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ken0042 · 07-26-2007, 10:18 AM

Good on you to get into sports through betting. During the lockout year I said to myself that this was going to be the season that I got into basketball. For me not even betting could spark an interest.

Closest I ever got to a big payoff was betting on 6 ties in hockey. (Back when you still could do that.) 4 games were one night; and they came back ties. Next game the next night- tie.

So for the final game- we were working in a restaurant and kept calling the Talking Yellow Pages every 5 minutes for a score. With about 5 minutes left in the 3rd period we realized because Montreal was playing the game would be on the French radio station. It was 2-1 Montreal and with 4 seconds left Chicago tied it up.

During OT we stayed by the radio. People kept coming into the back saying there was orders to make. Then of course with 30 seconds left in OT- somebody scored. A $2 ticket that was almost worth $100K went down the tubes.

07-26-2007, 10:18 AM	#2
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	Good on you to get into sports through betting. During the lockout year I said to myself that this was going to be the season that I got into basketball. For me not even betting could spark an interest. Closest I ever got to a big payoff was betting on 6 ties in hockey. (Back when you still could do that.) 4 games were one night; and they came back ties. Next game the next night- tie. So for the final game- we were working in a restaurant and kept calling the Talking Yellow Pages every 5 minutes for a score. With about 5 minutes left in the 3rd period we realized because Montreal was playing the game would be on the French radio station. It was 2-1 Montreal and with 4 seconds left Chicago tied it up. During OT we stayed by the radio. People kept coming into the back saying there was orders to make. Then of course with 30 seconds left in OT- somebody scored. A $2 ticket that was almost worth $100K went down the tubes.