Why do you gamble???

[beermantm]

This question answered honestly can hold alot of answers to some of the reasons for an ability to win or your affinity to lose....................

So why do you gamble???


:gulp:

[Chris]

I like betting because I like to prey on the weak. and the money isn't bad if you can withstand all the fish in the pond. same holds true for sports gambling.

[Rothko1000]

I simply like the action......period! Nice answer, Chris! LMAOOO! :thumbs:

[beermantm]

I like betting because I like to prey on the weak. and the money isn't bad if you can withstand all the fish in the pond. same holds true for sports gambling.

Would you consider youself the type that craves the action or the type who is more disaplined?

Do you read hands correctly?

Do you think visibly?

Do you keep your attension focused on the game your in the whole time or after your out of the hand do you turn away and look at the tv?

Is playing poker a social event for you and do you find yourself in conversations frequently?

Do you think of all possible hands you could be facing or just the best hand that you could be up against?

what player type are you rated as?

all good questions for poker

[rjp]

I invest, not gamble. :bbang:

[Chris]

Would you consider youself the type that craves the action or the type who is more disaplined?

a little. at one time yes i could not go a night without getting down in my early 20's. In regards to gambling overall. as in just poker no I do not crave the action.

Do you read hands correctly?
ANSWER:more times than not yes.

Do you think visibly?

ANSWER: Not really

Do you keep your attension focused on the game your in the whole time or after your out of the hand do you turn away and look at the tv?


ANSWER:When I first started no. Now Yes very much so. I also take lots of notes on other players. Such as what they called my raises with. did they draw for a bunch of chips etc. etc.

Is playing poker a social event for you and do you find yourself in conversations frequently?

ANSWER: NO. I do not talk much at the table unless I am killing the game then you can't shut me up.

Do you think of all possible hands you could be facing or just the best hand that you could be up against?

ANSWER: I try to always figure out what everyone has.

what player type are you rated as?

ANSWER: AGRESSIVE. its the only way to win in No limit and very much so on the internet.

all good questions for poker

[Chris]

well in regards to poker there is a little bit of both

[beermantm]

ANSWER: AGRESSIVE. its the only way to win in No limit and very much so on the internet.

all good questions for poker

Tight passive Agressive..........??

Tight agressive agressive.........??

Slightly loose agressive..........??

Loose agressive..........??? (maniac)


Lots of different agressive player types...........

Do you still misread the board or mis draws???

Poker is a balance of knowledge and agressive playing.....
Your motives for playing may directly affect some of the choices you make.............

Do maniacs rattle you?

Do they send you on tilt?

See these are the questions you have to adress for yourself...........

Is you ability lacking in the knowledge area or are you mis handling the choices???

Here is the ultimate question...............

When you lose why did you lose?? This question seperates the men from the boys!!

[rjp]

Originally posted by beermantm
When you lose why did you lose?? This question seperates the men from the boys!! Because you can't win all the time.

:gulp:

[Chris]

Slightly loose agressive



Do you still misread the board or mis draws??? NO



Do maniacs rattle you? I love them

Do they send you on tilt? NO



Is you ability lacking in the knowledge area or are you mis handling the choices??? I think at times it is mis handeling choices.



When you lose why did you lose?? This question seperates the men from the boys!! Exactly right on the money here.

I think I fond a major hole in my game about 2 months ago. SInce then I have been doing very very well in multi table tourneys.

[Q-Unit]

an accelerated form of investment.

I know squat about the stock market, I know less about the Dow Jones than I do pretending to know about sports, yet I still am more comfortable putting my money on sports than the stock market.

it also gives me a high that can only be matched by freebasing grounded up moonrocks (i saw it on the simpsons one time and stole that line LOL)

Beerman you made me think of another question. haha thanks!

:thumbs:

[beermantm]

I think I fond a major hole in my game about 2 months ago. SInce then I have been doing very very well in multi table tourneys.

Chris,

You pass!!! :yeah:

Not going to tell you why right now though untill others had a chance to get at this thread.

