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Old 05-27-2014, 03:21 PM
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It was a ballsy play. He figured correctly that most people would wait for the final day. It was ballsy in that he spent 7 K into a sequence that had a high likelihood to carry and probably would've lost money on a carry.
I always remember golfer Lee Trevino's quote:

Pressure is when you play for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket.
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Old 05-27-2014, 03:26 PM
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I always remember golfer Lee Trevino's quote:

Pressure is when you play for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket.
Lee Trevino
You know what you are right. Ballsy is relative to ones Bankroll. it was probably not much more than he throws at say the Breeders cup day
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