Try to stick to your instincts as a gambler

[ScamViruS]

Predicting sports outcomes is tricky, and the frustration of cashing out too early is real. Maybe next time consider giving your instincts a bit more time before making decisions. It's all part of the game like learn from it and adapt for better results in the future

I think we should happily accept the decision, this will give us peace of mind as there is no loss due to cashout so it is not worth thinking about. Because the opposite result could have happened here, so that the loss would have been bigger and then again the frustration would have worked that why I had not cashed out at that time, then I would not have seen so much loss. So losing, winning is part of the game, when a chance is missed we should move on and prepare for the next opportunity.

The opposite would have certainly become the case, but how does a bettor know if cashing out is the best idea or not?
You did what was thought best at the time OP and even traders of cryptocurrency do same when they feel the market may come into some volatilities soon.
It's good to follow our instincts if we intend to get the best from our endeavors and that's why keeping an open mind is advised all time, but also, one has to have trained him/herself to be able to clearly hear their instincts voice when it calls from the subconscious.

Am sure the next time OP decides to play, he would not panic to cash out but wait till all matches have been confirmed

It's really hard, no one can say for sure when to cashout. It all depends on whether to cashout when the situation demands instant decision making. So I think if the result is positive after cashout, then there is no point in regretting that decision, because even if you regret it, there will be no change in the result. I have been in this situation myself, I know it hurts, but move on with a fresh mind and focus on the next game.

[Wiwo]

We cant say that cash out feature do really sucks on which this feature had saved up my ass on how many times on which on the time that you do feel that your bet is really that on 50.50 winninga

I am not new to gambling and I have use cash out before and I later decided not to use it anymore because of unexpected outcomes of the matches that later become won but money still lost due to cash out. One thing that I notice about cash out is that the gambling sites are favoring themselves than the gamblers.

I hard a very ugly experience with cash out last week that made me to lose huge amount and that further increases and confirm my suspension about cash out features and how best the gambler can use it to their own advantage sometimes cash out is most favourable when the games is going in your favour and you overall balance return have moved above 80% of your total rewards if bet win.

Most times when we take the wrong cash out decision is when the game goes slightly against our predictions let say with a goal diffenrece and we rush to make a cash out and few minutes later our favourite team equalize the goal there by returning us to winning position when we already cashed out on a lose.

[Casdinyard]

Nope. I’d rather stick with logics and actual thinking rather than rely on my biased insticts and gut feeling and hope for the best. I’d argue that you actually do the opposite of what you just told us lol. Cause how can you trust yourself when the only thing uou can reliably do when you gamble is make the bets as the way you wanted? You can’t control the outcome, hell, the outcome will even control you at times due to gambler’s fallacy, and you’re out here telling people to trust their instincts? C’mon man.

For cashouts I guess you make a very sound point but that in itself isn’t really something you can attribute towards instinct, it’s a completely logical move you make after weighing your situations against your decisions and it’s not something you can simply pull out of a gut feeling.

Do not trust your “instincts” when you gamble, always think and make sure that you’re making the right decisions, you don’t wanna be the guy who loses all his shit just cause he thought red hasn’t come up in a while so it’s gonna come up in the next turn.

[Nheer]

Today i decided to try one of my sweet predictions in the EPL games. So, i predicted in 4 matches and placed my net. However, during this time i watched my games played so well but two games were holding it and i felt i would lose this game. It was already 83 minutes and i needed these games to play at 87 minutes i gave up and decided to cashout the amount i used to stake since it was the amount that was showing there. I thought it was clear and instead of losing i should rather just get my money back. Just in 15 minutes after i checked the live score and found out that the game played. I felt so angry and unhappy because i have not trusted my instincts if not i wouldn't have cashed out at that time.

Sometimes cashing out is good and will favor you but sometimes it will no go in your favor. The cash out feature is useful to stop loss but in gambling it is not over until the the final whistle has been blown.

If you ask me i would say the cash out button is really not that helpful since when betting you already assume the money you staked to be gone and to me it is worth taking the risk so there is no need to try getting your money back. It is painful when you cashed out and in the end your predicted games becomes a success so that’s why I don’t consider the cash out feature.

I don’t make the mistake of cashing out my games again ever since i made a mistake and cashout a potential win of close go 150k NGN and got a little amount not knowing that the game will come through. When i stake a game and i feel pressured about it win i just stop following up the game and if i eventually lose i will accept it as my fate. 

[Yogee]

[...] It was already 83 minutes and i needed these games to play at 87 minutes i gave up and decided to cashout the amount i used to stake since it was the amount that was showing there. I thought it was clear and instead of losing i should rather just get my money back. Just in 15 minutes after i checked the live score and found out that the game played. I felt so angry and unhappy because i have not trusted my instincts if not i wouldn't have cashed out at that time.

