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NLDS: Giants vs. Evil Empire


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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 11:28 AM)
Pretty sure Lester's brain would melt.

 

And who knows if Chapman is rattled now or not.

 

The fans and media really affect the mindset of the players IMO. Fans start panicking...players start panicking. There's a reason Cubs team of the past that played so well in the regular season have fallen on their faces in the playoffs.

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I was thinking last night when I went to bed how tough that had to be on Cub fans. That game ended 1:45 a.m. I think. Let's say you live in suburbia and have to be at work at 8 downtown and take the train.

You get up at 5:45 to do everything you need to do to catch a train right? That's a whopping 4 hours sleep and they lost. Lotta people in bad moods today?

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QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 12:29 PM)
I was thinking last night when I went to bed how tough that had to be on Cub fans. That game ended 1:45 a.m. I think. Let's say you live in suburbia and have to be at work at 8 downtown and take the train.

You get up at 5:45 to do everything you need to do to catch a train right? That's a whopping 4 hours sleep and they lost. Lotta people in bad moods today?

 

A lot of them are Blackhawks fans, so they have experience with playoff games lasting past midnight.

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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 06:36 PM)
A lot of them are Blackhawks fans, so they have experience with playoff games lasting past midnight.

Are they wrecks during the day? The game ended at 1:45 and they had to get up at 5:45.

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QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 11:14 AM)
What odds did you get at 3-0? That's some major stones to bet $2k at that point. Sure looked like they were dead and buried.

 

Initial bet was $2,000 money line on the Giants, it was at -135 to start, so $2,000 to win $1481.84

 

When it was 3-0, the line was +1200 for the Giants. I was on tilt and bet another $2,000 because I just didn't believe they would go quietly. So that bet was $2,000 to win $24,000.

 

All in all I made $29,481.84

 

edit: gotta subtract out the $4k investment so $25,481.84

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QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 12:23 PM)
Initial bet was $2,000 money line on the Giants, it was at -135 to start, so $2,000 to win $1481.84

 

When it was 3-0, the line was +1200 for the Giants. I was on tilt and bet another $2,000 because I just didn't believe they would go quietly. So that bet was $2,000 to win $24,000.

 

All in all I made $29,481.84

Wow! That is incredible.

 

Now be careful!

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QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 02:23 PM)
Initial bet was $2,000 money line on the Giants, it was at -135 to start, so $2,000 to win $1481.84

 

When it was 3-0, the line was +1200 for the Giants. I was on tilt and bet another $2,000 because I just didn't believe they would go quietly. So that bet was $2,000 to win $24,000.

 

All in all I made $29,481.84

 

edit: gotta subtract out the $4k investment so $25,481.84

 

Did you have to sign anything for tax purposes?

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QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 03:30 PM)
I use bovada so they don't report anything, I wouldn't pay taxes on it anyway because I already paid taxes on my $50 to $100 I initially invested.

 

Not that anyone will ever know, but I'm fairly certain it doesn't work that way. My experience is you pay taxes on ALL income. Unless you already lost $30,000 this year.

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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 01:52 PM)
Not that anyone will ever know, but I'm fairly certain it doesn't work that way. My experience is you pay taxes on ALL income. Unless you already lost $30,000 this year.

Right. So you can write off gambling losses against gambling winnings...so basically to prove you had no long-term gains.

 

The Vegas casinos typically require you to sign tax forms for winnings of $10k or more, I believe.

 

Is Bovada technically illegal still? If so, I'm not sure how much good it would do you to pay taxes on income related to an illegal act. :)

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QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 03:56 PM)
Right. So you can write off gambling losses against gambling winnings...so basically to prove you had no long-term gains.

 

The Vegas casinos typically require you to sign tax forms for winnings of $10k or more, I believe.

 

Is Bovada technically illegal still? If so, I'm not sure how much good it would do you to pay taxes on income related to an illegal act. :)

 

That depends. If you get caught, you add tax evasion to any gambling charges. And honestly it is the tax evasion that they will hunt you down for.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 04:09 PM)
That depends. If you get caught, you add tax evasion to any gambling charges. And honestly it is the tax evasion that they will hunt you down for.

 

can we just scrub out the gambling posts, I shouldn't have even put them in here to begin with.

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