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Originally Posted by jman5581
You guys should pay attention to my show parlay thread
Look at some of the show payouts on favorites from today... Basically, 6 consecutive show picks on small fields over the past couple days has resulted in over 250% return. I know, I know, you can just bet a 5/2 to win....
Would we laugh at the guy if he bet to show on 5 horse fields 6 consecutive times and tripled his money?
How do you know he's not a horseplayer who just won the powerball and decided to make a "bridge jumper" bet just for the hell of it?
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The problem Jman with the Show Parlay Thread = Bridge Jumping comparison is that it doesn't really work. Bridge jumpers don't regularly get back over $3 on their bets like some of yours do. Your bets take into account the favorites you think will show, without the 50K show wager attached to it.
So when we're talking about bridge jumping, we're talking about people who pound show pools so hard that the only possible result is either 1.) $2.10 payoffs or 2.) Losing their money.
Your thread is informative insofar as it shows that possibility of potentially making money on show wagers -- but it's not on the same level as laughing at a bridge jumper similar to the one at Aqueduct today. They're in the same realm, but not the same thing.
-- on a sidenote, I'm enjoying that thread lots!