General Emotional betting

[Patch]

I think we all know we should leave emotion out of the equation when betting, but I'm sure everyone has had a time or two when emotion won out over logic. Do you have any examples of when you've let feelings control your decision at the gaming table?

 

[luckysam]

We should strive to put aside emotions but interestingly, this is a lesson that's normally learned the hard away.

I cannot recall a specific incident at the gaming table. Nonetheless, many are the times I have placed wagers on a certain team, horse or dog, simply because this was my preference.

A gambler needs to remain level-headed at all times.

 

[Smokey]

It probably happens to me most often in horse racing when I choose a horse based on a name or something silly like that. I'm very well versed in reading the program and I know all about studying bloodlines, past racing performances, drivers, etc., but I still make an emotional decision at the track once in a while.

 

[Roseanne]

Count me in with the horse racing crowd. I'll go to the track and see a horse that looks like one I owned or I'll have a connection with a name and that'll be the end of it. I've been going to tracks since I was a little kid, so I definitely know better, but I think when there is a living thing involved on the other end of the bet, it's easy to get emotional.

 

[kenzow]

Count me in with the horse racing crowd. I'll go to the track and see a horse that looks like one I owned or I'll have a connection with a name and that'll be the end of it. I've been going to tracks since I was a little kid, so I definitely know better, but I think when there is a living thing involved on the other end of the bet, it's easy to get emotional.

I completely relate to this. At times, emotions set in when there's little time to do research or look at the statistics and trends.

I remember a time I was at the racing track and I overheard a couple discussing a particular horse I had placed wagers on.

I had merely looked at its appearance but the truth of the matter was that it had not raced well in the previous 5 races.