Topic: I could have won bigger. - page 15. (Read 2091 times)

You shouldn't be angry for anything, rather you should be thankful for growing 1$ into 50$, what is really a great achievement. It's true your friend didn't keep his word, but after all you still ended with more money than you had at the beginning. As I see, you tried to do your best to help a friend by lending him 10$, and you ended being rewarded for that, not by him, but by something else which is beyond our comprehension. You may call it luck, fate, God or as you wish, just be thankful for having a good ending for your story.

Furthermore, there is one more lesson to learn from this: now you know what kind of friend he is, therefore you are aware you shouldn't lend money to him again futurely.

To start with, the amount you staked is not up to $1; it should be around $0.88–$0.9, and the amount won should be in the range of $43. This is based on the current dollar-naira exchange rate (#1155 to 1$) ; if it's up to $50, you should be talking about $60,000. That's it, by the way.
 
Sometimes we just have to accept things the way they are. If you were so sure about the game and the money you have in your hand was not enough, you could have either looked for alternatives to make your wager amount high or, when your friend returns the money, you can replace it back (that one can't be regarded as borrowing because you already have the money somewhere).
 
I will advise you not to feel too bad about this game because gambling is something that always happens sideways most of the time. You can also think of it the other way: if your friend had given you the money earlier and you happen to stake it all and the game loses what you could have been thinking, or assuming as you stake the $0.88 and the game happens to cut, you will have been putting blams on anyone or rejoicing that you did not use the entire amount to gamble.

Congratulations to you as you're lucky with that bet of yours and that can be the return of fate to you for being good. Despite that you need the money for your own bets, you still allowed and lent that to your friend without having a second thought.

Anyway, with this what you have said. Forget about these regrets about having won a bigger amount because it's not always the case. It could even be the opposite based on the fate that you have for that bet of yours. It's always like this when someone wins and not yet contented with what you've won. And it's going to be a different story when you have lost because you'd probably thank that friend of yours for borrowing and not returning it as expected.

We can say, that is the normal reaction of most gamblers. Lucky for her that her multi-bet won.
And if she lost it, she will thank her friend for not returning the $10 to her as she will totally lose all those money.
Typical scenario in the gambling world. No one is ever satisfied for what they have, for what they got from winnings.
This is why a lot are getting addicted for such promise of winning big, if they stake big. But usually, the ending is brutal.

A question I have been wanting to ask and thank goodness this afford me the perfect timing opportunity to ask; which is, why are gambler's never satisfied with any amount of money they won from their bet? They always wish they had staked more than the amount they used is staking the bet, and peradventure they lost the bet they would be wishing they had staked lower amount then losing all that high amount at a single stake. Let's be contented with whatever amount we won, there are other gamblers that have won half of what luck gave you ever since this year they have been gambling. As for borrowing people money, I don't borrow my last cash to anyone be you firend or foe, last cash is like a lifeguard in sea you don't just give it out like that.

I must first congratulate you on winning the bet. Even though the amount won is not what you planned, accept it in good fate. In one of the betting platform, each time you win, they will congratulate you and add the statement "you have won more than 90% or certain percentage of users". This is a way of telling you that you should be able to celebrate your winnings because they number of people losing are far more than those winning.

I understand the feelings but don't forget that you helped a friend and friendship requires some sacrifice sometimes. Assuming the game failed, I'm sure you would have been happy with your friend for delaying the payment. That is how these things work. So forgive your friend and enjoy your winning.

His reaction would be different if his bet turned out to be a losing one. We just tend to regret things especially if it did not go the way we wanted to. Things happened already and that caused his reaction with what ifs but as others have mentioned, he would for sure be thankful that his friend borrowed the money if he lost his $1 bet because it could have been added to his losing bet, if and only if he lost. This is simply the concept of gambling; you'll never know the outcome u less it already happened. Also in the first place it is with his initiative of lending that person who he even called a "friend". No good friend would be mad of something which did not happen as caused only by regrets.

Some time what make us to feel as if we have not won any thing substantial from our bets is because of the amount of our previous loses,  this have affected the overall well-being of most gamblers because some time I have experience this scenario where I won my first bets and even coming out with a 3.5 winning odds,  but later on still lost everything trying to make out some more.

This is the situation that have often times affected the gamblers well being at some point and in some cases we ought to realize that,  at a certain point in time,  we have to take a step back and reflect on our winning records vs losses and know what to celebrate or learn lessons from.

What if it goes the other way, like if you don't give him money and bet it, then you lose it? Would you be angry with yourself as you've just lost it and are not able to help your friend? Maybe you will win more because of that $10 but also it might go the other way. You should be more happy and thankful than angry with your friend because you've already won and you know that if someone borrows your money there is a huge chance that they won't repay it unless you keep asking them. Just think of it as a help to them as you'll be asking for help from him in the future.

never have regrets. you could always win more...but you have achieved a good result the same.

