Thursday 3rd May 2007
OWEN - Outplayed is the only word for it. The Italians almost easily romped into the final to play Liverpool. Luckily I hadn't put a bet on them to win and will be backing Liverpool to lift the trophy.
Just a reminder that Jack will be back next week and we'll be looking for some crazy challenges, so feel free to post some future bets we could have.
Friday 4 May 2007
The one where O'Sullivan loses.
Tuesday 2nd May 2007
OWEN - Higgins! Shire!
Aargh! That dreadful hobbit John Higgins put out O'Sullivan and lost me another £50. I'm beginning to have serious doubts over whether or not my bankroll is going to make it for the full three months.
Now with the Scotland vs England final looming for the snooker I'll have to back whoever gets through from the Higgins vs Maguire game and maybe hope to recover some of my losses, c'mon the Scots!
On the plus side though, the tales coming back from Amsterdam speak of drunken debauchery involving buffets and take aways. Hopefully my sensible eating will see me taking the 'Big Bet' in a couple of months time. Although as Roy Walker says "There's everything to play for in the ready money round".
OWEN - Higgins! Shire!
Aargh! That dreadful hobbit John Higgins put out O'Sullivan and lost me another £50. I'm beginning to have serious doubts over whether or not my bankroll is going to make it for the full three months.
Now with the Scotland vs England final looming for the snooker I'll have to back whoever gets through from the Higgins vs Maguire game and maybe hope to recover some of my losses, c'mon the Scots!
On the plus side though, the tales coming back from Amsterdam speak of drunken debauchery involving buffets and take aways. Hopefully my sensible eating will see me taking the 'Big Bet' in a couple of months time. Although as Roy Walker says "There's everything to play for in the ready money round".
Tuesday 1 May 2007
The one where O'Sullivan beats Robertson.
Tuesday 1st May 2007
OWEN - The snooker championship game between Robertson and O'Sullivan was epic. Things looked slightly grim for me as Robertson took 404 points without any answer from O'Sullivan winning 6 frames in a row.
O'Sullivan never gave up though and played some absolutely brilliant shots that eventually saw it at 10-10. It was tense again in the 21st frame and only because of a poor safety shot did O'Sullivan get back into it.
O'Sullivan went on to beat Robertson 13-10 and will probably go on to win the championship. If he does that will be another £220 for me.
JACK - Balls.
OWEN - Jack's away to Amsterdam for a week so if you're entering the $50 blog competition, this weeks extra challenge is to make it something that can be conducted at distance.
Current Bankrolls
Owen £1,083
Jack £1,175
OWEN - The snooker championship game between Robertson and O'Sullivan was epic. Things looked slightly grim for me as Robertson took 404 points without any answer from O'Sullivan winning 6 frames in a row.
O'Sullivan never gave up though and played some absolutely brilliant shots that eventually saw it at 10-10. It was tense again in the 21st frame and only because of a poor safety shot did O'Sullivan get back into it.
O'Sullivan went on to beat Robertson 13-10 and will probably go on to win the championship. If he does that will be another £220 for me.
JACK - Balls.
OWEN - Jack's away to Amsterdam for a week so if you're entering the $50 blog competition, this weeks extra challenge is to make it something that can be conducted at distance.
Current Bankrolls
Owen £1,083
Jack £1,175
The one with the pizza and the weigh in
Monday April 30th 2007
OWEN – Another slow weekend. I broke my diet by having 3 slices of pizza on Friday at Pizza Hut, but it was worth it.
The weigh in on Sunday showed a much slowed down 2 lb loss for me and another slowed down 4 lb for Jack. This put us on a par with 11 lbs lost each.
Much of the weekend was taken up by snooker and betting with Jack having a reasonable wager placed on Robertson to beat O’Sullivan. Naturally I took O’Sullivan to win and at the time of writing it’s 8-8 with Robertson winning the last 5. The end of the match tonight should make for interesting viewing.
We’re still waiting for your big ideas so we can make another ridiculous wager, but so far we’ve not had a single suggestion! Remember you can win $50 cash into a Poker Heaven account, so get writing.
Monday 30 April 2007
The one with Mr. Martingale
Friday 27th April 2007
OWEN – Not many takers on the $50 challenge yet, so we’ve not got anything too crazy to blog about.
We decided just to do a straight up casino challenge. We registered for an account on Blackjack Heaven (this really is turning into a corporate advert!) and got a $100 deposit bonus. We decided to take that $100 and see who could turn it into the most before without losing it all in an evening.
