Vegas. Who ya gonna call? Dice Busters™ for all the details. ******************************************************* Save This Weekend Date: October 15, 16 and 17 Aa Las Vegas weekend you will not want to miss out on.
A major gaming event, the first of its kind, is coming the weekend of October 15th to Las Vegas. This will be a joint venture of Axis Power Craps, Dicesetter.com, DiceCoach.com, and Playing4Keeps.com.
That’s right folks, a coalition between, Heavy, Irishsetter, Dice Coach and myself. We will be presenting a gaming symposium and personal workshops. Final details are still in the works, but I can give you the breakdown of what has been planned.
On Friday, October 15th we’ll conduct an informative gaming symposium priced well UNDER $100. This session will include much of the same material we present in our classes around the country. We’ll cover the correct right-way and wrong-way betting strategies, the basic dice sets, grips, pickups and tosses. You’ll get an opportunity to meet each of us and observe our tosses on the practice rigs. Then try out your own toss on the practice rigs and see how you stack up.
We’ll also share some exciting playing strategies for back-up games such as blackjack and roulette games you can play when you need a sit-down break from the dice table. Should you decide to sign on for one of the Basic or Advanced workshops we’ll be conducting on Saturday and Sunday we’ll credit the Friday's session fee to either weekend class. Send me an email to be placed on a first notice list for early registration. win@playing4keeps.com You will be notified personally ahead of the public announcement. A This a limited time offer for the first notice list. Join us this October in Las Vegas and Let the Good Times Roll! *********************************************** Playing 4 Keeps Seminar Schedule for the Year 2004: Click the link for all seminar details. http://www.playing4keeps.com/seminars_2004.htm
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See you at the tables Playing 4 Keeps™! Michael Vernon Author and Gaming Instructor ******************************************************** Purpose Statement: Playing 4 Keeps™ empowers the player to become a consistent winner. My commitment is about the empowerment of each student. Learning to apply discipline, confidence, intention, and metaphysical lessons, is empowering. I teach students methods that avoid losing sessions. Most importantly, it is my intention to teach metaphors that link the knowledge of casino games to "the game of life". Michael Vernon
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