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Post by Coast2Coast on Jan 31, 2015 22:01:49 GMT -6
Staying at Palazzo. Going to the book here named after Emeril. Should be some good eats to go with seats.
For big events, my favorite book is wherever I can get a good seat for the best price. Tomorrow for us to get a table for six, we had to commit $30k in action. It's really gotten ridiculous.
On a regular day, if I'm just hanging out, I like the comfort of the Wynn, but I'm usually good wherever. Yep, Mandalay is very nice, but it's funny, I rarely get down to that end.
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Post by Kirkwoodref on Jan 31, 2015 22:13:08 GMT -6
Love the Palazzo! Really like the rooms. They're a great bang for buck compared to say aria. The living room is very nice and enjoyed my stay both times I've been.
Lagasse stadium is pretty cool book but I liked Wynns or MGMs as they were more functional. I read LVH is going to remodel their book in a Lagasse style.
I hope you're comped a little bit for 30k in action! Those buckets of bud lights are a freaking rip off!
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Post by Hawg Ass on Feb 6, 2015 14:02:41 GMT -6
Coast, there is a article on your guy Billy Walters on the ESPN website that I am reading. I wish I could provide the link but ESPN is blocked from our computers at work. I am reading it on my phone.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 6, 2015 20:11:13 GMT -6
thanks Hawg. I will check it out.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 7, 2015 9:55:10 GMT -6
Time to start betting golf. 3d round matchups at Torrey Pines. All 1u
Vegas -110 v Levin
Watney +100 vs English
Leishman -125 v Laird
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 7, 2015 11:32:49 GMT -6
That article is interesting and shows that while Walters is a great gambler, his integrity is questionable. Imagine working for someone and part of your job is carrying a lot of money. If someone robs you or cops take the $$, you are on the hook for it to your employer.Only the dumb or desperate would take that kind of job. But that is the deal working for Walters. Anyone like him who preys on the dumb or desperate is not my kind of guy.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 7, 2015 23:18:07 GMT -6
Sunday...my two guys who won their matchups on Sat have value again by my #s.1u each
Watney +130 vs Day
Leishman -120 vs Poulter
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 8, 2015 10:23:08 GMT -6
I realized I never updated the +/- for this thread through the end of the FB season. This thread to this point (Sunday golf pending):
NFL +11.88 units
Golf: +5.84 units
College FB +0.4 units
Baseball: -0.63 units
NBA: -2 units
College hoops is in the other thread. It's down big. But a lot of season to go 
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 11, 2015 23:50:51 GMT -6
Ahhh Pebble Beach week.. First played it in 1976. It was $50. I carried my bag. As a poor college student, that was alot. I might not have had much to eat for a few weeks after that splurge. Now the list price is $500, but with caddie, tips, mandatory one night stay at the PB Lodge, it's like $1500 a round. I have played it several times since. My favorite course. Birdied 17 once from the back tees. Strafed a 3 iron 200 into the breeze to three feet. When I die, that will probably still be one of my top 5 life moments.
Top ten finish: Jordan Spieth, +100
Top ten finish: Spencer Levin +500
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 25, 2015 23:03:03 GMT -6
After breaking even at Pebble, I am back in action with golf bets as the boys tee it up in Miami. No top 10 or top 5 bets offered this week. And just when I thought I had a good longshot to hit the top 10 (Chris Stroud). Rory is back in action too, but so is Justin Rose, who has a solid track record at the Blue Monster. And at 23-1, he is much better value to win than Rory's 4-1 (2.5-1 at some places). Westwood also has a solid record at Doral and has played well recently. I guess it's Blighty week for me.
