Don't feel sorry for me mate. I have an amazing life. This is what I do and I love it. Gambling has paid for my appartment and I am 34 years of age and mortgage free. I have been able to buy my parents a house in Portugal so that in 5 years they will have a place to retire. I have assisted my sis in getting a mortgage for her place in England and I have also been able to give 10k to make a wish charity to help young kids dreams come through. With money I have made through gambling I have managed to make many shrewd investments and its helped me have the standard of life that I have. I have travelled all over the world for months at a time. Wined and dined the finest of women. Seen some of the most amazing things life has to offer, from World cup finals, Superbowls, Boxing classics all the way to the 8 wonders of the world. Basically I have really lived life.
You are right the majority of gamblers lose but they are some 5% that make a very good living from it. 95% live a very tough sad and lonely life. I have a friend who is just amazing at picking upsets in NFL matches and English soccer matches and we exchange info and we have both done really well out of this over the years. To be honest when I first gambled I lost a couple of grand but I took a ledger of every bet I made and I learnt from my mistakes and my wreckless nature. As the lads pointed out bankroll management is key. I only bet huge sums on great value fights with an obvious result (FMM beating Hatton, Pacman beating Hatton, Khan beating kotlenick). I will never back anything over -300 for large sums as they is no value big risk play. Yes I have lost big bets but for the past 8 years, I have hit roughly 6 out of every 7 big bets). I also put in a massive amount of work before making a big bet. There is an enormous amount of satisfaction in winning a bet that you have put weeks investigating. I come on here and Not only Exchange info but most of them hit and I get fools like you critizing me. So what if I pat ymself on the back. Its not a bloody crime. One of the big reasons I do pat myself, is for new users to see the links and tail me so that I can make them money. I guess that makes me an a$$hole.
If worst comes to worst I lose what I have in the bank now and go back to my day job. But my properties are paid for and I will never gamble those so no matter what, professional gambling has been good to me and I truly believe will continue to be. I have made alot of money this year so far so until Christmas I probably wont bet much. But rest assured when my next big bet will be placed, I will post it here. Hopefully it will win like the other big bets I have posted here and I get an Inbox full of thank you's. Thats why I do it. I love helping people and if I have to deal with idiots like you and cee money along the way then so be it..