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Originally Posted by shoeless
But I had to throw out 7 because odds were too high
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I had the 1 horse in a big contest on Derby Wars last weekend (my 2nd pick). I thought he would be about 15-1 and it was the second race of a twelve race contest.
With about a minute to post, I noticed he drifted up to 50-1. My top pick was 9-2. With 10 seconds left, I switched off to my top pick. The 1 won like a 3-5 shot and paid over $100 to win. I was sick about it. Still am. BTW, I finished 9th in the contest (they paid top 8) and with the 1 horse I would have won the contest. It paid $4,000 to the winner.
Long story short. I let the long odds adversely affect my decision making. I rarely do that as I tend to gravitate to longer odds in most contests. After years of playing and knowing better, I realize that I am still susceptible to these psychological shortcomings.
Try not to beat yourself up Jeff. It happens to all of us. As for me, I took the week off on all money contests as my mind is not right after this boneheaded move on my part. Thought I would share. Hope I did not bore anyone too bad.
Jim