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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season
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on: March 09, 2023, 08:56:33 PM
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A couple games to watch tonight on TNT. First up is the grizzlies and the Warriors, which I think without Ja Morant is going to be a landslide victory for the warriors. Then you have the kings versus the Knicks, which is somewhat unusual for a TNT televised game. You don’t get to see the kings on national TV very often so I might have to watch that one.
Warriors though are a bad team on the road, and even if Curry is back on the floor, they have a back to back loses already. On the other hand, without Ja Morant it will be very difficult for the Memphis to win, and probably they suffer mental fatigue as well with all the issues in front of them right now. Knicks vs Sacramento, gonna be a good one, so I think it deserved to be televised as this is two of the hottest team right now. Knicks winning streak has been broken though, while the Sacramento Kings trying to solidify their 2nd spot position behind Denver Nuggets. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco - May 20
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on: March 08, 2023, 07:19:13 PM
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What new things can we expect from him? I thought he had won all his fights after his defeat against Teofimo Lopez, which means he is still the same Loma who uses technical skills in the ring. Haney should be ready for Loma, although he looks strong, Loma is always prepared to face anyone, whether the favorite to win or the underdog.
He fought worse opponents after his defeat to Lopez probably as a confidence booster but he is not the fighter he was at his prime you can see how slow he is and how he has lost his agility. He used to change the angle of his shots regularly but he fights without that Loma flair he had at his prime. He is still a good boxer but he is not on Haney level. I want Loma to win and I thought he would at first but looking at videos Haney will probably knock him out. I don't think he fought worse opponents, he did fight Nakatani, a fighter that gave Lopez hell in their fight, and even Lopez Sr acknowledge that. But as you pointed out, a out of prime Loma gave Nakatani a beating. And then he goes after a former champion in his next fight, Richard Commey, and then destroy him as well. Maybe he is already shot when he fought a young and upcoming boxer in Ortiz, but he still won that fight. So we shall see if he is no longer in his prime against Haney, and maybe this will be his excuse after he loss the fight. That's a good point. We should examine if he is not in his prime anymore because, from what I can see, he is still fighting like he is in his prime. The thing is, when a boxer is no longer undefeated, people tend to think that he is not exciting to watch anymore or that he is out of his prime. However, later on, we come to realize that his losing experience made him a better fighter. I think that focusing on things like "prime" is very dangerous when betting. People are different, for some their prime starts a few years later and others start their prime a few years sooner. So both fighters could be exactly the same age but one of them has already progressed further into their late-prime than the other. Thats really the reason that I do not like to add age into the equation unless there is a 5+ year difference at the very least. And even then I would be careful. Biology differs for all kinds of fighters. I tend to go on experience and winning streaks. Those two variables fit better into the equation. Yes, it could be, but what if both fighters have winning streak as well? Then where we will base out betting? So it's better to look at the age difference or who is it's prime or not. Although it can be negated, but at least this factor should be taken into consideration. And that's why in fantasy games, we wanted to let's say put a prime X fighter against a prime Y fighter because that will be the perfect fight and see who will come on top because that is their best version. So maybe here Loma but not be in his best version, just saying. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez
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on: March 08, 2023, 06:39:26 PM
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^^ Yes, that is only one thing if you started at a weight class of like 168-175 lbs, you have to clean up your division first because you can only go as high as you body will allow you to. Unlike those who have started in much lower class, then can go to 5 division up and become a champion.
Yes, he is taller than Bivol but you can see his body is very different. Bivol seems to be natural 175 lbs, but he says he can go down to 168 lbs. While David physique is somewhat different in my opinion, if he will add pounds to his body, it seems to be more on his "stomach" and not pure muscle. Even at 168 lbs he is more weight around his belly.
That got me curious too because I'm thinking what is David's natural weight these days, it seems to me that he is just forcing his body to shrink at 168 even though it looks like that he is more suitable at 175. At 168, he is already bloated and not that fit like the guys who got a natural weight at 168 like Canelo and Plant. But anyway, too much on the speculation side as we will probably get the answers on our mind soon enough. Now, let's focus on David vs Caleb fight. I know there are many people rooting for David and that includes me, but I cannot really disregard Caleb's talent in the ring as the guy also got a good IQ what to do once he's inside dancing with a foe. Yeah, with how he looks like right, not sure if he can bulk it up to 175 lbs without losing any power or at least he can still punch as he might shows some of being slow already. But let's see, he has a lot of ambitions and it seems his first take is against Canelo. So most likely, if he win this fight against Caleb he will insert his name against Alvarez again. He doesn't have the control though, Canelo is not keen on fighting boxers who doesn't deserve a paycheck against him, specially if he will be a threat to his 168 lbs. So it might take some time for David to have his time against Canelo, as he have a schedule tune up with Ryder and then maybe Bivol next. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco - May 20
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on: March 06, 2023, 03:08:58 PM
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In this fight,I expect to see something new from Loma.He has been appearing in the media quite a bit lately and I hope that he will prepare a big surprise for his fans, Loma knows how to surprise in the ring.He needs a resounding victory to talk about him again and I I think he will succeed.
