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QUICK TEST: Have one tester play a run of blackjack (or any other 1 to 1 bet) wagering $10
on every hand. Quit as soon as there's an equal number of wins and losses.
Since the wins and losses are equal there's NO profit.
Simultaneously, have a second tester bet that same run using Half Peak with an opening bet of $10.
With Half Peak there's ALWAYS a profit. But only at home, not it in any casino.
Something smells.
Soon you will be among the people confirming this by word of mouth. At some point Leno will have the Band test
it. Either him or one of the late night guys.
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HALF
PEAK -- A Mathematical Gambling System That Works Differently At Home Than In The Casinos
(Taken from Beat The House, by Frederick Lembeck)
Chapter 4 - Half Peak
Half Peak is played on any 1 to 1 bet. The fastest action is on either the 1 to 1 PASS bet or the 1 to 1 DON'T
PASS bet at craps.
When you bet PASS, you're betting the shooter to win. When you bet DON'T PASS, you're betting the shooter to lose.
Ask the dealer to show you the PASS line and DON'T PASS line, where you put your chips.
Half Peak can also be played at Blackjack or any of the 1 to 1 bets at roulette, only it takes much longer because
the pace is much slower.
The game of craps is simple: a first throw of 7 or 11 wins (game over in a single throw), a first throw of 2, 3 or
12 loses (game over in a single throw), and a first throw of any other number (called the "point") must be repeated before
a 7 is thrown, or the shooter loses the bet.
Half Peak starts with a bet of $10. If the first bet wins, the second bet is $9. If the first bet loses, the second
bet is $11. That's the first half of the formula: anytime you win, you decrease the bet by $1; anytime you lose, you increase
the bet by $1 (same as the D'Alembert system). You follow the progression wherever it goes, making $.50 profit on every bet.
[NOTE: The $.50 profit per bet arises because every pair of wins and losses generates $1 profit. If you bet $10 and
lose, then bet $11 and win, you've won $22, but spent only $21. One dollar profit. Conversely, if you bet $10 and win, then
bet $9 and lose, you've won $20, but spent only $19. Again, one dollar profit. Half a dollar per bet, in other words. ALL
THOSE HALF DOLLARS ADD UP. THAT'S WHY HALF PEAK MAKES MONEY. An actual trial will prove the matter plainly.]
The second half of the Half Peak formula is subtler:
Because the game gives the house a tiny mathematical edge, the house will always win a tiny bit more often than you
do. This in turn means your losing streaks will always be a tiny bit longer than your winning streaks (which is why the D'Alembert
system loses). You have to counter this, and you do so by ending the game at one half of the highest amount your progression
reaches, that is, half your peak, which is where the name Half Peak comes from.
You started at $10, say. If bad luck carries your progression all the way up to $30, you quit as soon as good luck
carries you back down to $15, then start all over again at $10 with a brand new game. (You don't wait for good luck to carry
your progression back down to $10. It won't. Your losing streaks, remember, are always going to be a tiny bit longer than
your winning streaks.) If bad luck carries your progression all the way up to $50, you quit as soon as you get back down
to $25, then start all over again at $10. If bad luck carries your progression up to $80, you quit as soon as you get back
down to $40, then start all over again at $10, etc., etc. Game always ends when you reach Half Peak.
Run a simulation at home using the money from your Monopoly set. See how you make out. But don't quit your day job
yet, it only works on your desk, not in any casino.
When you try it in a casino, you'll lose every penny. These results are repeatable by independent experimenters.
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