Originally Posted by sedated:
I think this has been researched when it comes to NCAA bracket pools. I believe they determined that quantity (below an insane amount, like in the thousands) doesn't really help because there are so many possible combinations. One bracket you hit on A and B, but the other one who hit on X and Y.
But I don't have a link so I could be wrong.
That makes sense but you're also talking about a clear cut winner and loser to whereas what we're doing could net us some serious money by placing in the top 100 or whatever.We may not hit the jackpot but the diversification at least imo gives us a better shot at placing in the money and keeping this thing going.
Originally Posted by Swanman:
Which is funny because he kept talking about the strategy of "covering the entire dartboard" but when it came time to actually do lineups, he abandoned that because he knew exactly what players were going to hit it big. Just ask him, he knew all.
That's such the definition of someone with a gambling problem. They can't stick to the system because they want to play their hunches, gut feelings and such. A system isn't "fun" and doesn't feed their addiction in the same way the randomness of playing hunches does.
Originally Posted by NewChief:
That's such the definition of someone with a gambling problem. They can't stick to the system because they want to play their hunches, gut feelings and such. A system isn't "fun" and doesn't feed their addiction in the same way the randomness of playing hunches does.
It's like a blackjack player splitting 10's to get 2 chances to win when every sane strategy in the world says not to.
Originally Posted by Swanman:
Which is funny because he kept talking about the strategy of "covering the entire dartboard" but when it came time to actually do lineups, he abandoned that because he knew exactly what players were going to hit it big. Just ask him, he knew all.
Isn't this standard procedure for gamblers who can't control the drug? Ignoring facts, I'm better than the game, hunches, gut feelings... Sounds like the typical thought processes when it goes out of control.
Instead of borrowing it from a brother, cousin, or loan shark, it sounds like CP was simply funding the fix.