Before this placing in the bracketing, they were really the contender and the favorite of the crowd and even the bookies. But now that they're in the losers bracket, I don't think that odds should be retained and still be favorable to them. Looking at the teams that are in the losers bracket, you'll never know if they will survive and if they do, it's all about going through hell on them.

Great odds are with nouns and even after sending Tundra to the lower bracket, many still underestimate them but that's it. Next week, they'll be up against Azure Ray in the upper bracket and AR isn't just a simple team, they're still the Chinese power house. It's like an incomplete set for this TI because we only get 1 team remaining from the China region and from the SEA region. But that's it, we all have to wait for the changes that Valve will make about the next qualification for TI13. Going back to the teams and TI, we have got five days of rest before we see some actions again. I am sure that most teams will review each gameplays and obviously their opponents.

Just always remember in doing things, we must take accountability and we need to be responsible in doing all of it including gambling. We see legitimate worries and concerns from people who don't really gamble because they see the side effects of it from those gamblers who are not aware of its effect. It's nice to see people like them that have genuine concern because all they want is the best for everybody. But also, actual and real gamblers know what's best for them and they're all aware that gambling could do good and at the same time bad things for them if they ever allow some negative thoughts from them. The ones who have experienced bad things with gambling can simply quit and forget about its existence. But can't stop the ones that are also still optimistic about it and can't stop themselves in doing so because they're enjoying it and are not removing the fact that they can win some bucks through it.

Yes, when you've been there so many times then you should be aware of that consequence and you won't make the same mistake. But can we do that? Maybe for some but for the majority, it is given that it's hard to prevent ourselves from chasing the losses because it has become a norm and mindset for everybody that we need to recover those losses no matter what happens. And that's the reality that instead of being able to recover, we're incurring more losses. With that, every gambler knows the consequences, and despite that, we continue.

Just ignore them, that's the best weapon against them. They mind their own business, we mind our own businesses too. But if you're the type that's easily intrigued and affected by those, you need to practice yourself that you won't be affected by anything that they say anymore. Because if so, you'll just be distracted by them even if you're not thinking about what they do but you'll have to rebut because they're always telling things that are against you.

Whether we like it or not, when you taste the feelings of losing all you want to do is to chase that victory, and aside from that is to chase your losses. It's the typical situation that everyone is dealing with and whether we tell you not to try hard, when it is your emotion and ego being hit by losses, you're going to be on your own without remembering all of those reminders that were given to you.

That's the other side of the story and I think that this belief won't change forever. It's because many gamblers are irresponsible and they're doing crazy things that put a negative view in the minds of those people that see them personally, so that's how their reaction goes for the gamblers and they only think of them as negative people, gambling addicts, will sell everything to gamble, no financial education, etc. As in all of those things that they can think of you negatively, they'll put that to their minds and everytime they see, you know what's on their mind describing you as those qualities.

I think that I've heard it but it's like that you're funders of the casino and they won't just be asking for small-time ones but the bigger money to come into them. IMHO, this is already a red flag as this is being used to scam people and as we know the casino business is a big business that requires huge money, and whoever establishes one is already prepared for the big influx of money, in and out. When things are too good to be true and you're just going to sit back, relax, and earn just as promised with a huge percentage of ROI, that should be when you fear them because it's not going to last longer when it's intended to scam its investors. Too many scams are out nowadays and these are attracting a lot of people that probably have extra cash to spend and make them so that their money will work for them. If there's a legitimate one, I wouldn't still get into them because there's a chance that they'd just do what the scammers do. Rather invest your money to something more reliable and truthful or gamble your money if you want to find some entertainment.

Hey len, that was close and that's just one! But you're right that this is a good reference for you next week when we go into the playoffs.

They know that they can take EG easily and that's why they're not giving any chance. But that's okay, you're almost there and that should be great money for you. Anyway, better luck next week.

They fell short and almost there but Virtus.Pro was just good on that one in securing the entire series. They don't even want that to go through a third game. The next bracketing is still a best of 3 series and that's also another harder part to all of them.

At the start of your bets, you don't need to think of how positive you are going to win because everyone has been doing that, and yet, you'll never know the results of it. And when you bet, just put whatever is the amount that you can attain to lose and don't have any regrets at all. That's where the bad thoughts come from when you seem to be regretful when you've won because of the small amount that you've won there but the feeling of winning, you're ignoring that part. Do not be greedy and you only need to look at the brighter side, if you win, you win. Then if you lose, you lose and there's no regret whether you win or lose big amount because from the start, you're already aware of what could be the outcome is and you have just that thought of having more but it can't happen the way you expect it to be.