Westwood +101 vs Ryan Palmer, tourney matchup, 1.5 units
Justin Rose to win, 0.4 units at 23-1
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Post by November KS on Feb 25, 2015 23:18:15 GMT -6
Coast, you ever heard that Gianni the Greek (VegasRunner?) dude? He's very entertaining on the radio but I read some pretty strong stuff against him. No real reason I'm asking, just found him to be a good listen to like when he's been on 670. Heard him with Arnie Spanier the other night is what made me think of him.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 26, 2015 0:07:45 GMT -6
No, never heard of him...by that name anyway. Arnie Spanier? Damn I haven't heard him for a decade or more back when he was on that sports network that was so memorable I can't even remember its name...sporting news radio i think it was.
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Post by November KS on Feb 26, 2015 0:15:08 GMT -6
Ever heard of this place, Coast? This is where I was reading about him. forums.eog.com/ |
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 26, 2015 0:30:38 GMT -6
Yes I used to go to EOG years ago when the late Shrink ran it. I stopped going to gambling boards and find I do better...very little true info and unconsciously I was being influenced by guys who are not as good at this as I am. I looked up Gianni's twitter. Looks like he is something of a steam chaser. He gave out Rose today. He is steam I guess. But I picked him on my own methods, not following others. Too bad I didn't peg him two days ago before the line moved. A few more for Doral, all 1u each Rose -110 vs. DJ Rose +165 vs Rory Rickie Fowler -120 vs Koepka Watney -110 vs. Mickelson 6 units in play. Golf season is here. |
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Post by Hawg Ass on Feb 26, 2015 8:11:19 GMT -6
After breaking even at Pebble, I am back in action with golf bets as the boys tee it up in Miami. No top 10 or top 5 bets offered this week. And just when I thought I had a good longshot to hit the top 10 (Chris Stroud). Rory is back in action too, but so is Justin Rose, who has a solid track record at the Blue Monster. And at 23-1, he is much better value to win than Rory's 4-1 (2.5-1 at some places). Westwood also has a solid record at Doral and has played well recently. I guess it's Blighty week for me. Westwood +101 vs Ryan Palmer, tourney matchup, 1.5 units Justin Rose to win, 0.4 units at 23-1 Coast, did you think they were playing at Doral this week, it is the Honda Classic this week? |
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Post by Coast2Coast on Feb 26, 2015 13:31:04 GMT -6
i was looking at the right tourney form, but yeah i confused doral with palm beach. PGA National not Trump National Doral. Thanks.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Mar 2, 2015 20:39:41 GMT -6
+2.15 week on the links as Rose and Rickie cash, Westie pushes and Watney and the Rose odds bet lose.
Golf: +1.05 '15 season
Thread Record:
Golf: +6.79 units
College FB +0.4 units
Baseball: -0.63 units
NBA: -2 units
NFL +11.88 units
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Post by Coast2Coast on Mar 3, 2015 17:37:22 GMT -6
Five tourney matchups for Doral, all for 1 unit.
MU [7002] B. WATSON TNT +130 (R. MCILROY TNT vrs B. WATSON TNT)
MU [7004] J. DAY TNT +140 (R. MCILROY TNT vrs J. DAY TNT)
MU [7026] J. WALKER TNT -122 (R. FOWLER TNT vrs J. WALKER TNT)
MU [7031] K. BRADLEY TNT -110 (K. BRADLEY TNT vrs B. SNEDEKER TNT)
MU [7034] R. PALMER TNT -130 (L. DONALD TNT vrs R. PALMER TNT)
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Post by Coast2Coast on Mar 13, 2015 19:49:38 GMT -6
Cubs regular season wins opened 82; now over 83 is -140. Under is +110 right now. Thank you Cubs fans. You are paying 1.4 times for over 83 wins. You have another week to juice it a little more. Have not bought it yet, but I WILL be on under 83 at + money.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Mar 13, 2015 22:07:34 GMT -6
Rangers were under 78.5 this morning, but with Darvish injury, numbers are all over the place. Now I see under as low as 74, -135. I grabbed under 76 +110.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Apr 20, 2015 19:49:29 GMT -6
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Post by Coast2Coast on Apr 29, 2015 20:57:41 GMT -6
I don't know if I posted this before, but if not, here goes:
Republicans to win the 2016 election +140
I bought this at +190 some months ago, but love it maybe even more now at a worse price after the Clinton fiascos already.
