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Whatcha think?

Any of you respect the small bettors?

[Willie Bee]

Is there any reason not to respect these bettors? Respect is something that is earned and should have nothing to do with the amount someone chooses to wager.

[Arilou]

It depends on who. There are some who are betting that small because they don't want to have to worry about a good price, and they are irrelevant, but some of them play a strong game. The key is to filter out the ones who do it just to root for a side.

[Korchnoi]

If they bet $10 bucks on the game, without regard to price, to make it interesting (assuming they can afford this amount) then I have no problem with that. I don't loose any respect for them as a person, but I don't respect them as gamblers.

If they look for edge where they can find it and have a good gambling head, then I'll respect them as gamblers no matter how much they bet. Some people are just tigher with money than others, it's tough for most people to get over the hurdle of risking large amounts of money. Though if one wants to be the best gambler he can be, he must get over this.

In the same vein, the way $100 bettors look down on $5-10 gamblers is the same way those who bet $1000 look down on the $100 guys. All the way up the chain. However, the $5-10 guys get to laugh at JJ when his motor home gets impounded.

[vanzack]

10 dollars or 10,000 dollars?

Just a different color chip but means has the same importance to the owner.

[freebie]

If you're betting $10, why risk your lunch money?

I don't see the excitement or heart beating feelings Dicking around with lunch money. I'm not a big bettor, but I just don't see excitement of risking $10 to win $9.92

[Dead Money]

I respect good cappers. Doesn't really how much they bet on a game to me.

If someone is a great capper but only bets 10 bucks on a game, I shouldn't respect them?


I respect just about everyone, the amount of the unit they bet would not make me respect someone more or less.

Think about it,

Who would you respect more? A dime better hitting 50 percent or a ten dollar better who is hitting sixty-six percent?(over a decent period of time)


I was a ten dollar bettor once, Weren't we all?

[HAPPY BOY]

some people get the RUSH on a 10.00 wager same as someone else gets on a 1k wager. Ive bet 50.00 games and yeld at my tv. Now, based on my bankroll my wagers average between 100.00 to 300.00 a game depending on the strengh of the game to me. Do I look down at someone who is risking 10.00 on that game NO. Heck, if there having a good time and paying there rent on time, more power to them!

[Stumpage]

I guess another version of this question could be:

Should a $5 to $10 bettor care if the SBR masses respect them or not?

[Lucas]

I respect anyone who is doing his job preciselly. But if some small fish is good it becomes bigger.
Who I do not respect are idiots, who come to a forum (not this one) and say how BIG they are and how much respect therefore they deserve. Funny is that they are are of course only small bettors only one or two levels above the smallest. And they can not be good bettors and people with this approach.

[MrX]

I respect good people.

I've never met a person that I respect because of their gambling.

[Tchocky]

There's nothing wrong with betting $5.00 to $10.00 a game. I respect good cappers. I bet some of the best cappers don't even play their picks. I'll often bet $5.00 to $20.00 on a multi-team parlay.

[romaine]

some people get the RUSH on a 10.00 wager same as someone else gets on a 1k wager. Ive bet 50.00 games and yeld at my tv. Now, based on my bankroll my wagers average between 100.00 to 300.00 a game depending on the strengh of the game to me. Do I look down at someone who is risking 10.00 on that game NO. Heck, if there having a good time and paying there rent on time, more power to them!

For me the amount I wager is irrelevant, the rush is always there. Started as a 10€/parlay player and had the worst nightmares of my life about losing back then. Made me totally sick to pick the wrong player or team.

[thezbar]

I feel betting a 10 dollar straight bet is basically a waste of time. With sports betting sooner or later you need to take a stand if your in it to make money.I can understand if you just want a interest in the outcome I can respect that ,but its no way to make money in the long term.
If I hit a losing run I have reduced my wagers to the lowest level just to get a winner.Its a strategy that has saved me money,avoiding potential blood baths until I begin to see the ball better. Now days if a play isn't worthy of a 100 dollar I don't bother

[BuddyBear]

I respect anyone who places a bet on a game...basically their money is where the mouth is. Anyway...I don't think it would be incorrect to say we were all $5 to $10 bettors at one time or are currently.

I've had this debate a number of times with friends. Bet size (variable A) and winning (variable B) are likely not positively correlated but if they were it would be a spurious relation. If they were positively correlated, books would go broke.

[Sam Odom]

Let me see... If I bet 10K a gm I would be respected even tho I won 45% of the time? Or, would I be stupid?

