New Posts For Thread: Percentage of people on Betfair, who are winners in the long term? (Over a year)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-yearAny guesses?yes Thin - your heart has to be in ithttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520831275#520831275yes Thin - your heart has to be in itThu, 14 Jun 2012 17:11:47 -0500Motivation is a big factor. I'm sure their are plenty of people who could do well at this game but prefer to make a living elsewhere.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520812823#520812823Motivation is a big factor. I'm sure their are plenty of people who could do well at this game but prefer to make a living elsewhere.Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:36:30 -0500As in any sport, the better players/teams will beat the lesser players and the best players will beat the better players. You might as well ask what makes Drokovik, Federer, Nadal better than Murray who is better than all those ranked below him. Or Mhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520778829#520778829As in any sport, the better players/teams will beat the lesser players and the best players will beat the better players. You might as well ask what makes Drokovik, Federer, Nadal better than Murray who is better than all those ranked below him. Or MWed, 13 Jun 2012 10:52:43 -0500i agree with racingguru. i think if there is any persanlity trait which significantly differentiates the winners from losers, it has to be about the emotional aspects of placing bets and handling wins and loses.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520776983#520776983i agree with racingguru. i think if there is any persanlity trait which significantly differentiates the winners from losers, it has to be about the emotional aspects of placing bets and handling wins and loses.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:10:34 -0500sorry hadn't finished.I know its easier for lifetime losers to think the winners are cheating them or have superior feeds, some of which may be true but the biggest reason they lose and at the rate they lose is they haven't worked on what it takes tohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520775807#520775807sorry hadn't finished.I know its easier for lifetime losers to think the winners are cheating them or have superior feeds, some of which may be true but the biggest reason they lose and at the rate they lose is they haven't worked on what it takes toWed, 13 Jun 2012 09:39:50 -0500Really don't think it's a matter of some people's brains being wired the right way to be good at gambling and some that are predisposed to be lifetime losers.I think there is a basic level of intelligence required and the ability to look at things wihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520775707#520775707Really don't think it's a matter of some people's brains being wired the right way to be good at gambling and some that are predisposed to be lifetime losers.I think there is a basic level of intelligence required and the ability to look at things wiWed, 13 Jun 2012 09:37:13 -0500Zealot - some truth in what you say ,and for life in general .Those who's brain works a certain way has an advantage -in work,exams,betting .... hardly fair really ,but then how do you get around it - using your brain is still cheating your way thhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520772873#520772873Zealot - some truth in what you say ,and for life in general .Those who's brain works a certain way has an advantage -in work,exams,betting .... hardly fair really ,but then how do you get around it - using your brain is still cheating your way thWed, 13 Jun 2012 08:14:03 -0500You can get an idea of how the distribution of winners and losers might look by using the final table for the premiership and recasting it.The exchange works on the principle that for a winner to win there must be a loser (or losers).So, re-cast thehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520770195#520770195You can get an idea of how the distribution of winners and losers might look by using the final table for the premiership and recasting it.The exchange works on the principle that for a winner to win there must be a loser (or losers).So, re-cast theWed, 13 Jun 2012 06:37:39 -0500The winning punters are stealing off other less able punters .https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520757663#520757663The winning punters are stealing off other less able punters .Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:58:36 -0500That burst my little bubble , Kennyhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29140397/percentage-of-people-on-betfair-who-are-winners-in-the-long-term-over-a-year?post_id=520745669#520745669That burst my little bubble , KennyTue, 12 Jun 2012 12:44:55 -0500