According to a report from ESPN, a bettor at a sports book in Las Vegas decided it was a good idea to risk $8,500 on tennis legend Novak Djokovic at -8,500 odds to get past Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open. A Djokovic victory would have netted the gambler just $100. Istomin was a huge underdog versus the man who has won 12 grand slam singles titles and is considered one of the best in the game’s history. Istomin was ranked no. 117 in the world (Djokovic was no. 1), and ended up winning 7-6 (10-8) 5-7 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4.
I saw a guy post up 3K once and during the NFL regular season turned into 30K+. I remember him calling up on SB day asking if we would allow him to risk it all on the Favorite moneyline. . I think it was Rams double digit (like -14) fav vs Brady in his first start or something. It was above the limit but the boss accepted. Next day he called up all sad. Said he was standing on the side of a bridge SERIOUSLY considering jumping to hi death. I NEVER bet more than I can stomach losing. No suicidal thoughts for me.
