If you want money to start flowing your way the moment you enter a casino, the very first thing that you have to do is to spot a Craps table that is hot. Following are a few suggestions that will help you identify whether a casino table is in great shape before you start throwing your chips in.
Listen To The Gamblers’ Body Language And What They Are Saying
The easiest way is to focus your attention on how the gamblers are reacting on the different Craps table. If they are happy and laughing loudly with exclamations like “WOW”, it is a clear indication that the table is hot. On the other hand, if you see disappointed faces on a poker table with exclamations like “Damn”, you should stay away from the same.
Watch The Rail
Rail is the place in casino where players put their casino chips. So, look at this place in order to see which types of chips are common there. Watch the color. On a hot Craps table, each gambler will have lots of casino chips in front of them. The hottest table will have fewer white ($1) or red ($5) chips and lots of green ($25) and black ($100) chips. You will get a much better idea by looking at the total amount of chips. You should reconsider the table if each player has less than $100 or so in total.
Number Of Casino Chips
Another idea is to look at the number of casino chips (green and black ones) that are being played on the table. The more number of higher value chips is an indication that the table is heating up.
Last, but not the least, you should also try to find out the number of times a shooter made the number he/she was shooting for.
Hello,
I was in a 2-5 NLHE cash game in a certain casino the other week. Early position, I was dealt K-K. Distracted by a conversation, I called. Everyone behind me then folded to the small blind who called. Big blind on the other side checked. Flop came and brought Q-x-x rainbow. Small blind checked while big blind decided to make $15 bet. Player to my right called and so I raised around $15. Small blind then folded while big blind raised me to $60. Consequently, the player to my right then folded. For a while I stopped and then afterwards decided to put big blind all in. Something hit my mind and so I realized maybe I was wrong for putting big blind all in. There was a great possibility actually that he might have A-Q or K-Qs. Any thoughts?
In the end he really had A-Qs and so I double up as my kings were held up.
Hope to hear from you in no time.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Chen
Chen,
You did make a mistake in not raising with your kings. However, since this did not affect the outcome, we will not focus on that. Just raise with them next time.
With the flop the way it fell, I would have put the player on A-Q or K-Q as well. You made a good move and it paid off.
Hello,
For the house player, is there any Poker strategy? Once I got paid $18.75 an hour to play Poker in a certain casino. Well, I only played up to $8-$16 with a kill pot. By the way, all the games included. Typically, I play tight to get our hourly pay protected as we use our own money. Any advice or strategy for us?
Anything will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Regards,
Johnny
Johnny,
As a prop player, you responsibility is to keep the games going in the casino. You should play your normal game if it is working for you. You should be playing proper Limit Holdem strategy and also at the same time looking for ways to exploit players. I know that you want to protect your hourly earnings from the casino but if you play too tight, you will end up costing yourself money normally.
