You can also add Horn on the list. He does not play defense as well, he keeps attacking like a bull and played dirty tactic on Pacman that's why he won the championship. These boxers you've mentioned, I believe they fight clean so I like them. however, kambosos although he doesn't bring a boring fight but recently, it seems like he allows himself to get punish in the fight without making an adjustment, so against Loma who is good in making one, I doubt he'll be able to last 12 rounds if he keeps attacking.
That make sense because majority of the posters here voted for "Lomachenko to win by KO". It's been a while since we've see Loma won a fight via KO, and against this very aggressive fighter of Kambosos, he'll not have a problem finding the right timing for KO. I hope he'll not get bully by Kambosos since his tactic is just very simple, which is to attack and try to wear down his opponent. I'll call Kambosos a warrior though, but being aggressive isn't enough to win, a good strategy will help a boxer win and that is the forte of a very technical Lomachenko. Yes, however, I voted for Loma by decision. It's not that Loma can't win by knockout. However, if we see his last couple of fights, he love to go to distance with his opponents, and maybe to showcase his skills. Although he lost to Devin Haney, but it's very controversial with others saying that he was robbed in that fight by the judges. I do agree, Kambosos is a warrior, he has been in great battle with Teo Lopez and x2 against Haney. But this is another boxer that he will have to face in Loma, the experience and how technical fighter he is, Kambosos might have a difficult fight ahead of him and I see him losing maybe 7-5 close or 8-4 in favor of Kambosos. His last win via TKO was on year 2021, so that's 2 years ago. However, it could also vary depending on his opponent, because Kambosos is a type of boxer that loves to bully his opponent, doesn't pay attention much on his defense as he just want to throw punches. If Haney was a power puncher, he could have KO Kambosos, but the former is very good, he didn't took that risk, instead, he make sure that he is in control of the fight and get an easy win. |
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Do you really see gambling as more of fun than a means to a financial end?
how much can you put into gambling before it removes the fun aspect of gambling out of it?
Every gambler would like to win such a big jackpot that will provide us financially for the rest of our lives, but that does not mean that we should risk everything we have to achieve it. But we need to be realistic, something like that doesn't happen so often and it doesn't happen to everyone. So we need to gamble for fun & entertainment, and if we win some nice amount of money that is just a bonus, but if we lose some money we will not lose our minds. In the end, it's nice to have some positive expectations when we decide to gamble, but we need to know it's gambling after all, so keep your mind on the game and try to be realistic. Don't expect a financial end if you chase x2-x3 with some small bets on crash or dice game.  You'll eventually get lucky if you don't stop gambling. It's okay to lose as long as you can easily move on everytime you lose. it's the size of bet that matters regardless of the kind of games you are playing. When you think you are gambling for fun, mean it, never be ambitious of huge win that you tink you already figure out using your knowledge or skills as most of the time it's juts a false assumption, especially if we are talking about games that are purely based on luck. It's individual how much money can someone spend on gambling... some people can spend less and some more money, it's not that important! What's important is that you play with the amount you feel comfortable with, the money you can afford to lose.
We have different allocation in gambling as it's based on how much our income is. As a rule of a thumb, never spend a huge percentage of your income as that is too risky, maybe 5% is acceptable, but still depending on how much you are making. If you make $1 million per month, I think $50k for gamble is still too much, you aren't doing it based on purpose to make big money as you are making good money in a monthly basis with a $1m per month. |
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I don't think anyone can become a millionaire from gambling. What you are showing is a 1/1000 or even 10,000 chance because he bet on many selections and won them all. I don't know if it's really called a "parlay". So you can't use that person as your reference that someone can get rich from gambling because that is very rare. Everyone has done a "parlay" and it has very high risks so you will also be paid very high if you win.
If you give that person as an example I can also give an example of how many people lose and ruin their lives because they think they can earn income from gambling.
