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04-10-2015, 11:53 AM
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Making a living playing horses
Met a man that worked for the Racing Times and the Form combined 40 years. I asked him if he knew anyone that made a living playing the horses. No, he answered but I met 2 guys that claimed they did !
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04-10-2015, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Gekish
Met a man that worked for the Racing Times and the Form combined 40 years. I asked him if he knew anyone that made a living playing the horses. No, he answered but I met 2 guys that claimed they did !
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I know 4 guys that do. Hard work to be sure. Can be done.
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04-10-2015, 02:32 PM
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I know plenty...but almost all of them are alone and despised...living in basement apartments...and eating ravioli out of a can.
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04-10-2015, 02:48 PM
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Here in Las Vegas,you'll see a few of them all the time.I've played at the Red Rock Casino Race and Sportsbook for the last 6 months and I've watched this gentleman who sits quietly in a corner with his notebook computer.He bets 2 min before post and bets $200- 400 per win bets.My nephew who works there told me,he comes out ahead most of the time.They know him really well but you can tell he does not want to be bothered and looks all business when he's there...I also see 'runners' calling their boss on their cell phones about the latest odds on football/baseball/basketball games,and they jot down what their boss tells them and you'll see them making big bets on the games...Vegas is the real battleground.
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04-10-2015, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
I know plenty...but almost all of them are alone and despised...living in basement apartments...and eating ravioli out of a can.
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That is a good thing. It keeps the ravioli sauce off the cards used to practice the gee whiz, handy dandy, can't lose, gonna-make-a-million, plus-minus blackjack strategy. You have no idea how many decks were ruined before they learned to stop eating the ravioli with their fingers.
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04-10-2015, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
I know plenty...but almost all of them are alone and despised...living in basement apartments...and eating ravioli out of a can.
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If Rocky said to Mickey "Its a living" Mickey might say: "Its a waste of life"
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04-10-2015, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
I know plenty...but almost all of them are alone and despised...living in basement apartments...and eating ravioli out of a can.
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I know plenty of successful ones. Most migrate to areas of choice - sunbelt states etc. shortly after becoming successful. It's the same with poker players. Not likely to find them pushing through a cold winter in a big city when they have the freedom to do otherwise.
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04-10-2015, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
I know plenty...but almost all of them are alone and despised...living in basement apartments...and eating ravioli out of a can.
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Sometimes it's Spaghetti-O's....
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04-10-2015, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
I know plenty...but almost all of them are alone and despised...living in basement apartments...and eating ravioli out of a can.
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[YT="aspiring pro horse bettors"]l1sxZVhWwlY[/YT]
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04-10-2015, 04:04 PM
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I know plenty...but almost all of them are alone and despised...living in basement apartments...and eating ravioli out of a can.
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How much ravioli does it take to feed a whale?
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04-10-2015, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Capper Al
How much ravioli does it take to feed a whale?
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I could just picture them at home accessing their online account.....
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04-10-2015, 04:32 PM
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This is a new low.
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04-10-2015, 04:38 PM
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Lots of ravioli.
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04-10-2015, 04:44 PM
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I've never met one, but, guys, here, seem to know lots of them 
From what I've heard, these individuals are very mysterious, and tend to lurk in the shadows, like a Leopard waiting to pounce on its prey.
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04-10-2015, 04:49 PM
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and if your not winning you can always have Macaroni and Cheese with Ketchup it GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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