The most I've ever had bet on a sports bet was a combination of $2750 on the game and total, and a $500 parlay on both. I was dealing with the NY-NJ legbreakers and HAD to win this game. It was a Rutgers game and I was laying about 9 points. Coming down to the final minute I had no chance to win UNLESS I caught a MIRACLE. Well a miracle I got, as Rutgers was up about 5 points, and hit a layup. They then stole the ball TWICE and got a layup and a three pointer within seconds. The other team missed a shot at the buzzer and I won the bet, which made up for more than the money I was stuck for the week. I was listening to this game on radio, and my wife thought I was nuts having my head glued to the stereo radio for the last 5 minutes of the game.
At the Stardust, I used to go on these "up and back" junkets for the day, and usually stayed over another night since I didn't have to go back to booking until Thursday. I would fly in on Monday night after MNF and go back to L.A. on Thursday morning.
The Stardust had $5-$2000 tables at BJ, and I used a progressive betting system. I would start with a $10 bet and increase 50% each time I won.If I lost, I would go back to my $10 bet. After 13 straight winning hands, I hit the maximum $2000 bet. I had $200 going for the dealer. After I won the first bet, I had another 2 grand on the bet circle. I got dealt a hard 17, and the dealer had a 6 showing.Couldn't have wanted a better situation. I stood and the dealer flopped over her hard 16. What more could you ask for? Well the dealer drew and caught an Ace for a push. I pulled back $1800 and had $200 going for me and $200 for the dealer. Now you have to realize that for about 5 hands in a row, I kept on beating the dealer by a "pimple"! She had 19, and I had 20. She had 20 and I drew and made 21. Well, this last hand I got dealt a hard 19. Wouldn't you know it, she finally made a 20 to beat me. I wound up taking a break and going to the bathroom. I had to be up about $4,500. Since I had covered my 4 hours of playing time to meet the junket requirements, I decided to continue to play and put out a $10 bet. They just had changed shifts, and the Asian lady who had just seen me collect $4000 and then pulled back to $200 gave me a strange look. But after losing my $10 bet, I picked up my chips and cashed out. You had to give them you players paper card in order to collect your $85 that you originally put up for your airfare to the hotel.She signed the card and almost threw it at me as I walked away from the table. I had this progression happen to me twice at the Stardust. Both times I won the bet and each time it was the end of my required 4 hours of playing. Most exciting thing that ever happened to me in BJ.
Sometimes I wish I had never learned video poker and was still playing BJ. It seems like I could always control my action in BJ, and move tables or quit when on a losing streak. In VP, I keep pouring in those $100 bills until I hit a jackpot or get stuck BIGTIME!
At the Stardust, I used to go on these "up and back" junkets for the day, and usually stayed over another night since I didn't have to go back to booking until Thursday. I would fly in on Monday night after MNF and go back to L.A. on Thursday morning.
The Stardust had $5-$2000 tables at BJ, and I used a progressive betting system. I would start with a $10 bet and increase 50% each time I won.If I lost, I would go back to my $10 bet. After 13 straight winning hands, I hit the maximum $2000 bet. I had $200 going for the dealer. After I won the first bet, I had another 2 grand on the bet circle. I got dealt a hard 17, and the dealer had a 6 showing.Couldn't have wanted a better situation. I stood and the dealer flopped over her hard 16. What more could you ask for? Well the dealer drew and caught an Ace for a push. I pulled back $1800 and had $200 going for me and $200 for the dealer. Now you have to realize that for about 5 hands in a row, I kept on beating the dealer by a "pimple"! She had 19, and I had 20. She had 20 and I drew and made 21. Well, this last hand I got dealt a hard 19. Wouldn't you know it, she finally made a 20 to beat me. I wound up taking a break and going to the bathroom. I had to be up about $4,500. Since I had covered my 4 hours of playing time to meet the junket requirements, I decided to continue to play and put out a $10 bet. They just had changed shifts, and the Asian lady who had just seen me collect $4000 and then pulled back to $200 gave me a strange look. But after losing my $10 bet, I picked up my chips and cashed out. You had to give them you players paper card in order to collect your $85 that you originally put up for your airfare to the hotel.She signed the card and almost threw it at me as I walked away from the table. I had this progression happen to me twice at the Stardust. Both times I won the bet and each time it was the end of my required 4 hours of playing. Most exciting thing that ever happened to me in BJ.
Sometimes I wish I had never learned video poker and was still playing BJ. It seems like I could always control my action in BJ, and move tables or quit when on a losing streak. In VP, I keep pouring in those $100 bills until I hit a jackpot or get stuck BIGTIME!
Lost 12k on Alabama in 2009 Sugarbowl (half/game/live). Never will forget that. Largest parlay winner 5tmr for just over 10k. Biggest hand BJ $1600 another loss. Most on crap table when 7-out roughly 3k. Worst week of my gambling career -28k. The rush during all those wagers...priceless. Well maybe not my worst week of gambling that was pretty depressing, and to top it off my birthday was during that week too.
around 3000 on a magic @ lakers game. i was down big the past few days and was chasing, pretty much all in. put the bet in and took a bunch of excedrin pms to put myself to sleep. woke up around midway through the 4th and lakers were up like 11, I had magic +4. went to back to bed just sick to my stomach.. woke up and the magic somehow covered.
Viejo, you seem to finance your wanderlust with high stakes backgammon games. :lolBIG:LT
How's it going? I was in CR the monthof Feb and now waiting for my plane to leave tonight on the way back to Thailand.....had a very good run at the backgammon board again this past month and need a wheel barrow to get it home...shoot me an email when you get time next week or a PM...
