Excepts from my chats today with a guy from a major book on how the books were doing

[CarpeDime]

5:40 PM Eastern:

"this is the worst day we've had in 6 months"
"but to put it in perspective ... after today we're about flat for the week starting Monday"


6:30 PM Eastern:

"damn ... it is just getting worse and worse"
"our only chance at this point is if Norfolk state can somehow pull it off"
"go Norfolk "
"strong need"
"we'll be even on the day if they win SU"


7:00 PM Eastern:

"we had a customer take Missouri -10905 risking $50k to win $458.81"

[vyomguy]

march madness hasnt been good for books so far...but public will keep betting the favs in the second round...books will make it all back...trust me on this.

[Ez Money 77]

$50,000 to win $458?? Come on I don't think someone in their right mind would really do this right? Does someone that can afford to bet $50,000 really need to win $458?

[jjgold]

Loshak common

50K?????????????????? Far fetched

Book giving false info

[CarpeDime]

$50,000 to win $458?? Come on I don't think someone in their right mind would really do this right? Does someone that can afford to bet $50,000 really need to win $458?

that was my follow up question - is 50 a regular bet size for that guy?

he's not lying to me, we were just chatting over IM, I am sure they really took that bet

[CarpeDime]

Loshak common

50K?????????????????? Far fetched

Book giving false info

nope, he's not lying to me, we were just chatting over IM, just a private chat throughout the day

some guy really did lay 50 on the missouri ML

[peacebyinches]

dang, if only he went Norfolk St. ML for $50K.... Whatever book that is wouldnt exist thats for sure

[Ez Money 77]

Wow that really might be the dumbest bet I have ever heard someone has made. Even if it won I'd say the same thing. How can someone that has that much money risk to win peanuts? I would never ever even add them to any money line peanuts parlay I would make.

[Ez Money 77]

dang, if only he went Norfolk St. ML for $50K.... Whatever book that is wouldnt exist thats for sure

lol that would be funny as shit. I don't think any book would book this bet. If some where did I sure as hell know they would never pay it.

[bobby heenan]

hahaha....that fuckin guy is buried....bet he took out a 2nd mortgage to make that bet so he could buy his kid a birthday present or some shit

[peacebyinches]

haha yeah, the entire country that the book is based in probably couldnt afford to pay that bet.

[agendaman]

86-84 /ahhhhhhhhh/ watch my pick to be winner winner/chicken dinner/tonite 6.20 pdt. thats rite michigan state /get on board /

[Reload]

Thanks for sharing, Loshak. Was this Tony from 5Dimes?

[jjgold]

Reload..Tony shakes with a $500 bet

It was not him

[SpreadSniper]

this is the most retarded thing I have heard in a very long time.... as mentioned, who in their right mind would lay that kind of money to win chicken feed? and which book wouldn't love this bet all day, every day?

[PickWinnerAllDay]

No way this bet was real.

Anyone who was dumb enough to do it would have lost all his money the first year he started gambling.

[CarpeDime]

I don't want to say what book, not that it's a big deal, just don't want to say without permission, and I didn't ask for permission, but it's a real book


anyway, more chats:

7:45 PM Eastern:

"Let me hear you say, "Go Lehigh Go Lehigh Go Lehigh Go!"
(Me): you guys have a lot on duke??
"yes"


8 PM Eastern:


"Thank God we have Soccer, props, and tennis or else we'd be down on the day"
(me) so you are significantly down on ncaa today?
"no we're down just a little after the Missouri gift"
(me) so what was that 50k guy's deal?? is that a normal bet size for him??
"her"
"and yes"
(me) it's a woman??
"yes"
"she bets big favorites"
(me) must be a beard right?? for billy or someone?
"don't know"
"no definitely not billy"
(me) wow, ok, so 50 then is not a huge deal, still it's a strange bet
(me) you think she capped a small edge at -10546? she thinks the line should've been in the -11000s??
"no I think she's a gambler"

[PickWinnerAllDay]

'no definitely not billy'

what? guy sounds stupid.

[Chi_archie]

Great stuff!

[23Edler_Salo6]

books must be salivating at the recent block of games that finished/about to finish

[jjgold]

[alex_DC]

Cool story bro

[Brock Landers]

lets see more of this!

[Kindred]

The books can suck my rooster

[raydog]

'no definitely not billy'

what? guy sounds stupid.

nah, doesnt sound stupid at all... books know who beards for who...and anyone as good as walters , would never in his life risk 50k to win 500 ... this bet was some amateur garbage from some broad with entirely too much money

[Full Time Hobo]

This is far fetched to some of you guys?
There's morons on this site that post threads about "printing money" to make like $5 on huge favs throughout the year.

[JMUplayer]

-11000???? -10500???
Everywhere i saw was around 4500-5500.

-11000 doens't make mathmatical sense.

[PickWinnerAllDay]

-11000???? -10500???
Everywhere i saw was around 4500-5500.

-11000 doens't make mathmatical sense.

http://www.sbrforum.com/betting-odds/ncaa-basketball/money-line/

Seems to vary greatly.

I refuse to believe someone would bet 50,000 on something at -11000 when -4500 could have been had elsewhere.

[BIGDAY]

Opie, you dumb fukkk!!!

[Br0nxer]

-11000???? -10500???
Everywhere i saw was around 4500-5500.

-11000 doens't make mathmatical sense.

bingo

was going to say the same thing about three hours ago but the story is such bullshit i didn't bother

no one betting that kind of cash would bet mizzou ML at -10k

-4500 was everywhere to be had all day

[Puppy]

a lot of ppl with shady connections to the illuminati who make hundreds of thousands a day by insider trading on wall st might want to watch a game with that invincible feeling of taking a 21 pt favorite at the ml

that 50k they probably smile about as they buy and trade humans prison numbers at the st

[KingJD31]

if thats true the guy who bet 50k is broke obviously if 500 bucks means that much

[hydrosmak]

(me) wow, ok, so 50 then is not a huge deal, still it's a strange bet
(me) you think she capped a small edge at -10546? she thinks the line should've been in the -11000s??
"no I think she's a gambler"

[PickWinnerAllDay]

a lot of ppl with shady connections to the illuminati who make hundreds of thousands a day by insider trading on wall st might want to watch a game with that invincible feeling of taking a 21 pt favorite at the ml

that 50k they probably smile about as they buy and trade humans prison numbers at the st

lol what? People making that much money don't take the time and effort to pick up the phone for 450 bucks.

[Ez Money 77]

a lot of ppl with shady connections to the illuminati who make hundreds of thousands a day by insider trading on wall st might want to watch a game with that invincible feeling of taking a 21 pt favorite at the ml

that 50k they probably smile about as they buy and trade humans prison numbers at the st

I would think if this was true they wouldn't bother taking them on the ML and would just take them minus the points. Why would they even care to try and win 500 bucks? lol