Twinspires Players Pool

[blackthroatedwind]

Actually, in this case, while I couldn't have hit it for $100K, I would have had a better chance with a Caveman ticket. Now, I don't believe in Caveman tickets, but in this particular Pick-6, I can't see how I could have had five As, and one C, for under $100K. And, forget about 6 As or Bs in a multi-ticket approach....for under $100K that is. The last winner would have required a virtual " all " and I don't know how I could have managed the other legs to have gotten that far....especially given the second winner. Frankly, the winner of the 5th leg would have been no problem, relatively speaking.

This sequence was impossible going in and no easier going out.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Actually, in this case, while I couldn't have hit it for $100K, I would have had a better chance with a Caveman ticket. Now, I don't believe in Caveman tickets, but in this particular Pick-6, I can't see how I could have had five As, and one C, for under $100K. And, forget about 6 As or Bs in a multi-ticket approach....for under $100K that is. The last winner would have required a virtual " all " and I don't know how I could have managed the other legs to have gotten that far....especially given the second winner. Frankly, the winner of the 5th leg would have been no problem, relatively speaking.

This sequence was impossible going in and no easier going out.

I agree with this. I had no clue on this sequence as it was extremely difficult, and quite frankly was surprised it was as "formful" as it ended up being (sans the 8th race of course.) While it's tough to do, sometimes it's better to take a pass in the pick 6 even on a monster carryover like this one when it's just not shaping up for you either in terms of the race types or finding the horses you feel comfortable leaning heavily on. For example, turf sprints are the toughest races for me and today had three of them. The times I've done well in the pick 6 were when I looked at the card the first time and said "I'm going to hit this", not "I have no clue in three of the races."

I bought 1% of my friend's $4k ticket just for a rooting interest and he didn't have much luck either.

[blackthroatedwind]

I thought the last winner was much harder than the winner of the 8th. Much harder.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

If you're spending that much, that horse in the 8th should of been on that ticket. If Ken Rudolf liked it, it's pretty obvious longshot stuff. Not like the horse had hated the course every time it's tried it. I mean, for that amount of money, if you can't include that horse, then, you just don't have a good feel for the card. Going too deep in easier races.

[herkhorse]

I wouldn't criticize anyone for losing, but it's amazing to me how fast people throw money into these pools.

[ninetoone]

I didn't play it, but if I'm betting NY, I always try to cover Jose Espinoza...I think he's underrated & seems to make the best out of some questionable mounts. Even if he doesn't win, he'll scare ya! I agree with BTW, he probably wasn't the hardest one in the sequence...

[pweizer]

I know the players pool guys are excellent handicappers who play for real money every day. I am not criticizing them at all. It is the concept that forces them to play for $100,000 when that number is really overkill. That number forces bad ticket structure and limits the possible return.

Paul