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Originally Posted by Scav
I always had the smartness, just didn't have the freedom. I agree that money makes you do stupid things, I have been pissing it away on some comedy stuff (A $10 cowboy hat is one of those things) but from a wagering perspective, I actually PULLED back for once, never did that at all. I was up like $700 and said "This is enough for today" and the computer closed. a great feeling actually
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You won't go bust buying $10 hats. And having a few $$ probably doesn't bring you freedom though it certainly does bring the illusion of it and many other things. It's good that you backed off and slowed, at least a bit.
I played full-time for 12 months after I got d-sized and packaged out. I turned $30 into $49. That includes about $17 of rebates. It was really very, very difficult but I'm glad I did it. My only advice to someone trying it would be to 1. Use a rebate shop. 2. Stick to p-3 and p-4 pools at NYRA, CD or SoCal only (The Maryland track 3 and 4 takeouts are low, but they are miniscule pools (like $5k for a Pimlico p-3 pool -- lower than Mountaineer)). Play p-6's on double+ carryovers only. I have thought about this a fair amount and while other people certainly can succeed other ways, I'm convinced this is the only way it can be done.