The Crooked Link

Life of a Low Stakes Gambler...

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Never Forget


Although I can thank God that I was not directly affected by the September 11 attacks (and I mean not directly affected in the sense that I did not lose a loved one) my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those who lost somebody on that tragic day.

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Cubs -1.5

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Day Profit: -$8.83

Day Record: 0-1

Total Record: 110-121-6

Bankroll: $80.00

Total Profit: -$120.00

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Mexico vs. Canada



Wish me luck boys and girls. I don't see Mexico losing this game but anything can happen.

Mexico -0.5 (-350)

Risking $69.09 to win $19.74

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Running Blog:

7:18 PM: I'm going to be keeping a running blog during the game just because I feel like it. I'm at work right now but I'll be able to watch the game on Justin.tv (great source for live sporting events).

7:23 PM: Kick off time is at 8:00PM so it'll be another 35 minutes or so before the game starts. I was checking out the lineup for the Mexican squad and two noticeable absences to keep an eye on are going to be Pardo and Salcido. Pardo got injured in the game against Jamaica and Salcido accumulated 2 yellow cards. They're both intergral parts of the team but Mexico should still come away with a victory tonight.

7:34 PM: I'm glad I didn't wait til the last minute to put in my bet for tonight. The line has jumped from -350 up to -600. Good job me. =)

7:39 PM: I'm trying to get more action on this game on FCP using my poker bankroll, but no one is biting...yet.

7:44 PM: I'm currently negotiating odds with an FCPer. He is asking for 6-1 odds (which like I said, is what the line at bookmaker.com is now) and I counter-offered with 4.5 to 1. I'm awaiting his response.


7:56 PM: Just about ready for kick off and I got another huge bet with an FCPer. I gave him 5.5 to 1 odds. I'm risking $275 to win $50 from him. This is bad. I shouldn't have done it. It will cripple both my Poker and my Sports betting accounts if Mexico loses this game, lol.

Sigh....

8:55 PM: Halftime. Quite the game we have here. Mexico had complete domination throughout the first have but failed to capitalize. Canadians had only one or two shots on goal while Mexicans keep playing down the wings but were missing that key guy up front that could punish the Canadians in the air.

10:05PM: Okay, so the running blog didn't exactly materialize the way I thought it would. The plan was to keep updating throughout the game but that proved impossible because I had 3 or 4 guys huddled around my laptop trying to watch the game. Anyway, important thing is that MEXICO WON! Yes sir! It wasn't as easy a victory as I thought it'd be though. But Mexico finally broke trough in the 58th minute on a header by Bravo and then Marquez made it 2-0 with another header off a corner kick. Mexico seemed to be cruising 2-0 until Canada made it an interesting finish by scoring in the 77th minute. The Mexicans held on though and shipped the 2-1 victory. Including the $50 from the FCPer, a total profit of +$69.74 for the night but of course only a profit of +$19.74 will go on the record since the other bet was made with my poker bankroll and the money will be deposited into my Full Tilt account.

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Day Profit: +$19.74

Day Record: 1-0

Total Record: 109-121-6

Bankroll: $88.83

Total Profit: -$111.17

Monday, September 8, 2008

Packers and Raiders

So much for a good NFL season start.

Whatever happens tonight, I'm putting my entire roll on the line tomorrow with Mexico against Canada. I'll lay the heavy juice and take Mexico -0.5 (-350).

Green Bay -2

Oakland +3

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Day Profit: -$0.91

Day Record: 1-1

Total Record:108-121-6

Bankroll: $69.09

Total Profit: -$130.91

Sunday, September 7, 2008

New NFL Season

Let's hope we get started off on the right foot this football season.

Jets -3

New England -15.5

2 Team Teaser: Colts -1.5 & New England -7.5

Browns +7

Colts -9.5

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Day Profit: -$38.17

Day Record: 1-4

Total Record: 107-120-6

Bankroll: $70.00

Total Profit: -$130.00

Saturday, September 6, 2008

4 Teamer

4 Team Parlay:
Serbia -0.5
England -0.5
Germany -0.5
Mexico -0.5


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Day Profit: +$18.77

Day Record: 1-0

Total Record: 106-116-6

Bankroll: $108.17

Total Profit: -$91.23

Wednesday and Thursday

I didn't post the plays from Wednesday and Thursday but it was pretty much a break even two days after South Carolina messed up my teaser.

Here are the plays I had:

Yankees -0.5

Detroit -1.5

Cubs -1.5

2 Team Teaser: Redskins +10.5 & South Carolina -3.5

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2 Day Profit: +$1.28

2 Day Record: 2-2

Total Record: 105-118-6

Bankroll: $89.40

Total Profit: -$110.60

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Hello Fall


Okay so technically its not really fall yet, but it sure feels like it with the Labor Day weekend, and football season kicking off on Thursday. I don't really mind it since unlike previous years, I don't have to dread going back to school. I'll welcome the cooling off in the weather and the scenic foliage of Chicago autumns.

The weekend went by pretty quickly although I didn't get out or do much. I had an ugly 1-3 day on Saturday in football and soccer plays with my only win coming via Paper Chaser's suggestion on taking USC. I spent most of the weekend on my Xbox 360. I picked up copies of FIFA 08 (which I previously had but my dog Chase scratched badly)and a copy of Call of Duty 4 which I'd been meaning to get for a while now. COD4 has been pretty awesome so far. I've been going trough the single player campaign but I haven't played online a lot yet cause I'm still a noob and keep getting owned by everyone.

Saturday night I played the $33 10K Guaranteed on PokerStars on a stake from an FCPer. I went semi-deep in that ending 49th out of 432 entries for $60.91. It would have been fucking awesome to final table that bitch. First place was like $2,400.

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I've updated my record to reflect the 1-3 day on Saturday from plays that I didn't post.

Here are the plays for tonight. Let's get lucky just ONE TIME!

Cubs -1.5

Brewers -1.5

Red Sox -1.5

Twins -0.5

2 Team Parlay: Revolution & Chivas USA
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Day Profit: -$21.43

Day Record: 1-4

Total Record: 103-116-6

Bankroll: $88.12

Total Profit: -$111.88