Sunday, January 4, 2009

Simple Grinds

I thought I'd start a thread of simple systems that should keep you in the game for a long time. These would be systems that allow you to get in on the action often and will win with a little luck. These would also allow you play for a long time without much risk of ruin. The criteria here also includes simplicty, systems that can be easily learned and employed.
Barstow's New Shooter System
(Bet with Him)
page 126
Barstow claims this is like getting 7 to 1 odds on a 15 to 1 proposition. The basic idea is that you bet that the new shooter will make his point and if he doesn't, you double that the next shooter will make his, and if not, you go one more time with a third new shooter (three stage martingale). You lose your series only when there are 4 consecutive losses (because there must have been a loss just prior to your first bet). A full series loss will cost you 7 units so you need to win this bet more often than 7 times for each lost series. Barstow would like us to believe that you sould win this 15 times for each loss. I think the reality should be considerably less, but this should be a reliable grind on any hot table.

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