New Posts For Thread: Professional Gamblinghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gamblingI like so many people that type on these forums would love to become a "Professional Gambler" and make this their full-time job.Even if it makes a regular steady profit, im sure most people would prefer this rather than having to work the same old teA good thread from when the original PC came into playhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=503732625#503732625A good thread from when the original PC came into playWed, 27 Jul 2011 17:42:39 -0500Doyler1987 23 Nov 23:59 Lori speaks a monumental amount of sense.I would have not put it quite that way and while I bend my mind around sensible monuments I would just like to demonstrate to duncan that some of us get on.Don't Worry be Happy byhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=419151126#419151126Doyler1987 23 Nov 23:59 Lori speaks a monumental amount of sense.I would have not put it quite that way and while I bend my mind around sensible monuments I would just like to demonstrate to duncan that some of us get on.Don't Worry be Happy byTue, 24 Nov 2009 03:40:34 -0600'I often wonder why theres so many rows on here about stuff 'Maybe cos (people like) you jump on someone who has just expressed a personal opinion and tell them that's a 'terrible excuse' and only a personal opinion (as above re. fleetingglimpse!)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=419151122#419151122'I often wonder why theres so many rows on here about stuff 'Maybe cos (people like) you jump on someone who has just expressed a personal opinion and tell them that's a 'terrible excuse' and only a personal opinion (as above re. fleetingglimpse!)Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:30:25 -0600'Even the "gut" guys spend a lot of time watching or reading about their chosen subjects.'agree that the 'gut' guys probably put in more leg work/hours than anyone elsehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=419151118#419151118'Even the "gut" guys spend a lot of time watching or reading about their chosen subjects.'agree that the 'gut' guys probably put in more leg work/hours than anyone elseTue, 24 Nov 2009 03:26:35 -0600The layers are the people who got in quicker than you and want to get out. Don't feel sorry for them. You're doing the same.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=419151042#419151042The layers are the people who got in quicker than you and want to get out. Don't feel sorry for them. You're doing the same.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:07:13 -0600Lori speaks a monumental amount of sense.I'm a gut feel gambler, but have set stakes also, because obviously I can get too confident at times. But hes bang on, I'd spend hours watching/reading/doing absolutely anything to give me more knowledge on thhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=419151038#419151038Lori speaks a monumental amount of sense.I'm a gut feel gambler, but have set stakes also, because obviously I can get too confident at times. But hes bang on, I'd spend hours watching/reading/doing absolutely anything to give me more knowledge on thMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:59:56 -0600If that piece of advice has already been given then I apologise.If you can't calculate your edge then you're either very good at gut feel, or you're going to end up losing. While there are some amazing gut feel gamblers out there, they are rare. I sphttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=419151034#419151034If that piece of advice has already been given then I apologise.If you can't calculate your edge then you're either very good at gut feel, or you're going to end up losing. While there are some amazing gut feel gamblers out there, they are rare. I spMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:06 -0600Do people even know what an 'edge' is?Er- yes. It's the difference between the frequency of an ocurrence and the predicted frequency of that occurrence (as expressed in the odds). If I took 2000 bets at 2 and won 1100 of them then my edge would havehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=419151030#419151030Do people even know what an 'edge' is?Er- yes. It's the difference between the frequency of an ocurrence and the predicted frequency of that occurrence (as expressed in the odds). If I took 2000 bets at 2 and won 1100 of them then my edge would haveMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:34:49 -0600Sounds like massive para phrasing going on. I think the biggest mistake people make is listening to other people's advice and then passing it off as their own. Do people even know what an 'edge' is??? I'm not sure I do, you know, when I REALLY thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=419151022#419151022Sounds like massive para phrasing going on. I think the biggest mistake people make is listening to other people's advice and then passing it off as their own. Do people even know what an 'edge' is??? I'm not sure I do, you know, when I REALLY tMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:29:39 -0600I think the mistake most people make is assuming it's about finding one edge and exploiting it.Edges come and go, it's about finding edges repeatedly and exploiting them while they're there. Anyone who has the time and is smart enough to click the fohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469278/professional-gambling?post_id=419151010#419151010I think the mistake most people make is assuming it's about finding one edge and exploiting it.Edges come and go, it's about finding edges repeatedly and exploiting them while they're there. Anyone who has the time and is smart enough to click the foMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:34 -0600