I logged in to a dorment offshore acct two weeks ago thinking I had $0 but was surprised to see $17. So I thought what the hell and put it all on a 4 team parlay: Colts/Seahawks/Eagles/Pats (paid $180+)..... this started a 17-9run.... and now I have $1250!!!!!Since I'm playing with house money, I'm putting some of it on Gonzo +550 to win the Aussie Open.
I am actually up about $5k with that book in 2 years. Last deposit I remember making was for $400.... to bet it on Wiz ML +205 vs Lakers. After Agent 0's 60 pts won it in OT, I immediately withdrew all the money.... or I thought I did. Have no idea where the $17 came from... maybe I just withdrew the $1200 and left the rest. Good thing I did....AFLGuru said:
Last year I bet $500 on the Lakers the night before the NCAA tournament started. Won that and then bet a prop that the Final Four Seed total would be over a certain number....watched the whole tournament, then needed George Mason to beat Uconn to win the bet...Winner...torture....two days before that Washington Choked against Uconn or else I wouldn't even have to sweat the game...still won.
The next day relative unknown Stephen Ames was leading the TPC Golf Tournament by one...Pinny still had him at 5-1 because big names were breathing down his neck....bet most of it on Ames.....wins by like 7 shots...cakewalk. Took a shot with about 10 guys in the Masters for about $500 each, with half of my winnings....had Rocco Mediate tied for the lead on 11 before he collapsed....55K would have been the win. With the rest of the Ames winnings I bet over a certain number for the winning score......Phil Mickelson bogeyed the last hole and I won the bet by half a stroke and got out alive (plus for the month)......could have got all the money or none of the money.
That was a long month.....very fun.
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The next day relative unknown Stephen Ames was leading the TPC Golf Tournament by one...Pinny still had him at 5-1 because big names were breathing down his neck....bet most of it on Ames.....wins by like 7 shots...cakewalk. Took a shot with about 10 guys in the Masters for about $500 each, with half of my winnings....had Rocco Mediate tied for the lead on 11 before he collapsed....55K would have been the win. With the rest of the Ames winnings I bet over a certain number for the winning score......Phil Mickelson bogeyed the last hole and I won the bet by half a stroke and got out alive (plus for the month)......could have got all the money or none of the money.
That was a long month.....very fun.
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LogansRun said:
If you make enough plays these stories will happen all of the time. Two days ago someone had a $95 winner taken down in the next-to-last race at Santa Anita. He still hit the Pick Six for $400K, but would have had 2.4 million without the DQ.
Last year a horse broke his leg at Santa Anita approaching the wire in the last race. Cost a guy the only ticket in the Pick Six...for a little over one million.
Most of these miracles stories involve bad luck, but it's nice to be in position to make a score.
Here's this guy's bad beat from this week...found it online. I watched the race.
26Retraction
January 26, 2007 |
In yesterday’s Blog post, I said that the stewards’ disqualification of CONVEYOR’S ANGEL denied a three-day Pick Six carryover. Wrong. Jack Disney of the publicity department got a phone call from a guy in New York claiming that he had used ‘ANGEL and would have been the holder of the only winning ticket. You know how New Yorkers are. Well, after checking it out with the mutuel department, turns out the guy was telling the truth. He was the lone ticket alive to ‘ANGEL while also having DQ “winner” SINGALONG, making him one of six winners for $400,00 instead of a very rich single-ticket holder for $2.4 million. Quite a difference, although they won’t have to take up a collection for the guy any time soon. By the way, his ticket was one of three coming through the infamous Lewiston, Maine hub (you remember the Breeders’ Cup Pick Six scandal of ‘02).
Well, up to $1600 now.... was going to put it all on the Bears but had an epiphany (sp?) and backed out and only lost $120.
I was planning to withdrawal it all after the SB and return to Vegas but not looking forward to the long drive...
So I'll just keep it there... til I lose it all or they shut down... whichever comes first!
I was planning to withdrawal it all after the SB and return to Vegas but not looking forward to the long drive...
So I'll just keep it there... til I lose it all or they shut down... whichever comes first!
