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    stevek173
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    There is no feeling in betting that feels like winning in poker

    In poker you're been grinding it out. You've seated yourself to the left of the suckers. You've waited, you've worked for it. You get paid. Work --->reward

    In sports betting you're anticipating the actions of others - who may or may not be on the take. What they will do, what they won't do. None of it in your control.

    Poker players > sportsbettors - true story
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    Very good point. Poker rewards has zero to do with the action of others.

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    true with sports betting. you can handicap perfectly and easily lose.

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    I do not have the patience for poker

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    Quote Originally Posted by RudyRuetigger View Post
    I do not have the patience for poker
    Same

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    I could never bring myself to bet the amounts in online poker as I do sports always played the ultra small tables, .10/.25 or .25/.50

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    cincinnatikid513
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    had pocket aces last night playing live and flopped an ace

    felt pretty good

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    Quote Originally Posted by RudyRuetigger View Post
    I do not have the patience for ring games
    Fixed.
    You're a tourney beast, imo when you get rolling, to be feared. Your big stack game is fierce.

    I still remember when we both placed top 3 in the big sbr tourney. Stephan won 1st for $5k I think it was, I got 3rd and you got 2nd, if I remember correctly.
    Good times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post
    had pocket aces last night playing live and flopped an ace

    felt pretty good
    Love that - but tough to get paid there sometimes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevek173 View Post
    Love that - but tough to get paid there sometimes.
    there were straight and flushes out there after turn so bet big got called went all in blind on river guy folded won a nice pot he said he had flush str draws i prob got lucky blank on river

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    Why are you subtracting true stories from sports bettors

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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post
    there were straight and flushes out there after turn so bet big got called went all in blind on river guy folded won a nice pot he said he had flush str draws i prob got lucky blank on river
    Hah, v nice

    Had one at my table today where flop A96 off suit both all in, AAA > 999

    Felt bad for the 999 guy

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevek173 View Post
    Hah, v nice

    Had one at my table today where flop A96 off suit both all in, AAA > 999

    Felt bad for the 999 guy
    yah what can u do set vs set it sucks
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    Quote Originally Posted by daneblazer View Post
    Why are you subtracting true stories from sports bettors
    Lol very good point. I sports bet some too, thread was more of a joke than anything. Obviously poker is in part luck.

    Definitely decreased my sportsbetting since losing 9 hundo on Kerri Walsh vs the Brazilians though - it was a penetrating cushion bet!

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    halfway house rising

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    daneblazer
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    Best feeling is a big cash. Whether that be parlay, hitting the jackpot, winning a contest, or a tournament. I’ve made more playing ring games than tournaments but still remember my tournament wins (and losses) much more than the ring game hands.
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    When I use to play 5/10 or 10/20 NL at the casino here when poker was booming it was an unreal feeling when you're on a heater. Playing in 5k+ pots was the norm. Good shit.

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    Lol I'm not in a halfway house man, never was.

    Psycho broke dik knuckleheadz just makes up random shit about people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CanuckG View Post
    When I use to play 5/10 or 10/20 NL at the casino here when poker was booming it was an unreal feeling when you're on a heater. Playing in 5k+ pots was the norm. Good shit.
    Dayumn Knucker, I didn't know you did that. Mucho respecto. How much was a top night for you?

    I've played a little 2/4 but I like my 1/3 live. Online you can multi table so four 1/2 at once these days, not much action higher since black friday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevek173 View Post
    Dayumn Knucker, I didn't know you did that. Mucho respecto. How much was a top night for you?

    I've played a little 2/4 but I like my 1/3 live. Online you can multi table so four 1/2 at once these days, not much action higher since black friday.
    Worst night was -4.2k. Best night I ever had was +9k playing at the Venetian during the WSOP I believe in 2016

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    Quote Originally Posted by CanuckG View Post
    Worst night was -4.2k. Best night I ever had was +9k playing at the Venetian during the WSOP I believe in 2016
    Very nice.

    Crazy swings man.

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    Poker the $4 per hour pro

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    Quote Originally Posted by lonegambler23 View Post
    halfway house rising
    👍👍👍 and this clown thinks the “halfway house” shit started with me

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    yes and poker you can cheat

    a little ritalin and a few beers. you will be in the zone for a few hours nobody can touch you there

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevek173 View Post
    Lol I'm not in a halfway house man, never was.

    Psycho broke dik knuckleheadz just makes up random shit about people.
    Made a nice 1.5 hour drive up to Arrowhead lake, getting ready for the snow to roll this way tonight...
    Have fun staring at those blank walls and playing Spades with the other Peds

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    Quote Originally Posted by KnuckleHeadz View Post
    Made a nice 1.5 hour drive up to Arrowhead lake, getting ready for the snow to roll this way tonight...
    Have fun staring at those blank walls and playing Spades with the other Peds
    No one cares about your fake drive.

    Why aren't you pro yet?

    You keep ducking that question, broke dik.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Poker the $4 per hour pro
    Coach let's play heads up, you name the stakes.

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    my kahk could tell you some stories of where he's been that feel about a million times better than winning in poker, with the possible exception of winning the wsop main event, as then he would say where he's been is only about 10x winning that event......
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevek173 View Post
    In poker you're been grinding it out. You've seated yourself to the left of the suckers. You've waited, you've worked for it. You get paid. Work --->reward

    In sports betting you're anticipating the actions of others - who may or may not be on the take. What they will do, what they won't do. None of it in your control.

    Poker players > sportsbettors - true story
    agreed. I remember talking to a friend many many years ago, and I suppose he was exagerating, but he said he would rather lose 500 player poker than 10 dollars betting on sports because of what you cited. no control on sports.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EveryMothersSon View Post
    agreed. I remember talking to a friend many many years ago, and I suppose he was exagerating, but he said he would rather lose 500 player poker than 10 dollars betting on sports because of what you cited. no control on sports.
    I actually feel the opposite way! I would much rather lose $ on sports than on poker because I know I have no control of the outcome in sports.

    In poker when you lose, it's true that often times it's not realistically in your control either, sometimes making the right play won't turn out in the proper outcome, no doubt. But it always feels like you could have done something differently still, that you had some control over what happened when you clearly don't in say an NBA game.

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    A good piss

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    I play a little poker and have fun with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pologq View Post
    true with sports betting. you can handicap perfectly and easily lose.
    Same with poker; you can read your opponent like a book and he can still suck out.

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