Don't do the crime if you can't do the time

[Mr KLC]

Good luck NC. A lot of us have been there, and you still came out ahead. You might be on to something though. Put in less time on your picks, and then fade yourself. You'd be at about $12000 by now.

[Sam Odom]

NC is good people... a little high-strung but OK in my book

[ByeShea]

Can't believe this thread wasn't about Tom Brady.

Good luck, NC.

[Big Bear]

NC is good people... a little high-strung but OK in my book

def a lil high strung

[Jayvegas420]

have you considered trying to make time at different parts of the day. When I get busier with life and have to put gambling on the sideburner, I somehow find a way to handicap late at night or wake up a little earlier to do my gambling research. Family should never suffer because of gambling but in my case, I can always find a way to manage my time so I can do both effectively.

[shari91]

Be smart when you jump back in. Don't try to chase what you lost. Start over with whatever bankroll you feel ok with and convince yourself it's a fresh start. One of my biggest mistakes was always trying to chase lost money. For some reason I felt like it was owed to me... so I had to reach that magical number to be 'even' again. And then even if I were say 10$ short, I'd make another bet, which of course would lose and then the whole shitty cycle would start again.

Chasing, believing you're due, feeling like surely you're smarter than the system... all shitty traps we've all fallen in. You have a new baby, an awesome family, a sense of only bet $20 units when some may laugh at that but to me that's the smartest thing of all... life's too short for the stress NC. Much love to you and the family as always. xo

[Big Bear]

have you considered trying to make time at different parts of the day. When I get busier with life and have to put gambling on the sideburner, I somehow find a way to handicap late at night or wake up a little earlier to do my gambling research. Family should never suffer because of gambling but in my case, I can always find a way to manage my time so I can do both effectively.

exactly. Raising kids aint rocket science.

take 15 minutes in the bathroom every morning and study the lines.

btw Jayvegas how much do u recommend betting per game 6%?

[Big Bear]

Be smart when you jump back in. Don't try to chase what you lost. Start over with whatever bankroll you feel ok with and convince yourself it's a fresh start. One of my biggest mistakes was always trying to chase lost money. For some reason I felt like it was owed to me... so I had to reach that magical number to be 'even' again. And then even if I were say 10$ short, I'd make another bet, which of course would lose and then the whole shitty cycle would start again.

Chasing, believing you're due, feeling like surely you're smarter than the system... all shitty traps we've all fallen in. You have a new baby, an awesome family, a sense of only bet $20 units when some may laugh at that but to me that's the smartest thing of all... life's too short for the stress NC. Much love to you and the family as always. xo

thats a good post shari.

I like the idea of a fresh start. I think that is important so that you get yourself in a healthy mindset and don't put so much pressure on yourself.

[shari91]

thats a good post shari.

I like the idea of a fresh start. I think that is important so that you get yourself in a healthy mindset and don't put so much pressure on yourself.

I think if you talk to any chronic gambler, or even someone who just found themselves in a bad spot a few times... one of the biggest issues they'd say is that they were chasing lost money. Even if the lost money was won money.

So for example I went to the casino with $500. Made a sportsbet, won $450. Now have $950. Lost some playing blackjack, now at $850. Made another bet that lost, now at $650. Instead of thinking "whoa I'm up $150 which is some decent drinks at the club" instead a dego thinks "I need to make that $300 I lost back".

And then as sure as I'm Shari it all goes pear shaped. And then not only do you usually lose the original $500 you started with plus your $150 winnings, then you start dipping into your bank and betting with more cash. Bets on all sorts of games. Korean ping pong anyone?!

We all think we're special in the moment but none of us are. We're all the same sickos as those who came before us 200 years before. It's a matter of doing it properly.

[No coincidences]

Be smart when you jump back in. Don't try to chase what you lost. Start over with whatever bankroll you feel ok with and convince yourself it's a fresh start. One of my biggest mistakes was always trying to chase lost money. For some reason I felt like it was owed to me... so I had to reach that magical number to be 'even' again. And then even if I were say 10$ short, I'd make another bet, which of course would lose and then the whole shitty cycle would start again.

Chasing, believing you're due, feeling like surely you're smarter than the system... all shitty traps we've all fallen in. You have a new baby, an awesome family, a sense of only bet $20 units when some may laugh at that but to me that's the smartest thing of all... life's too short for the stress NC. Much love to you and the family as always. xo

Well said as usual. Thanks, Shari. I'm sure I'll be back soon. LOL.

[No coincidences]

I think if you talk to any chronic gambler, or even someone who just found themselves in a bad spot a few times... one of the biggest issues they'd say is that they were chasing lost money. Even if the lost money was won money.

So for example I went to the casino with $500. Made a sportsbet, won $450. Now have $950. Lost some playing blackjack, now at $850. Made another bet that lost, now at $650. Instead of thinking "whoa I'm up $150 which is some decent drinks at the club" instead a dego thinks "I need to make that $300 I lost back".

