Is Lou Down Over 100 Units All Time With Tennis Picks?

[jjgold]

Does anyone know?

[pavyracer]

Lou's bookie is up more than 100 units.

[SlickFazzer]

id say hes down 10-11 units lifetime

[SBR Lou]

Let me tell you something, there were only a handful of tennis handicapping evaluators in the world that were on Fed at +1150 at the start of May.

Call up your sportsbookt and ask them, how many tennis bettors in total were on Fed before all the steam once he beat Nadal in the Masters event on clay leading up to the French Open?

I am pretty certain that only a handful of tennis bettors in the world were on Fed for any semblance of a real unit, $4 bettors aside, if you are a tennis handicapping evaluator, or tennis handicapping professional bettor, I want to hear from you if you also took Fed at +1150 for more than $4.

Thanks.

[Fischnasty]

i had federer capped at -1650

[onthewhat]

Let me tell you something, there were only a handful of tennis handicapping evaluators in the world that were on Fed at +1150 at the start of May.

Call up your sportsbookt and ask them, how many tennis bettors in total were on Fed before all the steam once he beat Nadal in the Masters event on clay leading up to the French Open?

I am pretty certain that only a handful of tennis bettors in the world were on Fed for any semblance of a real unit, $4 bettors aside, if you are a tennis handicapping evaluator, or tennis handicapping professional bettor, I want to hear from you if you also took Fed at +1150 for more than $4.

Thanks.

Lou is a professional boys

[jjgold]

Lou good call but you are down ton lifetime

Secondly Fed has been in the last 4 or 5 French Finals and in reality might be the third best clay courter ever next to Nadal and Borg.

[Emily_Haines]

Somebody ought to get Lou this for Christmas.

http://www.gamblock.com/

[VegasDave]

First of all Lou, excellent call and excellent number. I don't want to take anything away from that.

That said, do you really think you were one of the only people around on Federer at a good number? It isn't like you picked some no name to go all the way and take it. You took the 2nd ranked player in the world, and one that is a household name everywhere in the world. I can't help but think that a lot of "tennis handicapping evaluators" took action on a player of Federer's calibur at that price.

[tacomax]

That said, do you really think you were one of the only people around on Federer at a good number? It isn't like you picked some no name to go all the way and take it. You took the 2nd ranked player in the world, and one that is a household name everywhere in the world. I can't help but think that a lot of "tennis handicapping evaluators" took action on a player of Federer's calibur at that price.

Dave, I've spent most of the morning on the phone to every book in Costa Rica and Antigua and the total result is that only 1 bet had been placed on Federer prior to the start of the tournament. Every single future bet was on Nadal - every single one of them.

I asked the book in question if they could disclose the visionary who placed the bet. They declined. I asked if they could give me a clue. They said: "Fat guy in his 20's, lives in Texas and smells of Domino's pizza". I've no idea who that could be.

[SBR Lou]

Dave,
I hear your point and normally I understand, but NO. There were NOT more than a handful of tennis handicapping evaluators residing in the Continental United States that were on Federer BEFORE he defeated Nadal in the Masters event causing the huge shift from +1150 to as little as +400 some shops.

I'm not ruling out some Europeans spotted the same value I did, but I am honestly deadset in my belief that I am one of FEW tennis handicapping evaluators in the world who jumped on that price. Rafa Nadal at the French Open commanded more bets than retirements homes do on bingo night.

Now that said, sure I have some leaks in my game and we saw I did not have a great tournament, but I am reevaluating my game and come Wimbledon I am going to exclusively play the ATP and futures market.

[VegasDave]

Dave,
I hear your point and normally I understand, but NO. There were NOT more than a handful of tennis handicapping evaluators residing in the Continental United States that were on Federer BEFORE he defeated Nadal in the Masters event causing the huge shift from +1150 to as little as +400 some shops.

I don't mean to give you a hard time, I'm actually just trying to learn: do you have any numbers to back this up? I've seen betting action breakdowns on both sides of individual games, but I haven't seen betting action breakdowns on futures, especially in tennis.

If anything, I'd argue that United States bettors are more likely than anyone to bet Federer, considering by and large tennis is a minor sport here in the States and the media really only sensationalizes Nadal and Federer.

[mathdotcom]

lol taco

Lou I think you may be the first ever to hit a +1100 future. Just because your bet won does not mean it was the right play. By the way, how many people were on Jankovic -900? Hopefully not any more than were on Federer to win the French, or that is a sad reflection on mankind.

Lou is definitely down way more than 100 units.

[The General]

Good day guys as I just got on board. I was up all night and then stayed up to watch the French Open Final before napping. I have been thinking today about how that price was even thrown up and available on such a great player like Federer. On a side note, I cannot believe the clown who ran on the court. I wonder what penalty he will have to pay?

[MonkeyF0cker]

The better question is... Why would I care if he is or not?

[bettilimbroke999]

Who could've ever predicted Federer would win the French Open if Nadal got knocked out, complete shock not like he was Nadal's opponent in the last 3 Finals or anything , it was nice for 40-1 Soderling to knock Nadal out but not sure if that was great capping on crazyl's part or just pure luck, Nadal was -300 or so to win the tourney and that was probably a fair line for the French Open and many ppl were naturally betting Nadal considering he's won the last 4

That said though Feder at +1150 was a great bet at great odds, crazyl's losses have come on big favorites in women's tennis which is prolly the most upset prone sport in the world

[pavyracer]

Here is the problem. We don't know how many units he was on Federer +1150. My guess is since it was a future it wasn't for much. When the tournament started he told us to liquidate our possessions on Jankovic -550, take a second mortage on Wozniacki at -550, quit our jobs on Ivanovic at -150 and sell our kids on Sharapova -150. How many units these bets were, 100?

[Matt Rain]

What is a "handicapping evaluator"? Is it a non-bettor who pretends to bet or a bettor who pretends not to?

In either case, what's the point in "placing an additional 4 units" on Federer if no money is (openly) being risked and no record is kept?

[tacomax]

What is a "handicapping evaluator"? Is it a non-bettor who pretends to bet or a bettor who pretends not to?

I think it's more like saying you work in Facilities Management when you actually spend all day cleaning toilets.

[jellobiafra]

Somebody ought to get Lou this for Christmas.

http://www.gamblock.com/

[Dark Horse]

Here we go again. This tennis forum is hilarious.

CrazyL for comic relief. Never fails.

[RogueJuror]

handicapping evaluator

[SBR Lou]

handicapping evaluator

You down for Wimbledon contest?

http://forum.sbrforum.com/players-talk/192353-wimbledon-betting-contest-out-cap-crazylou.html

[durito]

It was a great call, but it's not like he actually bet that. He can't play at pinnacle.

[RogueJuror]

no lou, my evaluator is broken right now, out in the shop. anyway im sure you can out crap me.

[Matt Rain]

no lou, my evaluator is broken right now, out in the shop. anyway im sure you can out crap me.