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[jman5581]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

I agree with Dunbar....There is a reason why bridge jumping is a bad strategy. There are no sure things and 3-5 horses run off the board all the time. Where a baseball player is a millionaire if he can get a hit 3 out of 10 times, you will be a net loser if you are trying for a 2.10 show price and need to do it at a factor of 10 to get only a 5-2 return. Just not worth it...I'm not against an occasional show wager if a pool is faulty or the field is large enough....But that is different than trying to get the chalk home that many times in a row.

Randall, I meant this to be considered under the assumption of a modest amount of money....I consider a bridge jumper to be a not so modest amount of money taken completely from the pocket of the bettor, whereas what I'm suggesting is a modest amount built up on other people's money. I suppose one could categorize this as bridge jumping at a certain point but, to the bettor, he/she only stands to lose what he/she initially started with which, again, is a modest amount of money. Perhaps a couple hundred bucks.

[randallscott35]

Jman,
Someone trying to get 2.10 on a bet, whether they are betting 10,000 or 2$ is doing the same thing....And since I think bridge jumping is a bad practice, the same goes for the 2$ bettor....But there are people who subscribe to your thinking so I'm not being critical of you.

[jman5581]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Jman,
Someone trying to get 2.10 on a bet, whether they are betting 10,000 or 2$ is doing the same thing....And since I think bridge jumping is a bad practice, the same goes for the 2$ bettor....But there are people who subscribe to your thinking so I'm not being critical of you.

I'm more exploring this than advocating it. I've only occasionally done it in practice.

While I agree that the tactic is the same, it's not the same effect to risk $10,000 vs. $2 to make a 5% profit. I know what you mean....but, don't fully agree.