I think the term "millionaire" is being massively overused in this thread and is misleading. The guy in the OP's bet had an amazing and highly improbable win, but he only got an equivalent of $18k out of it, so far from a life-changing or retiring-early amount. That being said, you seem to be confusing possibility with probability. Is it possible to become a millionaire from gambling? - Yes. Is it probable? - highly not. In terms of probability and bet value - it's still a wiser choice to attempt to reach millions by sports betting than by playing lotto-type games. But it's even better to develop marketable skills and try to earn it the old-fashioned way. The point of this thread is only to proved that one can be a millionaire in gambling but you are right, the probably is low, that's the reality. So if anyone is inspired by this words in the OP without reading the real content, they might be mislead. Gambling doesn't guarantee a win, in fact as per reality, most gamblers losses because casinos have their advantage they used to run their business profitably, that's how it work, however there are times that a better got lucky (just like in the OP), so let's consider that as a lucky win which by its word lucky, it doesn't happen most of the time. |
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James Harden may be the biggest trade that happened before the upcoming deadline. But Siakam and Anunoby have great impacts on their teams now.
Anunoby helped out a lot on the Knicks winning streak. Pacers Siakam somehow won some games while Haliburton is injured.
This trade has the biggest impact, at least on their respective teams, as both teams are getting contributions from the traded players, especially the Knicks who are on a winning streak now. However, I think Siakam is really a huge addition since he has great experience in the playoffs and they could use him as their go to guy to create his own shot, and hopefully by that time, Hali is not anymore having a minute restriction. Too early for the Pacers, they have the talent now that is capable of winning a championship IMO, all they need to build and polish is their chemistry and they should let Hali to lead this team so no conflict among players and the offense flows well. |
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So much that it made a big part of my adulthood years exploring and studying this forum not actually to gain profits but basically, to learn and to prepare myself with the technology that this bitcoin is offering to everyone. And while taking the process of learning, these profit opportunities suddenly come in that made it a big bonus for all of us.
Now, I don’t see or imagine myself without visiting the forum everyday. It’s part of my daily routine and I’ve come to accept already that with this forum, I will be able to build my dreams turn out into reality in the future, as long as my faith is always huge and deep.
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Saving should not serve as our end goal towards financial security and stability but it should only be our first step towards realization of our finances. While a lot of us are focused on saving, only few have taken the risk to take an extra mile and invest their savings. Yes, it could be risky but it’s the only possible way to grow your money and bring you multi sources of income aside from the salary you get from your stable job.
However, I’m not going to say prioritize saving over investing but I guess there should be balance between the two. If we are going to save, then we should see to it save also for our investment, to save for emergency funds and to save for the brighter future of the family.
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It’s better if you know how to perform binary trading at your own advantage, but if you are only doing this for the get rich quick mindset, I suggest go for long term hodling instead. You cannot expect profits if you trade without gaining necessary skills and knowledge, as the risk to lose is high most especially if you are still learning the process.
However, buying and hodling is less risky and less stressful so if you want to play safe with your bitcoin, don’t decide to trade if you are obviously not prepared for it, but settle first for long term hodling as the chance to make massive profits is quite high as long as you know exactly what you are doing.
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And there's the line movement, it's now -2.5, perhaps will move again to -3.5 as the game is nearing. SMB here are more ready, they are well rested while Magnolia only has a few days rest then they'll face the SMB in game 1. Trap or not, I think these two teams are sister team, they can create a script on their own to make this series interesting, so always go with the underdog but not this early.
Mate, that's always the case with these sister teams facing the grand finals. That issue can't be gone with us, fans, talking about it having the script and prolonging the series up to game 7. Like give and take to each other and all of them are winners including the venue and the PBA management per se. What's important is that this kind of speculation will not destroy the entertainment of this series. Because if we believe the reason why one team losses because they have to follow the script, then we can always make our own judgement and sometimes excuses that we don't accept if what we are backing with losses. I hope there's a series betting online. Unfortunately I could not find anything like that on the bookies I'm using, they are more on per game better but with good markets.
I've checked bets.io and yes, as you've said it's also a per game basis. And as AFAIR, the max point spread that the line has move was -4.5, but it came back to -3.5 for SMB. No news yet and, based on those social media posts, Bossing is also interested in signing him up with a very juicy offer, maybe for branding advertisement, knowing how big James name in this industry, but skills wise aside from his shooting capabilities, his condition is no longer the same since he left Magnolia., I personally think that he's just aiming for one more game as Magnolia rumors again rise regard to the influence of his former wife.
But hopefully, there's consideration that will be given even if it's only for formality. Just give him that blessing to retire his jersey as one of those top elite players who played for the franchise. I guess after "The Captain" James deserves the next spot.