And then as sure as I'm Shari it all goes pear shaped. And then not only do you usually lose the original $500 you started with plus your $150 winnings, then you start dipping into your bank and betting with more cash. Bets on all sorts of games. Korean ping pong anyone?!

We all think we're special in the moment but none of us are. We're all the same sickos as those who came before us 200 years before. It's a matter of doing it properly.

Outstanding post. Couldn't agree more.

[No coincidences]

Good luck NC. A lot of us have been there, and you still came out ahead. You might be on to something though. Put in less time on your picks, and then fade yourself. You'd be at about $12000 by now.

LOL. Not a bad idea, KLC.

[Vegas39]

I think if you talk to any chronic gambler, or even someone who just found themselves in a bad spot a few times... one of the biggest issues they'd say is that they were chasing lost money. Even if the lost money was won money.

So for example I went to the casino with $500. Made a sportsbet, won $450. Now have $950. Lost some playing blackjack, now at $850. Made another bet that lost, now at $650. Instead of thinking "whoa I'm up $150 which is some decent drinks at the club" instead a dego thinks "I need to make that $300 I lost back".

And then as sure as I'm Shari it all goes pear shaped. And then not only do you usually lose the original $500 you started with plus your $150 winnings, then you start dipping into your bank and betting with more cash. Bets on all sorts of games. Korean ping pong anyone?!

We all think we're special in the moment but none of us are. We're all the same sickos as those who came before us 200 years before. It's a matter of doing it properly.

Outstanding post

Korean ping pong

[packerd_00]

I think if you talk to any chronic gambler, or even someone who just found themselves in a bad spot a few times... one of the biggest issues they'd say is that they were chasing lost money. Even if the lost money was won money.

So for example I went to the casino with $500. Made a sportsbet, won $450. Now have $950. Lost some playing blackjack, now at $850. Made another bet that lost, now at $650. Instead of thinking "whoa I'm up $150 which is some decent drinks at the club" instead a dego thinks "I need to make that $300 I lost back".

And then as sure as I'm Shari it all goes pear shaped. And then not only do you usually lose the original $500 you started with plus your $150 winnings, then you start dipping into your bank and betting with more cash. Bets on all sorts of games. Korean ping pong anyone?!

We all think we're special in the moment but none of us are. We're all the same sickos as those who came before us 200 years before. It's a matter of doing it properly.

Ive bet on flippin Netball before.

[2daBank]

just get rid of the sleep buddy, that how i roll. long as i avg bout 3 hrs a night, not necessarily get 3 hrs a night.

that gives me time for capping w/o screwing with everything else. oh and take breaks instead of nonstop grinding, ive never understood how the hell you could never take a break!? i need them. whether im running good or bad, i dont care. when i feel like a break i take one..makes sense if you were doing most the work while at work, ive never had that luxury so sleep must be sacrificed! luckily i tend to function better with the less is more approach to sleep anyways..

[2daBank]

shari, where can i get down on this Korean ping pong action?

[KiDBaZkiT]

Coiner you should of been loading up those days you were hot man!!!

[tony_come]

Don't eat the biscuits
If you can't do the crime

[2daBank]

Coiner you should of been loading up those days you were hot man!!!

yea but most of us are the opposite. running good keep it simple, running bad start unloading. hell even when im running good the minute i decide to unload is the minute i start running bad. lol

[Vegas39]

yea but most of us are the opposite. running good keep it simple, running bad start unloading. hell even when im running good the minute i decide to unload is the minute i start running bad. lol

and some things never change

attempted troll job in 3rd inning today

Nice call on the Twins Nash


Nolasco lol

[Smoke]

No coin ate the biscuits

[2daBank]

and some things never change

attempted troll job in 3rd inning today

lmao. speaking of eating far too many biscuits, probably bought off our tax dollars as well..

[STAX]

I think if you talk to any chronic gambler, or even someone who just found themselves in a bad spot a few times... one of the biggest issues they'd say is that they were chasing lost money. Even if the lost money was won money.

So for example I went to the casino with $500. Made a sportsbet, won $450. Now have $950. Lost some playing blackjack, now at $850. Made another bet that lost, now at $650. Instead of thinking "whoa I'm up $150 which is some decent drinks at the club" instead a dego thinks "I need to make that $300 I lost back".

And then as sure as I'm Shari it all goes pear shaped. And then not only do you usually lose the original $500 you started with plus your $150 winnings, then you start dipping into your bank and betting with more cash. Bets on all sorts of games. Korean ping pong anyone?!

We all think we're special in the moment but none of us are. We're all the same sickos as those who came before us 200 years before. It's a matter of doing it properly.

This is so spot on... this has always been my downfall, not so much with sportsbetting but with poker. I dont always do it, but more often than not I do. I'm up a lot of money playing poker in my life, but that number should be about 10 times what it is if I didn't plow through a shitload of winnings. Cant tell you how many times I turned a few hundered into a few thousand only to lose a little of it and chase it all the way down to nothing. I never had this problem when I was dipping into my own funds, but when I was playing with winnings. When you were up 3,000 and then lose 2,000 of it, it doesnt feel like you are up 1,000, it feels like you are down 2,000.

