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    guyhopestowin
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    Posted: Aug. 17, 2015 - 2:28 AM ET #76

    Great thread imho, let me add some points as a 5 year gambler, unfortunately on a more degenrate side rather than professional

    I turned $500 to$5700 in last three months only playing ncaa basketball then my book kindly closed my account thankfully accepting to pay(hopefully they didnt give me hassle of not sitting on my winnings) anyways then in three months i lost all in mlb, and this was my first season bettint mlb mainly playing overs and losing. What i learned is i have made some mistakes during this six months

    1 i got too emotional, when both winning in ncaa and losing in mlb , any gambler degenerate and professional must be able to afford to lose before placing bet, that is number one rule imo more important than bankroll management, ow you end up winning maybe but with too much stress and losing the most important thing your health

    2 i became degenerate, chased losses didnt give break after winning

    3 this hobby profession whatever you call it cannot be looked for to win money, i trust people saying they bought home or got bankrupt but lets say i bought a home, what is the fun of achieving sth in life? You get this fun from your job, even though it pays less but gambling pays much. To be honest it happened to me only couple times but i dont get happy or too excited after i win too many times in a row, what i mean is gambling doesnt become fun anymore for me.

    Sorry for long post just wanted to point out some experiences
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    Great thread imho, let me add some points as a 5 year gambler, unfortunately on a more degenrate side rather than professional

    I turned $500 to$5700 in last three months only playing ncaa basketball then my book kindly closed my account thankfully accepting to pay(hopefully they didnt give me hassle of not sitting on my winnings) anyways then in three months i lost all in mlb, and this was my first season bettint mlb mainly playing overs and losing. What i learned is i have made some mistakes during this six months

    1 i got too emotional, when both winning in ncaa and losing in mlb , any gambler degenerate and professional must be able to afford to lose before placing bet, that is number one rule imo more important than bankroll management, ow you end up winning maybe but with too much stress and losing the most important thing your health

    2 i became degenerate, chased losses didnt give break after winning

    3 this hobby profession whatever you call it cannot be looked for to win money, i trust people saying they bought home or got bankrupt but lets say i bought a home, what is the fun of achieving sth in life? You get this fun from your job, even though it pays less but gambling pays much. To be honest it happened to me only couple times but i dont get happy or too excited after i win too many times in a row, what i mean is gambling doesnt become fun anymore for me.

    Sorry for long post just wanted to point out some experiences
     
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    Posted: Aug. 17, 2015 - 4:32 AM ET #77

    Quote Originally Posted by mikebdb:

    well with 99 percent of gambers losing in the long run..i doubt anyones making money for a living at it



    So true
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    well with 99 percent of gambers losing in the long run..i doubt anyones making money for a living at it



    So true
     
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    Posted: Aug. 17, 2015 - 6:02 AM ET #78

    I have made a small profit every year off baseball 18k last year up 11k this year!!! Just recently cashed a 10teamer for 15$ that paid 10700$ and another round robin 4 team 3"s and 4"s that paid 1889$ and also another 25$ 6 team for 1669$ all in all 14,5k in one day isn't bad!!!!! Bought a house here in Las Vegas but still have another home in HB , CAL!!! If anybody doesn't believe me send me a pm I'll gladly 4 ward my winning tix from Aliante Hotel and Casino. Or even PM if u wanna know what I like I don't mind assisting another !!! Good things happen to good people and a lot of good things have happened to me!!!! One thing to always remember is don't bet beyond ur means and always put a lotto ticket in cuz u never know !!!!!!! to sum it up and give u an idea i could eat free everyday all year at any stations casinos for a whole year !!! Not saying I'm big but I keep it even keel all season!!! Don't ever post cuz tired of all the hating and lack of etiquette most members have they don't realize it's us against them not us against each other!!!! There a lot of good capers on here and I have the upmost respect for each and everyone I just wish everybody felt that sane way!!!!unfortunately haters always gonna hate and because of that we will never get that full benefit from this website as we all have wanted for so many years!!!!!!! Best of Luck !!!! Go Astros and go Pirates my 2 teams I played a nice size futures wager to win it all !!!!!!!!! 
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    I have made a small profit every year off baseball 18k last year up 11k this year!!! Just recently cashed a 10teamer for 15$ that paid 10700$ and another round robin 4 team 3"s and 4"s that paid 1889$ and also another 25$ 6 team for 1669$ all in all 14,5k in one day isn't bad!!!!! Bought a house here in Las Vegas but still have another home in HB , CAL!!! If anybody doesn't believe me send me a pm I'll gladly 4 ward my winning tix from Aliante Hotel and Casino. Or even PM if u wanna know what I like I don't mind assisting another !!! Good things happen to good people and a lot of good things have happened to me!!!! One thing to always remember is don't bet beyond ur means and always put a lotto ticket in cuz u never know !!!!!!! to sum it up and give u an idea i could eat free everyday all year at any stations casinos for a whole year !!! Not saying I'm big but I keep it even keel all season!!! Don't ever post cuz tired of all the hating and lack of etiquette most members have they don't realize it's us against them not us against each other!!!! There a lot of good capers on here and I have the upmost respect for each and everyone I just wish everybody felt that sane way!!!!unfortunately haters always gonna hate and because of that we will never get that full benefit from this website as we all have wanted for so many years!!!!!!! Best of Luck !!!! Go Astros and go Pirates my 2 teams I played a nice size futures wager to win it all !!!!!!!!! 
     
