D'Alembert System (cont.)


The D'Alembert, while not infallable, realizes that it is unwise to buck a losing streak and tries to recoup losses   little by little. On the D'Alembert, you must set a limit on just how high your biggest unit outlay may be. You could set it at seven or eight and then cut off the series, take your loss, and start another series at another table. Or, you could cut your series at five units, or even four, depending upon your session money. But most of all, you should restrict your losses by setting this limit. This is being realistic. Don't think it is impossible to lose a long string of even money bets in a row. It happens, and will continue to happen. If you like, set a smaller loss limit on your unit outlay. This will allow you to stay within the confines of a safe bet and still allow some leeway on a table going against you.

In the D'Alembert, you always increase your bet by one unit after a loss, and decrease it one unit after a win. This is a bit different than my own 2 1 2 Regression System, which has you increasing your bets in a streak. This system is not looking for long streaks, but simple short quick series which produce smaller profits, but reacts well to a table giving only about a 50% win factor to the player.

Since betting in units could become dangerous, especially in Atlantic City which has $5 limits on its outside roulette bets, I shall give you a variation method for the player with a short bankroll. The heavier bankrolled players can use units. The smaller ones try and adopt a dollar betting method, rather than units.

Incidentally, this system could work well for you in Las Vegas where the minimums may be in line with your smaller session bankrolls. In Vegas you will find $1 and $2 tables, where you will feel right at home.

For now, let's put you at a table with a $5 minimum, playing black/red and again this session will be on the black. Write the number 5 on your pad and bet $5. If blacks shows, you win. Cross off the 5 on your pad, collect $5, and the series is over. You win $5.

To start the next series, again write 5 on a pad and bet $5 on black. Red shows and you lose. In this case, you do not want to bet in units, but only in partials. You write 6 on the pad and bet $6 on black. If you win, you collect $6. Cross off the 6 and have only the 5 showing on your pad. Naturally, you bet $5 on the next spin.

But let's say you lost that $6 bet. Write 7 on the pad, and bet $7. Again you lose, write 8 on the pad and bet $8 on black. Again you lose and the system calls for you to bet $9 on black and write 9 on your pad. This time black shows. You win $9 and cross off the number 9 on the series. Your next bet is $8, which is the next number shown on the series. Again black shows. You win $8.

Cross off the 8 and bet $7. Your series looks like this:

    5    6    7    8/  9/

You get the pattern? Every time you win, you reduce your bet one unit. Every time you lose, you increase it one unit.
The thing I stress is a limit on the amount you will set for your highest bet. Since I strongly believe in trends, I surely refuse to fight one going against me. If I'm betting black and red keeps showing, I limit my maximum bet. In this case it could be $10, $11, or $12. My suggestion? Make it $10. That's enough to get a feel of the trends going against you.

It is a type of loss limit, and must be a part of the arsenal you bring to battle.


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