Well gentleman (and maybe lady.....do we get any of those here?).....it is time.
For those of you that know me, have read my threads, have fought with me about my analysis or have told me I wager too many games, for those of you that have trolled and for those of you that I have trolled....you all know that if nothing else, I am passionate about sports and about sports betting.
Here is the thing.....I am going to be a dad soon, somewhere around May 15th. I am also getting married soon.....October 24th. I also just started a new (killer) job 7 weeks ago.
My fiance (let's just call her Melissa.....because her name is Melissa) has always been very understanding of me watching sports and my emotions as I win or lose. Unfortunately lately, I have been a lot more vocal about the wins and the losses, a lot more angry lately and I find myself experiencing ups and downs....now, they are short lived but it hasn't been as much fun as it used to be.
This past weekend her and I were out running some errands. I left the house and Green Bay was up 19-7 with 4:50 left and they had the ball....the thing is that I had $1000 on the ML at +300. We were driving along to do some errands and I looked at my phone expecting to see 'FINAL' or something close to it and Seattle was down 19-14.....ok, keep calm Brett, no biggie.....GB will get the ball back get a first down or two and run out the clock.
Well.....we all know how it turned out.
I was pissed. Not just a little bit.....I slammed my hand down on the steering wheel, I yelled a time or two (in the car with her) and I was an asshole for the next hour. She had done nothing to me.....she was just trying to be supportive and I got even more upset. Hell, I still cannot believe that happened, but the point is that she just didn't deserve any of my crap.
Last week I went to Charlotte, NC for work and didn't place a wager while I was there. Life was nice and relaxed, busy but nice. I have been betting too much, too high a volume and it just has been a hassle the last few weeks and a family doesn't deserve this.
I am going to clean my 5Dimes account over the next few weeks, and I am going away from volume betting completely. This will be a first. I am going to be wagering only at Pinny and I am going to following my own Pinnacle rules.....
1 game per day or less (unless something amazing comes along)
To win exactly 5% of my bankroll, or in the case of + odds, I will lay exactly 5%.
Betting a game or less per day should take a lot of the pressure of volume off of me, but more importantly I won;t be so desperate to be analyzing so many games, watching so many games or checking my phone so darn much.
I will be posting those plays in a thread, which I will start the next time I have a wager. It should be pretty darn easy to track.
My Pinny account is at $6k so my average wager will be $300. Since September in that account I am 17-4 only playing my best wagers. This seems like simple, easy growth and many days there won't be a play.
***Note, prior to the 17-4 record I was hitting at 59.5% on this account lifetime (74 previous plays). That is serious, and is easily documented with screenshots. I play very low volume on this account and it has been very good to me. The plan is to never make a withdrawal and to see how high it can go. Lifetime strike rate is 64.2% at Pinny.
I do hope that this will make life easier.....it sure feels easier already. I hope to see you all on the new thread.....just remember, there won't be many plays there.....may even go 2-3 or more days without any plays at all, especially when I am busy with this new life of mine.
Cheers Boys,
D2D
For those of you that know me, have read my threads, have fought with me about my analysis or have told me I wager too many games, for those of you that have trolled and for those of you that I have trolled....you all know that if nothing else, I am passionate about sports and about sports betting.
Here is the thing.....I am going to be a dad soon, somewhere around May 15th. I am also getting married soon.....October 24th. I also just started a new (killer) job 7 weeks ago.
My fiance (let's just call her Melissa.....because her name is Melissa) has always been very understanding of me watching sports and my emotions as I win or lose. Unfortunately lately, I have been a lot more vocal about the wins and the losses, a lot more angry lately and I find myself experiencing ups and downs....now, they are short lived but it hasn't been as much fun as it used to be.
This past weekend her and I were out running some errands. I left the house and Green Bay was up 19-7 with 4:50 left and they had the ball....the thing is that I had $1000 on the ML at +300. We were driving along to do some errands and I looked at my phone expecting to see 'FINAL' or something close to it and Seattle was down 19-14.....ok, keep calm Brett, no biggie.....GB will get the ball back get a first down or two and run out the clock.
Well.....we all know how it turned out.
I was pissed. Not just a little bit.....I slammed my hand down on the steering wheel, I yelled a time or two (in the car with her) and I was an asshole for the next hour. She had done nothing to me.....she was just trying to be supportive and I got even more upset. Hell, I still cannot believe that happened, but the point is that she just didn't deserve any of my crap.
Last week I went to Charlotte, NC for work and didn't place a wager while I was there. Life was nice and relaxed, busy but nice. I have been betting too much, too high a volume and it just has been a hassle the last few weeks and a family doesn't deserve this.
I am going to clean my 5Dimes account over the next few weeks, and I am going away from volume betting completely. This will be a first. I am going to be wagering only at Pinny and I am going to following my own Pinnacle rules.....
1 game per day or less (unless something amazing comes along)
To win exactly 5% of my bankroll, or in the case of + odds, I will lay exactly 5%.
Betting a game or less per day should take a lot of the pressure of volume off of me, but more importantly I won;t be so desperate to be analyzing so many games, watching so many games or checking my phone so darn much.
I will be posting those plays in a thread, which I will start the next time I have a wager. It should be pretty darn easy to track.
My Pinny account is at $6k so my average wager will be $300. Since September in that account I am 17-4 only playing my best wagers. This seems like simple, easy growth and many days there won't be a play.
***Note, prior to the 17-4 record I was hitting at 59.5% on this account lifetime (74 previous plays). That is serious, and is easily documented with screenshots. I play very low volume on this account and it has been very good to me. The plan is to never make a withdrawal and to see how high it can go. Lifetime strike rate is 64.2% at Pinny.
I do hope that this will make life easier.....it sure feels easier already. I hope to see you all on the new thread.....just remember, there won't be many plays there.....may even go 2-3 or more days without any plays at all, especially when I am busy with this new life of mine.
Cheers Boys,
D2D
or gtfo
