would winning your bet “by a hair” make you happier?

[Zadicar]

let’s say you placed a bet on there being over 4.5 cards in a match. there were almost no cards shown throughout the entire match but in the final minutes a series of cards were shown one after another following an altercation, and your bet won. a total of 5 cards were shown in the entire match.

in another match where you placed the same bet, the game was very heated, and it was almost guaranteed that your bet would win as early as the first half. there were 9 yellow cards in the entire match.

question:

from a gambler’s perspective, which scenario makes you happier?

we generally get very excited about bets that win at the last minute, but if our bet wins by a wide margin, we tend to think we could have taken a higher risk and end up wanting more than we actually won.

This is where thrill would come from specially if the game or match is really that too close when it comes to the scores and thats im something preferred rather than on way too one sided. Well, it would really be just that depending on a certain bettor because there are ones who do prefer on having that one sided match. For me as mentioned having that by a hair result of winning and as said you would be finding your heart to be pounding and thats something you would be liking and thats the real purpose of betting/gambling in the first place. Whenever there's one sided match specially if my team is really that on the losing side, im not still that losing up hope not unless if the scores are far too wide gap but there are really those instances that there's really that comeback.

[Oasisman]

question:

from a gambler’s perspective, which scenario makes you happier?

we generally get very excited about bets that win at the last minute, but if our bet wins by a wide margin, we tend to think we could have taken a higher risk and end up wanting more than we actually won.

There's nothing more fun and exciting than a close game that ends up a winning bet. But a wide margin early in the game does not guarantee a win either. If you guys are following the NBA these days, there is no safe lead because teams are capable of coming back, and a 20-point lead isn't safe anymore. So, as long as the game is still in process, your bets aren't safe yet, and it could still turn into an exciting close one.

The bad thing I could think about having a thought of wanting more than what we actually won is that we could be greedy the next time we place a bet on those specific teams.

[AmaGold70]

let’s say you placed a bet on there being over 4.5 cards in a match. there were almost no cards shown throughout the entire match but in the final minutes a series of cards were shown one after another following an altercation, and your bet won. a total of 5 cards were shown in the entire match.

in another match where you placed the same bet, the game was very heated, and it was almost guaranteed that your bet would win as early as the first half. there were 9 yellow cards in the entire match.

question:

from a gambler’s perspective, which scenario makes you happier?

we generally get very excited about bets that win at the last minute, but if our bet wins by a wide margin, we tend to think we could have taken a higher risk and end up wanting more than we actually won.

Well in these scinerio, you will definitely be happy winning both bets, but would also feel you would have increased either your stake or more higher odds with the one that won with more margin. As gamblers we generally feel this way, and try to do thesame by next time we may gamble on that same team again. But then, this feeling is not actually right because in gambling, a team might win a match with very high margin today, and might not continue in that trend in their subsequent matches. Therefore, it is necessary to minimize your risk even as you place your bet.
Another thing that can make gamblers increasing odds or stake in a game is when they feel the team are gamble on has the potential to win with high margin considering their previous matches, but I feel the more you reduce your risk, the likelihood of winning your bets.

[348Judah]

from a gambler’s perspective, which scenario makes you happier?

The two scenarios are not bad because the game ended up being a winning one, one of it is just all about suspense whereby you think you would have lost hope in it and eventually thinks workout at the last minute and you won your bet, while the other one already create a preset mind or expectation for you at the start of the match as you see that you have a high chances of winning your bet, what is more important to me here is the winning at last and not even about the procedures one would have gone through.

[junder]

This very thin difference can certainly make us happier with the results obtained and this is not only in betting, in my opinion, in other things outside of betting it is the same. This happens because in my opinion we managed to get what we wanted with a very thin result that previously might have been tense and with the appropriate final result this makes us happy even more so with a thin difference. But the point is I think the scenario that makes us happy is winning, whether the difference is far or thin, winning is a certainty that makes us happy.

[Versatile_choice]

I would prefer wining by a wide margin, how can you even say that wining in the last minute is more excited considering the pressure they must have caused you? personally I don't feel that excited when my bet played in the last minute due to the inconvenience they caused me. I used to say that I'm not going to include that team when next I'm making Prediction because next time might even get worst than that.

