OK, who here made the bet
- Thread starter ANYCHawk
- Start date
No one here has testicles that large. Or $5,000.
I made a bet at Planet Hollywood for $1,000 at 500 to 1. Plus I have two others for a total potential win of over $600k
No. I've done the math. The big part of it is will be dogs or not throughout. If were to be favored every game out, it would make sense to hedge starting next week. However, in the current environment, I'll probably hedge the last two games only (assuming we make it there). There are also tax implications as well. If you hedge the semifinals and Iowa wins, you lose the hedge bet. The problem is, that bet will take place on December 31st, whereas your win will happen in 2016. It gets pretty complicated. Needless to say, if we get to the playoff, I'm gonna be making some serious jack
One thing I learned many many years ago when I was a young lad. Don't ever compare your checkbook to others. Because you have no idea
Ok......that made me laugh! ........................... stevey p you gunna claim this bet?
Don't most of us here make $5,000 on a daily basis if we have a bad day or is that just HROT? Chump change.
It started the year 150 to 1. When I made the 500-1 bet, we were 3-0 and about to play Wisconsin. I know that makes no sense, but that's what happened.
I doubt anybody on here would have made that bet, most of us do not even fork of the 99$ annual fee to be a premium member LOL
Hell, that's tip money for the delivery boy for everybody over on HROT.
For the last 6 years, I would make a $20 bet on Iowa to win the National Championship. After last year, I was so discouraged with the team I decided to end the tradition.... Idiot!
Just before kickoff of the Illinois State game, I opened up my William Hill app (yes, in Nevada, William Hill has an app where you can bet on your phone as long as you are inside state lines) and saw Iowa at 500 to 1. I decided to be a high roller and make a $2 wager.
So if the Hawks keep rolling, I'll win $1,000. Not bad for a $2 bet, but I sure wish I made the $20 wager!
Just before kickoff of the Illinois State game, I opened up my William Hill app (yes, in Nevada, William Hill has an app where you can bet on your phone as long as you are inside state lines) and saw Iowa at 500 to 1. I decided to be a high roller and make a $2 wager.
So if the Hawks keep rolling, I'll win $1,000. Not bad for a $2 bet, but I sure wish I made the $20 wager!
No. I've done the math. The big part of it is will be dogs or not throughout. If were to be favored every game out, it would make sense to hedge starting next week. However, in the current environment, I'll probably hedge the last two games only (assuming we make it there). There are also tax implications as well. If you hedge the semifinals and Iowa wins, you lose the hedge bet. The problem is, that bet will take place on December 31st, whereas your win will happen in 2016. It gets pretty complicated. Needless to say, if we get to the playoff, I'm gonna be making some serious jack
On a futures bet does the "loss" occur when a team is eliminated or when a different team has won? If it's the latter your hedge could just be to bet the other 3 teams to win it all right? Then the loss and gain occur at the same time.
This is the stuff about gambling that's fascinating to me. The rest is just luck. It's to bad there's not an open market you could cash in your ticket to right now.