What new things can we expect from him? I thought he had won all his fights after his defeat against Teofimo Lopez, which means he is still the same Loma who uses technical skills in the ring. Haney should be ready for Loma, although he looks strong, Loma is always prepared to face anyone, whether the favorite to win or the underdog. Good point, if everything that we should expect, it might be that he will be better that his last outing. I mean with the Ortiz fight, we says that it was a different Loma that we have saw, and we have our own speculations as why he performed like that, specially the effects of the war in him, in his psychology. Nevertheless, he took the win and most likely knows what the people is saying specially his critics after that fight. So he must prepared 110% against Haney because it's going to be a different fight, specially that the unified belts is on the line here. But we all know that great and elite boxers rise to the occasion in this fight of high level fight and that could be the case of Loma here. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season
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on: March 06, 2023, 06:07:41 AM
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That Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns game might have been the best game of the year. Entertaining down to the wire and I’m glad the Suns got the win. Booker talking smack to Luka with 3 seconds left when they secured the sun was pretty weak, but still a great game.
Funny that Giannis gave himself a rebound at the end of the Bucks game for a triple double.
In any case though, still a good game between the two, superstars in both side carry their team, but in the end it was Durant and Booker for the Suns, 37 and 36 respectively. And then that Luka missed, as they could tie the score that time. As for the trashtalk, Booker has been trashtalking everyone I guess. And maybe he can forget what Luka did to them last year in the playoffs that he took it personally. And when he see that they are taking the W, then he has to make Luka pay for it. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Figueroa vs Magsayo WBC Interim Featherweight Title (March 4)
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on: March 05, 2023, 09:40:28 PM
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Regardless if there is controversy on the score, I think Mark Magsayo lost this one in our eyes
- he didn't fix the issue on his stamina
- bad strategy of keep on holding, first time to see him doing that
- distance, he try to counter but it seems he can't find the distance, majority of his shots are not hitting when the try to counter and that could really led him to being tired late in the rounds
- we said that weight is not an issue when he scale more than the desired weight, but it seems it has affected him as well
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman
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on: March 05, 2023, 09:10:31 PM
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~snip~
That specific fight made Thurman waste a couple of years and if only he didn't get inactive, he could've been a champion and redeem his loss towards another boxer. But it is what it is, now he is up against a man whom he did rejected few years back.
^ Had he been more active and not suffered that setback, he may have been able to become a champion and redeem himself against other opponents. As for Thurman rejecting a fight against a certain boxer in the past, that is also a common occurrence in the sport of boxing. Boxers and their teams have to carefully consider their options and choose the fights that make the most sense for them at any given time. It is possible that Thurman made a decision that he felt was best for his career at the time, and there is no way to know if that decision was right or wrong in retrospect. The sport of boxing is full of unpredictable twists and turns, and fighters must be able to adapt and overcome challenges in order to achieve success. We will have to wait and see how Thurman fares in his upcoming fights and whether he can make a comeback to the top of the sport. I am with Thurman anyway. I agree, he was once the top dog of this division, fighting the best in them and beating them all, until he got injured himself, and he was not the same anymore. So we can't blame him not fighting Spence prior, even if Spence call him our not. During that time, Spence is just coming up in the ranks and so just making a name for himself but he had the sight on Thurman as he call him out. But that unfortunate event in Thurman is that he didn't fight Spence when he was in his prime and Spence coming up as a new comer and maybe they treat him as no one that time. But now it's different, Spence is the champion and Thurman is no longer the champion. That's how things went and now they finally meeting each other it's a matter of the name behind no belt to risk but purely for the sake of entertainment and for those fans who are aiming to see who's going to be the best between these two great fighters, I personally see that if ever Thurman make an upset, he will negotiate and maybe a possibility to call for Crawford for a title belt, Else, Spence will be ready to go for a rematch and give Thurman a chance for a title match opportunities. I bet Thurman was disappointed to himself because it took him almost 3 years before he gets active again as a lot of things has happened in the industry mainly in the welterweight division when he got inactive to the industry and one of those things is that the boxers that are holding the belts now are not that easy to defeat especially in his situation where he's still pulling himself together to adjust. Still too early to talk about other the what if's in the future because it's not that yet clear whether he can weather Spence or not. He make a lot of wrong moves, in my opinion, First, he made a comeback against one of the toughest gate keeper in that division, which is Josesito Lopez, it was a wrong between them and Thurman was hurt that time. And I think they made a hasty comeback as well, and second, then he fought Manny, which he think he can win easy. And after his lost, he was gone into oblivion never heard from him again, go back to being a boxing commentator/analyst. And then third, makes another comeback against Mario Barrios, but it was just an average performance. And between those, as you have said, many things have change, the landscape becomes just a 2 fighter belt, held by Spence and Bud Crawford. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane
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on: March 05, 2023, 08:15:59 AM
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We are a few days out from UFC 285 and the main event is Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane.
