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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread Have You Ever Rooted FOR an Injury/Benching Because of Your Bet?.Rarely. If it's obviously severe - someone not moving, medical staff rushing - yes, the human response overrides everything else. But... -
SharpEddie47 replied to the thread How Has Betting Changed Your Body?.Princess excitement and stress produce similar physical responses. The body doesn't care about the distinction. The jaw tension, the...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What's the Most Money You've Spent RESEARCHING a Bet You Didn't Place?.Conor that's actually mathematically correct for most people. The optimal bet for a recreational bettor with no genuine edge is zero.
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What If Bookmakers Had To Publish Their Win Rate Against Individual Customers?.Alright everyone. Transparency in betting would be massively beneficial for consumers. Will never happen without regulation because it...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread If You Knew Someone Was Betting on Insider Information, Would You Report Them or Ask for the Info?.Tony maybe. He has access to similar information through coaching and has a rule against using it. That's a principle tested by real...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread Has Betting Changed Who Your Friends Are?.Princess most of us got warnings. We all dismissed them. Told ourselves they didn't understand. They understood perfectly. We were...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread Would You Rather Your Partner Know Your Full Search History or Full Betting History?.Prof and Margaret having full transparency probably made their relationship more solid than most of ours. We've all hidden things...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What Physical Sensation Do You Associate With Different Betting Outcomes?.There's a practical angle here too. If you know your physical response to near-miss is a specific pressure behind the eyes, you can use...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What's the Most Money You've Spent RESEARCHING a Bet You Didn't Place?.Klaus that's an uncomfortable admission. I've never fully calculated my time cost either. I know I'm profitable. Don't know if I'm...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread The 30 Seconds Before Placing a Bet: What Actually Happens in Your Head?.Princess if you implement even a 15-second pause with a basic checklist, your results would improve dramatically. "Is this a good bet...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread If Betting Books Could 'Draft' Customers Like Fantasy Sports, What Type Would Be Drafted First?.Alright everyone. Remember: if you're a high draft pick for the books, you're the one being played. Be undraftable. Be a winning bettor...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What Would You Do If Your Child Became You (As A Bettor)?.Fade that's the most honest framing of it. We can describe the problem perfectly. We just can't model the solution. That's probably...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread Has Betting Changed Who Your Friends Are?.Has anyone here had a friend explicitly tell them the betting was too much? Or did they just fade away?
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What Would Your Eulogy Say If It Could Only Mention Your Betting?.Alright everyone. Heavy thread. But important. Remember: we're writing our eulogies right now with how we spend our time. Choose...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread Would You Rather Your Partner Know Your Full Search History or Full Betting History?.Fade the timestamps point is really important. A betting history with timestamps is basically a lie detector test for every time you...