[bigboydan]

The only cappers I don't give respect too is the $2.00 bettors over at the track.

The reason why I don't respect them is the fact that there panhandling everyone there to get that two bucks to bet on a race. I know not everyone that bets $2.00 at the track is a panhandler, but when you go on a daily basis and see it all the time you too wouldn't give those track bums any respect either.

Overall though I think everyone above said it best. A good capper is a good capper no matter if they bet $1.00 or $10,000 a game.

[Dark Horse]

Surprised at the general consensus that a 1 or 10 dollar chip is just a different color than a 10,000 or 100,000 one. I would like to suggest that one of these bets takes guts, the other does not.

[Willie Bee]

I would suggest that it depends a lot on how much money you can afford to lose, DH. A $10 bet to some is exactly the same as a $10,000 wager to others, and takes no more or less guts to lay it down.

[bigboydan]

Surprised at the general consensus that a 1 or 10 dollar chip is just a different color than a 10,000 or 100,000 one. I would like to suggest that one of these bets takes guts, the other does not.

I would disagree DH.

Some bettors have different unit sizes, and each persons unit varies on what they can afford to bet. So needless to say it's not about "guts" at all, because each players bankroll is different.

[koko]

Bet size should be related to bank roll size and just because someone hasn't yet built up a roll it doesn't mean they aren't skilled.

I'm sure everyone here who is successful, including myself, started betting at lower limits than they currently bet.

If someone is skilled, they get my respect no matter what they bet.

By the same token, if someone is betting over their head AND isn't skilled, they get no respect. (Actually, anyone that bets over their head whether skilled or not loses my respect.)

[Yoshi]

Why not? Its the person i respect (or not), ist all about tolerance as with most other things.

[jjgold]

I bet usually from 1k to 5k per game especially when I have cash, I do look down on the smal timers because they tie up bandwidth and phone lines for us big timers. Big timers are usually sharper too and we do not giggle when we watch the games like the $10 guys. My life savings is on the line every night therefore it aint a joke like $10 bettors think it is. I like these guys as people but not as gamblers. I tip clerks 10 bucks when I win bets. I think every poster here should have under their names what type of bettors they are.

Willy Bee put a purple chip under my name so they know and put other chips under the other posters names depending on bet sizes.

Thanks Ace

[Dark Horse]

I would disagree DH.

Some bettors have different unit sizes, and each persons unit varies on what they can afford to bet. So needless to say it's not about "guts" at all, because each players bankroll is different.

I understand that, and to me it just shows a big gap between theory and reality.

The reason is that it's not just about percentage of bankroll, but also by how easily the money, if you lose it or go broke, is replaced. So if you make 10 or 100 dimes an hour, I agree completely.

[onlooker]

It dont matter how much you bet. But I would like to see a good capper that bets 5 to 10 a game, increase their unit size over time as their bankroll increases. If they are serious about betting. If its just for fun, so be it.

[xxx]

all depends on x,y,z. Personally, i set a goal $$$ for the season and ''try'' to follow my systems to the letter.

[Razz]

Doyle Brunson once said the best poker player in the world might be playing nickel-dime poker somewhere in Iowa. The same goes for this business.

[pags11]

about 5 years ago I met an old gamble at the Atlantis sportsbook here in Reno...he bet $10 a college basketball game and would walk away at the end of the year with a couple grand...he taught me to respect every bet the same, regardless of the size...have done so since...

[jjgold]

I know guys that bet $10 a game and are sharper than the head men at pinnacle, they are not sickos like us so they do it for fun.

[Willie Bee]

Willy Bee put a purple chip under my name so they know and put other chips under the other posters names depending on bet sizes.

Not sure that chip is really purple, on account of my colorblindness. But it's got little diamonds on it, so it looks like a pretty high chip to me.

[taurus]

I'll join what seems to be the consensus in here.
Bet size is irrelevant to respect.
I suspect - but do not know- that a lot of (losing) high rollers keep the books in business. Just because one bets big doesn't mean bets smart.
my .02 worth

[Arilou]

I will never understand how you can bet $10/game, walk away ahead a few thousand, and not think "so how about $20/game next year?"

[onlooker]

I will never understand how you can bet $10/game, walk away ahead a few thousand, and not think "so how about $20/game next year?"

Thats what I was saying above, at least increase your units if your bankroll increases the previous year. Maybe its just the fact they are scared of having a bad year. Using the "If it isnt broke, dont fix it" method.