What is your mind set when you lose a big bet?

[Big Bear]

Betting is so crazy. So many ups and downs.

I made a profit this week but I lost about half my profits last night. I feel like chasing so bad but I don't want to give ALL my winnings back.


so my question to you veteran gamblers is what is the best way to handle a loss? do you just pretend it never happened? I almost feel like that is the best way.

I'm trying to fight the urge to chase but the loss I had yesterday is still eating at me. I had Kansas ML 1st half as the last leg of a huge parlay. Everything thing else won, i thought it was a sure thing so I went big on it. Anyone who saw the 1st half of that Kansas game knows how painful it would have been to have Kansas ML ..

last 4 or 5 possession's of the 1st half Kansas is shooting 3 pointers instead of driving to the basket they looked dis-interested and they were -900 WTF can't believe that happened

just curious what your strategy is to get your mind off a bad loss?

[Dutchie]

we are human, no way to for 99% of us to shrug it off. for me I think of the top 10 things I can pawn from my girl, family, friends items. that they wouldn't miss. and then pawn those things so I can chase

[sickler]

Losses bothered me when I was younger

Now I shrug it off. No sleep lost

[Big Bear]

haha i'm not about to pawn anything lol

[face]

i imediatley leave the house and go for a walk. during that walk i usually swear a lot and kick stuff. i stay out as long as it takes to calm the fuk down. also sometimes i jump right in the shower to avoid my girlfriend because she knows that the walk means that i lost.

[The Hot Pepper]

we are human, no way to for 99% of us to shrug it off. for me I think of the top 10 things I can pawn from my girl, family, friends items. that they wouldn't miss. and then pawn those things so I can chase

You serious?

[john230]

Let me ask you this ?. If you were down the money you are up would you be chasing that cash to at least get even. When I am down, I want to chase so I do not have to pay. But when I used to get up a nice amount I played conservative so that I would collect. In reality, then your downside is always greater then your upside. That's why I now gamble for rec purposes only. But yeah, try to pretend it never happened.

[BIGDAY]

On to the next winner.

[vyomguy]

fukking pissed after warriors lost yesterday...had big money on them.

But you learn to move on. On to next bet.

If you get stuck thinking about the loss, you will continue to lose more by going tilt.

Treat it as any other bet and move on.

[Smoke]

Drink till I pass out

[RyanLeafOfBets]

I immediately look at games I can bet to get the money back I just lost.

When I get back from Vegas and reload on 5-dimes, I'm going to strive to actually play by the unit system. I'm insanely erractic.

Example:
I dropped like 80 on UC game, so I bet $100 on Kansas/A&M over. I thought if A&M scored 53 or more, it was a shoe in as Kansas was due to put up 75. That missed, so I threw $220 on Kings/Blazers over 95.5 2h.

I did a little bit of research, and I follow all sports, so I at least have some inkling of what i'm doing (not a complete airbet), but I pretty much use the Martingale system when losing.

[lakerboy]

GO out for a smoke with a stiff drink and then come back and start looking into the next set of games. ITs tough losing big money because when you bet big you think you are gonna win for sure.

[jjgold]

Angry
Want to get it back
Want to quit
Reflect back on life
coke
porn

anything to mask issue

[thetrinity]

Betting is so crazy. So many ups and downs. I made a profit this week but I lost about half my profits last night. I feel like chasing so bad but I don't want to give ALL my winnings back. so my question to you veteran gamblers is what is the best way to handle a loss? do you just pretend it never happened? I almost feel like that is the best way. I'm trying to fight the urge to chase but the loss I had yesterday is still eating at me. I had Kansas ML 1st half as the last leg of a huge parlay. Everything thing else won, i thought it was a sure thing so I went big on it. Anyone who saw the 1st half of that Kansas game knows how painful it would have been to have Kansas ML .. last 4 or 5 possession's of the 1st half Kansas is shooting 3 pointers instead of driving to the basket they looked dis-interested and they were -900 WTF can't believe that happened just curious what your strategy is to get your mind off a bad loss?

first mistake right there, im sure this parlay had "great" odds.

[milwaukee mike]

last night after the sharks lost in a shootout i went outside and swore really loudly.

went back in, had a glass of glenfiddich and watched a movie, then went to bed.

nothing to dwell on, i was on the right side and it lost, i would make that bet 100 more times out of 100. shit happens and today's a new day.

[Smoke]

Angry
Want to get it back
Want to quit
Reflect back on life
coke
porn

anything to mask issue

spot on