Question for "sharps"

nimue77 · Mar 22, 2005

One can win from day one especially if they learn from someone who is sharp.

D2bets said:
I don't agree with that. One can be a veteran, and still a lousy losing bettor, while another can be winner from Day 1, or I sppose Day 2. Experience and success may have some correlation, but not always.

Woody0 · Mar 22, 2005

Illini said:
How long did it take before you considered yourself a true "sharp,"

I also don't give a **** about definitions. I will tell you though that when my limits were cut at Gameday and I was dealt the sharp line at Sportingbet I realised I had reached some measure of recognition, much as the one time I was asked to not play blackjack.

casinghand · Mar 22, 2005

Where is Biff when you need him.

Fish, amount wagered has nothing to do with being sharp.

Fishhead · Mar 22, 2005

casinghand said:
Fish, amount wagered has nothing to do with being sharp.

Thats what I said.

Although most dont wager chicken feed.

-F-

casinghand · Mar 22, 2005

there are different levels of SHARPS.......by what they know, how much they wager,

Fishhead · Mar 22, 2005

casinghand said:

What I meant is that sharps bet different amounts.

Sorry for the confusion.

Again however, most do not bet chicken feed.

-F-

InsideThePylons · Mar 22, 2005

When I was 18 years old and about 5 guys would be waiting each race to jockey for position to follow me into the window and see what I was betting.

Rainbow · Mar 23, 2005

OMNIVOROUS FROG said:
Bottom line: did you cash or not? Would rather cash as a square, than lose as a sharp anytime. I think, experienced is better than sharp. To me veteran vs. novice is a much more accurate description. No one starts as a veteran. But you could remain a novice for an awful long time if you do not learn and grow from experience. Probably the biggest problem I have with the square/sharp debate is the negative tag associated with being square. It implies you are a fool. Where as a novice is just new and inexperienced. In this business, it is a baptism under fire. Hopefully you take more steps forward and less steps backwards.

Best Wishes...OF:howdy:

WOW, unbelieveable I"m reading this. I know people thats been betting for over 30yrs I guess they are all WINNERS because they are Veterans. whats the winning % of all these Veterans you are talking about. I know people Win with no long term EXPERIENCE at all. because you been betting for 30yrs and I"ve been betting for 3yrs thats doesnt mean NOTHING in my books. I know a guy thats been betting for 7-years on Baseball me and you couldnt count his money. so many betters year after year after year never learn Zilch.

Concorde · Mar 23, 2005

Illini said:
How long did it take before you considered yourself a true "sharp," if there is such a thing? I ask this because I read another post in detail, where one poster had a humble post saying "we all used to be squares." Another poster was talking about "squares, square sharps, and true sharps." I wasn't aware that you had to be one of the three. But this poster has a particular disdain and arrogance towards squares like myself. I ask this question kind of with a mocking smile on my face, because the whole "sharp" classification seems very important to certain posters. But I also ask, because I really would like to know how long it takes to "get it." I've learned a lot in my 3 years of betting, but I'm still a square.

Illlini,

Are you referring to my post?

Thanks
Concorde

Illini · Mar 23, 2005

No, not at all bro. The poster I am referring to is a legend in Vegas, at least in his own mind.

kidslick · Mar 23, 2005

illini

what ever happened to team w.s.o.p. where do you guys stand

Illini · Mar 23, 2005

WSOP team kind of dissolved. I've given back most of my winnings this b-ball season in the past month, so I'm discouraged and need a break anyway. Nobody had any really strong plays to post, so we didn't bet them.

THE SHRINK · Mar 23, 2005

I thought this was a thread for "sharps" to respond on...

Why on earth do I see some "squares?" :lolBIG:

Woody0 · Mar 23, 2005

THE SHRINK said:
I thought this was a thread for "sharps" to respond on...

Why on earth do I see some "squares?" :lolBIG:

:finger: :finger: :finger:

Dawoofdaddy · Mar 24, 2005

Inside The Pylons said:
When I was 18 years old and about 5 guys would be waiting each race to jockey for position to follow me into the window and see what I was betting.

Did you consider whether or not they were possibly fading you?

red007 · Mar 24, 2005

after 4 straight very succesful years doing this
i now consider myself pretty sharp
:dancefool

blueedwards · Mar 24, 2005

red007 said:
after 4 straight very succesful years doing this
i now consider myself pretty sharp

how sharp can you be if you think the giants will win the ws without bonds for at least half the year?:drink:

red007 · Mar 24, 2005

blue edwards said:
how sharp can you be if you think the giants will win the ws without bonds for at least half the year?:drink:

well i'm up over 366 units in wta in less than 3 months this year.
i hit edwards at 17/1 last week for the atlanta race
up over 80 units in nascar after 4 races..
i'm doing just fine thank you very much