I use to say that whatever the outcome may be, they should give me a sign maybe from first half instead of happening in the last minute.

[qwertyup23]

we generally get very excited about bets that win at the last minute, but if our bet wins by a wide margin, we tend to think we could have taken a higher risk and end up wanting more than we actually won.

I am more happier on the wider margin compared to win "by a hair". Personally I am the other way around, if my bet won on the last minute I always say to myself that "I wouldn't dare do that again" since it's a risky bet but if I won on a wider margin, I am contended to it and would be happy about it since I mostly bet on games with odds more than 1.40x so if that bet won on a wide margin then it should be enough for me and won't think that "If I bet more riskier then I could win more", that's the thing that would make you lose in sports betting.

Personally, I feel the happiest whenever I win by the slightest margin in which the result could go otherwise. This is gambling- the nature of the game involves all the types of risks. Even if the chances of you winning on a certain game is close to 99.99% there is still that astronomical chance of you losing and that's its nature as a whole.

Like what I said, I feel the happiest whenever I win in the slightest margin because it feels like I've cheated a win against someone who had the higher chance of winning. Even if it's by a hair, the fact that I won makes me the luckiest guy in the world during that time.

Although this may be the case, I would still recommend NOT betting on games that yields the slightest chance of winning even if the odds are high. Your aim would be to always win given that real money is involved per bet.

[rbynxx]

There's nothing more fun and exciting than a close game that ends up a winning bet. But a wide margin early in the game does not guarantee a win either. If you guys are following the NBA these days, there is no safe lead because teams are capable of coming back, and a 20-point lead isn't safe anymore. So, as long as the game is still in process, your bets aren't safe yet, and it could still turn into an exciting close one.

The bad thing I could think about having a thought of wanting more than what we actually won is that we could be greedy the next time we place a bet on those specific teams.

That's more thrilling and the excitement is pure as if it's racing on your chest, that's for me is the best win if I'd pick from these options too. Well, regarding that I think the teams that I watch throughout the regular season and the postseason, it's either the Knicks or the Nuggets that I saw chasing huge leads, can't remember who really got an epic comebacks but these two teams are great at that. I hope they retain moat of their rosters though, just being off-topic.

[Nathrixxx]

Gambling is lots of experiences and what everyone wants is to achieve their goal in gambling, which is winning, anything can be a determinant to whether we should win or not depending on the gambling condition.

I don't also expect gamblance to feel bad when they are the ones responsible for any outcome of the bet taken, I think what matter most year is that one was able to win at last irrespected of the suspense, I don't think we need to raise our blood pressure high with expectation to winning a bet when we don't go, doing such does not even make us to win or help in any situation.

[sokani]

I don't really care how fast my bet comes to fruition. As long as I win, I'm happy.

But for the record, I don't even like streaming or following the live coverage of the matches I bet on, except on few occasions. I don't want to subject myself under unnecessary tension. I normally check my bet later, and if I win, good. If I don't, still cool.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

let’s say you placed a bet on there being over 4.5 cards in a match. there were almost no cards shown throughout the entire match but in the final minutes a series of cards were shown one after another following an altercation, and your bet won. a total of 5 cards were shown in the entire match.

in another match where you placed the same bet, the game was very heated, and it was almost guaranteed that your bet would win as early as the first half. there were 9 yellow cards in the entire match.

question:

from a gambler’s perspective, which scenario makes you happier?

we generally get very excited about bets that win at the last minute, but if our bet wins by a wide margin, we tend to think we could have taken a higher risk and end up wanting more than we actually won.

Not my kind of person, my kind of person is always very satisfied with any outcomes that favours me, if I win $100 in a bet, I don't tend or allow myself to begin to imagine or think or even regret not putting in a higher amount of money in the bet so that my winnings could be more, I always remember that what is a win could have actually been a lose, and if I had lost, no body would have been blamed, not myself, not the players, I would have easily and simply moved on, keeping this in mind helps to appreciate every moment I place a bet and won regardless of the amount won.

And to answer your question, I hate to take chances, I like and would prefer the scenerio where a total of 9 yellow cards came in the match and very early too, I like this better than the first scenario where 5 cards came in late just as the game was about to end, though both ended in a win, but the 9 cards scenerio will make me more happy than the 5 cards scenerio because the 5 card scenario had me under tension and believe that I had already lost the bet before it turned into a win, I don't like or fancy such type of surprises.