I once ran $26 up to about 15K before losing some back and ending at around 13K...I withdrew all of it because I didn't want to end up losing anymore of the great run I made.
Pretty wild story too (if it didn't happen to me I wouldn't believe it)
I had cashed out and had some change left 26 bucks...I never bet parlays but decided why not since it was just 26 bucks....It was a thursday night CFB game Va Tech and somebody, I bet a first half parlay, and followed that up with another parlay...from there I started betting $200 a game with it....here's where the story gets ridiculous-
I end up running the sucker up to about $2,200, I bet a dime on two late saturday night CFB games, THEY BOTH LOST!!!! So I cashed in my loyalty points which I had quite a bit of and started betting with that, and went on another insane un ended up around 14,900 before tapering off at around 13k.
That was my craziest run from 'scratch'...and I still scratch my head about that one....it can happen.
Pretty wild story too (if it didn't happen to me I wouldn't believe it)
I had cashed out and had some change left 26 bucks...I never bet parlays but decided why not since it was just 26 bucks....It was a thursday night CFB game Va Tech and somebody, I bet a first half parlay, and followed that up with another parlay...from there I started betting $200 a game with it....here's where the story gets ridiculous-
I end up running the sucker up to about $2,200, I bet a dime on two late saturday night CFB games, THEY BOTH LOST!!!! So I cashed in my loyalty points which I had quite a bit of and started betting with that, and went on another insane un ended up around 14,900 before tapering off at around 13k.
That was my craziest run from 'scratch'...and I still scratch my head about that one....it can happen.
Wow those are incredible runs! Curious what you did with all that money....
This is like the 3rd or 4th time where I turned $50 or less in to over $1000... but never more than $1700. I usually do something stupid and bet it all on one game (Bears would've been it). So my goal is to keep grinding it out and reach $2000. Baby steps....
This is like the 3rd or 4th time where I turned $50 or less in to over $1000... but never more than $1700. I usually do something stupid and bet it all on one game (Bears would've been it). So my goal is to keep grinding it out and reach $2000. Baby steps....
Not a good run in my case, just a lucky parlay hit.
Had something like $86 left in my account and had been going up and down for a few months so I decided to get rid of it all and stop using that account for a while. Bet $50 on one team and the remaining $36 on a 8-game parlay, MLB and NFL pre-season, for a potential 4K win.
Late at night, I had 7 wins with SF-SD remaining. Halftime score gave me an opportunity for middling so I used a different book and placed $1000 on Chargers -3. Last 15 seconds of that game was chaotic as a kick-off return for a TD was taken away following a foul and I ended up winning both wagers for 5K+. For some reason, it took the bookie 12 hours to grade the last game of that parlay and adjust my account. Maybe they couldn't believe it either.
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Had something like $86 left in my account and had been going up and down for a few months so I decided to get rid of it all and stop using that account for a while. Bet $50 on one team and the remaining $36 on a 8-game parlay, MLB and NFL pre-season, for a potential 4K win.
Late at night, I had 7 wins with SF-SD remaining. Halftime score gave me an opportunity for middling so I used a different book and placed $1000 on Chargers -3. Last 15 seconds of that game was chaotic as a kick-off return for a TD was taken away following a foul and I ended up winning both wagers for 5K+. For some reason, it took the bookie 12 hours to grade the last game of that parlay and adjust my account. Maybe they couldn't believe it either.
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I remember there was a guy who started out like that and just kept doubling up and kept winning. He was on some late-night sports radio talk show giving his picks...anyway he ran it up to some incredible amount, including winning a World Series' game "over" bet that only won because some guy jacked a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th or 11th ... he was pulling games out of his ass. I think he finally stopped going double-or-nothing and cashed out. I'm lucky if I hit three bets in a row.
Last year's super bowl i turned a $50 half time wager into $2,500 before the final four. I basically tailed Ace-Ace the entire way until i got stupid and put $1,500 in one bet and lost. I cashed all but a couple hundred and was glad i still had something to show for, a couple days later i lost it all. It can happen fast if you push your winnings. Its not smart but it sure is fun when things go your way. I too love hearing peoples stories like this.
