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FFA Wagering Thread: THERE HE IS!@! (11 Viewers)

ChainsawU said:
The hockey-fan nurse I pulled off match last year sent me a text at 8 o'clock this morning. I haven't seen her in a year. Said she is coming back to Austin to visit would I like to see her. I might have to run the jewels on this ho.
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Well. This is it. I'm a watch the conference finals for free, the UFC on Fox is free, have some drinks which I will pay for, and bone a nurse for free. Don't tail me starting tomorrow for until about a week or so until I've had time to detox. Haven't had a drink in over two months and my math skills are always the first to go, plus I try to force plays like a nurse forcing her way back into my sex life. Cheers fellas!!

 
Been drinking all day playing golf.. Getting haircut but ill need some plays for anything that starts after 8:00

TIA

also I played a scramble with 2 chicks who have never played golf today, and another chick who shoots around 50 for 9 and we shot 1 over. :cool:

 
ChainsawU said:
ChainsawU said:
The hockey-fan nurse I pulled off match last year sent me a text at 8 o'clock this morning. I haven't seen her in a year. Said she is coming back to Austin to visit would I like to see her. I might have to run the jewels on this ho.
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Well. This is it. I'm a watch the conference finals for free, the UFC on Fox is free, have some drinks which I will pay for, and bone a nurse for free. Don't tail me starting tomorrow for until about a week or so until I've had time to detox. Haven't had a drink in over two months and my math skills are always the first to go, plus I try to force plays like a nurse forcing her way back into my sex life. Cheers fellas!!
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Chainsaw sealing the deal -150

 
ChainsawU said:
In the Thunder's nine home playoff games they have averaged 26.44 ±5.43 points 1Q. They only eclipsed 26 points in four of those nine games. link

They went on to average 53.67 ±6.86 points in the 1H of those nine games. They scored 43 twice versus the Griz (0-2 SU) but averaged 56.71 ±3.73 1H in the seven other games (6-1 SU). link

Thunder 1H o51½ -123
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Damn, at 52.5 right now

 
This somehow makes me feel better:

John Daly tells TMZ Sports ... he was able to calculate his gambling losses during a 15-year casino binge thanks to tax returns that showed $90 MILLION in losses and only $35 million in wins.

The golf pro recently talked about his betting habit ... and said his net loss was $55 million -- between 1992 and 2007.

"It shocked me," Daly tells TMZ Sports.

Daly says he would keep a detailed record of all of his major gambling sprees -- and when he crunched the numbers, he almost couldn't believe how much cash he lost.

"It was more about the adrenaline than the money ... I loved the action."

John says he would take out million-dollar markers at casinos all over the world to play blackjack -- and recalls often having $600k on the table at one time.

"I would play 7 hands at one time," John said ... noting that he got a rush when people would crowd around the table and watch him play.

Daly says his agents tried to help him take control over his habit but "it was just fun for me."

When asked if he regretted his gambling habit, John didn't give a "yes or no" answer -- but said, "Man, I had a great time."

For the record, John says he NEVER bet on golf -- mainly cards ... and he'd occasionally wager on football and the NBA. Now, he sticks to slots.

"I guess you can say I always liked to take chances. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn't."
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Raider Nation said:
got_nugs said:
Raider Nation said:
Remind me never to bet on the Rays again. Disgusting offensive baseball team.
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They sat a few guys tonight...including the guy that is my youngest brothers twin-Wil Myers.
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Still, I thought maybe they could hit a Triple-A pitcher. Maybe not.
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Nope. They suck at offense most nights. Then they'll throw up 10 runs in a game or 25 in a series to skew the numbers...tease you into thinking they're decent. They're not the worst at offense, but without Zobrist (back tonight), Myers and Longo going it's too much to ask SRod, Yunel and the other role players to step up. Plus that guy Hanigan is out...he also sucks but seems to come up with timely hitting.

Alex Cobb and Wil Myers combined make $1M/year.

