What percent of SBR posters are sharp?

VegasDave · 01-17-09, 05:52 PM

The big problem is that most of the people respected as sharps on here don't post plays; they just say a lot of sharp things.

Which is fine, they may very well be sharp; but how can we truly measure how sharp you are in practice if you don't keep a public record of your plays? Its easy enough for an intelligent person to be sharp in theory, understanding and preaching the principals of +EV betting and what not, but actually applying it to games and winning long term is the real test, not how well you can recite the equations.

Its a catch-22 though, because real sharps aren't really trying to impress forum dwellers, they are happy enough just making their money. So its just too hard to tell.

rjt721 · 01-17-09, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by VegasDave

how can we truly measure how sharp you are in practice if you don't keep a public record of your plays?

One has nothing to do with the other.

Less than 2%. Closer to 0% if you're judging those who regularly post in Players Talk.

jjgold · 01-17-09, 05:57 PM

I say just Nicky

Others are bright but not in Nicky's class

Nicky is an A and the closest to him are probably a few B's and some B-'s

SlickFazzer · 01-17-09, 05:58 PM

i just like saying the word, "jj is sharp as a tack, tack sharp they call it."

These terms are fukking stupid. You either win or you lose betting sports, stats say upwards of 97% lose.

pavyracer · 01-17-09, 06:14 PM

Hitting 80% every weekend in multiple sports qualifies you as sharp.

Tsoprano · 01-17-09, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by VegasDave

The big problem is that most of the people respected as sharps on here don't post plays; they just say a lot of sharp things.

Which is fine, they may very well be sharp; but how can we truly measure how sharp you are in practice if you don't keep a public record of your plays? Its easy enough for an intelligent person to be sharp in theory, understanding and preaching the principals of +EV betting and what not, but actually applying it to games and winning long term is the real test, not how well you can recite the equations.

Agreed 110%. Spme of the guys people would praise as sharps probably get buried in real life (at least long term) when the actual betting takes place.

"It's easy to talk the talk".