I’m sure every professional gambler knows that Blackjack offers the most competitive odds in the casino, however I’m equally sure you all know I’m a compulsive gambler.
My two favourite games in the casino are Casino War and Sic Bo, I love them, I could play them all day… if I had a bottomless supply of money, because I always win big for a while, then the odds catch up with me and I lose it all. As this was bonus money however I was going to go for it.
I don’t know if any of you are familiar with the Martingale system but it’s basically doubling your bet every time you lose and then starting again if you win. Using this I often make a few hundred dollars before losing it all and as this was just over the course of an evening I thought I could maybe stay ahead of the game.
I started on Casino War, figuring I’d have six (almost) 50/50 attempts to win a dollar. It doesn’t sound so great saying it like that, but it’s pure gambling fun. Anyway I must have gone to war (tied) about 7 times in the first 10 hands! This is a ridiculous amount and I wish I had some money on ties for all these hands as it would have given me a huge bankroll boost. Regardless I got up to $126 in no time and was slightly safer as I now had seven attempts rather than six.
After this I moved to Sic Bo and started betting small or big, again using the Martingale system. After a time I got bored of that and devised an elaborate plan for betting on 10 and 11. I was lucky and always caught what I needed to stay in the game and continued to drift between Casino War and Sic Bo as the mood took me until I was at about $600.
With only ten minutes left in the day, disaster struck. I foolishly began using the Martingale system starting at $5 on Casino War and lost 6 in a row. With my remaining $300+ dollars I put it down to hopefully double up and be in with a chance. Imagine my disappointment to be dealt a 3, then imagine my elation when the dealer is also dealt a three, then another nadir as I realise I don’t have another $300 to go to war and have to surrender.
I finished up with about $3 from my original $100, that’s including converted comp points. Another £50 no doubt going Jack’s way.
JACK – Owen doesn’t know what he’s talking about – Money Wheel is where it’s at! I sat down at the wheel and started betting on the two most unlikely outcomes, one paying 50x and one paying 25x my wager. I had so few sections to hit, after a few spins I thought I’d have lost my $100 in next to no time. But I’m a gambler so I carried on, and I was rewarded after a few more spins with a hit on the jackpot section which paid 50 times my $5 stake, which took me up to $240. I asked Owen how much he was on.
“Three” he said.
“Damn, I’m right behind you on $240 though!”
“No, THREE.” he repeated, a little more slowly this time.
“Dollars?” I asked.
“Dollars.” he confirmed.
Scoop for me – Owen gave up on his $3 and I performed a small-scale but far from insignificant little dance. In other news, the Snooker World Championship is proving to be an exciting affair, and my tip for the title Neil Robertson battled back from 8-3 down to bring it to 8-8 going into tonight's final session in his second round match with Ronnie O'Sullivan. If he takes down the tournament I'm quite literally going to be rolling in it. This is too easy.
OWEN – Not many takers on the $50 challenge yet, so we’ve not got anything too crazy to blog about.
We decided just to do a straight up casino challenge. We registered for an account on Blackjack Heaven (this really is turning into a corporate advert!) and got a $100 deposit bonus. We decided to take that $100 and see who could turn it into the most before without losing it all in an evening.
I’m sure every professional gambler knows that Blackjack offers the most competitive odds in the casino, however I’m equally sure you all know I’m a compulsive gambler.
My two favourite games in the casino are Casino War and Sic Bo, I love them, I could play them all day… if I had a bottomless supply of money, because I always win big for a while, then the odds catch up with me and I lose it all. As this was bonus money however I was going to go for it.
I don’t know if any of you are familiar with the Martingale system but it’s basically doubling your bet every time you lose and then starting again if you win. Using this I often make a few hundred dollars before losing it all and as this was just over the course of an evening I thought I could maybe stay ahead of the game.
I started on Casino War, figuring I’d have six (almost) 50/50 attempts to win a dollar. It doesn’t sound so great saying it like that, but it’s pure gambling fun. Anyway I must have gone to war (tied) about 7 times in the first 10 hands! This is a ridiculous amount and I wish I had some money on ties for all these hands as it would have given me a huge bankroll boost. Regardless I got up to $126 in no time and was slightly safer as I now had seven attempts rather than six.
After this I moved to Sic Bo and started betting small or big, again using the Martingale system. After a time I got bored of that and devised an elaborate plan for betting on 10 and 11. I was lucky and always caught what I needed to stay in the game and continued to drift between Casino War and Sic Bo as the mood took me until I was at about $600.