I just realized that he's a councilor or public servant in San Juan and that's why it is not possible for him to get signed in B League because it's overseas and might disqualify him for his public post. I think that by next week or two, we'll see some news about him signing up. B League, Seriously? at his age? I think that rumors has no basis. |
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Rockets got bigger now with this fresh news that came out. Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo, three second-round picks, per report
The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Grizzlies will receive two 2024 second-round picks and one in 2025.
Adams has not played in over a full calendar year due to long-term knee problems. He last suited up on Jan. 22, 2023, and missed the remainder of last season with a PCL sprain in his right knee. He was expected to be back this season, but underwent season-ending surgery on his knee in October after non-operative rehab failed to resolve instability. At that time, the Grizzlies announced that he was expected to make a full recovery for the 2024-25 season. Although Adams is not yet playing due to injury, but when he comes back, he'll be a big help for the team that has been doing pretty well this season. They need a big guy and Adams is just the right answer. So great news so far about the trade news. Pretty crazy that Oladipo has turned into a salary dump piece for trades. People were talking about him like he was a top 10 player a couple years ago. Injuries must have taken their toll on him. And a mistake of not taking the max contract with the Pacers. He was used to be an all star player, now he's only gaining limited minutes with limited contribution. That's why it's important that when there's an opportunity, they should take it right away as it might not happen again, but too much for that. I think the kind of news has a huge impact for the Rockets, Steve Adams is still young, at age 30 although he was injured, I'm sure he will still be the same again and with him on the paint playing good defense, that will improve their defensive rating. |
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Loan Amount: 0.005 btc
Loan Purpose: Personal
Loan Repay Amount: 0.0055 btc
Duration: 1 month
Type of Collateral: None
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Rockets got bigger now with this fresh news that came out. Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo, three second-round picks, per report
The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Grizzlies will receive two 2024 second-round picks and one in 2025.
Adams has not played in over a full calendar year due to long-term knee problems. He last suited up on Jan. 22, 2023, and missed the remainder of last season with a PCL sprain in his right knee. He was expected to be back this season, but underwent season-ending surgery on his knee in October after non-operative rehab failed to resolve instability. At that time, the Grizzlies announced that he was expected to make a full recovery for the 2024-25 season. Although Adams is not yet playing due to injury, but when he comes back, he'll be a big help for the team that has been doing pretty well this season. They need a big guy and Adams is just the right answer. So great news so far about the trade news. |
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This looks like a trap. I will not take it right away, if the line will move in favor of SMB like going to -3.5, then that would mean people are betting on SMB while will make Magnolia more attractive for the smart money. If the line turns out to be line that, I might take the moneyline for Magnolia, this is an early game, it will not favor the popular team. Just my thoughts though.  Wait for another game or three and then we'll probably see that the odds are going to change. Right now, it's like a real gamble for those who wants to bet with Magnolia. So, this is gonna be a fan betting for his favorite team to show support. But if you don't want to bet as you think that it is a trap, that's okay. And there's the line movement, it's now -2.5, perhaps will move again to -3.5 as the game is nearing. SMB here are more ready, they are well rested while Magnolia only has a few days rest then they'll face the SMB in game 1. Trap or not, I think these two teams are sister team, they can create a script on their own to make this series interesting, so always go with the underdog but not this early. I hope there's a series betting online. Unfortunately I could not find anything like that on the bookies I'm using, they are more on per game better but with good markets. |
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It’s not actually wrong if you borrowed some funds for the purpose of an investment, as long as you have a stable source of income that will pay back your loan if that planned investment didn’t work as planned. However, if you are only relying solely for your investment to work so you can pay back that loan, well that’s a very bad decision. You could end up being homeless in the long run if your investment failed in the process.
My suggestion is ask yourself first if you are actually able to pay or not. If not, then delay your plan of investing. Save first so you can finance your own investment.
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YTD 2-0 (100%)
My early pick
Only pick - Pacers +3.5
Great start, 100% win rate. I'm keeping an eye on this. I liked the Pacers pick because I think that the Knicks which are on an 8 winning streak is the public pick. Pacers had a good comeback when they were down on their last game vs Celtics, this time I think they are going to win since Knicks are undermanned and of course +3.5 is another advantage for the visiting team. Injury reports for both teams. Knicks. Anunoby quest.. Randle out.... Pacers. Haliburton quest.. McConnell ques... |
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Subukan ko lang, baka bumawi ang Bulls muli. Medyo wala na tong hornets, ayaw ng manalo kaya Bulls ako bukas.