I think Jon Jones is going to win this fight comfortably and is a deserved favourite going in.
Although Jones is 18kg (almost 40 pounds) lighter, he has a much longer reach advantage.
I have watched a lot of Ciryl and to be honest I wasn't very impressed. He struggled against Ngannou and was dropped by Tuivasa.
I think Jon Jones makes a statement and may even submit Gane.
I'm curious on what everybody else thinks.
Please post your predictions below.
I'm surprised by your prediction Jnes makes a statement by submitting Ciryl Gane, it is one of the easiest fights I've seen in the heavyweight division, Jones did not even get a sweat, and Gane did not even offer resistance, not the kind of fight I want to see on Gane, it did not live up to my expectation and I guess all the fans, I'm sure Jones has a huge advantage but I don't think he can win this fight so easily. I love to see UFC make an offer to Ngannou for a one-time fight because Ngannou is the lineal champion. At first though it looks like the choke is not that deep, but replay shows otherwise, you can look at Gane's face and you can clearly see he is on pain with Jones putting him to sleep. And the way he take him down, his just like the LHW version, very agile and yet can take anyone if he wanted to just like that. I do agree, end for discussion as who is the best in this generation. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season
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on: March 05, 2023, 07:59:56 AM
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Couple of upsets tonight:
Bucks losing to Philly, ending their winning streak. Joel Embiid put a sensational defense on Giannis in the fourth quarter and then together with Harden, outscored them in the final quarter, 48-31.
Sacramento losing to the Wolves - very close game between the two, but Anthony Edwards and former Utah Mike Conley seal the win for them Wolves.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Is Solana failure resistant?
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on: March 04, 2023, 09:15:35 PM
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As others have pointed out, Solana has been done several times since it's existence. So they are not failure resistant. But there could be projects that runs <100%.
And if I'm not mistaken, LTC for example is 100% and Bitcoin at 99.98%.
Probably there is no perfect blockchain or failure resistance project specially those that are centralized like Solana.
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Economy / Economics / Re: Silvergate Bank share drops 50%, Major Crypto Clients Stops ACH operations
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on: March 04, 2023, 08:50:22 PM
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If major crypto players like Coinbase, Circle, Paxos, and others are leaving the bank due to suspicious activities and unclean books, it could indicate serious problems with the bank's operations and management. This could lead to financial losses and even bankruptcy for the bank, which would be a significant event for the crypto sphere and the broader financial industry.
Everyone is trying to distance themselves from Silvergate, they don't want their names to associated with it so as early as when the news broke out about the bankruptcy, they leave or let everyone knows that they are not connected to it. And this is the reason why we plunge this week, when we are trying to break that $25k barrier, this news comes in. The good part is that it didn't affect us like the Terra Luna or FTX news, we are very much in the think of the bull run of sort above $22k. And it seems that the news have settled down a bit, so maybe we can still go back to that $24k price range again. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: gambler has 100% trust in each stake
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on: March 04, 2023, 03:02:14 PM
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My question now is, As a gambler would you give 100% to a stake that you trust?
If you are putting money on a team and think that they can win, then you put 100% on them. But the question is, can they really win the game? what if there are circumstances like injuries during that game that made them lose? Or even if the odds are high for them to lose, suddenly they play very bad? So as much money as you put in them, it's not going to be 100% sure that they are going to win. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Figueroa vs Magsayo WBC Interim Featherweight Title (March 4)
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on: March 04, 2023, 02:03:05 PM
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On the other side, Magsayo has been winning and fighting year to year. Absolutely no stopping him! Aside from his one recent loss, his track record is way better. Obviously he is going to win this fight with certainty.
