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TRUTHS YOU MAY NOT LIKE
Here are some
cold hard truths that you may not wish to face - but face
them you must if you want to be successful at the punt.
You
have to be decent. And not decent 90% of the
time. Decent 100% of the time which means being honest
with yourself and those you care for and who care for
you. They, after all, will be the ones standing by your
bedside as you prepare to make your trip to the great
hereafter - not the "also rans" along the way.
You
have to be good at mathematics. This will win
you more money than any other knowledge you think you
might possess. If you don't understand advanced maths,
get someone to teach you. Enroll in an adult education
course to learn it. Find someone who'll do the maths for
you and teach you along the way. If you genuinely don't
like mathematics, take up lawn bowls, golf, fishing -
anything but gambling. You have to be able to do maths
in your head exceptionally quickly and accurately.
You
have to have a punting bank. I know this is stating
the obvious but it is fundamental to any gambling endeavour.
ANY gambling endeavour. What you can borrow on your Visa
card DOES NOT count. Hint: You can't play $50 - $100 Holden
poker with a $10000 bankroll. You can't bet $100 a race
with a $1000 bank. If you try this you are not a professional
gambler you are just a gambler who will go broke sooner
rather than later.
You
have to live in a semi-detached state and control your
emotions. Some examples of the BS I've heard
from people "playing punter" with a losing mentality:
the jockey rode a bad race
I would have got out but the last favourite played in
the barriers and the dumb stewards let it run
unbelievable they upheld that protest
why didn't I stop when it started raining
Sky didn't show the fluctuations before the race and I
didn't know it had shortened
if it could have got a split at the top of the straight
it would have been a huge result
some stupid telemarketer called and I missed getting on
(why are you answering the phone?)
If you seriously want to make a quiet profit from the
races, these things are going to happen EVERY day - so
get used to it. If you can't handle these situations,
you have NO CHANCE of making a long term profit. You probably
equally have no chance of making a short term profit either.
Ego
- leave it parked somewhere else until your gambling session
has finished
Health
is important. Resist the temptation to do things
that are detrimental to your well-being and your bank.
Going on tilt, drug use (of any kind), and binges will
have a negative affect on your ability to perform. Even
a bad diet will have a negative affect. Whatever form
of gambling you embrace it will always gets down to who's
brain is functioning the best, who has the bankroll, who
knows the maths.
Protect
your reputation. Without a good reputation you
will never be a professional gambler. You may make money,
but by doing it without honesty and integrity you're just
a bum. That can't be the reputation anyone would desire.
Once you establish a good reputation opportunities are
everywhere. Other professionals welcome the chance to
work with you, help you, and partner up with you. Having
a good reputation does not mean keeping your word 9 out
of 10 times, it means 100% of the time keeping your word.