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    Cheers to everyone and BOL
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    Cheers to everyone and BOL
     
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    BOL= Bangin' Old Ladies


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    Posted: Aug. 17, 2015 - 12:36 PM ET #81

    Quote Originally Posted by Educated_Idiot:

    Yeah, if you're not willing to run 50 programs on 55 tabs in 10 windows with 3 pages of hand written incoherent notes and do 2 hours of research on a one game and have the discipline to make the decision to not bet on the game, this isn't for you unless you make a very few plays.

    I just spent 2 hours researching the Twins/Yankees tomorrow almost non-stop. Finally come to a total. Come up with the Yanks winning by 1.53 and the total score being 8.51. Sure enough, the books got the o/u at 8.5 and the Yanks at -150-160 when I go to look, meaning I'm making a very small $100 manufactured -1 rl bet on the Yankees and that's it. If it's hits 55% of the time, it really ends up netting me $10 for 2 hours of nasty, hard research.


    A quality thread, I thought I would add to it. The above comment illustrates what a damned grind it is to bust your behind via sabermetrics to get a very slight edge....maybe. Because however good a sabertmatrician you are the books employ better ones. Sports gamblers break even at 53% winning IF they place all their bets at a reduced odds site like 5dimes. It is damned hard to beat the geniuses the sportsbooks employ 53% of the time.
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    Yeah, if you're not willing to run 50 programs on 55 tabs in 10 windows with 3 pages of hand written incoherent notes and do 2 hours of research on a one game and have the discipline to make the decision to not bet on the game, this isn't for you unless you make a very few plays.

    I just spent 2 hours researching the Twins/Yankees tomorrow almost non-stop. Finally come to a total. Come up with the Yanks winning by 1.53 and the total score being 8.51. Sure enough, the books got the o/u at 8.5 and the Yanks at -150-160 when I go to look, meaning I'm making a very small $100 manufactured -1 rl bet on the Yankees and that's it. If it's hits 55% of the time, it really ends up netting me $10 for 2 hours of nasty, hard research.


    A quality thread, I thought I would add to it. The above comment illustrates what a damned grind it is to bust your behind via sabermetrics to get a very slight edge....maybe. Because however good a sabertmatrician you are the books employ better ones. Sports gamblers break even at 53% winning IF they place all their bets at a reduced odds site like 5dimes. It is damned hard to beat the geniuses the sportsbooks employ 53% of the time.
     
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    Posted: Aug. 17, 2015 - 1:17 PM ET #82

    no road favorites over he long haul regardless of sport.  my opinion only
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    Posted: Aug. 17, 2015 - 2:56 PM ET #83

    Amazing, simply amazing... The ratio of bad advice and uneducated opinions vs good, factual, and honest advice is about 95/5, about the exact same ratio of losing to winning players... amazing 
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    Amazing, simply amazing... The ratio of bad advice and uneducated opinions vs good, factual, and honest advice is about 95/5, about the exact same ratio of losing to winning players... amazing 
     
     
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    Posted: Aug. 21, 2015 - 3:59 PM ET #84

    Quote Originally Posted by Hawky:


    nice streak survivor ratio. keep it up

    saw this continued to do it havent missed since.. lol
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    nice streak survivor ratio. keep it up

    saw this continued to do it havent missed since.. lol
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