With gambling the important thing is to make a profit, and have fun (not necessarily in this order...)

obviously can your friend who doesn't respect the agreements really be called a "friend"? Its really important trust people even with no big amounts...

Was that your last $10 you lent your friend? I doubt. So, if you wanted to bet a larger amount, you could do so. But if it really was your last $10 you had, then you shouldn't have lent it to him in the first place.

You are very correct and I completely agree with you, we should always be grateful and happy wit our winning amount no matter how small it is, because just as you have said, and I also said in my previous comment, it's very possible to have betted with more money for a bigger winning, and end up losing the money, this is something that have happened to several of us who are into sports betting.

I can't actually count the number of times I initially wanted to bet $1, and then thought I should increase it, and ended up increasing to $5 or more, and at the end of the game, I ended up losing the money, I then turn back and begin to wish I had betted only the $1 I initially wanted to bet, this happens, and this is why I agree that op should be happy with the amount he has won, regardless of the fact that he could5  have won more if he had betted more.

What makes you think that you would have won bigger? Assuming you lose this game and the $10 is gone, you will be thanking your friend right now for not returning the $10 to you because if he did that you would have use it to place bet and lost $20, when it comes to gambling my friend you can never know what will happen, even if you are betting on the best champions.

Be happy with what you make, and think more about if you have lost the money too, gambling isn't a business which would have been better if he never return the money on time when you needed it the most, you need to change the way you think when it comes to gambling, this risky way of making money have no respect for anyone, so be glad you win this time and always risk what you can afford to lose.

I wonder, if you lost a bet, would you be grateful to your friend? 
In general, I understand you - it’s always annoying when people don’t fulfill their obligations. But I wouldn’t advise you to look into the past and think “what would have happened if I had made a bigger bet” or “what would have happened if I had bet on another team” - these are useless thoughts. What happened has already happened, and when you already know the outcome, you will never return to that moment when you don’t know it yet - these are completely different situations and you shouldn’t think that “everything was obvious.”

This is not a matter of pity but rather refers to "the money was not returned at the right time", no matter how close you are to your friend but if indeed their behavior makes you quite upset by not keeping their promise then obviously it is quite natural I think if you feel upset and disappointed, plus on the other hand there is a push from other things such as "if I put the amount I have loaned to my friend I will definitely get that big win".

That fact will really disturb your mind so that the OP really feels upset because it turns out that his friend cannot keep his promise. Although you suggest to OP to remind his friend but on the other hand I think this is not a matter of money or the amount of money but more on "opportunities that do not come twice", that's what makes OP very upset. Time has passed, the opportunity has been lost and the rice has become porridge, that's what's on the OP's mind, I think it's natural and hopefully it will get better soon.

Making assumptions in the world of gambling is something you shouldn't do, probably if you had bet with $10 and lost, you would be very angry and unhappy, but since you won, now you're thinking that you could have placed more money to make more money, but multibet betting is something very difficult to get right, imagine a scenario in which you are having consecutive losses, you bet $10 and lose, then you bet $10 and lose again, you bet $10 again and lose again. When you look back, you'll realize that you've already lost $30 and you'll start to get frustrated and angry. but look if you were just betting with just $1

even if you made 10 bets placing $1 and lost, you would have lost $10 and if you won $50 on a multibet bet then you would have a profit of $40, in other words you will have another 40 bets that you will make and even if you lose they will not put you at a loss and if If you win a lot you get more profit and when your friend gives you back the 10$ you get more money. This scenario is much more advantageous for you, I hope you don't fall into greed, multibet bets become something that depends more on luck than simple bets that are more about skills. I know that in multibet betting you have to have a lot of skill, but the person doesn't know that they are going to play in the teams because they made a bet before the games started

Well you are still the winner you won something from the game and also the money you loaned your friend must have come it very useful for him, great game, especially the Sevilla match, I think the final score of the match was a draw.
Well I do not regret the amount I put in placing a bet because I could have also easily lost the money if the game has not come through. Also way the positive and negative and be grateful for what you have made from the game.

Is that friend of yours that you say is a close friend in your life now? Because if he is close to you, maybe you won't feel bad for him, so you should think that he will return it when he remembers that he borrowed something from you.

Or if you're feeling bad, you can remind your friend about what you lent him; there's nothing wrong with reminding him. Maybe the reminder you give him will make him feel ashamed of you and ask for more patience. Why didn't he immediately return what he borrowed from you?

You have the right to be angry, but you should forgive your friend because maybe he has a good reason why he did not send back the money in time if you value your friendship you should just move on and next time don't lend any of your friends that you are going to use to bet, to avoid the same experience.

It's hard when the reason why you break up your friendship with your friend is just because of money and gambling, no use in crying over spilled milk, what happened already happened so better move on, and it's not a huge amount, it's different when it's millions.

What does luck have anything to do here? You are making the case more complicated than what it really is. It's as simple as OP could have won at least 10 times more if his friend paid the money on time or before OP placed the bet. That could have been $500+ instead of $50+. It has nothing to do with cashing out early or whatever it is that you're thinking.