Iniwasan ko ito tayaan ngayon yung Chichago Bulls, isa lagi ito sa sumisira ng mga parlay ko at hindi lang ata 2 beses nito nasira. Sobrang dami na naman ng laro mamaya pero sana walang upset game na maganap para kahit paano makabawi. Sa tingin nyu mas maganda nalang tumaya sa total score over/under kesa sa maghandicap? Nahihirapan ako magsukat pagdating sa mga score kaya minsan lang ako tumaya sa ganito. Swerte lang kabayan dahil tumama yung dalawang bets ko. Buti sa Bulls maaga ako kasi naging -6.5 na yan, although nag cover naman, pero mas maganda pa rin sa safe. Basta favorites, mas mabuti early daw mag bet. Sa Clippers naman, muntik yun, buti kinaya naman kahit mataas ang spread.
Ito nga pala yung 3 leg parlay ko at sana tumama na ito.
New Orleans Pelicans
Phoenix Suns
Orlando Magic
Congrats, panalo rin ito. Ano bang parlay yan, moneyline ba lahat or point spread? kasi kung point spread pasok pa rin lahat yan. |
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I think the very main reason why people fail in trading is because they are not actually prepared to trade. Their knowledge and skills may not be sufficient enough, but because a lot are making profits in trading, they also decide to see trading as gambling and try their luck. With that, trading like gambling will never work at all.
However, another reason might be their inability to manage the risks in trading. Since they are not skillful and strategic enough, their risk tolerance is still not good and sufficient enough to successfully overcome the risks in trading.
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Bitcoin can be actually used in both, as an investment tool and a currency tool. But because bitcoin has shown consistent significant price increase, majority believe that it would be a more potential investment rather than using it as a currency. Aside from that, only few shop owners accept bitcoin as a payment, so it’s hard to use bitcoin if majority are only accepting fiat as a mode of payment.
However, from my own perspective, I don’t have issues about using bitcoin as a currency, but if you don’t want to lost the present opportunities with bitcoin, use it as an investment first and keep hodling on it until it reaches an all time high, when you have had enough amount of bitcoin, it could be the perfect timing to use some of it as a currency to promote bitcoin in the market as well.
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Bukas ulit, meron na namang laro pero konte lang, di gaya kanina na marami.
Medyo choosy ako now, hehe, few picks lang para mas sure, less effort sa pag study.
Kailangan natin maging choosy, talaga minsan ang hirap ng laro at unpredictable. Jazz vs Knicks, - nasa winning streak ang Knicks at sa MSG pa gagawin ang laro, -2.5 @1.81 maganda pa ang odds so dito ako. Congrats dito bro. tuloy tuloy pa rin ang win streak ng Knicks. Saka laos na talaga ang Jazz, walang panalo sa road, bawi nalang siguro ito sa homecourt nila pero paano na kaya ang confidence nila ngayon. Bulls vs Raptors - Over 225.5 ang pipiliin ko, baka maganda ang simula nitong dalawa sa first two quarters at enough na ma carry sa susunod na final 2 quarters para mag 120 points ang mananalong team @1.77 pa ang odds.
Sayang, dili ka lang sumablay, konte nalang sana. hehe. 225 lang naging score, sa over ka pa pumusta.
