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Don't Compete For Winning Moments.
Typically, the mindset of those within our craps playing
community will often view the game of casino craps as a
competition. We often think of it as playing against the
"House" or playing against other players who happen to
be utilizing a strategy that runs counter to ours.
I recognize craps is a zero sum game and there has to be
a winner and a loser. Still, I believe that as players
we can still choose which side of the gaming outcome we
wish to camp in. What I am addressing here is the
player's attitude, and I feel this competitive
conditioning limits our playing potential and ability.
Even on the many craps forums, blogs and websites, there
is much written about who is the best dice instructor,
who has the best message board, who the best shooter,
what is the best playing strategy or what is the best
bet to make. There are players, in their arrogance,
claiming that they are better than "random rollers" -in
other words, other players and members outside of their
dice shooting camp. With all this "competitiveness"
there is a constant pursuit to be better than someone
else, which only limits a player's winning potential.
My feeling is that it makes no difference how smart or
skilled a player may be, the game is really about how
creative and innovative a player can be in the specific
playing moment. Creativity has no competitive edge. It
is unlimited.
When asked for my opinion about all of this focus on who
is the best or what is the better strategy, my simple
reply is that I just don't care. When it comes to
winning at the tables, my focus is not on competing
against anyone or anything; it just comes down to
winning in this game. It has everything to do with where
a player utilizes his or her energetic power in the
search of and creation of playing moments, those moments
that produce the intended winning results.
As my game has evolved, I have moved away from a
competitive attitude and have always preached that this
attitude runs counter to my success in terms of winning
at the tables. Creating winning opportunities should be
at the core of the dice influencing playing strategy.
Why else believe in dice setting, and rhythmic rolling
if we are not working toward creating a window of
winning opportunity? Why else practice "the art of
focused dice intent" (which is a my fancy way of
describing dice influencing by studying various dice
sets, grips and throws) if it were not for the express
purpose of creating winning opportunities for ourselves
at the craps tables?
The reality of dice influence comes down to this: as
players we have created a community that believes in
employing dice throwing techniques, supported by a
perceived framework that has its rules and structure. We
believe that with these rules we have found a way to
influence the dice.
The player believes in and employs a certain method to
create an outcome with their dice. This unique something
created a more consistent desired result. Seeking to
capture and repeat this "tossing magic" for predictable
outcomes, we created procedures and rules that continue
to be taught to groups of students of the game.
Players that have practiced a particular dice throwing
technique enough times to create a certain playing
terrain, have us believing that dice outcomes are a
result of or response to something we "did."
Essentially, what we created was a cause for an for an
effect, creating a playing approach that if we do "this"
then we create "that."
Comparing ourselves to an adversary or the so-called
competition is counter-productive. This erroneous
thinking diminishes our tossing power and is out of
alignment with our winning attitude. It is far better to
believe that our winning opportunities are unlimited and
it is simply up to us to create them.
From what I observe of the truly successful players like
the Dice Coach, is that at the craps table, as well as
in their lives, they never compete with another entity.
Their prevailing energy is about creating winners and
winning results.
In the game of craps, as with our life, our success or
failure is directly related to our thoughts, feelings,
attitudes and actions. Other people, the so-called
"competition", do not have the power to keep you from
winning. The only real competition we have in life is
what goes on between our positive thoughts and
undisciplined mind.
If you as a player choose to compete against something,
choose to compete against a lack of understanding. Keep
an open mind and don't root yourself in a single method
or skill.
So, next time you find yourself at the craps table, keep
your focus on the roll you wish to create - to the
exclusion of everything else.
Soft Touch
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