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John Patrick's Advanced Craps may be one on the best books on gambling ever written.
What initially attracted me to Patrick's works was that I saw, for the first time, someone articulate in print many things that I had learned from many years of gambling in casinos and racetracks. In this volume he masterfully covers the concepts that he calls The Big Four â Bankroll, Knowledge of the Game, Money Management, and Discipline â and The Little Three â Theory, Logic, and Trends. Without thorough understanding and practice of these principals, a person has no chance of winning in a casino environment where the odds are stacked against them before they ever walk into the door. That is true no matter what game a person plays.
In addition to the gambling theory that Patrick presents, the game of craps is covered in a way that is truly remarkable, much of it flying in the face of conventional wisdom. I have played the conventional way and Patrick's way and from a practical standpoint, I will now only play Patrick's methods. The explanations of the Patrick System and the No 4 / No 10 Method alone are worth the price of the book. I have played the No 4 / No 10 Method very successfully over the years and have had experienced dealers marvel over the simplicity and effectiveness of this play.
No one should ever walk through the doors of a casino until they have digested this book. I give it five stars plus.
What initially attracted me to Patrick's works was that I saw, for the first time, someone articulate in print many things that I had learned from many years of gambling in casinos and racetracks. In this volume he masterfully covers the concepts that he calls The Big Four â Bankroll, Knowledge of the Game, Money Management, and Discipline â and The Little Three â Theory, Logic, and Trends. Without thorough understanding and practice of these principals, a person has no chance of winning in a casino environment where the odds are stacked against them before they ever walk into the door. That is true no matter what game a person plays.
In addition to the gambling theory that Patrick presents, the game of craps is covered in a way that is truly remarkable, much of it flying in the face of conventional wisdom. I have played the conventional way and Patrick's way and from a practical standpoint, I will now only play Patrick's methods. The explanations of the Patrick System and the No 4 / No 10 Method alone are worth the price of the book. I have played the No 4 / No 10 Method very successfully over the years and have had experienced dealers marvel over the simplicity and effectiveness of this play.
No one should ever walk through the doors of a casino until they have digested this book. I give it five stars plus.
