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Article from June 2010 Chicago Point by Larry Leibster

Posted By: Casper van der Tak
Date: Friday, 30 July 2010, at 10:31 a.m.

In Response To: Article from June 2010 Chicago Point by Larry Leibster (Bill Riles)

LOL.

I recall a player who used to be at the World Championships at Monaco, and if memory serves, won ones. His ritual involved: picking up dice, putting then in his cup, wipe his hands (handkerchief spread out on his legs for this purpose), thorough shaking 20+ times (to be increased at crucial moments), wipe his hands some more, more thorough shaking 20+ times, roll dice, wipe hands (probably, not sure about that) ponder, try plays, ponder some more, make play. Matches could easily take over 6 hours.

This was pre-clock, and actually inspired quite some betting by kibitzers on the number of shakes before rolling, especially at crucial stages of the game.

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