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    Big Bear
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    If Hold a World Cup Futures Ticket.....

    Do you hedge at the semi-Final stage and Final game?

    or do you just hedge only if its down to 2 teams....

    or do you let it ride?

    on one hand if your teams ends up winning and you hedge you pretty much shoot yourself in the foot....

    whats everybodys take? I guess if you got Holland +800 its a no brainer to hedge no?

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    Maxing ROI would say let it ride. As a rec gambler I usually hedge a little profit (10%) and keep the rest as a wager.

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    I still have a Germany future at 6/1 and a Netherlands future at 9/1, think I am just going to let em both ride (I hope they play each other in the final game)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    Do you hedge at the semi-Final stage and Final game?

    or do you just hedge only if its down to 2 teams....

    or do you let it ride?

    on one hand if your teams ends up winning and you hedge you pretty much shoot yourself in the foot....

    whats everybodys take? I guess if you got Holland +800 its a no brainer to hedge no?
    You're a broke fukin loser with no bet on this so the point is moot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by boeing power View Post
    You're a broke fukin loser with no bet on this so the point is moot.

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    All about your personal goals, bet amount compared to the wager, how much you like the given team in this game, etc

    Do whatever the fukk you want

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    I have argentina at 112 to win 500

    gonna let it ride all the way probably

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    You can hedge whenever you want, the point is to find the best time to do it so that you receive the most value. The bigger question is how much actual money did you put on the future?

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    cant hedge here. any team can win this

    holland-tired but lineup intact
    argentina-missing aguero, angel
    brasil-missing stars
    germany-overrated

    total crapshoot

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    Thought you had Germany and Brazil. Now you got Holland too?

    Just throw a few units on Argentina. Easy profit, one of the four cashes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by convick;22201183[B
    Thought you had Germany and Brazil. Now you got Holland too?
    Just throw a few units on Argentina. Easy profit, one of the four cashes.
    Bear tells so many lies it's hard to keep track of them all.

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    argentina/brazil wc would be great
    have brazil +330 and argentina +490
    doesn't seem like they'll win though, germany looks like the good team

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    You let it ride until it loses.

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    100 to win 425 in 5dimes. (argentina)

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    i hate to be the bear of bad news,

    but there is absolutely 0 chance argentina wins this world cup

    fifa would NEVER allow brazil's arch nemesis to win a world cup IN BRAZIL!!

    think about it my dear friends

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    Quote Originally Posted by buddhamonk View Post
    i hate to be the bear of bad news,

    but there is absolutely 0 chance argentina wins this world cup

    fifa would NEVER allow brazil's arch nemesis to win a world cup IN BRAZIL!!

    think about it my dear friends
    I agree Argentina has absolutely zero chance to win the World Cup but it's not b/c of FIFA not allowing it. That's crazy talk....

    The reason is b/c they won't have
    Di Maria or Aguero and the defense can't stop Holland's 3 headed monster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    I agree Argentina has absolutely zero chance to win the World Cup
    Well its official I guess Argentina is going to win the World Cup now... Thanks in advance Big Bear

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chong Wizard View Post
    Well its official I guess Argentina is going to win the World Cup now... Thanks in advance Big Bear
    no chance man the defense is suspect and Di Maria being out is a huge blow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chong Wizard View Post
    Well its official I guess Argentina is going to win the World Cup now... Thanks in advance Big Bear

    doesn't matter bear doesn't bet

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    The correct answer for a sharp player is not to hedge, unless the bet percentage of bankroll is too high (which a sharp would seldom do), or the hedge bet is +EV by itself.

    For a square, just hedge it all, so you are assured of a small win and feel smart.

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    If you were going to hedge the final game why not just bet a team to make the final instead of win it?

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