1. 01-30-12 08:34 PM #1
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    What are your superstitions on a big bet?

    Do you turn computer off and meditate?
    Ticker watch?
    What if game is on TV?

    I do NOT check my bets on ESPN as it has never been kind to me
    Prefer SBR odds
    Also if it is on TV I will not watch but will watch a different game and watch the sports ticker at the bottom that rolls thru all the sports etc

    For math guy I am very superstitious and have all these issues that come with it
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  2. 01-30-12 08:44 PM #2
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    Check phone
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  3. 01-30-12 08:46 PM #3
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    Quit making big bets , they always lost.

    All bets are the same now.
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  4. 01-30-12 08:47 PM #4
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    Read stupid threads while the game is going on.
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  5. 01-30-12 08:48 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by pokernut9999 View Post
    Quit making big bets , they always lost.

    All bets are the same now.


    you should read my book
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  6. 01-30-12 08:48 PM #6
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    my girlfriend is bad luck. i could be up 20-0 and she come in and i lose. She is such bad luck for me that once when she came in the room I actually lost to carseller in poker.
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  7. 01-30-12 08:52 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by wtt0315 View Post
    my girlfriend is bad luck. i could be up 20-0 and she come in and i lose. She is such bad luck for me that once when she came in the room I actually lost to carseller in poker.

    When broads root plays for me I do really well maybe you need to treat her better
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  8. 01-30-12 08:53 PM #8
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    I'm not SUPERstitious... but I am a little stitious. And therefore I never watch anything I bet on unless it's MMA. If I bet the Under on a Baseball game the very second I tune into the game... even if it's by accident... a guy with a batting average of around .157 will hit a Grand Slam.
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  9. 01-30-12 08:54 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by mathdotcom View Post
    When broads root plays for me I do really well maybe you need to treat her better
    maybe but then my wife would get jealous
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  10. 01-30-12 08:57 PM #10
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    The truth is i have been wearing my sbr panties when i have a big bet on the line.
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  11. 01-30-12 09:04 PM #11
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    spread peanut butter on my asshole then stick a bogie on it till the gm is over
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  12. 01-30-12 09:04 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by mathdotcom View Post


    you should read my book

    Send me a copy
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  13. 01-30-12 09:24 PM #13
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    Not really any

    For good luck though I eat figs sprinkled with sugar and hot tea
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  14. 01-30-12 09:59 PM #14
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    Depends on WTF is going on. If I am watching, and they're doing good - I literally can't move. If I am not watching, and they're doing good - basically try to avoid anything that has any info on the game, while sneaking glances at ESPN/SBR live odds randomly.

    If they're winning when I click to the game, and then they start to give back the lead - immediately switch off. Vice versa.

    Not real static superstitions, I just think that I am either the reason they're winning, or the moosh.

    Used to hit rally bongs if they're losing, or bong hits when they're winning - don't think that was a superstition though.
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  15. 01-30-12 10:01 PM #15
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    I like to stand on a ladder throughout the game...
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  16. 01-30-12 10:03 PM #16
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    Turn off the phones

    Take a long tub bath
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  17. 01-30-12 10:20 PM #17
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    Its not the big bet its always the 4th bet usually the last bet for the day that trips me.
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  18. 01-31-12 02:28 AM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by KingJD31 View Post
    spread peanut butter on my asshole then stick a bogie on it till the gm is over
    Doesnt work for luck... I have tried this 4 times.
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  19. 01-31-12 02:29 AM #19
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    I make most of my big bets in vegas. I usually go to 3 different sports books and put $2000 on each. I guess that is my biggest superstition. I like picking up 3 big tickets at different books too I guess, but also I don't like getting noticed for betting 5 or 6K.

    But during the game, I won't check scores. I'll just play $15 a hand black jack to waste time.
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  20. 01-31-12 02:33 AM #20
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    I hate watching the games, I usually use a lot of reverse psychology on my bets. I swear when you think negative things start turning around for the better, at least for me anyway. I've also noticed that when I go to sleep or dont even watch my bets they seem to be winners most of the time. Pretty weird..
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