OT-ish: The gambling thread

[fnordcircle]

You should be proud of it. All the more so for also having the restraint to not immediately push your winnings into more action. I start the season with an amount I am comfortable seeing gone. If/when I win that amount I pocket the original and play the winnings minus 20% that always goes in the Santa Fund and stays there regardless. If/when that continues to pyramid I run it out to the holidays when the Santa Fund gets all but an amount equal to my initial investment to use for playoff betting. I do the same with my annual poker winnings. A share of the Santa Fund always goes to charity and the rest gets spent on Christmas. Usually it gets spread around pretty evenly but this year the bulk of it went towards surprising the bride with a cruise vacation for her to take her terminally ill sister on. Playoff winnings are a different story, that damn green is all mine.

Nice story on the cruise, man, and I like reading your system. I said it before, but I'm out a huge chunk of money for my daughter's wedding but on top of that I was able to give my daughter $1k of the casino's money to have fun on the honeymoon I sent them on. It's incredibly gratifying to think that spending money was all from gambling.

I think what separates the people who do 'well' gambling and those who don't really comes down to how you handle the aftermath of both your wins and your losses. Pretty much anyone who posts as much as we do on this forum is going to be in the 1% of knowledgeable football fans so we have an advantage over the rest of the league in terms of being able to gauge how the games will go. But you still have to accept that some days things just don't go your way. You can't do anything to change or control the random nature of gambling when it comes to win or lose.

The only thing we can control is ourselves (unless you're a compulsive gambler). Having enough willpower to stick to a plan when it comes to handling wins and losses is the one other advantage we have over stupid money.

 

[fnordcircle]

I'm also super grateful to myself for not putting money on this game.

 

[IcyPatriot]

I did well this weekend .... guessed on no games .... neither won or lost any $$$.

 

[fnordcircle]

I did well this weekend .... guessed on no games .... neither won or lost any $$$.

Yeah but you're a normal, well-adjust human being. The rest of us are gambling to distract from our emotional problems or disappointing penises.

 

[maust]

I'm also super grateful to myself for not putting money on this game.

Amen, I was getting nothing off the late one today except a possible under play that I didn't feel truly confident in. I thought Chicago was over valued but surely one pick six in desperation time from an excellent D could have covered it. Just not the kind of game that gets my green.

 

[mgcolby]

My calculator had a good weekend 3-0-1 unfortunately I have decided to stop betting so I "bet" vicariously through my calculator....

 

[maust]

Yeah but you're a normal, well-adjust human being. The rest of us are gambling to distract from our emotional problems or disappointing penises.

Apparently I have emotional problems I am unaware I was distracting myself from because while my penis has occasionally been disappointed I can't recall it ever being disappointing. OFC Mrs Maust's mileage may vary on that recollection.

 

[fightingirish595]

Would’ve been nice to have that parlay but considering that was my only “loser” and I put myself in a hedge situation to make money off of it I can’t complain. Won 475 between the 4 games. Gotta start looking into next weeks games

 

[maust]

Nice story on the cruise, man, and I like reading your system. I said it before, but I'm out a huge chunk of money for my daughter's wedding but on top of that I was able to give my daughter $1k of the casino's money to have fun on the honeymoon I sent them on. It's incredibly gratifying to think that spending money was all from gambling.

I think what separates the people who do 'well' gambling and those who don't really comes down to how you handle the aftermath of both your wins and your losses. Pretty much anyone who posts as much as we do on this forum is going to be in the 1% of knowledgeable football fans so we have an advantage over the rest of the league in terms of being able to gauge how the games will go. But you still have to accept that some days things just don't go your way. You can't do anything to change or control the random nature of gambling when it comes to win or lose.

The only thing we can control is ourselves (unless you're a compulsive gambler). Having enough willpower to stick to a plan when it comes to handling wins and losses is the one other advantage we have over stupid money.

It had to be a great feeling handing your daughter the unexpected cash, thanks for sharing that.

You won't have to go too far back in this thread to find a post where I joked about no dressing up the rare pig of a weekend I had but then I turned around and killed a busy Week 17, a week that usually isn't worth much action. Like most anything it pays to keep your sense of humor handy and not take yourself too seriously. TBH I don't really get too up or down about much. That's not one of those 'at this stage of my life' things, I've always been that way. I lack the excitability gene, might explain why I've been successfully married to a redhead all these years lol.

 

[maust]

Okay fnord, I'll bite. What's with the disagree? My penis has not disappointed me has it, in some way I am unaware of, disappointed you? This isn't about that whole bathhouse thing is it?

 

[blackglass3]

I always saw this post but never opened it up, maybe next year I'll get in on the discussion.

I finished the season +$300. I don't very huge amounts, it is just fun and an added reason to watch the games I'd be watching anyway.

I'm also glad to stop once the Patriots playoffs begin, because I don't bet on Pats games.

 

[jmt57]

Had the Colts ML, Hou-Ind under, Seahawks ML, Chargers ML, and Eagles +6½.

Parlayed Eagles +6½ with Colts +2



About time I had a decent week.

 

[fightingirish595]

Uh so national title tommorow... Who is betting what?

 

[pheenix11]

So I don’t gamble, don’t have the testicular fortitude as I hate losing money.

But yesterday I was celebrating my birthday at Hooters with some friends and I’m in the bathroom at the urinal and they have the sports section pinned to the wall.

I saw the Eagles were 6 point underdogs and I said to my son, wow if I were ever going to bet that would be the one.

Of course I was wrong about all three other games. But that moment of urinal clarity was interesting.

 

[1960Pats]

Amen, I was getting nothing off the late one today except a possible under play that I didn't feel truly confident in. I thought Chicago was over valued but surely one pick six in desperation time from an excellent D could have covered it. Just not the kind of game that gets my green.

I don't gamble but I liked the under in the Philly/Bears game. I thought the combination of Chicago's good defense and below average offense made it a good bet.

 

[supafly]

The only thing we can control is ourselves (unless you're a compulsive gambler). Having enough willpower to stick to a plan when it comes to handling wins and losses is the one other advantage we have over stupid money.

I think that money mgmt is half of the equation in terms of seeing success. I’ve seen so many people, myself included, hit around 60% plus, only to screw it up by not managing the bankroll properly. As you suggest, it’s much more than just choosing the right side.

 

[mgcolby]

Getting it out early for you degenerates this week. (Corrected cause my dumbass had temporary dislexia)

Playoff Record:

ATS: 3-0-1
SU: 2-2 (it had the Phi/Chi game with a .05 point dif)

 

[supafly]

View attachment 22105 Getting it out early for you degenerates this week.

Playoff Record:

ATS: 3-0-1
SU: 2-2 (it had the Phi/Chi game with a .05 point dif)

Thanks for updating the system, although your NFC games are off. Just pointing it out so that you can catch it. Always appreciated, man.

 

[mgcolby]

Thanks for updating the system, although your NFC games are off. Just pointing it out so that you can catch it. Always appreciated, man.

**** sorry good catch will fix it shortly. Not sure How I fudges that up

 

[fightingirish595]

I think that money mgmt is half of the equation in terms of seeing success. I’ve seen so many people, myself included, hit around 60% plus, only to screw it up by not managing the bankroll properly. As you suggest, it’s much more than just choosing the right side.

Money management is very important. Someone that sits at a blackjack table and just plays the same anount of money every hand is going to have a hard time winning for example.