The Risk Takers Podcast Devig To Ball Knowledge While Live Betting w/ Pads | Ep 131
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Nov 26, 2025 Pads, a professional sports bettor and co-founder of BookieBeats, shares his journey from poker to live betting after PASPA. He reveals the intricacies of finding valuable edges in live sports and the benefits of joining betting communities like Discord. Pads discusses his strategy shifts from arbitrage to directional bets and highlights common weaknesses in live betting models. He emphasizes the importance of speed and advanced knowledge of the game. Finally, he explores the future of prediction markets and his experiences going public in the betting community.
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From Poker Grind To Betting Obsession
- Pads built his early wagering confidence from grinding low-stakes online poker with his brother as a teen.
- That experience taught him disciplined, repetitive edge-hunting that later translated into promos and sportsbook advantage play.
Small Communities Hold Disproportionate Value
- Small, tight communities let early members capture large edges before tools scale and competition rises.
- Pads' early BookieBeats era had ~30 serious members exploiting inefficiencies privately.
The Bluff That Taught A Young Pads
- Pads recounts a teenage poker moment where trusting his brother's read on a bluff was a turning point.
- That small hero-call success cemented his love of reading opponents and making decisive plays.
