Originally Posted by
Pokerjoe
But as to the OP question (and sorry I got off topic with reply above, but it's a pet peeve of mine, LOL)
I remember doing what Sharpcat said in post 43, but I did it the other way. This was back when I seemed to almost always be betting dogs, so if I was up on a book, I'd bet the fave, hoping to lose (hopefully getting at least a push-scalp with Pinny). I'd do it a few times, either eventually losing (and effectively transfering money out) or at least making it seem like I was a fave-faver.
But jeez, books would profile so freaking fast. I remember getting the Bowman's sharp line the second day I was in. Same with Bodog.
Now, I understand that the Euro books profile right away, looking for arbers to boot or cripple-limit. Apparently they do it on one bet. All it takes is a single bet on a weak number to get booted, especially if you bet an odd number amount.
So if you're arbing, apparently, don't just bet on one game, bet on a few; don't just bet on the one number the book offers that's the best in the world; and don't bet odd amounts. But then, you wouldn't be much good as an arber if you did all that, would you?