A good way to combat this is to set goals when you go to the casino, or gamble anywhere for that matter. I used to be fairly disciplined when it came to this. Id go to the casino with $500 and try to turn it into $1500, once I hit $1500 or $0 I would leave...

[2daBank]

This is so spot on... this has always been my downfall, not so much with sportsbetting but with poker. I dont always do it, but more often than not I do. I'm up a lot of money playing poker in my life, but that number should be about 10 times what it is if I didn't plow through a shitload of winnings. Cant tell you how many times I turned a few hundered into a few thousand only to lose a little of it and chase it all the way down to nothing. I never had this problem when I was dipping into my own funds, but when I was playing with winnings. When you were up 3,000 and then lose 2,000 of it, it doesnt feel like you are up 1,000, it feels like you are down 2,000.

A good way to combat this is to set goals when you go to the casino, or gamble anywhere for that matter. I used to be fairly disciplined when it came to this. Id go to the casino with $500 and try to turn it into $1500, once I hit $1500 or $0 I would leave...

in my young and dumb years it never mattered to us how much we were up, we wernt leaving the boat till it was all gone, sometimes we were smart enough not to go grab a couple more stax and go back.. remember seeing one of my ppl at the crap table one day and he was on nice heater, probably up 10-15k. i was like "nice my man, you buying drinks?", he says "10k more and ill be even from last night"..

[MoMoneyMoVaughn]

No coin has a kid???

I thought he was my age for some reason. Maybe he is.

[t-wizzle]

just get rid of the sleep buddy, that how i roll. long as i avg bout 3 hrs a night, not necessarily get 3 hrs a night.

that gives me time for capping w/o screwing with everything else. oh and take breaks instead of nonstop grinding, ive never understood how the hell you could never take a break!? i need them. whether im running good or bad, i dont care. when i feel like a break i take one..makes sense if you were doing most the work while at work, ive never had that luxury so sleep must be sacrificed! luckily i tend to function better with the less is more approach to sleep anyways..

This fukkin dumbass. Keep doin them lines kid.

[2daBank]

This fukkin dumbass. Keep doin them lines kid.

keep playing pretend little wizzle.. "im a 20% capper and a winner, i swear!"


dont need lines (not that i wont do them), never been much of a sleeper. if you need more than 4 hours a night you a pussy.

[t-wizzle]

keep playing pretend little wizzle.. "im a 20% capper and a winner, i swear!"


dont need lines (not that i wont do them), never been much of a sleeper. if you need more than 4 hours a night you a pussy.

You're a clown. Always have been. You provide comedy though so keep posting.

[2daBank]

You're a clown. Always have been. You provide comedy though so keep posting.

i guess a clown is better than nothing. which is exactly what you are and have accomplished.

[lakerboy]

keep playing pretend little wizzle.. "im a 20% capper and a winner, i swear!"


dont need lines (not that i wont do them), never been much of a sleeper. if you need more than 4 hours a night you a pussy.

good to be a pussy. studies indicate less than 6 a night leads to long term brain damage. short term as well

[t-wizzle]

i guess a clown is better than nothing. which is exactly what you are and have accomplished.

Unreal. Fukkin junkie couldn't even come up with his own insult.

What a goof.

[pavyracer]

Biggest mistake gamblers make is building a bankroll. No need to build. You only need to maintain it. Set a goal of cashing out once you are up a certain amount of units. Take the cash and enjoy spending it. The whole enjoyment of gambling is spending the winnings in something you love. Spend it on a nice dinner, a new pair of shoes, tickets to a sports game. Enjoy life. Don't be the miserable fukk who only builds bankrolls and never spends it.

[2daBank]

good to be a pussy. studies indicate less than 6 a night leads to long term brain damage. short term as well

lots of studies say lots of things, id say there no absolutes and everyone is different. wizzle sleeps all the time yet somehow posting pretend bets all day is very fulfilling for him.

[lakerboy]

lots of studies say lots of things, id say there no absolutes and everyone is different. Wizzle sleeps all the time yet somehow posting pretend bets all day is very fulfilling for him.

you are right that we are all different but anyone who tells me that sleeping 4 hours a day cuts it i dont believe it. You know what i do pal. The 4 hour thing is a once in a while shit.

[2daBank]

you are right that we are all different but anyone who tells me that sleeping 4 hours a day cuts it i dont believe it. You know what i do pal. The 4 hour thing is a once in a while shit.

ok, dont believe it. my once in a while is pulling a all nighter so i can sleep good the next night. my norm is asleep round 1-2 am and getting up at 5 am. i do throw in afternoon naps from time to time and sometimes im exhausted to the point those turn into a lot of sleep that given evening, not real often tho. for me personally im sharper and generally feel better overall with less than 4 hrs opposed to more..