 
Maybe we'll experience this in another life, fellas... :kicksrock:

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- Perhaps you've noticed them strolling toward the elevator with their butlers while you wait in the check-in line. Maybe you've seen them, from the 25-cent slots, as they stepped into the VIP room with enough chips to buy a Porsche, a house, or both.

Most patrons will never be ushered to ringside seats or have extravagant dinners laid before them in opulent suites. Such luxuries are reserved for high rollers, the gamblers who represent as much as 50 percent of a casino's revenue and are treated accordingly.

But just for tonight, nod knowingly to the security guard and step past the velvet rope. Come along for a night at one of the world's largest casinos as the guest of one of its most important customers.

The limousine is arriving to pick up Nick Varano at Strega, the restaurant he owns in Boston.

First things first, however. Varano peels off a $100 bill and presses it into his busboy's palm. Two boxes of cannoli from the bakery up the street, he instructs, for the Foxwoods butlers who can't get pastry like this in eastern Connecticut. Just before stepping into the limousine, Varano, 35, takes the boxes and motions for the busboy to keep the $70 or so in change. The driver puts the pastry in the trunk.

Foxwoods sends a limo to Varano's restaurant three, maybe four times a month. Tonight, a Thursday, he's joined by a few friends: Frank DePasquale, 54, a fellow restaurant and nightclub owner, and Ralph Ventola, 38, who runs a fleet of cars for funerals.

There are two types of high rollers: whales and premium players. The highest of high rollers, whales might bet $5 million per night. While glamorized in movies, whales are increasingly too risky for many casinos who fear huge losses with a few spins of the roulette wheel.

Premium players don't reach whale status and don't get the biggest casino perks -- free Lamborghinis, :shock: discounts on gambling losses or shopping money for their wives. But many casinos consider them their most desirable customers. Varano and his friends are premium players.

"I like to have a minimum of at least $1,000 to $10,000. If I feel that the day's going my way, you know, I don't mind betting $10,000 a hand or more," DePasquale says. "If the day's not going my way, I'll stay as low as $100 a hand. Everything's about rhythm."

Any ultra-rich businessman can drop millions of dollars a few times a year, but DePasquale says the true high roller returns every week, living the high life and playing for high stakes. Tonight, Varano's plan is to eat like a king, win $25,000 and come back next week.

They're greeted at the casino by Frank Playo, their host. Top players don't call the reservations line. They call their casino host. Want to see a title fight? Catch a sold-out show? Tee off on a private course? Call the host, whose job is keeping the best customers returning.

Like any good salesman, a host knows his clients' tastes and makes sure they're met without being asked. Casinos spend millions collecting this data and, thanks to corporate consolidation, a regular at the MGM Grand can visit the Bellagio and his favorite champagne will be waiting.

Playo ushers them to the elevator, swipes his card for access to the VIP floors, and shows them to their suite, a palatial flat set in marble. The Red Sox game is on the big screen. The butlers pour the drinks -- the usuals -- from the in-room bar.

A butler is like a personal concierge. He secures tables at the finest restaurants and has the limo waiting downstairs. He's also quick to meet an odd request. One Foxwoods butler arranged the baptism of a player's baby. Varano and his friends enjoy a selection of imported Italian meats and cheeses, cracked crab, shrimp and -- because the butlers knew DePasquale was coming -- a tray of caviar. Then it's upstairs to the gourmet restaurant where chef Scott Mickelson greets them.

"Some appetizers," Varano says. "What do you suggest?"

"I'll have three of each brought out," Mickelson replies.

Mickelson wears a pager on his shoulder in case of a high-roller emergency. If a seafood lover suddenly announces he's coming, Mickelson can have a wahoo fish head-speared in Hawaii that day and shipped overnight. The appetizers arrive in stages: oysters and crab on silver tiers, lobster risotto, shrimp, beef and more. It's all complimentary, a small price for their business.

"I can't imagine the way everybody else lives," Varano says. Ventola is getting antsy. The invite-only casino is calling. "Frank, wanna come?" Ventola asks eagerly. "Five minutes. Five minutes."

