samrothstein

A needed update.

2008-06-19T05:02:26Z

I have been pretty lazy lately and haven't updated this in a while. I have made a few bets here and there, but I really missed out on last weeks tennis matches. Sometimes I just don't feel like pulling the trigger on the lines. In hind sight the outcomes can always be wins or loses. I just feel like I missed out on a lot of money.

As for the matches that I have won.

I went with the spurs to beat the hornets in the series. I think it was $150 to win a $100, either way it was too good of a price to pass up.

I also bet on Man U to lift the cup (to beat Chealsea). It also came through but was a really emotional win for me and any other fans that were watching the game.

I have been busy with school and pretty much trying to relax for a bit. Need to enjoy my time off.

Tennis

2008-04-24T05:27:01Z

Novak vs. Andy Murray @ -300

Novak has never lost to Andy, though both of them have been playing very well Novak should be able to win a solid match.

$300 to win $100

OUTCOME: Novak won 6:0 6:4.

Road trip

2008-03-22T00:00:27Z

Well, my friends convinced me to go to one of our "local" casinos via a small road trip with them. It should be a lot of fun, considering it is spring break and I have not been able to do any major gambling for a very long time. Though, I am limiting myself and only am taking $1k, but as long as I stay away from the roulette wheel I should be fine.

Dabbling

2008-03-07T07:58:11Z

I have only placed bets for recreational purposes since last basketball season. Since then, I have steadily climbed my way up only to lose some back when the Pats lost the superbowl. For anyone that took the giants to win outright at 3.x : 1, that was just insane. Anyways, after that blunder, which often happens in sports....I have refrained from placing any wagers. I still check lines and scores everyday, but I have not wanted to deal with the stress of betting so big everyday. The money was good, but the stress was overwhelming at many points and I have chosen to sacrifice it to really focus on school. I am currently studying 25-35 hours per week, so I have little time to add any additional (optional) stress onto my workload.

Anyways, that being said. I came across a tennis line that pretty much brought a smile to my face.

Andy Roddick vs. Novak Djokavich @ -275

Andy Roddick faced a tough match yesterday against Nadal, and I consider Novak to be JUST as good as Roger Federer. So, I went ahead and took the line.

Christmas Break....

2007-12-15T02:41:02Z

So, I have not posted in a really long time. I had very little time for sports betting last semester, I had to focus on a few really hard classes. I have only bet on a few events the last one being the Mayweather fight. I obviously took Floyd, he just does not lose. Anyways, I have been keeping up with basketball, but it is nothing like last season. I am going to make an effort to do consistent research and try to get things going once again. Other than that, I really need to play some poker and have some fun this month.

Tennis

2007-10-19T00:16:28Z

Nadal vs. Murray @ -200

OUTCOME: Nadal won 2:0

+1 Unit for today.

+2 for the week.

Sunday

2007-10-14T19:03:22Z

Took the Pats over the Boys @ -255. we will see how this works out. I backed off some tennis lines that I should have laid into, so I am a little steamed at myself.

OUTCOME: Pats won by 21.

+1 Unit

BORED

2007-10-02T02:07:54Z

I am extremely bored with college football. No team has proven to be consistent, so I have not invested a lot of time in studying the lines. There have been a few tennis tournaments, no big name players just a lot of average vs average players. I have dabbled a little in these, but have seen some heavy lines come falling down (none that I had money on though). I am trying to hold out and wait for NBA season to start, since this is where I make the most money, so I am trying not to make unnecessary bets till then. If I had the time I would play poker but, I am trying to make it my weekly goal to make enough money every week to clear the buy-in for the Sunday 100k tourney. I figure if I can play it every weekend then I am bound to go deep one Sunday and cash big. Then I can focus more on poker and eventually move to Vegas...gg...College...

Friday Update

2007-08-24T19:11:35Z

I have not found anything to bet on lately. The US open (tennis) should be starting soon. So, there should be a few matches to bet on there.

Baseball?

2007-08-20T16:02:27Z

I really hate to bet on baseball but the Braves are playing the Reds today. I know the Braves have not performed very well lately, but Tim Hudson (14-5, 3.02 ERA) is pitching tonight against Phil Dumatrait (0-1, 10.32 ERA). The ESPN projection has Atlanta favored by 68%, though this projection is usually wrong. I am going to take this match up at -200.

OUTCOME: Braves won 14:4

MONDAY

2007-08-20T15:54:37Z

I AM BACK.

I will be posting my picks on a consistent basis from now on.

Sunday Tennis Lock

2007-08-05T21:07:43Z

Andy Roddick vs. John Isner @ -550

I went ahead and bet this match very heavily. Roddick won 2-0.