Your post would have been that you're glad you didn't follow your instincts and that you're glad you got your money back if the team actually lost. It's just one of those things that you either ride it out or you pull the trigger. Try to stick to whatever decisions you made as a gambler.

[Darker45]

I think you're just too emotional with your bets. You've made that bet in the first place because you think your team will win.

There were only a handful of times in my entire sports betting experience when I used the cash-out option. I usually go all the way with my bets whether my team appears to be winning or losing. I stick to my predictions. I even bet more and take advantage of the high odds in the middle of the game when my team is behind in score.

Anyway, to each his own. Cashing out is always an option. It's there for bettors to make use of, at least while it is still available. Bookies normally disable that function as soon as the game is about to end or when it is already clear that one team is certain of victory.

[Accardo]

Your post would have been that you're glad you didn't follow your instincts and that you're glad you got your money back if the team actually lost. It's just one of those things that you either ride it out or you pull the trigger. Try to stick to whatever decisions you made as a gambler.

Yeah, his decision wasn't wrong, he made the right choice, and being sad over the right step isn't right. The thoughts may stay on his head for few more days, which can affect his gambling initiatives. Players need to focus more on the next games, not about what happened previously on a game. Many people lost same game, and didn't have a dime to recover, but he took his money with some profit. But wanted some more, that's the life of humans. However, nothing is so serious enough to be able to make a gambler get sad over such incidents. At some point we could be wondering over not listening to our self consciousness, but that's not a trouble to worry about.

[uneng]

Nope. I’d rather stick with logics and actual thinking rather than rely on my biased insticts and gut feeling and hope for the best.

I also prefer reason over instincts when gambling. By relying on instincts, gamblers are not exactly going to follow responsible gambling guidelines, as their instincts can say anything at anytime of the game. To be driven by instincts sounds like being motivated by impulses in my opinion, what is a very dangerous practice in gambling. As we have already read lots of time on this sub-section of the forum, many people faced several and harsh losses due to this kind of behavior.

I’d argue that you actually do the opposite of what you just told us lol. Cause how can you trust yourself when the only thing uou can reliably do when you gamble is make the bets as the way you wanted? You can’t control the outcome, hell, the outcome will even control you at times due to gambler’s fallacy, and you’re out here telling people to trust their instincts? C’mon man.

He actually used his instincts to cashout his money before the bet was over. So, indeed, his statement is a bit contradictory. If his bet was logically calculated, he would have taken it till the end. In the same manner he wouldn't be doubtful about cashing out earlier if it was also pre-determined by him before placing the bet. In the end his instincts lead him to become unsatisfied over his final decision, anyway.

[SeaCoinCollector.]

Trusting your instincts is important but it's also important to remember that gambling always involves risk and uncertainty, even best predictions or instincts may not always result in a win. I understand how it can be frustrating to missed a potential winning, although, it's natural to feel disappointed, try not to dwell on missed opportunities, instead, use that experience as a learning opportunity for future bets.

[Z390]

You cashed out, that's all that matters, don't be a greedy fellow, the opposite could have happened, you instincts you say? Tell me how many times that your instinct have always proven to be right? I dare you, it's because instinct are not always right too, that's why you have doubt.

So instead of losing everything you still cash some money out, meaning you already made some money, and after, you are hitting yourself hard for not risking it all? You are not a good gambler, to be a good gambler is to be appreciative of whatever gains you made out of gambling, not winning at all vs winning some money but not enough, which should be ok by you?

They say that half bread is always better than none, why not try to limit your unsatisfactory? Because this will get you ruined in gambling, if it's other things I am fine by it but not in gambling, you will find yourself wrecked in the end.

[Hewlet]

Today i decided to try one of my sweet predictions in the EPL games. So, i predicted in 4 matches and placed my net. However, during this time i watched my games played so well but two games were holding it and i felt i would lose this game. It was already 83 minutes and i needed these games to play at 87 minutes i gave up and decided to cashout the amount i used to stake since it was the amount that was showing there. I thought it was clear and instead of losing i should rather just get my money back. Just in 15 minutes after i checked the live score and found out that the game played. I felt so angry and unhappy because i have not trusted my instincts if not i wouldn't have cashed out at that time.

lol!
This is just a one sided issue about cashing out because some people had the opportunity of cashing out in cases as this but refused because of greed and ended up loosing at the end of the game.