I am seeing the agent thingy these days on social media that they have their respective casinos that they're working with and partnered with. There's nothing wrong with that if there's really a physical shop but based on that story, that's the cons of it when you're betting on those. That's why if you already know a casino which is online and you don't need to go through with an agent or third party then that's much better because you're direct to bet with your money on them. There's no need for you to think if the casino will runaway with your money because they're an actual business that won't definitely ruin their reputation just for your bets.

It seems that there is some confusion and conflict with what you say about gambling traditionally and gambling online. But I do understand that when other people think about which is the best thing for them as they gamble. The here today is, go to the gambling place whether they're online or offline that you trust and not just that, but the one that you know that has its reputation to protect.

That was unexpected honestly, everybody thought that Talon Esports would be knocked out too easily and they'll be sent to the lower bracket but then, they've just beaten the team that's considered the strongest for this year because of their achievements in so many tournaments that have passed. But that's it, a team changes into beast form when they're on the appearance on TI, and GG wasn't the strongest one. Maybe they'll also have the motto just as the old Team Liquid that upper bracket is just for the b****es and that's why they'll go the hard way and we will see if they will.

Many have counted for Shopify Rebellion but that match of theirs wasn't for them and Arteezy seems to have a different build shop because he didn't buy to have BKB. Isn't he the same as the SEA pub players who don't wanna buy a BKB? LOL, that's like the comment that I have seen in every post pertaining to their match against Team Spirit but even with that, Team Spirit is just as strong as they have always been.

The ones that are at the top will be matched today but on the bottom ones, they'll be by tomorrow. Team Spirit and Virtus.Pro secures the upper bracket and these are both CIS teams, they truly are strong. And the match that is happening now is with Team Liquid and EG, I think that this shouldn't be a question as the crowd's favorite is Team Liquid on this one. But who knows if EG will be able to snatch this series against Team Liquid, right? I'll wait until the match ends. It seems that there are a lot of CIS teams that could go to the upper bracket. I think that's so much better so that they can beat each other while the other teams from other regions can avoid them on the bracketing. After Team Liquid and EG, cast your bets with Talon and GG, which team you are going to bet on this one? GG is the favorite but Talon is like a random team that could beat them, LOL. Why I've said that? Sometimes 23savage plays unusually and moves like a thrower.

Team Spirit has been the most consistent honestly all over this year. Forget about all the LANs that Gaimin Gladiators dominated as the prize pool of those were too little compared to the tournaments that Team Spirit has won and even this TI isn't that much in prize pool, the credential and achievement of it is totally different from those that have been in the DPC tournaments.

We will see that but it's likely that Team Spirit so far has been good for these two days and we'll see how they'll perform on the phase two seeding. But I am sure that they want to get into the upper bracket as the matches there are much easier and don't have to go through hell in the lower bracket and that's why they'll have to win against Shopify Rebellion later and that's plausible.

Either win or lose, a gambler can be addicted based on his behavior and how he likes to gamble. Most likely a gambler becomes more addicted when he's losing more because of the mindset that he wants to take back those losses and that's making him want to gamble more.

Yeah, that's the matter for those gamblers that have huge losses. They just can't back off and stop because all is on their mind is to recover those losses. It's hard to get on track when that's what they've been thinking of. It's like not just an achievement but it's so hard to accept losses that include money on it.

What's harder is that a gambler has a bigger problem due to the fact that he even lost his salary. That's gonna take a long time or maybe a week or two for him to recover that losses through his salary. And even he gets a new salary, that won't change the fact that he is still on losses.

That's why win or loss, someone can be addicted to gambling based on how he sees the results. Whether both of them are acceptable or not, there's the ego that we feel that pushes us to go back and chase losses.

It's okay if you think that you've been left behind but this is what the goodness of Dota 2, anyone can come back whenever they want to. And the tournament has now moved to phase two. The first group stages are only 2 matches and they're a points system. The next one is the seeding decider for which teams will be placed in either the upper bracket or lower bracket depending on the results of this phase two. And from there, we'll go to the main event which is the main event up to the finals. This is where it becomes more interesting because most teams are going to release their hidden strategies or heroes that they're preserving for them to move to the next bracket. Many are betting on this stage because there won't be tie unlike the first round of the group stages so it's either you win or lose and there's no draw on this one. That's why if you've seen the books provided for two matches only yesterday and the other day, that's because it is the format of the group stages.

I'm lowkey following tennis for women's. I'm yet to discover the whole thing about it but all I can say is that I am enjoying the matches whether it's singles or doubles.