I have been very busy with work, and have not been thrilled with betting on baseball. Thus, I am just waiting for college football to begin.

Back from Vegas.....

2007-07-12T23:25:09Z

Overall I came home from Vegas a big loser. I went with a group of friends, and instead of playing poker I spent my time gambling at the tables. Dropped a little at the craps table, a little at the blackjack table, and a whole lot at the roulette wheel. I lost every big coin flip bet I put on this game, the wheel would hit 4 reds in a row I would throw down on it only for it to hit 0 (green), this happened to me twice! I did put in a short session of poker at T. Island, which has a small but nice poker room. I played a little 1-3 NL ($100 min/$500 max), where almost everyone bought in for the max. I played for about 30-40 min walked about $100 up, the play there was nothing special/impressive.
I had two big hands:

Guy opens for $15, another guy calls, I call with 99. Ace hit the flop, I shut down and there are checks around. Blank turn card, guy who raised bets $20..second guy calls..I fold.. Blank river card. Guy fires again and get his Ace paid off.

Guy raises to $15 w/ KQ off, second person calls, I call with 66. I flopped a set against this guys top pair, flop goes check check. I bet the turn..he calls... River pairs the board, giving me a boat..I value bet..and he pays me off with top pair.

As I said the plays were bad...

Highlights of the trip were: Eating at the China Grill, absolutely great food was about $70/person. Railing at the WSOP and seeing some of the pros. Seeing the game at Bobby's room.

Bodog Casino

2007-07-06T01:48:51Z

RIGGED...OBV.

Let' em ride is a fun game. After 15 mins of play I was up +45 bets only to go on a stone cold streak and give it all away. I was in one of my pure gambling moods, just playing to play no matter what the outcome was...I took a good loss for the day...partly due to my friends convincing me that the cubs were going to stomp the nationals, but mostly to my lax casino play...it was still a lot of fun....

Overall: It's VEGAS TIME!

Wednesday

2007-06-21T02:50:14Z

I took the Tigers over the Nationals for tonight. I really did no research on this game, I was listening to Mike and Mike in the morning as I was getting ready for work (yeah...work) and they were talking about how good the tiger's pitcher was. So, I took it @ -195.

OUTCOME: Tigers won 8:4

Baseball

2007-06-18T17:09:04Z

Angels over the Astros @ -225

UPDATE: Angels collapse in the 5th, blowing a 4-1 lead. Now it is 9-4 astros. I doubt they will blow it..gg me...

OUTCOME: The Astros suck it up as usual, blowing a 5 run lead...Angels won 10:9

SPURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-13T04:30:56Z

The spread on tonight's game was -1 1/2 (spurs), and I could not resist it. They ended up winning by 3.

Baseball has been going well, and poker is coming along. Though I haven't put in any long sessions yet, and I have managed to turn a small profit.

Just a little mid-week update.

Update...

2007-06-07T21:19:24Z

So, I really have not played much (any) poker lately. Instead, I have traveled a bit and have been going out with friends a lot. Some friends and I are going to Vegas from July 8-12. This is right in the middle of the WSOP main event, so I will hang out at the rail for a little while to see how it is. I also want to check out Bobby's Room to see the high stakes games and the professionals that play there. I guess I need to get on the ball and try to make at least $1k before July.

Anyways, the summer has been really great so far. I am accomplishing many of my non-gambling goals, but need to find the thrill of gambling (which has been MIA lately).

Sports Betting: Well, I really enjoyed my break from the "business". I realized that I was too consumed during basketball season and it really took it's toll on me. Though, I walked away with a very good profit, I spent way too much time analyzing games in almost every sport. It was a lot of fun when it was going well, and pretty much heartbreaking during the downswings. My downfall came when I was making +$1k bets and not caring about the dollar value of the bet. After a while it just seemed like numbers and not money. So, I have regained my perspective on betting and have been really conservative with my wagers.

Here is what looks good for tonight:

Padres over the Dodgers @ -245
The preview for the game gives the Padres a 70% chance of winning, which is based on the pitchers and their good home record.

OUTCOME: Padres won thanks to a 5 run rally in the 9th to win 6:5. Hehe....

As for poker, well I do plan to play just dunno when I will feel like playing.

LOL...

2007-06-03T17:00:21Z

So, today is my birthday...happy birthday me...

Anyways, I was chillin on FTP where I like to waste time and work on my multi-tabling skills (4 atm, but they are mixed games). I don't have any money on there, and sometimes I wish I did cause I would love to play some of their mixed games and razz.