He lost though so he is stop on his track, so both are coming from a lost, and so the winner will obviously bounce back with a big win here. I would be happy if Magsayo wins this match. He is listed as the underdog, so for us bettors, this is a great opportunity to bet and make a decent return if Magsayo does indeed win. However, I would not say 'certainly' because Magsayo has not been that impressive in his previous fights, even in fights that he has won. Therefore, I want to see a major improvement, a matured Magsayo that knows how to time his opponent to win. I agree mate, we will back up Magsayo here, I think it was just a bad and nightmare match up against Rey Vargas, but in this case if he will face a brawler, he has a good chance to get that one hit he needed to score a knockout. So it's good if we are going to bet on Mark as he is a huge underdog. 3:1 is not that bad for us for a win. Yes, for sure he has learn a lot from his lost against Vargas and could improved a lot in this fight. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season
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on: March 04, 2023, 01:29:35 PM
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What an ugly game between the Clippers and the Kings, Sacramento took a double digit lead by the Clippers comes back and take a 1 point lead. Then Sabonis sinking FT to take back and then Paul George missing the 3 in the last seconds that could have give them the W.
So still winless for the Clippers since acquiring Westbrook although he had a good game again as a Clipper and he was dare to shoot a 3 and made 1.
Clippers now down to 8th spot, as the Wolves won over the Lakers tonight, surpassing them.
I was cheering for Sacramento Kings in this game. I was a bit nervous when Paul George became hot in the remaining last minute of the game. Luckily, he was not able to convert his last shot that would have ended the Clippers' losing streak. Westbrook performed well although his lack of 3-point shooting ability will cost part of their offense. 16 more games for the Clippers before the end of the regular season. This is probably the best time to bet during the regular games, especially on the remaining teams that are fighting for their playoff spots. And now the Kings are on a 5-win streak and are getting near to 2nd seeded Memphis Grizzlies. The Kings are such a surprise, but they are not a championship team yet. Their defense is not that impressive, but I'm happy that they will be in the playoffs so they can experience playing with teams that have been consistent in the playoffs. For a young team, getting a home court advantage is a good thing as they lack experience. In my opinion, PG should go for a drive instead of a 3-point shot. Maybe he'll get fouled, and since it's just a one-point game, there's no need for a 3-point shot. Yes, but you can't deny that they have improved a lot this year. They are just half a game for the second spot as Memphis lost against the top team the Nuggets. As for PG, he did crossed over Fox if I'm not mistaken, and he has been hot in the fourth quarter and hit on the same spot. It's just unfortunate that when he let go of that shot, it was obvious that it was short and not much spin on that shot as he might be in the hurry to throw it. |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: In the best interest of investors, Bounties shouldn't be paid in Tokens
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on: March 03, 2023, 04:46:11 PM
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I don't know who needs to hear this but after years of being a bounty hunter and keeping a close eye on how bounties are conducted, it's safe to say most projects make the biggest mistake of paying bounty hunters using their native tokens, why do I say so, well bounty hunters don't share the long term foresight as the project to the point of being a hodler to grow with the company but rather see their bounty payment as a service and will sell the tokens for less to get whatever money they can because they owe nobody anything.Of course, for the project to pay using the tokens is cost cutting but if the project is truly slated for the future, paying using non-tokens is a good signal for a strong project.
Going forward in the best interest of investors and the project itself, hope to see "more" bounties being paid with established coins in this industry.
What do you guys think?
And how are bounty hunters going to be paid? in BTC or ETH? Doesn't make sense for a project to pay with that crypto since obviously, they are in the beginning stage and trying to win the money of investors, so in the beginning they don't have any and what they can offer is their native token. So it's not a signal for a good project to pay for non-token, in my opinion. |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin history
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on: March 03, 2023, 04:36:45 PM
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#Bitcoin was created 14 years ago to give people across the planet access to a form of money that cannot be inflated nor minipulated", Dennis Porter founder of Satoshi Act Fund, testified yesterday to the Missouri House of Representatives It was developed by new modern technology thinkers with P2P clue, when it was first introduced the price was less than a dollar, few people occupied the opportunity and many despite the project. BTC grow from zero to hero in few years of existence and afterwards busted in price in 2009, many begins to invest in the project and in 2017 the price moved to $11k, at this point BTC already made many millionaires and billionaires and many still invest at high price value and achieved good journey to this point. There is still hope and enough package to come from BTC, keep holding. https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1631090187018043392And another point of correction is that it is not the first one, you can see where Satoshi took his inspiration at, it was at the footnote of the bitcoin whitepaper. So it was an inspiration from several people. You taking about hope? we are not that desperate, we are still very much alive, bear and bull market, it's just part of the ecosystem. Not sure though if you have experience what you are preaching here, that is to HODL. |
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Economy / Speculation / Re: Expectations for March?!
