The Risk Takers Podcast

GoldenPants13
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Willing to bet this is the sharpest podcast in sports betting https://www.goldenpants.com/

  1. 6D AGO

    You're Probably Underbetting...Here's How You Bet More | Ep 128

    We talk about why good gamblers bet too little in big spots, plus Polymarket coming to the US with low fees & why GP is on an anti-courtsiding tirade. We also give our take on why dating sites are like betting markets - and how to avoid adverse selection there. 0:00 Intro 1:15 Sizing Up 32:00 News/Scandals/Fees 1:00:45 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. My website: https://www.goldenpants.com/ Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Want to work with my betting group?: john@goldenpants.com Want 100s of +EV picks a day?: https://www.goldenpants.com/gp-picks

    1h 30m

  2. OCT 29

    Betting Huge on Madden Sims & The LLWS w/ Isaac | Ep 127

    Today we are joined by Isaac (https://x.com/Ias0801) to talk about his path to pro betting right out of college. He shares stories about how he cracked the madden sim betting market during covid, texted correlated parlays to his bookie (that got accepted) and his work now in the MLB and CBB. Enjoy! 0:00 Intro/ Early Advantage Play 8:00 Finding a Holy Grail Spot to Start Sports Betting 21:45 How to Start Betting your Own Numbers 38:20 Specializing in MLB & CBB 57:00 Decision to Go Pro (telling your parents) 1:05:30 Networking is Like Betting 1:12:45 Future Plans & Prediction Markets 1:21:00 Q&A and Final Thoughts Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. My website: https://www.goldenpants.com/ Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Want to work with my betting group?: john@goldenpants.com Want 100s of +EV picks a day?: https://www.goldenpants.com/gp-picks

    2h 10m

  3. OCT 22

    How to Not Lose on Prediction Markets & Kalshi Outage | Ep 126

    We had so many good questions we had to pivot from our main topic to do a multi-part Q&A/News episode. The first part of the podcast is questions that involve strategy around winning (and not getting crushed) on exchanges. Then news with the Kalshi outage and some other noteworthy items. And finally a mixed bag of questions at the end. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Prediction Market Power Hour 56:20 News 1:27:20 Mega Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. My website: https://www.goldenpants.com/ Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Want to work with my betting group?: john@goldenpants.com Want 100s of +EV picks a day?: https://www.goldenpants.com/gp-picks

    2h 22m

  4. OCT 15

    $400k PointsBet Heist & Exchange Warfare w/ Maple | Ep 125

    You heard about him in Shippers episode. The person who leveraged a friendly VIP host and square looking action into a $400k win at PointsBet - a notoriously tight-fisted book. This week we welcome on the man, the myth, the legend Maple (https://x.com/maple420069) onto the podcast to talk about soft-book war stories and his evolution onto exchanges. Can't miss episode! 0:00 Intro 1:45 Intro to Advantage Play 11:20 SGPs Before They Were Cool 20:50 The PointsBet Story 42:10 $2M MMA SGP Bad Beat 58:58 Shift to Exchanges 1:33:00 News, Questions & Hot Takes Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. My website: https://www.goldenpants.com/ Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Want to work with my betting group?: john@goldenpants.com Want 100s of +EV picks a day?: https://www.goldenpants.com/gp-picks

    1h 57m

  5. OCT 8

    Failed Betting Projects & Kalshi Parlays | Ep 124

    This episode SP and GP go over a few of the betting projects they started building that never came to fruition. The news is dominated by prediction markets - with a breakdown of the parlay product that Kalshi is offering. And we hit a few listener questions at the end! 0:00 Intro 4:00 Failed betting projects 38:00 News 1:26:00 Listener Questions Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. My website: https://www.goldenpants.com/ Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Want to work with my betting group?: john@goldenpants.com Want 100s of +EV picks a day?: https://www.goldenpants.com/gp-picks

    1h 49m

  6. OCT 1

    Beat Big Markets & Bottom Up Live Betting w/ Ant DeRosa | Ep 123

    This episode we have on a true legend in the space, Ant DeRosa. Ant worked as a trader at some of the sharpest offshore books before switching sides of the counter and building one of the most successful betting groups currently operating. From dealing with line manipulation to the details behind finding alpha live that you won't see on an odds screen, this has it all. We even get dragged into talking about the ethics around angle shooting and where the line is at the end! This is a can't miss episode if you have any aspirations of betting at the highest levels. Follow Ant on Twitter: https://x.com/DeRosa_Antonino 0:00 Intro 2:30 Magic the Gathering & Start w/ Pinnacle 17:30 Trading at a Sharp Book 42:15 Switching to Betting 47:15 Bottom Up Live Betting 1:05:00 Scaling a Betting Group 1:44:00 Q&A and Hot Takes Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. My website: https://www.goldenpants.com/ Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Want to work with my betting group?: john@goldenpants.com Want 100s of +EV picks a day?: https://www.goldenpants.com/gp-picks

    2h 23m

  7. SEP 24

    Most Important Lessons from Our Recent Guests | Ep 122

    This week we debrief on some of the most important, common threads that ran through our interviews with our recent guests. Why are the vibes based approaches not that far from the data driven? Is anyone really a specialist? Why did three guests say no one can get more out of an account than them? All of this plus news and Q&A - Enjoy! 0:00 Intro 2:30 Account Maxxing as a Superpower 10:20 Operations Over Everything 18:30 Specialist or Generalist? 25:00 Model Doesn't Need to Be Complicated 37:30 No Main Markets 41:00 News 1:01:50 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. My website: https://www.goldenpants.com/ Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Want to work with my betting group?: john@goldenpants.com Want 100s of +EV picks a day?: https://www.goldenpants.com/gp-picks

    1h 38m

  8. SEP 17

    Building an Unexploitable Betting & Trolling Strategy w/ The Shipper | Ep 121

    Today we have on at times one of our harshest critics and at other times our biggest cheerleader, The Shipper (@shipthejustice on Twitter) Shipper is that rare person who was successful as a trader at a book and then as a professional bettor. This experience makes him one of the go to experts on the topics of account longevity, priming, and maxing account value. This episode he presents a compelling case for why you should have a poker-style bluffing strategy for betting, talks on why the retweet is the perfect troll, and explains why everything sucks now and it was better before. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:40 Tales from the PointsBet Trading Floor 00:23:50 Priming and Max Account Value 00:41:45 Why it's Better to Have a Partner 00:49:10 Build Your Own Models 01:00:30 Rorts! 01:11:00 Twitter Trolling & Sharp Content 01:22:00 PMs, Exchanges & State of the Industry 01:45:00 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. My website: https://www.goldenpants.com/ Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Want to work with my betting group?: john@goldenpants.com Want 100s of +EV picks a day?: https://www.goldenpants.com/gp-picks

    2h 15m
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  • Creator
    GoldenPants13
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    128
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