When Bookies Make Big Line Errors

CardSharpCook · #1 11-30-2007, 02:30 PM

It sounds like he set the perfect template for your correct action here.

Thremp · #2 11-30-2007, 02:34 PM

Umm... I'd probably just tell him he has an error if you're a big player and going to be hammering his face in for a while. He might actually appreciate the fact that you tell the truth and keep letting you rape him longer.

Performify · #3 11-30-2007, 02:41 PM

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tell him he has an error

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Indeed.

As Dali found out first hand, dealing with locals is a whole different story.

If you want to continue to be able to use his services, make nice. Try to become as friendly with him as possible. You want to become his best customer, helping him balance his books (assuming you're indeed sharp and will generally be on the other side of a lot of his other customers).

Build a relationship. Get to the point that he actually welcomes your action -- or at least tolerates it in some places because it helps him in others.

Is it worth picking off this one line to ruin the relationship?

-P

selurah · #4 11-30-2007, 03:01 PM

As P alluded to above with the Dali situation, it is almost always a pretty bad idea to start hammering incorrect lines from a local. Make a habit of it and you'll find yourself cut-off at best...

cato-tonia · #5 11-30-2007, 08:33 PM

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tell him he has an error

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Indeed.

As Dali found out first hand, dealing with locals is a whole different story.

If you want to continue to be able to use his services, make nice. Try to become as friendly with him as possible. You want to become his best customer, helping him balance his books (assuming you're indeed sharp and will generally be on the other side of a lot of his other customers).

Build a relationship. Get to the point that he actually welcomes your action -- or at least tolerates it in some places because it helps him in others.

Is it worth picking off this one line to ruin the relationship?

-P

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to quote w.c. fields: never give a sucker an even break. your bookie sure as hell wouldn't.

youtalkfunny · #6 11-30-2007, 02:35 PM

Allow me to answer your question with a question:

My bookie dropped his wallet. I picked it up. It contains thousands of dollars.

Should I return it?

For what it's worth, I'm stuck for year.

CarlSpackler · #7 11-30-2007, 03:30 PM

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Allow me to answer your question with a question:

My bookie dropped his wallet. I picked it up. It contains thousands of dollars.

Should I return it?

For what it's worth, I'm stuck for year.

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This analogy isn't valid, IMO. It's not like he mistakenly set the o/u at 72. It's at 42. That's only 18.3% off the regular line. I highly doubt most of the people betting through him will even notice anything odd about the o/u. Also, it's not like this bet is completely risk free, even with the extra 6.5 points.

Fwiw I already have a great relationship with him. Also, as I alluded to earlier, I brought him a client that's made him more $$$ the last several weeks than anyone else ever has. And if I do decide to play it, I'm not going to bet it any bigger than my regular big bets. Actually, the more I think about it, I could put in all my plays for the weekend tomorrow morning, play this straight up, include it a parlay or 2, play dumb, and make a comment after my bets are in that the total seems kind of high. This will give him the option to correct the line, and even cancel my bets. On a scale of 1 to 10 how unethical is this?

youtalkfunny · #8 11-30-2007, 04:07 PM

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This analogy isn't valid, IMO. It's not like he mistakenly set the o/u at 72. It's at 42.

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Ok then, the wallet doesn't contain thousands. Just a few twenties.

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On a scale of 1 to 10 how unethical is this?

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Cash me out. I'm done.

You can't put "unethical" on a 1-10 scale. Only a 0-1 scale, where:

0 = Ethical

1 = Unethical

If you're looking for forgiveness for committing an act that you know is wrong, look elsewhere.

kaboshedx · #9 11-30-2007, 04:10 PM

Only 18.3% eh? You sound like a massive square.

Thus, I believe your most +EV play is to pound the errant line, hope you hit one time, and get cut off from this book. This saves you all the $$ you would've lost in the future.

Performify · #10 11-30-2007, 05:34 PM

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Allow me to answer your question with a question:

My bookie dropped his wallet. I picked it up. It contains thousands of SklanskyBucks.

Should I return it?

For what it's worth, I'm stuck for year.

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This analogy isn't valid, IMO.

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"Fixed" the analogy if you want to be a complete nit.

(not like it wasn't "fixed" before, considering most of us would consider "massively +EV" to be the same thing...)

-P