[Die_empty]

from a gambler’s perspective, which scenario makes you happier?

we generally get very excited about bets that win at the last minute, but if our bet wins by a wide margin, we tend to think we could have taken a higher risk and end up wanting more than we actually won.

The last-minute win will make most gamblers happy. It's like scoring an equalizer or a winning goal in the dying minutes of the game. At this point, you see footballers celebrating wildly to the extent of removing their jerseys or jumping into the fan stand in the stadium. Winning a bet at a time when you have already lost hope brings another level of happiness in sports betting.

[xenomorfo]

we generally get very excited about bets that win at the last minute, but if our bet wins by a wide margin, we tend to think we could have taken a higher risk and end up wanting more than we actually won.

lolz. This your last paragraph made me laugh. Gamblers minds are always the same when it comes to winning. There are some factors that gamblers follow when betting. He most follow his instinct. The phycological reaction of the placing of the bet is very important because that is where you lucky will display and the amount you bet and win. With all what i can say on this is that gamblers should follow their mind and always control and be mindful of their betting. Always follow your budget so your will not gamble excess.

you have to play to have fun, to pass the time, and not thinking about profit
if you think about profit, there is a problem, a big one among other things
a problem that can lead you to a bad addiction, so be careful
the risk is of entering a vortex that takes you to hell.

[EluguHcman]

from a gambler’s perspective, which scenario makes you happier?

we generally get very excited about bets that win at the last minute, but if our bet wins by a wide margin, we tend to think we could have taken a higher risk and end up wanting more than we actually won.

I don't consider which scenario of my winning bets that makes me happier, all that makes me happy is to just see the line colored green symbolizing that I won the bet.
In fact I feel sick whenever I places bets and tracking them. It really troubles my emotions so I just look up to my ticket to check the results after game over.

But if I am forced to take make an option from your opinion, the die minute winning feels more joyous because it takes a surprise to clear the doubt. However, I don't find it healthy.

[Sim_card]

It's always like a magic when you win your bet by hair because you have already given up on the game. I do appreciate this kind of winning more and I will know that luck gave me such win. Unlike, winning with a wider margin that will make you feel that, you are a genius.

[rachael9385]

A win is a win, the most important thing is that I made profit, how I won doesn't really matter. But In the case where you use a huge amount of money to stake winning by a hair is going to come with a very strong relief, a lot of times people cash out when they are not patient enough to wait for the game to play out and this comes with a lot of regret afterwards.

[Mhizlove]

I will say that it's in human nature to feel excited when a bet wins at the last minute of the game, because the suspense is high and the relief of winning hits differently. But if you give it a good thought, the match that someone wins comfortable should actually give alot of satisfaction because the prediction was much more closer to reality. Most times gamblers put their focus too much on the excitement of how the outcome will be and forget that the main goal is to make correct decision

[libert19]

...but if our bet wins by a wide margin, we tend to think we could have taken a higher risk and end up wanting more than we actually won.

Yep, the feeling tends to be there but I don't sweat it cause I understand the game is unpredictable and anyhow bettor should be trying to minimize the risk than trying to chase a bigger reward. As for, 'winning by a hair' — winning is what matters at end of the day, although the 'winning by hair' would deffo be giving you more thrill.

[OgNasty]

What was it they used to say in those Fast and Furious movies?  Whether you win by an inch or a mile, a win is a win.

I don't think a close result would make me happier per se, but it might make the event more exciting, which is the end goal I guess.  So from a gambling perspective, it doesn't matter at all, but from an enjoyment perspective, I could see how a more exciting experience would be more fun and thus make you happier.

[Su-asa]

It doesn't matter whether I win by a higher margin or not I always look at the fact that I won the bet and not how I won. Sometimes I don't  even care to know or check the results of the games that I made profit from, all I care about is the fact that I won. It always seems like the impossible happens whenever you bet by hair and it ends up being successful. Winning such a bet is always comes with a good feeling because you almost gave up on winning. Winning with a wider margin feels normal compared to being close to losing your bet.