What do you do when your bankroll is almost gone?

[hemiscatpak]

Ive got a question for you guys, please give me your input. Ive had a great season this season playing baseball, made about 60 or so units up until about a week ago. Im a dollar bettor on average, my account about 2 weeks ago was around $4k, I took $2k out to pay my credit card off to be 100% out of debt and had $2k left in my offshore account. Well, as we all know gambling is cyclical, and over the past week i hit a cold spell and am down to $250 in my offshore account after tonite.

I started in April with $100 in an offshore account, and built it to $6000, have pulled a total of $4k out, and after my cold spell, am down to $250 bones.

My question is, if this were you, and you were like myself, a $100 on average bettor, would you:

A)hold off, save some more "play" money up and then just reload in a few weeks when you can send a dime or two into your offshore account and resume betting at $100 an average bet, OR

b)Scale back your bets to like $20 a bet, or even $15 a bet, and slowly try and make it back, still playing with the houses money.

Just looking for comments/opinions, trying to decide if its worth messing with $20 bets, or just hold off till i can reload with a decent amount.........thanks for your input.......

 

[Scott4USC]

From what you said, it looks like you do not get much of a thrill betting $20 a game. So this is what I would do if I was in your position.

Option A) Just wait for a very strong game or the best game you like this weekend and wager it all on it. Not too hard to pick one solid game and win it vs trying to win multiple games. High Risk High reward. I find I usually win my BIG GAMES but then I often piss the winnings away on my smaller bets or just bets to have action cuz game on TV.

Option B) Bet 2 team ML parlay. Take 2 teams you expect to win straight up but are favored by a TD or so. You will get even money. Usually teams who are favored by a TD will win the game, especially you handicapped both teams to win SU. Not as much risk but high reward! (but got to win 2 games)

Option C) same as B but take 2 team ML parlay that are favored by 7-13pts and you get half your wager in winnings. Little safer but prob. not worth the risk.

Option A and B are the best bets IMO and I def. would do that have have done that multiple times in the last 5+ years. I also found myself usually winning and increasing my bankroll really fast but you know eventually it will catch up to you. So try and win 2 ALL IN bets and have $1000 bankroll and if you lose you lose $250 which is is 2.5x your normal wager.

Put it all on Rice this weekend. That is my fav. game but I am not going to big on it because its too early in the season. Still pissed about losing a big bet on Florida St. against Miami! :cursin:

DO NOT TRY AND WIN IT BACK WITH PARLAYS!

Except maybe a $5 10 team parlay to win $3400!!!

Good luck whatever you do! Just do 2 all in bets and win them both and have close to a $1000 in your bankroll! You can win 2 bets in a row!!!!

 

[yipyip]

If you turned $100 into six grand, why worry when you still have $250? Id just do what I did with the original hundred.

 

[hemiscatpak]

If you turned $100 into six grand, why worry when you still have $250? Id just do what I did with the original hundred.

well, i cant really do that as it all started by a daily chase method betting $5 a game, that did really well, football being weekly wont really allow me to grow it that quick, or as quick as betting baseball daily did.......

 

[I LOVE WR]

Option B) Bet 2 team ML parlay. Take 2 teams you expect to win straight up but are favored by a TD or so. You will get even money. Usually teams who are favored by a TD will win the game, especially you handicapped both teams to win SU. Not as much risk but high reward! (but got to win 2 games)

IN ALMOST ALL CASES YOU WILL GET MUCH BETTER ODDS TAKING A 2 TEAM 7 PT TEASER INSTAED OF A PARLAY NEVER TEASE COLLEGE, ONLY NFL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS

PLAY MAX $50 GAMES AND JUST LIMIT YOUR GAMES. THE ONE MAJOR MISTAKE MOST CAPPERS DO IS TAKE WAY TOO MANY GAMES ON A SATURDAY/SUNDAY.

YOU CAN PAY ME $50 FOR ONE OF MY PICKS. (JOKING).

JUST BE CAREFUL WHO YOU FOLLOW CAPPER WISE.

GOOD LUCK YOU CAN DO THIS

 

[OverUnder]

I kinda agree with Scott....I would picka very strong early game today and put all but like $50 on it...that way just in case you lose you still have a few bucks....but like he said,if you can hit 2 in a row putting almost all of your cash on each...you can have a nice amount in there.
I started with $100 a week and a hlaf ago and worked it up to around $4500.

Good Luck!

 

[OverUnder]

Also....Look at some O/U's...I think people overlook O/U's and they have made me a lot of cash in the past...thats mainly what I play.

 

[dogface]

Maybe this is off the mark, but I will add it any way.

I consider each particular sport a season, and offer a bankroll for each season. (Money Set aside) that I start with, and end with a goal. Either the unfortunate happens and I lose, the bankroll for the sport, or I win and take out the funds.

Profits are used first to make the bankroll for each season, then the profits on top of that are taken for personal use.

This would be an example:


Starting Bankroll:

MLB $1000
CFB: $1000
NFL: $10000
NBA: $1000
NCAA BB: $1000

My goals for each are always $10000, but are adjusted accordingly. If I start on a major losing streak, I will alter the end goal and pair down wagers. Example I had a down turn in MLB before the All-Star Break, re-evaluated my goals and shot for $7500 with some luck and good selections and a 10-0 run to end the year I finsished with this 124- 107 +87.43* . Enough to fund the accounts in the example, and then take a profit from the MLB season.

If you lose you are done for that season and work on the other seasons' to replenish next years's roll.

Hope it makes sense, there are many options of what you can do, it is really up to you!

TSI

 

[Marco]

As Over/under stated above.....I'd find a total or two to play, with all the games out there there are a few weak numbers to hit...judging by your run and what you've accomplished, you're not out anything if you lose the remaining 250....

Enjoy your winnings regardless what happens to the 250.....not many people have the type of run you just had....

 

[hellah10again]

What do you do when your bankroll is almost gone?

Hope that your futures win

 

[TJBELL]

b)Scale back your bets to like $20 a bet, or even $15 a bet, and slowly try and make it back, still playing with the houses money.

Take it slow and easy.

Good luck!!!

 

[Scott4USC]

If you took my advice and put it on Rice (my personal biggest bet of the day) you would have $500 in your account and then you just need to win one more big one to reach $1000. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.

 

[Eddie Haskell]

Borrow and/or steal any and all monies which are available to you and place them on the Bengals tonight over Miami. Cannot lose.

Eddie

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

call beaner

 

[freelancc]

call beaner

:142lmao:

 

[saint]

call beaner

GO TO MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT WWW.LEGALSEAFOODS.COM AND HAVE TWO JUMBO LOBSTERS AND 2 ICE COLD CORONAS.

 

[worm44]

knock over a gas station?

 

[hemiscatpak]

Thanks guys for the info, took three games this weekend, Nevada, Notre Dame, and then Jacksonville on the ML, back to a 4 digit account, thanks again

 

[OverUnder]

I just did the same last night.....cashed out a bunch from my book and kept $800 in,worked it up to $1600+ then couldnt hit....went down to nothing put $300 back in and work the $300 up to almost 2 grand in just 3 games...kept going pretty much all or nothing 3 games in a row and hit.

 

[Chopsticks]

Sell your plasma...Or you can sell your sperm. Tried it once myself, but they said I've got too high of a count of MSG...