Ventola dreams about gambling. That morning, he blindly bet on soccer just to make the World Cup -- which was underway in Germany that week -- interesting. Now, he's craving blackjack. Five minutes.

"Well, maybe just to check and see if it's the same," DePasquale replies, smiling, "if they changed the colors." DePasquale can't resist. He'd take an unbeatable night gambling over a night with a beautiful woman anytime. There are plenty of beautiful women.

"There's nothing more exciting than making a score," he says. "It's when you're popping champagne and you're laughing and you're joking and everybody's slapping each other five. And everything seems like the perfect world."

The casino staff greets them by name. Ventola lays $3,000 on the table. As he wins, he rolls the money into the next bet. It's called progressive betting and, if he catches a run of good cards, it's the fastest way to turn huge profits. Within minutes, he's up thousands of dollars, playing $4,000 a hand.

It's gone just as quickly and when Ventola returns to the dinner table -- loaded now with chateaubriand, Kobe beef and Hawaiian tuna -- he has only his original $3,000. After dinner, Varano smiles and announces: "Now I want to gamble."

No roulette dealer is upstairs so the boss calls to have someone sent up. In the meantime, Varano plays a few hands of blackjack and DePasquale takes $10,000 from his credit line. Twice in five minutes, Varano loses when the dealer catches a six to make 21. They're terrible losses and are a bad omen for DePasquale, who abruptly slides all his chips to his friend. They'll settle up later but those sixes spooked DePasquale out of betting tonight.

Down a few thousand dollars and sick of blackjack, Varano gets his private roulette table just before midnight. He always plays the same 10 numbers, hoping for a 35-to-1 payoff. He begins at $500 a spin, betting progressively. Because of the house advantage, he says betting conservatively for hours is a losing venture. With these odds and betting strategy, four or five good spins can get him his $25,000 in minutes.

He coaxes the wheel with sudden outbursts: "We're movin' on up, just like the Jeffersons."

"C'mon now! C'mon!"

"I've got more comebacks than Judy Garland."

Not tonight. He burns through DePasquale's $10,000 and his own. DePasquale reminds him of the sixes and suggests they return next week. This is a bad night but it barely registers on the losing story scale. It's not like when they had to mail the limousine driver a tip, or when, in Las Vegas, Varano lost a massive, potentially break-even blackjack hand, hurled his Rolex at a slot machine and tossed his last pocket change off a balcony.

"You always remember the losses more than wins because the losing stories are so much better," he says.

Varano wants to play another $20,000 but DePasquale urges restraint. It starts like this, he says, then it'll take another $80,000 to break even. Varano ponders it. "I wish I ordered the bread pudding for dessert," he says. He'll play a while longer.

It's no better the second time and by about 2 a.m., Varano is down more than $25,500. He's tired and they retreat to the suite to watch TV, sleep a bit, maybe take another shot around dawn before heading back.

DePasquale has a busy day tomorrow and, as he selects a bottle of wine from the bar, they call him a limousine. "You wake up in the morning and start going crazy gambling, call me," DePasquale says on his way out. "I'll wire you some money."

DePasquale knows the routine. He'll call.
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have a lack of pending bets in my RB bet so i grabbed week 1 plays. Any thoughts?

Jax-Phi ov 51

Was +3 @ Hou

ten @ KC -6

SF -4 @ dal

 
ChainsawU said:
modogg said:
Angry Beavers said:
Thanks. It happens. Just needed a place to vent.
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:goodposting: this is the best place to do it. i tried once, a few years ago, to explain to my wife why i was pissed about a CBB game. Learned quick only people who care/understand are others who gamble quite a bit
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:heart: you guys
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:yes:

It's also why we ALL hate Mike's girlfriend in Rounders.

"So instead of coming home, you were out all night playing cards with some judge???"

Yes. I WAS OUT ALL NIGHT PLAYING CARDS INSTEAD OF COMING HOME TO YOUR DUMB ASS!!!

 
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