Probably it's just because it's in the nature of men that we're into sports. But not discriminating with that opinion because we're starting to see the interest for women in different sports is growing and that's why maybe in just a few more couple of years we'll have more sports dominated by women. I think there is nothing to do with whether your bets are easier to win in men's sport than in women's. It's just all about that we've been into contact sports like boxing, football, basketball, hockey as all of those are contact and physical sports and we're not used to see women playing those sports. Anyway, I am sure that many of the co-gamblers here are also into those sports not just for how they know they are but also how interesting they are with their own respective sports that most of them participates.

Many are agreeing to say that gambling is just a recreational activity that we must enjoy. But don't let that remove that most of the gamblers even if you're just for the fun, we're all wanting to make money from it. Well, not everyone is a success gambler and you can finally say that you can't make a career out of it. But how about those who look happy and successful with the said results as they gamble? I guess that's how they're motivated to think that gambling can be their career and no one can stop them because of the happiness that they're getting because they're all winning.

And that's because there's an ugly truth and belief from people that don't gamble that whenever someone says that he's gambler, it's like he's an addicted person, a family wrecker, a person who's not financially well. As in every negative connotation about a person, they're attaching it to every gambler who admits that they are.

While that's true but we need to move forward and just look at how these teams beat each other's asses and we're done with the first phase of the tournament which is the group stages. There have been 4 teams that are already eliminated which I'll be posting below. This tournament is no longer all about the prizes but still about the glory, we've got some 2-time TI champ hopefuls that are competing on the tournament and the only one that's a three-peat hopeful whom is Topson playing with Tundra.

Yeah, that was a surprising bug but then Icefrog(Wyk) has already fixed that bug immediately. Another meme again for everyone to see that this game is still in beta.

Team Spirit is untouchable and seems like they're the best contender to have a two-peat TI championship. Well for GG, it's to be expected that they've been unbeatable all over this year but let's still see as the tournament hasn't ended yet.

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These are the teams eliminated and they're on their way to the airport;

• Team SMG of SEA
• Thunder Awaken of SA
• Beastcoast of SA
• PSG Quest of WEU

That 10x and 50x belief is not happening anymore to the majority of the altcoins in the market. Some oldies are still good because they've been proven to defeat inflation and they're tested by time. So instead of going with lottery altcoin picks in the market and usually happen in the meme coins. You have to choose wisely on which altcoin you think is the best buy for next year and before you do that, much better to pick now because 2024 is the year of bitcoin's halving and a lot of things will happen in the market by that time. If you are missing the point instead of picking next year, pick now is because you'll never know how huge the increase will be for the altcoins that will go together with bitcoin's halving effect. It may not that be much to the oldies but as long as you buy under that price that it will soar then you're still at profit and that's the reason why we're buying at an early time. But if you're good in timing and you've seen signs of it before the take off of your chosen altcoin then you gotta be a good spotter then and don't forget to cash out when it's time and necessary.

I think that there are nonprofit organizations that are helping people who are in need of these therapies and those who want to get out of gambling addiction.

They can find a way to look for another way to at least ease that addiction that they have. Like traveling or trying to do some relaxation so that they can feel that it is what they need to at least lessen the addiction that they have. There is another thread about cross addiction and that could be some low-cost solution for those who are dealing with gambling addiction but it is going to cost them another solution. IMO, I'll just do another hobby that I like that won't cost a lot of money like just doing some walking or traveling through bicycle to release those hormones and make yourself satisfied by just doing that and your time is well spent into your physical body and preservation.

What a turn around of her fate. I wouldn't work anymore if that had happened to me and will just manage that to grow and definitely, I won't forget where it comes from and that's in gambling so, I'll still do that once in a while so I won't lose it all there. The advantage of that is she'll receive that monthly for the rest of her life unless the management will give it to her as a lumpsum per year but I don't think so.

Nope, but I'm having good time and that's what I am enjoying with. Compared to the financial status that I have, it's not that of a fortune in gambling and I wouldn't say that it's a career for me because I just do it every so often.

Yes but I know how it feel that you just can't quit when you're at that situation of having a lot of money, you just can't resist it. Because when you're in that situation, you'll think that you are unstoppable and you've got a source so there's really no problem when you gamble every time you want to.

Not just those things, if data-wise, the company might think that employee is doing something else and trying to get into their data and might copy it and sell it to their competitors.

It varies per employee if it sounds not right for them. And that's a respect to the company and the place where you're working so whether you're off duty and you're at the right time, that's your way of giving respect to your bosses. But as I've said, as long as you're not spending your company's time and resources, then it shouldn't be a problem at all or much better that you ask your company if it's fine. Because if you're doing it secretly, then you know what the answer is.