[beermantm]

rjp

Because you can't win all the time.

See I have other question for you RJP these are to easy for you because they are geared toward poker players.........

The sports gambler would be more along the lines of emotions and what role does emotions play in thier betting games.............

I'll continue after I eat.......... I'm starved!!


ok questions for a sports bettor would be............

Do you feel an emotional attachment to the plays you make?

Does losing all your bets on saturday morning ruin your saturday night?

Do you make bets based on the way you feel about a game and refraim from using stats?

Do you pick all your games on stats only?

Do you have a lack of emotional attachment to your plays while decideding what to bet on?

Do you obsses over picking plays or do you lack in analysis?

Do you bet simply because you crave the action??(Billy)

Do you bet simply to make games more intresting to watch?

Do you ever place wagers where you know the wager will most likely lose??

When you lose a game that you picked what usually was the thing that made the bet lose?

[rjp]

Do you feel an emotional attachment to the plays you make? only if they're on the panthers!

Does losing all your bets on saturday morning ruin your saturday night? if I lose all of 'em them it hurts but I get over it. :cool:

Do you make bets based on the way you feel about a game and refraim from using stats? no

Do you pick all your games on stats only? only in baseball

Do you have a lack of emotional attachment to your plays while decideding what to bet on? yes

Do you obsses over picking plays or do you lack in analysis? no

Do you bet simply because you crave the action??(Billy) nope. i like the action but it's because I feel I have an edge.

Do you bet simply to make games more intresting to watch? no, but why else would i watch a wnba game? lmao

Do you ever place wagers where you know the wager will most likely lose?? yes. but really it's only with huge underdogs in baseball. you figure they win 35% of the time but the odds have them profitable then you play and expect to lose more often than not... but you come out ahead in the long run.

When you lose a game that you picked what usually was the thing that made the bet lose? the stupid manager/coach!! lmfao

[rjp]

I'm sorry beerman, what I meant to answer for the last question is that nothing made it lose. They're not all going to win!! Some will lose, and that's just the way it has to be.

:bbang:

[rjp]

:cry:

[Blood,Sweat & Beers]

Why gamble?

Because I can.

[DJTranks]

Well this is a good question Beer.

I entered this SB world just as I hit college. One of my good friends told me of an offshore account to bet the Superbowl. So I put a few hundred in and won.

Then I moved on to NCAA Basketball. I loved the game and knew a lot about it. In my first year I made over $4,000 that season.

So here I am, I do it because I can make money at it. I am and always have been very smart with my money. I am very disciplined and I think that is a good reason as to why I am succesful.

However in this point in my life, my main focus has been my job and trying to plan a wedding lmao, so this summer I had almost little to no time to look at games.

Now my fiance is off to school so I can focus on Football and then get into some NCAA Hoops!

DJ

[bigbag12]

i gamble so when my team is covering after a score i can yell fuck ya thats what im talking about.

or when they let the other team score SO THAT TEAM IS COVERING i can scream, you fucking idiots, could you not see they were going to throw a screen. dammit i cant believe you let em go 57 yds for a TD you loser piece of shit.

i repeat this til the game is over.once game is over i do one of 2 things. if they cover i smoke a bigass fatty and drink a few beers. if they lose i beat the dog and still fire up a fatty and drink a few beers til next game start.

other than that i love the high of waiting to win or the agony of defeat.

[novoi]

Definitely the action!

[Chris]

Something I would like to add. THis happen to me yesterday.

When you are playing bad and making bad plays shut it down before you kill yourself. I made a horrid donkey play yesterday with a chip lead of a final table and lost all my chips becaus eof it. that was the last game I played the rest of the night

[yomonte]

I try to win on both sides of the coin. AH never mind

[nikkins]

Whats that Monte? You play for both sides? Both teams? LMAO

[yomonte]

Coin, not team. A very small coin LOL

And one side of the coin is not getting me anywhere right now.

[nikkins]

Must be using the coin you got in change from the hooker in Laurel..... I told you about that

[koko]

do it purely for the challenge of winning - the money is almost irrelevant.