This is gambling, there is no guarantee that you were going to win anyways so whenever you have the opportu of winning don't allow greed to convince you that if you had been patient you would have won the jackpot. Truth is that in this particular scinario it could have been to your advantage but you only realised this after the game ended but it is possible that your instinct was right or that it was wrong mbut the God thing is that you r gambling pair off this time around. don't be surprised that next time you will find yourself in situation as this you might want to allow the game play to the end and end up seeing the reverse of what happened now.

[borovichok]

If you gamble with money you can afford to lose and have this mindset that any money used for gambling is gone then you will not be too troubled about the progress of your prediction. A lot of gamblers especially those into sports betting are fond of following their predictions as they progress and one thing about this sports betting I have observed over time is that a second is enough to either make you lose or win. For instance, I have placed a bet and at the start of the match till even 90mins the game will be in my favour but surprisingly I see the other team equalize the game and then ruin my ticket. Similarly, there are times I will just conclude that I have lost the ticket only for the game to change in my favour and then I will win.

Since it is difficult to predict the outcome of a game, I stopped cashing out games because I have cashed out games in the past and then it played and when I decided not to cashout it will not play and so I took I decision to allow my games play till the end and to avoid temptations of cashing out and to maintain my cool, I don`t check my games till the end.

[davis196]

Today i decided to try one of my sweet predictions in the EPL games. So, i predicted in 4 matches and placed my net. However, during this time i watched my games played so well but two games were holding it and i felt i would lose this game. It was already 83 minutes and i needed these games to play at 87 minutes i gave up and decided to cashout the amount i used to stake since it was the amount that was showing there. I thought it was clear and instead of losing i should rather just get my money back. Just in 15 minutes after i checked the live score and found out that the game played. I felt so angry and unhappy because i have not trusted my instincts if not i wouldn't have cashed out at that time.

What if you make a wrong decision because of your instincts? Do you really believe that your "instincts" are right 100% of the time?
Some gamblers call it "luck", other gamblers call it "instincts" or "intuition". Maybe I should call it "having confidence in your luck".
You didn't have confidence in your luck so you have decided to play it safe and not have a loss instead of taking the risk and winning.
That's a pretty rational behavior. Maybe you have to be less rational as a gambler, in order to make a big win.

[Taskford]

Trusting your instincts is important but it's also important to remember that gambling always involves risk and uncertainty, even best predictions or instincts may not always result in a win. I understand how it can be frustrating to missed a potential winning, although, it's natural to feel disappointed, try not to dwell on missed opportunities, instead, use that experience as a learning opportunity for future bets.

It maybe important to consider but if we are playing on game which base on luck then I guess we can't get any accurate result since everything there will be in random. But if we are really to confident on our self and always follow our instinct then maybe everything is good especially if we follow our plans made. But there's no guarantee at all here especially if we want to deal something since in gambling we can be happy or get disappointed but what's important there is we know what is our main goal here. We will never get disappointed if we are just there to have fun, but for sure there's learning we can get if we are consistent gambler and we can apply all the experiences we learn so that we may have huge chance to gain and grab every opportunity available especially on taking critical decision regarding on each result you have in gambling.

[Gozie51]

i gave up and decided to cashout the amount i used to stake since it was the amount that was showing there. I thought it was clear and instead of losing i should rather just get my money back. Just in 15 minutes after i checked the live score and found out that the game played. I felt so angry and unhappy because i have not trusted my instincts if not i wouldn't have cashed out at that time.

One thing about gambling like they say is that it is luck base. I don't regret certain actions that is taken about gambling. That which you are regretting might have turned out that you will lose all of the money you staked with but however, it is better to also follow the slogan of betting what you can afford to lose so that when you lose it you won't regret it. For example this is another twist to it, if you had left the money with that feeling of whatever the outcome will be then you will be satisfied because you have bet with an amount you want to forfeit, then perhaps you would have left it and that outcome would have favoured you.

[lionheart78]

I felt so angry and unhappy because i have not trusted my instincts if not i wouldn't have cashed out at that time.

That's what greed can do to a person.  Instead of being happy cashing out the winnings, he is remorseful of his action of cashing out.  But what if the result goes the other way around?  Do you still get angry and unhappy?  I believe the secret of maintaining a good gambling activity in harmony with a person's daily lives is being contented with the winnings and accepting the losses when it is an unlucky day.  Though I wish you had continued and not cashed out, getting angry over the things you have decided simply shows the greed hidden within you.  .

It is best to be flexible and decide where we are at an advantage.  I do not see any wrong with you cashing out early and securing a profit is the best way to do it.  Instincts may not always be correct.  Many people were ruined because of what they called instinct.  Remember no one knows the future, so the best move to secure the profit in a parlay is to withdraw and cash out the moment one has doubt over his bet.