Pretty simple bet: No way America elects Hillary. Sadly, even a whack job will be our Prez. if the Rs go that way.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Aug 20, 2015 19:33:26 GMT -6
Time to throw out a few ideas about the Presidential Election.
The line on a Democrat to win the election is down to -155,the line on a R to win is +125. As I said before, America will not elect Mrs. Clinton. But whom will they elect?
I don' know, but it won't be Donald Trump, that's for sure. Fortunately, the crazies that call themselves Republicans stil represent less than a third of party voters. In some parts of the country, it's higher than that, but not enough for the party to nominate him. Do you remember the candidates who have led the polls in Iowa months before the election? Herman Cain did four years ago. And Michelle Bachman did. And Rick Perry did. There are about 1/4 to 1/3 of the people in Republican primary states who typically choose the non Washington "outsider" candidates. Nothing new about that. What is particularly interesting about many Trump supporters is that they are so disaffected with politics, many don't even vote. The other candidates know this. In fact, other candidates' poll numbers are that more than half of supposed Trump supporters have not voted in over a decade. He may win the media polls due to name recognition and his appeal to the disaffected, but it will be interesting to see whether his crew does its own polling and initiates a voter registration drive to get his supporters to actually vote.
The other thing about Trump is his negatives. Other candidates' polling shows more than half of Republicans in all key states say they will never vote for Trump. So as the other weaker candidates drop out between now and the South Carolina primary, Rs will coalesce around one or two others besides Trump. The Donald will likely make it to Super Tuesday, but he will be all but done after that. I have seen Trump odds as low as +155 and as high as +850 this week to win the nomination. Crazy stuff. Save your money and find something better to bet on than Trump.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 20, 2015 19:40:24 GMT -6
Will Trump damage whoever the eventual nominee enough to hurt?
Or will he run as an independent to take away Republican votes?
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Post by Hawg Ass on Aug 20, 2015 19:44:40 GMT -6
Thanks for calling me a crazy Coast, always love a good name caller.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Aug 20, 2015 19:50:34 GMT -6
I didn't call you any names! Not sure what you are reading into what I said that I did not say. Wow.
Let me be clear: There are some crazies in the Republican party, just as there are some crazies in the Democratic party. I define crazy as an extremist who supports ideas way out on the fringe. But in both parties, the number of crazies is less than 1/3 of the party. That does not mean that everyone who supports Trump is crazy. What it does mean is that Trump is getting a lot of those voters today, but the crazy/disaffected/extremist vote (in both parties) is not enough to win the nomination.
If you self-identify as a crazy, that's your interpretation, not mine.
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Post by Coast2Coast on Aug 20, 2015 20:00:18 GMT -6
Will Trump damage whoever the eventual nominee enough to hurt? Or will he run as an independent to take away Republican votes? Your guess is as good as mine about these things. I won't ever pretend to guess what he thinks or will do.
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Post by Hawg Ass on Aug 20, 2015 20:06:15 GMT -6
I didn't call you any names! Not sure what you are reading into what I said that I did not say. Wow. Let me be clear: There are some crazies in the Republican party, just as there are some crazies in the Democratic party. I define crazy as an extremist who supports ideas way out on the fringe. But in both parties, the number of crazies is less than 1/3 of the party. That does not mean that everyone who supports Trump is crazy. What it does mean is that Trump is getting a lot of those voters today, but the crazy/disaffected/extremist vote (in both parties) is not enough to win the nomination. If you self-identify as a crazy, that's your interpretation, not mine. Thanks for explaining. |
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Post by November KS on Aug 20, 2015 20:10:55 GMT -6
I think Jeb Bush is the only chance Republicans have at defeating Hillary. And even then it would be by the slimmest of margins if he even won at all.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 20, 2015 20:11:25 GMT -6
Hawg is a Trumper?
Interesting.
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