LeagueNut - Panthers
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Based on a true story?
It started off innocently enough.
I didnt know what I was doing at first it was a spur of the moment thing, partly done out of curiosity. I had a spare $20 in my wallet, the TAB was right there, and the odds for a Warriors victory over the Storm in last years finals series looked good to my uneducated eye.
And holy crap, did I enjoy that win!
The payout was pretty handy, although most of it went on booze. Strangely I didnt even think about having another bet during the finals series to me it was just a one-time thing.
The 2009 season began to roll into view and suddenly I began paying attention to the odds. Some of the numbers looked interesting but Id always preface any thoughts with If I was a gambler Id do this or that
I wasnt keen on making it a new habit.
It wasnt a big deal when I placed a wager on a 2009 finals berth. I thought Id forget about it before too long anyway, making it a sweeter surprise in September. And since I was already in the TAB, I thought a lazy $20 on a Round 1 victory wasnt much of a stretch either.
Round 1 came and went, and what do you know another win! This is starting to feel pretty good
Who else thinks that won money isnt really money? Its a freebie, or a bonus you would have survived just as well without it. So it makes sense to gamble with your winnings, then you dont really lose anything. Adding in an extra $20 here and there isnt going to break the bank.
When Stacey Jones set up that try in the final minutes to beat Manly in Round 2 I thought I was going to explode. More free money coming through the door, thanks very much! I guess Im just one of these lucky mug punters that you read about.
Im not sure where it changed, but I was now starting to pay more attention to other options as well. First try-scorers
points starts
winning spreads
pick the score
We lost in Round 3. OK, maybe I shouldnt have whacked $200 on the win, or those extra couple of first tryscorer bets (I thought Denan Kemp was due), but everyone has their ups and downs. Still, theres no way in the world that we could lose to the Rabbitohs next week.
It was looking good too, until Fetuli f*****g Talanoa spoiled the party.
Right, its time to start paying attention. Were playing the Knights next up and weve got a pretty good record against them in Newcastle over recent years. This one will pay off, Ill be close enough to even and then I can call it quits.
Nope.
Now its the Roosters. Theyre going terribly, we should walk all over them. Ill borrow a bit from work and settle things up on Monday, Ill be out of pocket myself but thats my own fault.
I dont think Ive ever enjoyed a win more than that one.
It wasnt enough though sure Id squared things up with the borrowed money, but I wanted to get myself back onto an even keel now. Id covered my tracks well enough at work so they wont notice it for another weekend.
Whoops, another loss. Ill need another plan now. Ill just move a few hundred across into this account, the boss wont notice that for a month or so, and Ill have it back by then. Remember that good run earlier in the year? I just need another one of those, a couple of weeks will do it.
Sh*t, this is getting a bit scary. Even after a win I dont have enough to cover what Ive taken whats going on? Calm down boy sit down and work it out, you can get yourself out of this. Ill ask the bank to increase my limit, this weekends bets will get enough into the accounts before the monthly invoices roll in.
Holy crap, the boss paid the accounts and didnt notice the money Id borrowed! Excellent, thatll give me a couple of months to get things right. Ill use the Christmas money too, no-one checks that until they need to use it, Ill be sweet.
Its just one big win that I need
just one
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748 words in between the dots according to the OWC.