[SlaytheBook]

How the hell does one stay disciplined to wager only 1-2% of their BankRoll day in and day out? And to think that some folks pass on wagers for an entire day. Now I'm not a complete jerkstore, so I understand how there is value in stepping away. Really though, how do I get me some of that kool-aid to not want to off myself from lack of sticking it to the book?

So I set aside 10K, and you want me to place wagers in amounts of $100-200?

Talk about watching paint dry. Fuk me. Adrenaline is hard to come by when I click Submit on a $200 wager and my remaining balance says $9800. And we call that grinding? Yikes, that spells yawn to me. That $9800 is begging to be doubled, to get into play. It craves action. Sometimes I will wager on an extravagant favorite just so my roll is out of reach. Can anybody relate?

Any veteran advice or good book recommendations for how to develop this discipline?
Seriously.
Feel free to PM me if you're too scared to be seen actually helping someone out on this forum.
Thanks in advance for any input. I want to remain teachable.

Anticipated responses:
- If action is calling to you... you have arrived at degenerate status --> meet SBR
- Welcome to the forum grasshopper - the books are licking their chops. In fact, I'll take your action.
- Never fricken heard of ya pal
- You are a lost cause

Here is a quote from a sick gambling movie...
at the end, after he crashes and burns. And gives up gambling.

shrink: How do you rate the thrill you got from gambling on a scale of one to a hundred?
player: (long pause) Mmmmmmm a hundred
shrink: What about the biggest thrill you've ever got outside of gambling?
player: (long pause) Twenty
shrink: Twenty?... how do you feel about living the rest of your life with a max of twenty?
player: (long pause) Ok..... twenty's ok


May all your plays be winners.
STB

[WiscoBets]

I started out making $2 bets last year and now I can make $300 bets. If you stay disciplined you'll be amazed at how much you're bankroll can increase.

[pattymayo]

Unless you enjoy constantly reloading and blowing your hard earned money on gambling you need br management

It's impossible to succeed long term otherwise

The vig will catch up to you , luck will run out , bad beats will happen. That's all unavoidable in this game. You need a strategy in place to minimize the damage when that happens and hopefully you maximize winnings when luck is on your side

[rawzay]

I get where your coming from with so many games in one day you have to hold yourself back from betting on everything. This is how I bet. I normally wager two $50 parlays a day. I only do 2-3 team parlays. Each parlay normally has a pay off of $150-500 depending on the juice. Baseball is such a streaky sport that it doesn't take a genius to pick 2-3 winners out of 10-15 games in a given day. Fading shitty teams like the Angels, picking the over on games played in Coors field and Camden Yards, betting on the Cardinals Run Line and the Reds ML when there at home has been money all season. Simply looking at who's pitching isn't always accurate or a teams record. For example if you would of taken the Padres this week over the Braves you would have made some money even though the Braves were winning ball games there offense has been dull and all it took was 1 or 2 bad innings for them to lose to the Padres who have been hitting well. I Started with 1500 in April and up to 5700 right now.

[amolg24]

The fact of the matter is that you CAN make money the undisciplined way, betting large/different amounts and having no bankroll management. Just like you can walk into any casino for the first time and sit down at the 2/5 or 5/10 tables and make a stack or two. The problem with these ways is that you cannot CONSISTENTLY WIN using these strategies. In the sports betting world, you must treat it like an experiment if you want to win in the long term. The more constants you keep, the better your chances at tweaking the variables in order to optimize your winning percentages. If you keep your bet sizing the same as well as manage your bankroll to make sure you can withstand a losing streak, then you are on your way to winning in the long term

Now going back to the beginning, if you want to play undisciplined, you CAN, but I would hit and RUN as soon as i win a decent amount that I can cash out. Do not go back to the books after you win and try to bet daily in the same manner. Chances are your gonna give it back. Just like after you win against those sharks at the 2/5 and 5/10 tables, I wouldn't suggest going back because chances are, they're gonna take it back and more.

BOL, hope this helps put things into perspective

[dalogester]

Fk all these clowns... Just go all in on the cards tomorrow.

[rawzay]

Fk all these clowns... Just go all in on the cards tomorrow.

And what happens if they lose tomorrow like they did today on what looked like an easy bet. Listen to this guy if you wanna go broke.

[drfunkmaster]

Fk all these clowns... Just go all in on the cards tomorrow.

CARDS LOSE TOMORROW .... not falling for that again. Go all in on Giants game over!!

6/13/13 7:05pm MLB Baseball 957 San Francisco Giants/Pittsburgh Pirates Over 7½ -110* (M Cain - R must Start C Morton - R must Start)

[BuffaloBettor]

In order to survive, you need to manage your plays & wagers. Betting the same amount on many games is not going to end well. The vig will eat up your bankroll. I look for lines with value. And never lay more than 2/1 odds. I hope you have a money making day!

[tavesims]

Consider yourself lucky with $10Gs to be doing this is that's what you still have approximately. I agree with the #2 poster... I've been at this for years, and I've seen my bankroll double but when you take $10Gs and turn it into $20Gs you'd better be doing the same things that took you there. You change your focus or your discipline and you'll simply throw it all away and although the action is what we all live for here, there are some who are really making $, and it's way more fun to gradually be inching your way upwards than constantly living the battle and struggling and doing the yo yo thing with your $. If it's not growing your BR this is all really a complete waste of time, waste of life I would say. GL, I like to do labbies with good cappers if you can find them and I like the My Chase v. stifler and dark knight guy. He's got a play today and 3 tomorrow. GL

[tavesims]

and drfunkmaster is solid with his 2 cents

[drfunkmaster]

CARDS LOSE TOMORROW .... not falling for that again. Go all in on Giants game over!!

6/13/13 7:05pm MLB Baseball 957 San Francisco Giants/Pittsburgh Pirates Over 7½ -110* (M Cain - R must Start C Morton - R must Start)

hope you took it..