So, I am just messing around and Barney Boatman sat in on the razz game. He said he was working on his razz skills for the WSOP. I know this guy is a pro, but I have seen him play before and I was not impressed at all. I just thought it was cool to play with a "pro".

Screen Shot: (click it to enlarge)

Baseball

2007-05-30T04:26:58Z

I took the Red Sox over the Indians @ -195 with Josh Beckett pitching.

OUTCOME: Red Sox won 4:2

I also liked the Dodgers over the Nationals @ -195 with Brad Penny pitching.

OUTCOME: Dodgers won 10:0

Even with these money lines I love the 1:2 return, since the average during basketball season was 1:4 and 1:5. Overall, I am slowly building up some profit for this month. Even with the small $50 bets on baseball you can turn a couple hundred a week. Hopefully I can gain some momentum and increase my wagers, cause I find these stakes to be too minimal.

On a side note I am really looking forward to college football season. I find it to be the most thrilling sport season to bet on and watch.

Lost motivation...

2007-05-25T22:20:25Z

I have seriously lost my motivation to gamble. I need to win a couple bets or have a good poker session to regain it. I guess I have been relaxing too much, playing low stake poker (though I love being able to play true poker at these levels and making plays on players, instead of tight poker at the higher stakes), and have become content with it.

Anyways, I almost took Andy Roddick the other night. He was playing an average player that had a horrible record for the year, the line was -320 which reflected that Roddick was favored heavily. The only aspect that worried me about this match up was that this tournament was being played on clay, which Roddick is somewhat just average on. So, after I debate for a long time about this line I just decided to stay away from it. Roddick ended up losing the match, which somewhat surprised me, but at least it did not cost me any money.

Today, I took the Red Sox over the Rangers @ -185 I just put out a small bet, based mostly on DiceK pitching and the Rangers generally suck., but you really never know with baseball.

OUTCOME: The Red Sox Won

I have been watching the $1/2 and $2/4 games on bodog, making player notes, judging the quality of plays, etc. I have to say that there is a lot of money that just gets dumped by horrible players making bad plays. They play a lot of hands that should not be played, and it causes them to get stacked cause they over play the hell out of top pair with weak kickers. My bankroll is too short to freely play in the $2/4 games, but I might need to sit in and just wait out for the nut hands just to make some quick cash.

Finally, my friends have gotten together and set up a date to go to Las Vegas. It will be at the beginning of July and should be a lot of fun to say the least. I guess here lies my motivation to start making money like I was during basketball season.

Spurs vs. Suns

2007-05-16T22:12:09Z

The spurs are favored by 4 tonight with a -165 moneyline. This seems too low to me. I have followed both teams throughout the entire season, and it just seems to uneven for the spurs to lose this game. I am about 85% sure the spurs come out on top tonight, though it could be by a point or 15 points, but I think they will win.

LINE SHIFT: shifted to -150..........sigh.........could have had a better return on my bet, given that the spurs win.

UPDATE: CHOKE FEST! SPURS DONKDOWN!

OUTCOME: VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baseball

2007-05-16T07:16:14Z

I took the Braves over the Nationals on both Monday and Tuesday. They managed to lose Monday night due to a pure lack of offense and won tonight 6-2. I was pretty frustrated with the Monday loss because I had really kept track of which games I would have bet on and would have done well. Then I decide to start placing wagers and they just lose to the Nationals 2-1.

I haven't returned to gambling full time yet. I am taking a couple days to hang out with some friends and relax. I should return home later this week ,and I plan to play poker and analyze games on a daily bases. As of now I am limiting my bets to $50 and $100 on baseball games that I think will come through. Since the lines are pretty even the return is always 50% or greater.

SUMMER!

2007-05-12T08:47:22Z

Finally, now I can start where I left off and focus on sports betting an poker once again.

Updates will come later.

Side note, every baseball game that I looked at and would have/should have bet on came through this week. Go figure.

I am going to run my roll up or lose it, either way I am going to play like I should and can.

TENNIS

2007-05-10T06:47:23Z

I should be studying instead of gambling, but whatever. Last night I noticed a really bad line that was posted, it was Andy Roddick vs. who ever at -175. So, I did my research and couldn't tell why it was set so low. I put money on it and about an hour later the line had shifted to -245. Andy won and for once I got my money in at a cheap price.

Well, here is the line for tonight. Roddick @ -145 Here is the research on it: Andy is 6-1 against this guy, the single loss was 3 years ago. They both haven't lost many matches this year, so it should not be a landslide, but I can't resist a cheap line that is still relatively even money for such low risk.

Back to studying.....