Stock market put into full hardcore degenerate mode. Splits, straddles, longs,..... 70% margin on my account. I had two portfolios running for 4 years. Then Microsoft got hit with an anti Trust suit and was holding 14,000+ shares. Phuckin nightmare paying down those margin calls.
Cashed out and went heavy in sports. Lost even more.
I should be dead but I'm not.
What were those shares of microsoft worth when that happened?
Stock market put into full hardcore degenerate mode. Splits, straddles, longs,..... 70% margin on my account. I had two portfolios running for 4 years. Then Microsoft got hit with an anti Trust suit and was holding 14,000+ shares. Phuckin nightmare paying down those margin calls.
Cashed out and went heavy in sports. Lost even more.
I should be dead but I'm not.
Me? 1993...freshman year of high school. NCAA Tourny pool at my buddies dads work. $10 to enter. I had ZERO doubt UNC would win it all (havent been been as sure about much since).
Started filling out those Parlay football tickets around 4th grade ...
Loved Guessing the following weeks point spreads right about the same time ...
WAS skipping school and growing a stache in 6th grade to bet on th Ponies at OTB
Made my first bet with a Bookie in 7th grade ....
First bet was $5 on the super bowl when the Cowboys were playing the Steelers. Won, and also was the first time getting stiffed by someone 
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My dad used to place small $10-$20 wagers with someone at work, so he taught me about point spreads when we'd pull them out of the Washington Post weekly. It amazes me how even adults can't understand the concept of +7 and -7, and how spreads can have half points 
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Started betting bigger freshman year of college. Friend father was a middle man. Won my first chase bet for $300 when Belichik took an intentional safety. Started online after getting a 50% deposit promo. Promptly lost $1000 in the online casino and didn't have the stomach to go to class after. Such a waste of a 103 yard INT return by Ed Reed as time expired against the Browns.
Been dumping all the money I've made ever since, and I live a pretty frugal lifestyle by any comparison.
I just would like to say that when I was 22-26 or so, I could gamble all day, all night, and still go to work and to class. At the age of 28, I've pretty much hit a wall where I get tired much more easily and can't do that anymore.
28 is also the age when time catches up with you, and you've gotta think about your career path, getting married, buying a house, etc. Realizing that I'm this old, been working since I was 16 and have nothing to show for it is a kick in the behind.
That's probably why you see active posters fade away sometimes. It's a road to nowhere, and of course I'm already trying to figure out how much I can afford to gamble next football season. 
Endnote: If I never started gambling I would be in such a better place in life now. I've also become numb to winning and losing, so life doesn't really excite me anymore. If and when I ever have kids, I'm definitely going to educate them on how addicting this stuff is and how you could get screwed if you're not careful. Wow didn't intend for it to be that long.
Bodog was also the book I primarily used when I started up. Got hooked on their poker room and heads up tables. It was so addicting because of how rigged it was. You would run unbelievably well, or unbelievably bad.
I don't think I've ever had 4 of a kind ever in real life, but I would get one like every session, sometimes multiple times on bodog.
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