[Assface16678]

i gave up and decided to cashout the amount i used to stake since it was the amount that was showing there. I thought it was clear and instead of losing i should rather just get my money back. Just in 15 minutes after i checked the live score and found out that the game played. I felt so angry and unhappy because i have not trusted my instincts if not i wouldn't have cashed out at that time.

One thing about gambling like they say is that it is luck base. I don't regret certain actions that is taken about gambling. That which you are regretting might have turned out that you will lose all of the money you staked with but however, it is better to also follow the slogan of betting what you can afford to lose so that when you lose it you won't regret it. For example this is another twist to it, if you had left the money with that feeling of whatever the outcome will be then you will be satisfied because you have bet with an amount you want to forfeit, then perhaps you would have left it and that outcome would have favoured you.

but sports betting doesn't just rely or based on luck, if you are a fan or a solid watcher of the sports you are betting then you have the idea of which team will win in every matches, what OP's problem is that he doesn't stick to his own decision and judgement, as an sports bettor also, I also like to bet in sports especially in basketball or NBA, but after I placed my bets I take away the device I used to bet because I like to see the matches or my bet to the end, I don't want to ruin or get back at my bet or decision mid game, yes it might not a reasonable way of betting but that is my own way, if I will going To lose then so be it but if not then thank god.

but of course, I'm a human to I sometimes does what OP do, but in a scenario that I didn't have any idea of which team will win or what will be the outcome of the game based on score, and the amount I bet is too huge, then that's the case wherein I will cash out mid game if I feel that I will lose the bet.

[Mauser]

Today i decided to try one of my sweet predictions in the EPL games. So, i predicted in 4 matches and placed my net. However, during this time i watched my games played so well but two games were holding it and i felt i would lose this game. It was already 83 minutes and i needed these games to play at 87 minutes i gave up and decided to cashout the amount i used to stake since it was the amount that was showing there. I thought it was clear and instead of losing i should rather just get my money back. Just in 15 minutes after i checked the live score and found out that the game played. I felt so angry and unhappy because i have not trusted my instincts if not i wouldn't have cashed out at that time.

I know this feeling very well too and made similar mistakes in the past myself. Sport matches can seem quite long if they are very close and we bet money on them. When watching games live I used to question my own decisions too and wanted to cash out mid game to not lose money. Feeling bad once our team wins and we gave in to these thoughts about cashing out early is normal. But I stopped myself from doing it completely. The best way was to not place any intra game bets anymore. If I place a bet for one team to win the match then I am going to stick with it even if it seems unrealistic at the moment. This also helped me up enjoy games much more again, because it's not an option anymore to place anymore bets.

[Rockstarguy]

This is one of the reasons I hate cash out. This is also one of the reasons I do not like to watch any of the matches or their live scores until the matches ended. I have staked on a match before that the goal that made me won the game was scored in the 5 minutes extra time given and it was less than 1 minutes 30 seconds to the end of the match. Also can someone lose within that short minute. As for me, even if I am losing, I do not cash out. The money that is always offered for cash out is not always favoring.

Gambling can't be predicted,  you can't really tell when to win or when to lose that is why it is good whenever one wants to play gamble it is important to play with the amount that one can afford to lose. Most times when gamblers use huge amount of money to gamble their mind is not stable when the game is going on,  and fear to lose can make them to withdraw their money even before the end of the game and if the games eventually ends the way they wanted they will feel bad about their decision.

The reason why it is good to playing with amount you can afford to lose is that you won't be on panic when the game is going to make decisions of withdrawing your money that may not favour you. Playing with the amount you can afford to lose, even if you lose it won't be a burden to you that much, than playing with a bigger amount and expecting so much from gambling.  Sometimes people get scared of loosing their money because they can't afford to lose it.

[Justbillywitt]

Today i decided to try one of my sweet predictions in the EPL games. So, i predicted in 4 matches and placed my net. However, during this time i watched my games played so well but two games were holding it and i felt i would lose this game. It was already 83 minutes and i needed these games to play at 87 minutes i gave up and decided to cashout the amount i used to stake since it was the amount that was showing there. I thought it was clear and instead of losing i should rather just get my money back. Just in 15 minutes after i checked the live score and found out that the game played. I felt so angry and unhappy because i have not trusted my instincts if not i wouldn't have cashed out at that time.

It's a very sad experience and I have been in such situations many times. Sometimes those games won't clear out and you will be very happy that you were able to cash out. There are days you cash out and the game that were left couldn't play. Don't be so hard on yourself. Just see it as one of those things that happens with gambling. But the truth be told, you will feel pain and you will wish you could turn back time and make a different decision. The deed has been done and there is nothing more you can do about it. I advised myself that whenever I place I won't check the bet slip until the next day, whatever the outcome I will take it like that.