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on: March 03, 2023, 04:22:51 PM
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Beginning in March we again saw a good movement from Bitcoin, there was a significant positive surge, the price of Bitcoin reached $ 24k even though after that there was a correction that occurred but not too deep but we continued to happen then it was a good sign, and I think that if there is nothing big, it is likely that the price of Bitcoin will be stable without any significant price shift. The price did touch 24k yesterday but wasnt able to sustain and got a sharp fall back to around 23.3k overnight. This phase is getting a bit difficult to predict now  However I will wait for it to break under 22.7k or above 24.3k to make any one sided decision. Side note: Yeah, I did lose quite some money on that chop yesterday, but nevermind. Many analysts predict that we will see sideways still occurring this March and maybe will tend to be bearish because there is still a lot of negative sentiment going on in the market, right now I think we still need to be vigilant and really patient in waiting for the right time to buy, right now the price is already $22K or down about 5% from the previous price in the range of $ 23K, this shows that if indeed the bullish that happened some time ago was not able to break through price resistance and the possibility for the price to bounce down could still occur if indeed the market conditions it doesn't get better soon, to be honest I personally hope my prediction is wrong, but it looks like bitcoin will return again to support at $21K in the near time. Historically, March is a very bad year for us, I still remember it was the start of a bear market in 2018, all the price really going down hard in that year. Nevertheless, the price is where it should be prior to the FTX collapse that really affected us. So still very good to be just above $22k, the price level that is neither good or bad. So we can lived with it even if we are still very much positive in the month of January-February, we are still looking for the price to really break $25k barrier, and that should be our target. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: My Experience on Bulk Bankroll vs Partial Bankroll
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on: March 03, 2023, 04:02:19 PM
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I know we have different style and behavior. Some people might be lucky on bulk bankroll and others is like me who’s lucky on small bankroll. What do you guys use?
Not sure mate, I mean I have used both strategy specially in slot machines, what I do though with the partial bankroll, when I hit a good win I skip and withdraw and go to the next machine and try this strategy again. As compare to bulk bankroll, sometimes it will really give me a huge win, maybe it's because of the amount of my bankroll. Nevertheless, if I'm careless and didn't withdraw on time, this bankroll will be sweep right away. So I guess still base on luck. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue - WBC and WBO 122 lbs bout - May
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on: March 03, 2023, 12:19:26 PM
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This is why its unlikely that there would be some unjustifiable counts of punches landed and missed out on this one.Lets just see on whose better inside the ring
between these two.
Let's forget that speculation of cheating and anything else. I doubt that will happen in this fight. Naoya Inoue surely is pissed if something like that happened where the clear winner of the fight won't be the announced winner. It will also ruin the market of the boxing industry in Japan if such big fights will be associated with cheating. There will be no cheating speculation in this fight because it will not be decided by the judges. I'm pretty sure one of them will win via KO, but I have doubts it will be Fulton since Inoue has been eliminating boxers that he fought, and I think he will be more aggressive against a champion. Yes, Inoue has been steam rolling everyone at 118 lbs, and since he has move up to super bantamweight, champion like Fulton is waiting for him. So give credit for Fulton here, he might be really confident and thinks that he need to beat Inoue, and gain the respect. For Inoue's climbing up, yes, it might not be so difficult for him after all. And it just happen that he will go against one of the best champion in this division, nevertheless, he will be still be the favorite against the American. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season
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on: March 03, 2023, 10:01:16 AM
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How about the Warriors as well switching gear in the 3rd quarter, outscoring the Clippers 42-16 and then somewhat let go of the pedal but still a decent win in the 4th, 28-19. And so the Clippers is still win less when the acquire Westbrook.
Even without Curry, the Warriors are still a tough team. Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole led the Warriors to a big win. The second half belonged to the Warriors as they dominated the Clippers with their efficient shooting. The big news is that the curse continues: Westbrook is now officially 0-4 after joining the Clippers. I don't know about that curse but it's hard to deny that since Westbrook's arrival, the LA Clippers is now crumbling into pieces and it's like they doesn't know what do anymore as Kawhi missed many opportunities and then PG played much lesser minutes mainly today when he didn't get back on the much needed 4th quarter win to end the day in their favor. I won't be surprised if Russell Westbrook will be in the free agency this off season as it's very likely that he won't be getting any extension. Yes, no surprises if Westbrook will stay as a Clipper for just this season. And the standings are very close from 7th-11th including the Los Angeles Lakers, (Westbrook former team), and again the social media had a field again with this big lost by the Clippers because there is no Curry and Wiggins. And now in their next game, Kawhi might sit, so maybe this will break the curse or will it extend to 0-5 for Westbrook, we will see. |
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