Originally Posted by Snipes
As people have already said...this does not compare to the rest but i'll add my piece.
Started sportsbetting casually at the age of 14. I've been watching sports since i was 7 religiously. Every sport. Nba, NFL, MLB, Soccer, anything you name it. A friend of mine who was sick at online poker back in 2004, introduces me to sports betting. I place my first few bets and am hooked. He's shocked at how good I run. Over the years I casually bet, $100 here $100 there, $5 here $5 there. First year university: I'm 18. Start with a $40 deposit and turn into 5k in a few months. In between I lose 1k, 2k, and so on because I love going all in on my ****ing Lakers when they are down in play because Kobe is god. I live like a king for a few months, then I lose it all.
Fall into depression because I go from being +5k to 1k in debt. I find online poker (before this I played live a lot and thought I was the best because I could beat my friends). Get owned online all summer, my whole gets bigger. Down about 2k which to me was a lot because I had no job and was 18. September comes, and NFL is here. YES! I don't bet baseball btw becaue I stopped watching in 05. NFL comes around, I start caking money. Up 4k like its nothing. Go all in on tilt in play after losing a measley $300 bet and lose it all. There goes 4k. Build it up in 2 weeks to 3k, all in again in live play on tilt and gone. Keep doing this till Nba comes around. NBA comes around and i dont have bankroll to bet until allstar break. Deposit $40, and turn it into $15k in 1.5 months. People think I'm god (still do to this day because over the years I've picked games over 65% in NFL and NBA). I spend most of the 15k, and have about 7k left. I am about to punch in Lakers to win finals (this year) @ +200 for $2k, and then my power goes out. I figure its a sign from god and hold off. Lose about 5k more on in play bets. Also keep in mind I'm a 2nd year business student in the top business school in Canada. I get kicked out at the end of the semester cz I start handicapping games during exams (why write exams when I'm going to be a sharp right?)
Lakers win NBA finals (I was happy but also tilting), now I'm in debt 1k. I start going casino 2x a week borrowing money from friends that made money off my picks. Now I'm down 3k. One of my friends gets in money trouble and says he needs money asap, or he's telling my dad (yes, you heard me correct). And I knew if my parents find out I'm an avid sports better and poker player they'll kill me AND pay off my debts and I'd have to hear that **** forever. I collect $300 by stealing 20's from parents wallets and purses (a hobby I still do and always have - dw I'll pay them back soon). Get about 300, bet on the world cup, run like god and have about $1500 collected. Germany plays Argentina - I know they'll win and I place my bet on Germany to win in 90 minutes, Mueller to score and Klose to score. I'm about 5k in debt. Germany wins 3-0, Mueller and Klose scores. I'm at around 5k. I'm out of debt! Decide to celebrate by playing online slots. I go up $500, then lose that $500 + $1k. I'm still in good shape, only thing left to pay off is credit card which is fine because minimum payments are sicklife. I say **** it, and I decide to parlay 2 games on baseball at $2500, and bet $2500 on a game. I go 1/3, only game I win was 1 of the parlay games. $5k gone the next day.I call my friend tell him what happens and he wants to kill me. I talk him out of making me get the money from my parents and go on payment plan. I grind some money off live poker by being staked and make around $1800 off 2/5 in 2 days. I bet $1800 on Germany URaguay over 2.5 (it was 5 goals total in the game I believe) and I'm at around 3k. Still $5k in debt. I know Netherlands are going to ****ign sandbag Spain in the Wcup, and they are very undevalued. I also know Arjen Robben is going to score. I bet $2500 on Netherlands at +150 to win world cup, and $500 at Arjen Robben to score at +350.
I'm watching the game, Arjen RObben has abreakaway, my life flashes by my eyes, all my friends are cheering, and Iker ****ing Casillas ****s on my face and saves it. And then Arjen Robben has another breakaway and chokes. My life is over. I lose it all.
Where am I now? Still $5k in debt. Make frequent trips to the boat which is 1hour away to hopefully grind $100 BJ into $5k but never works. Can't grind poker because no BR for 2/5 even though it's the easiest game you'll ever find. FOr those that have gone to Niagara Fallsview know what I'm talking about. Even try and grind slots to win a jackpot. Hasn't worked. I just lost $500 because I tried to grind $500 at 2/4 on FT but had my aces full cracked by quad Kings. Sick life! Have gained over 30lbs, def not the high school athelete I once was, but still have my gf of 4 years. Yay me.
While all this happened, I found out my dad was cheating on my mom for 1.5 yrs. But that helped because I petitioned to get back into school and used that as my excuse for depression and got back in.
I'll be out of hte hole soon! PS my friend is planning on having me killed as we speak.
Cliffs:
-Make lots of money off sportsbetting
-After losign 1 or 2 bets, I tilt and lose all my money in live betting.
-Become baller, about to bet on Lakers to win ship, power goes out
-Lose all my money, get kicked out of school
-Win money off sick Germany game - tilt on slots - bet it all away on baseball for which I think i'm probably 3-20 in betting all time.
-Build BR to 1800, win off WCUP 3d place game, then lose it because Arjen Robben ****s me.
-Makes trips to casino to hit slots like old grannies but fail.
-Dad cheats on mom
-I love life!
I'm 19 btw. Can't wait till I'm 21 - here I come Vegas!