1. 04-07-11 08:43 AM #1
    thetrinity
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    which would you rather be good at? poker or sports betting

    simple enough question. cant wait to hear the responses.
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  2. 04-07-11 08:53 AM #2
    UntilTheNDofTimE
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    Ill be brief. Im a well rounded poker player and dont bet sports. Half of my yearly income comes from it...and the answer is absolutely sports betting.

    People are getting bwtter and better and your edge in higher stakes poker(5/10+) is very small. With sports betting you dont have much competition if what you do works consistently.
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  3. 04-07-11 08:56 AM #3
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    betting. what a rush. plus I get to watch games and get that thrill of winning. Better to keep it seperate but who cant watch a game when theyve got huge dollars on it.
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  4. 04-07-11 09:01 AM #4
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    poker
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  5. 04-07-11 09:03 AM #5
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    of course sports betting , those poker pros only make money from endorsements .
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  6. 04-07-11 09:06 AM #6
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    POKER by far! Poker I am betting on myself with no guessing involved. Poker gives me huge opportunities for zip with millions virtually being giving away. With poker I am risking nothing while making 6 digits besides traveling the world. With poker I have no fears and every day is progressive. It is alot of hours besides work, but all in fun.
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  7. 04-07-11 09:12 AM #7
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    easy question....sports betting by far
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  8. 04-07-11 09:18 AM #8
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    Sports betting for sure...Poker you have to sit at the computer all day. Sports betting you can cap the games and you don't even have to be watching to make money.
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  9. 04-07-11 09:20 AM #9
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    Both
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  10. 04-07-11 09:40 AM #10
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    Much more money in poker
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  11. 04-07-11 10:09 AM #11
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    poker. I always felt my money was safer and can win big money.
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  12. 04-07-11 10:47 AM #12
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    even in NO LIMIT poker there is still a limit to the amount of what you can make because theres only so much money on the table. Sportsbetting the sky is the limit theres no limitations to what you can make not to say its easy but theres more money that can be had
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  13. 04-07-11 10:51 AM #13
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    sports betting, ainec
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  14. 04-07-11 10:55 AM #14
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    Since I'm already good at sports betting..I want to get better at poker.
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  15. 04-07-11 10:59 AM #15
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    Sports betting
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  16. 04-07-11 11:03 AM #16
    Wulfman14
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    sports betting of course. competition in poker is unreal and quickly becoming cut throat.
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  17. 04-07-11 12:23 PM #17
    louisvillekid
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    sports betting, i hate poker
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  18. 04-07-11 12:24 PM #18
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    betting ainec
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  19. 04-07-11 12:29 PM #19
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    Sports for sure
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  20. 04-07-11 12:43 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by UntilTheNDofTimE View Post
    Ill be brief. Im a well rounded poker player and dont bet sports. Half of my yearly income comes from it...and the answer is absolutely sports betting.

    People are getting bwtter and better and your edge in higher stakes poker(5/10+) is very small. With sports betting you dont have much competition if what you do works consistently.
    pretty much agree with this. the poker games are way better (skillwise) then they were 5 years ago. people were trying to give you money almost when poker first started. the games are still beatable IMO, but not even remotely as juicy. sports betting rewards consistency much more then poker does. the allure of poker is still the bigger tournaments where you can get in for only a few bucks through satellites and have opportunities for mega scores. also, poker is way more time consuming then betting on sports. i sorta look at sports betting the same way i look at cash games in poker, although im not sure betting on any game could give you the same thrill as playing in the world series of poker or something like that.
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  21. 04-07-11 01:49 PM #21
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    Sports betting, good players in poker get beat daily, you still have to get cards.
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  22. 04-07-11 02:15 PM #22
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    Poker. Being a top pro would be awesome.
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  23. 04-07-11 02:17 PM #23
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    I want to be rich like Ivey but very unknown, so I could do whatever I want when I want. Sports betting is for me.
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  24. 04-07-11 02:53 PM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by stikymess View Post
    Sports betting, good players in poker get beat daily, you still have to get cards.
    lol, good sports bettors cant have a losing day?????
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  25. 04-07-11 03:09 PM #25
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    Everyone who says poker has never played anything but SBR Poker. Go onto full tilt and try to beat 200nl. GL because you CAN'T.
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  26. 04-07-11 04:06 PM #26
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    easily betting
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  27. 04-07-11 04:11 PM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by UntilTheNDofTimE View Post
    Ill be brief. Im a well rounded poker player and dont bet sports. Half of my yearly income comes from it...and the answer is absolutely sports betting.

    People are getting bwtter and better and your edge in higher stakes poker(5/10+) is very small. With sports betting you dont have much competition if what you do works consistently.
    I agree with what you're saying about poker, but linemakers are getting sharper and sharper too.
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  28. 04-07-11 04:12 PM #28
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    I would have to go with poker cause it's easier to beat normal people than linemakers, depending on the stakes..
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  29. 04-07-11 04:19 PM #29
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    ide be happy if i won at one of them i stink!!!! lol
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  30. 04-08-11 12:59 AM #30
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    I like both. I think it's cooler to be a good poker player, but I'd rather not deal with the things that go on in poker games. I can't stand going on downswings where nothing is holding up or nothing is hitting and losing to people whose play is inexplicable and absolutely atrocious. I cannot believe what kind of garbage people pull off. I'm tired of either getting knocked out of tournaments with the best of it or having a chance to really boost myself in a tournament and losing every big confrontation with a better hand. I've basically stopped playing for 5 months. Just don't want to deal with the people. I literally hate them. I've hated them more since I started to get into poker theory because it's fcked. I don't really want to start playing again until I can just deal with different styles of play, whether good or atrocious. Just got to learn to accept it.

    So yeah, I definitely would rather be good at sports betting.
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  31. 04-08-11 01:08 AM #31
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    I'd rather be good at both
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  32. 04-08-11 01:17 AM #32
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    Poker, I like having control over my money.
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  33. 04-08-11 01:21 AM #33
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    Depends. Poker is not like what it use to be when Paradise Poker was still in the U.S in 2006. Then, you had thousands of people playing daily, so pots were bigger and their were more tournaments. I have taken 1st place twice a Paradise Poker for close to 2k each time battling 300+ people, including 1k for 2nd place. I've have made it to the final tables at least 20 times from a span of 2005 to 2006.

    The thing about poker is that you could easily go on long droughts before even making it to the finals. The key thing is making it to the Final table. Once in the Finals, anything possible because you easily go from 10th $100 to 1st $2K. I know for certain, I have lost less in poker than sports betting.
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  34. 04-08-11 01:32 AM #34
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    Sports betting.
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  35. 04-08-11 02:04 AM #35
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    I other thing I forgot to note about poker. The other reason why I will never play poker again is because it take too much time out of your life. To win a big tournament for 1k plus takes about a good 4-5 hours, and you can't miss a hand because you might not get it again.

    This is why sports betting is more preferable. Put your plays in and go do whatever.
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