With only ten minutes left in the day, disaster struck. I foolishly began using the Martingale system starting at $5 on Casino War and lost 6 in a row. With my remaining $300+ dollars I put it down to hopefully double up and be in with a chance. Imagine my disappointment to be dealt a 3, then imagine my elation when the dealer is also dealt a three, then another nadir as I realise I don’t have another $300 to go to war and have to surrender.
I finished up with about $3 from my original $100, that’s including converted comp points. Another £50 no doubt going Jack’s way.
JACK – Owen doesn’t know what he’s talking about – Money Wheel is where it’s at! I sat down at the wheel and started betting on the two most unlikely outcomes, one paying 50x and one paying 25x my wager. I had so few sections to hit, after a few spins I thought I’d have lost my $100 in next to no time. But I’m a gambler so I carried on, and I was rewarded after a few more spins with a hit on the jackpot section which paid 50 times my $5 stake, which took me up to $240. I asked Owen how much he was on.
“Three” he said.
“Damn, I’m right behind you on $240 though!”
“No, THREE.” he repeated, a little more slowly this time.
“Dollars?” I asked.
“Dollars.” he confirmed.
Scoop for me – Owen gave up on his $3 and I performed a small-scale but far from insignificant little dance. In other news, the Snooker World Championship is proving to be an exciting affair, and my tip for the title Neil Robertson battled back from 8-3 down to bring it to 8-8 going into tonight's final session in his second round match with Ronnie O'Sullivan. If he takes down the tournament I'm quite literally going to be rolling in it. This is too easy.
Current Bankrolls
Owen £1,033
Jack £1,335
Tuesday 24 April 2007
The one where you can win $50!
Tuesday 24th April 2007
OWEN – As Jack mentioned we haven’t really been doing anything “crazy” on a daily basis and therefore not living up to our Crazy Punts title. We could relive some of our greatest moments but we’d rather bet on something new and exciting. That’s where you come in.
Poker Heaven have kindly agreed to give $50 to any reader who can come up with a genuinely Crazy Punt. All you have to do is post your idea here and if we blog about it you will get $50 cash into a Poker Heaven account!
A few ground rules.
The punts cannot be illegal. We’re in the UK, so UK law applies.
The punts should not cause any lasting damage to any participant.
We must be able to wager on the outcome of any punt.
The punts should be entertaining and unusual.
The punts should be practical, no elaborate set up or overly costly equipment. We are not going to see who can be the first to reach the moon.
That being said; go crazy! Hopefully you are aware by now that we will bet on anything so let your imaginations run wild. We’ll recreate any prop bet moment you may have had in your past or any that you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to try out on some unsuspecting victim.
A few legalities.
All ideas submitted become the property of me and Jack.
If we carry out your idea and blog about it you will not automatically receive the $50. eg if you suggest we bet on the champions league final ,which we were going to anyway, you will not be eligible for the $50 prize. Try and avoid obvious bets and be more creative.
As the prize money will initially be deposited into PokerHeaven.com all territories that are unable to open an account will not be eligible for the $50 prize, but please still feel free to write in your suggestion.
I’m looking forward to seeing what sort of bets other people can come up with but have to admit a little trepidation knowing the sort of warped minds that are out there.
JACK - All you have to do to enter is post a comment below this entry leaving details on your Crazy Punt and your name. Don't forget to subscribe to this blog so you can see your Crazy Punts in action, and find out who wins - it'll probably be me.
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OWEN – As Jack mentioned we haven’t really been doing anything “crazy” on a daily basis and therefore not living up to our Crazy Punts title. We could relive some of our greatest moments but we’d rather bet on something new and exciting. That’s where you come in.
Poker Heaven have kindly agreed to give $50 to any reader who can come up with a genuinely Crazy Punt. All you have to do is post your idea here and if we blog about it you will get $50 cash into a Poker Heaven account!
A few ground rules.
The punts cannot be illegal. We’re in the UK, so UK law applies.
The punts should not cause any lasting damage to any participant.
We must be able to wager on the outcome of any punt.
The punts should be entertaining and unusual.
The punts should be practical, no elaborate set up or overly costly equipment. We are not going to see who can be the first to reach the moon.
That being said; go crazy! Hopefully you are aware by now that we will bet on anything so let your imaginations run wild. We’ll recreate any prop bet moment you may have had in your past or any that you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to try out on some unsuspecting victim.
A few legalities.
All ideas submitted become the property of me and Jack.
If we carry out your idea and blog about it you will not automatically receive the $50. eg if you suggest we bet on the champions league final ,which we were going to anyway, you will not be eligible for the $50 prize. Try and avoid obvious bets and be more creative.
