Funny you should bump this today because he was responsible for a moment of great professional pride for me today. For those that don't know Billy Walters is famous for being the most respected professional in the US betting market but also he is notorious for being impossible to follow because he plays with the market and will often send out plays on the wrong team to confuse the market and ensure any of his "beards" (a US term for the guys that put on for him) that try to have a bit for themselves end up on the wrong side often enough. All week I noticed the sharpest of our guys that act alone seemed to like Louisville and then all of a sudden there were a couple of big moves for Florida International to drive the line below the key number (in this spot) of 42. I was convinced it was BW trying to shift the market so he could bet Louisville and it was confirmed shortly after kickoff. It felt like the sports betting equivalent of calling down Phil Ivey with A high and I was very proud of myself....probably quite sad really......
I found this interview quite intriguing, merely for the size of the bets, while watching it I had his vision of a "beard" or English equivalent walking into Ladbrokes and having £500 000 on Man utd -1 only to be told the max bet is £50! Obviously not like that at all in Vegas and it seems people do not bat an eye at large sports bets so it must be common? Crazy money that he deals in.
I assume he is a pro gambler because of the successes he has on sports betting, but in the film it indicates it has not always been like this, eg won a million on golf course lost it that night on blackjack, my question being if he was skint would he be known as a degenerate gambler or even "ice cream". Sometime it seems there are very fine lines between the 2.
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