@Japinat ... Mukhang malas choices mo, Boston at lakers talo sa pustahan. Maganda sana naging umpisa ng Boston kaya lang di gaano maganda defense nila, kaya ayun nakahabol at nanalo pa sa plussing. Bwisit na yan, hehehe, ang ganda na nga ng silip ko eh, first 2 quarters eh maayos ang scoring. Tapos lamang ba ang Bulls. Kaya lang nung hindi maka score ang Bulls ng 2 minuto sabi ko aabutin ng talo ang taya ko. Na stack sa 100 eh, dapat ung mga oras na yun 104 na ang score pasok na ang taya ko. Kaya lang sablay lahat ng bato si DeRozan kinapos at hindi naka porma pag double team sa kanya.  Buti na lang nanalo ang Knicks, sobra sobra naman yan walang kakaba kaba, haist 2-0 na sana hehehe. Silip na lang ulit tayo baka makadali bukas. Maganda mga laro bukas kabayan. Tiyak makakapili ka ang magandang team na tatayaan. Subukan ko lang, baka bumawi ang Bulls muli. Medyo wala na tong hornets, ayaw ng manalo kaya Bulls ako bukas. -4 laban sa Hornets, travel na naman sila after home game at back to back pa. Di ako sure gaano kalayo pero kailangan nila bumawi at magaling naman sila sa road, kaya tiwala ako dito. I add ko na rin clippers -12. Kailangan manalo uli kasi natalo sila ng cavaliers. rested naman ng maayos, siguro kaya naman -12 sa game na ito, Si Kawhi na bahala. So far walang report na hindi mag lalaro kahit isa sa big 4, si zubac lang out pa rin hanggang ngayon. |
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No Ginebra in the finals but still there's the San Miguel Beermen that just swept them. And we're still waiting for the result of Magnolia and Phoenix Fuel Masters. I thought that it's gonna be a sweep too but let's see on the what ifs it is going to be Fuel Masters that will be making a history of doing a straigh 2 more wins. Otherwise, if they lose on Wednesday on the MOA arena against the Magnolia then that's it, it's going to be SMB and Magnolia at the grand finals.
I can't remember the last time these two met in the Finals, but I remember that Magnolia once became a champion. Although on paper it may seemed look like SMB is the heavy favorite, but things could be different in the FInals, just like how these Magnolia vs Phoenix has turned out to be. I hope there will be no sweep in the Finals, otherwise it will be a boring series. Magnolia is still capable though against a firepower Magnolia, if SMB have JMF, Magnolia also has Laput who is a 7 footer if I'm not mistaken. Technically, they have a lot of championships as they've just been rebranded and renamed. I'm also hoping that there won't be any sweep that's going to happen because that's making every PBA fans especially the team fans exciting during the finals. It would be boring if SMB will sweep Magnolia again. So let's not believe it will happen, finals should be fun and Magnolia is a number team for a reason. Now, it will be the game 4 of the remaining series, hopefully Magnolia will be able to end this series with an impressive win so they'll not be a heavy underdog in game 1, the betting balance is not good when that will happen. And speaking of Magnolia, there's a rumor that James Yap is going to be taken away by the team again once this finals is done and they want them to see Yap end his career with them, retiring as a Magnolia since he really came from them before they rebrand from Purefoods and other franchise names.
I thought James Yap had already retired because there was this recent article I read. https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/rain-or-shine-to-retire-james-yap-s-no-18-jersey-a2244-20240130CHICAGO - After approving his request to be released from the franchise, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are giving James Yap the dream gift.
Yap's jersey No. 18 will be retired by the team, never again to be issued to future Rain or Shine players, head coach Yeng Guiao said in a telephone interview. So is it really possible to sign again with Magnolia and then retire his number in another team? I'm a bit confuse. |
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Bukas ulit, meron na namang laro pero konte lang, di gaya kanina na marami.
Medyo choosy ako now, hehe, few picks lang para mas sure, less effort sa pag study.
Kailangan natin maging choosy, talaga minsan ang hirap ng laro at unpredictable. Jazz vs Knicks, - nasa winning streak ang Knicks at sa MSG pa gagawin ang laro, -2.5 @1.81 maganda pa ang odds so dito ako. Congrats dito bro. tuloy tuloy pa rin ang win streak ng Knicks. Saka laos na talaga ang Jazz, walang panalo sa road, bawi nalang siguro ito sa homecourt nila pero paano na kaya ang confidence nila ngayon. Bulls vs Raptors - Over 225.5 ang pipiliin ko, baka maganda ang simula nitong dalawa sa first two quarters at enough na ma carry sa susunod na final 2 quarters para mag 120 points ang mananalong team @1.77 pa ang odds.
Sayang, dili ka lang sumablay, konte nalang sana. hehe. 225 lang naging score, sa over ka pa pumusta.
@Japinat ... Mukhang malas choices mo, Boston at lakers talo sa pustahan. Maganda sana naging umpisa ng Boston kaya lang di gaano maganda defense nila, kaya ayun nakahabol at nanalo pa sa plussing. |
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