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dirtydog · 28-11-2009, 01:45 PM

A friend of mine is over from Hong Kong at the moment and told me about his day at the races a couple of weeks ago, his boss was over from Europe so they decided to go to Macau for the car racing event thay have and then onto the horse racing.

Now my mates knowlege of horses is about on par with mine, ie they have 4 legs and are big, so there he is looking at the pictures of the horses and decided to bet on the top 3 places, ie 1st 2nd and 3rd, now what are the odds of getting that right? Damn huge, he won just under 400,000baht, lucky sod

blackgang · 28-11-2009, 02:22 PM

Thats Not #1, #2, #3, dog,,it is Win, Place, Show....good hit tho no matter what ya call it..

dirtydog · 28-11-2009, 02:24 PM

^Well as I said, he knows as much as me about horses

AntRobertson · 28-11-2009, 02:31 PM

So what's the 250B, the amount of his bet?

dirtydog · 28-11-2009, 02:33 PM

^I would guess so ant, wouldn't you

AntRobertson · 28-11-2009, 02:34 PM

Well despite there being no reference to it other than the thread title yes, I just did.

larvidchr · 28-11-2009, 02:37 PM

Make him pay for the night out DD

dirtydog · 28-11-2009, 02:39 PM

He always does Lars, on leaving school he became a highly trained and paid professional whereas I became a lazy slob

forreachingme · 28-11-2009, 02:41 PM

lucky him, party time ?

I stayed at the casino till 1Am yesterday, waiting for the daily 100'000 Euro draw, but in stead i lost 200 Euro playing on the poker table...Bucharest is a nice casino spot in Europe...

Singapore will soon open one Phoenicia Casino, March or april i heard, will be some special event for the future of the region...

blackgang · 28-11-2009, 02:53 PM

I have gambled on games of chance very little, just like booze to me, once I start I can't stop til I am broke and can borrow no more.

kingwilly · 28-11-2009, 03:25 PM

Fair effort, not exactly a descriptive thread title!

larvidchr · 28-11-2009, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackgang

I have gambled on games of chance very little, just like booze to me, once I start I can't stop til I am broke and can borrow no more.

And the shooting- cant stop till you run out off ammo, and swearing- cant stop till you run out off enemies, breath or keyboard batteries.

You are just a good old all or nothing kind off guy BG

blackgang · 28-11-2009, 03:33 PM

Yep Lars,, always let it all hang out..

Thats what I allus say.

dirtydog · 28-11-2009, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingwilly

not exactly a descriptive thread title!

seo wise it is a perfect thread title

slackula · 28-11-2009, 04:15 PM

Bet he wishes he put more that 250 Baht down!

dirtydog · 28-11-2009, 04:24 PM

250 baht is the price of a beer in Wan Chai, his annual bonus this year will probably be more than I will earn in the next 10 years, should have stuck a few more baht on that bet

12Call · 28-11-2009, 05:43 PM

Does he know anyone in the garbage removal business ?

spikebs4 · 28-11-2009, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtydog

A friend of mine is over from Hong Kong at the moment and told me about his day at the races a couple of weeks ago, his boss was over from Europe so they decided to go to Macau for the car racing event thay have and then onto the horse racing.

Now my mates knowlege of horses is about on par with mine, ie they have 4 legs and are big, so there he is looking at the pictures of the horses and decided to bet on the top 3 places, ie 1st 2nd and 3rd, now what are the odds of getting that right? Damn huge, he won just under 400,000baht, lucky sod

nice to hear , a nice little earner hope he enjoys ...

Muadib · 29-11-2009, 03:44 AM

Winning 400K on a 250 baht bet is only 1600 to 1 odds...

They must have drug the nags out of the glue factory to pull those odds...

Carnwadrick · 29-11-2009, 04:00 AM

some kind of tri-fecta or something where they combine the odds of the first three horses coming in the order he placed the bet divided my the amount of money in the pool and the number of betters. like the rest of yeh I know almost nothing myself but I did one of those bets after my friend won over $11,000 but I guess when I bet there were too many punters and our share was only $280

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28-11-2009, 02:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
blackgang Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Yesterday 08:39 PM Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phetchabun city Posts: 14,876	Thats Not #1, #2, #3, dog,,it is Win, Place, Show....good hit tho no matter what ya call it..

28-11-2009, 02:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Yesterday 11:59 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Jomtien Posts: 44,207	^Well as I said, he knows as much as me about horses

28-11-2009, 02:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
AntRobertson Ich Bin Ein Auslander Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 14,083	So what's the 250B, the amount of his bet?

28-11-2009, 02:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Yesterday 11:59 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Jomtien Posts: 44,207	^I would guess so ant, wouldn't you

28-11-2009, 02:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
AntRobertson Ich Bin Ein Auslander Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 14,083	Well despite there being no reference to it other than the thread title yes, I just did.

28-11-2009, 02:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
larvidchr In transit to Valhalla Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,317	Make him pay for the night out DD

28-11-2009, 02:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Yesterday 11:59 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Jomtien Posts: 44,207	He always does Lars, on leaving school he became a highly trained and paid professional whereas I became a lazy slob

28-11-2009, 02:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
forreachingme 7.1 k islands Last Online: Yesterday 03:12 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lake de Bay - Sta Rosa Posts: 1,728	lucky him, party time ? I stayed at the casino till 1Am yesterday, waiting for the daily 100'000 Euro draw, but in stead i lost 200 Euro playing on the poker table...Bucharest is a nice casino spot in Europe... Singapore will soon open one Phoenicia Casino, March or april i heard, will be some special event for the future of the region...

28-11-2009, 02:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
blackgang Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Yesterday 08:39 PM Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phetchabun city Posts: 14,876	I have gambled on games of chance very little, just like booze to me, once I start I can't stop til I am broke and can borrow no more.

28-11-2009, 03:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
kingwilly Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 35,176	Fair effort, not exactly a descriptive thread title!

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28-11-2009, 03:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
blackgang Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Yesterday 08:39 PM Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phetchabun city Posts: 14,876	Yep Lars,, always let it all hang out.. Thats what I allus say.

28-11-2009, 04:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
slackula slacktard :) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Behind a slipping mask of sanity in Phuket. Posts: 2,119	Bet he wishes he put more that 250 Baht down!

28-11-2009, 04:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Yesterday 11:59 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Jomtien Posts: 44,207	250 baht is the price of a beer in Wan Chai, his annual bonus this year will probably be more than I will earn in the next 10 years, should have stuck a few more baht on that bet

28-11-2009, 05:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
12Call Koh Phangan Last Online: 08-02-2010 09:26 AM Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 638	Does he know anyone in the garbage removal business ?

29-11-2009, 03:44 AM	#19 (permalink)
Muadib If ya can't take the heat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: HELL Posts: 3,752	Winning 400K on a 250 baht bet is only 1600 to 1 odds... They must have drug the nags out of the glue factory to pull those odds...

29-11-2009, 04:00 AM	#20 (permalink)
Carnwadrick Satun Last Online: Yesterday 02:10 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dark side of paradise Posts: 656	some kind of tri-fecta or something where they combine the odds of the first three horses coming in the order he placed the bet divided my the amount of money in the pool and the number of betters. like the rest of yeh I know almost nothing myself but I did one of those bets after my friend won over $11,000 but I guess when I bet there were too many punters and our share was only $280