As the prize money will initially be deposited into PokerHeaven.com all territories that are unable to open an account will not be eligible for the $50 prize, but please still feel free to write in your suggestion.
I’m looking forward to seeing what sort of bets other people can come up with but have to admit a little trepidation knowing the sort of warped minds that are out there.
JACK - All you have to do to enter is post a comment below this entry leaving details on your Crazy Punt and your name. Don't forget to subscribe to this blog so you can see your Crazy Punts in action, and find out who wins - it'll probably be me.
pokerThe one with snooker & our first weigh-in
Monday 23rd April 2007
OWEN – Well, we’ve now got a sign up option in the top left of the page. Put your email address and your first name in and we’ll send you a newsletter to let you know of any updates or special punting events you can take part in.
So the London Marathon was finished in 2 hours 7 minutes and 14 seconds for the men and 2 hours 20 minutes 38 seconds for the women. I got the winning lady right, C Zhou, but unfortunately my pick for the men’s pulled out after 18 miles and it was won by M Lel.
With us both getting one right in terms of time and one right with winners (Jack bet against me being right) the marathon turned out to be a bit of a no result for us. Luckily we had a few other bets on that day on various sporting events to give us a bit of a change on our bankrolls.
Firstly, our diet bet. Sunday morning we stepped on the scales to see how much (if any) we had lost. I went first and was pleasantly surprised to have lost 9lbs! I was now a much more svelte 14stone 4lbs, taking me from being technically obese to just being overweight, hardly inspiring terms however I want to look at it.
I am required to lose another 32lbs to be “normal” and this would be my target weight of 12 stones. So if my weight loss continues at the same rate I will reach that in another three and a half weeks. Of course I know that my weight loss will slow down and I’ll be lucky to be losing 2 or 3 lbs a week.
There is a lot in the news just now about diets and size 0 models and it should be noted that losing 9lbs in a week is a lot. The safe level of dieting is round about 1 or 2lbs per week and I am going to manage my diet to be around about that.
I did a food diary and calculated that I have only been eating an average of 550 calories a day! This is ludicrous and can result in some permanent damage if I’m not careful. I wasn’t aware that was how little I was eating as I have breakfast, lunch and dinner and snack in between. To remedy the situation I immediately went out and bought myself a 6” turkey and ham on wheat from Subway.
However as things stand I still have a secret weapon – exercise. So far all my weight loss has been a result of changing my diet. I have not taken up any new sports or played more often and I have not gone running in the mornings to give me that extra boost. Once I have worked out a reasonable diet I will begin getting up earlier and going for what will probably begin as a mild jog and eventually building up to a run.
The weekends other bets comprised of Ronnie O’Sullivan winning his opening match at the World Snooker Championship, which he did and we both had a bet on that. Jack also had a bet on Steve Davis to win his match which was a nail biting 19 frame spectacular that he was slightly unlucky to lose. So, evens for the marathon, and I was £110 up thanks to Ronnie’s win.
JACK – I was concerned by Owen’s incredible 9 pound loss in just one week, and I was quite relieved when I stepped on the scales to see 15 stone 4 lbs, which puts me right behind him, having lost 7 pounds. However, we have both realised that we weren’t really eating enough, so I would predict that future weeks weight loss will be a bit less, hopefully around the 3 pound mark.
I had a healthy bet on Ronnie O’Sullivan to get rid of Ding Junhui in the first round of the Snooker World Championship so after Ronnie took it down by a very comfortable 10-2 margin, I had netted around £175 profit. Unfortunately, Steve Davis failed to beat his good friend John Parrott, and that cost me £90 so I was £85 in snooker profit for the day.
Owen and I have a £100 side bet over the course of the Snooker World Championships to see who can make the most profit from betting. I’ve had an early £110 on Neil Robertson to win the tournament at 20-1, which is fairly optimistic considering he has Ronnie O’Sullivan in the next round if he wins. But I have faith in his abilities, and his odds will plummet if he gets past the Rocket.
I’m going to join a sports centre tonight and start playing a lot of squash and badminton, and I can hopefully convince Owen to play me on the courts for a bit of cash, and anyway, it will benefit both of our weight loss plans.
We’ve been noticeably lacking in crazy bets recently, and we need a helping hand with inspiration so I think we’ll try to get a competition up and running very soon where you readers can help us out with suggesting some crazy activities we can bet on. We have to live up to our Crazy Punts name!
Current Bankrolls
Owen £1,133
Jack £1,215
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