challenge500

Hi there,

What a week with England U21 losing out in the final minutes. Anyway I finished the week with a profit of £23, so my bankroll now stands at £463. Most of my bets were on the football and I had only one bet on the nags which was an E/W double which didn't win. Still I'm going in the right direction if a little slow at the moment that's because of the lack of good betting opportunities.

It's a bit like poker you have to have patience otherwise you lose control and end up going on tilt.

Anyway good luck!

Hi there,

Well this last week has been better with an increase of bankroll from $421 to £440, which is  better than a loss. I did have less bets which I said I would which I think helps. Still early days and I'm learning all the time. My target is to increase my bankroll by 5% per week which so far I have more than do this on most weeks. I limit my bets to between 2% and 5% of bank which is similar to the kelly system - reducing bet size as bank goes down and increasing bank as bank goes up.

Glad to see the mavs won which I said some time ago. Stick to teams that perform well ATS and you make money, all good for next season.


Anyway good luck!

Hi there,
This week's football has been dire. but there are still some interesting ways to make money. I have been using a idea that when you have a high score predicted game wait until the first goal and then lay that score say 1-0 or 0-1 and then wait for the next goal to come. the odds are usually about 4/1 to 5/1 so the risk is small compared to say laying 0-0 or 3-1 or any other score before the match at odds of 25/1 to 40/1 - too big a risk.

You have to pick your spots, but the idea is sound. Its better than laying before the match at too higher risk to reward.

Lets face it everything is a gamble, but if you keep the risk to reward ratio low then you won't get a nasty shock. I see the other day on the forum that a tipster lost a lot on laying a match at 0-0 at odds of around 30/1, so to make £10 you risk £300 - not a good idea. I think my idea is better and a lot less risky.

the above idea is only for those who like to play bookie, otherwise you could just stick your money you would have risked on backing over 1.5 goals at that stage of the game at around @1.2


Anyway good luck!

Hi there,

It's been an up and down week with a loss of £28 with the bank now standing at £421. I think I had too many bets last week. I will try and not have so many bets.

Also I've been **** lately tipping - it would seem everytime I tip something it losses, yet when I don't they win.


I've been playing bookie, but still early days and i will update on progress later.

hi there,

thought I share what I'm doing today.

1 Doncaster 4th Jun - 14:20 Backing: Shamdarley @ SP 
2 Tramore 4th Jun - 17:05 Backing: Golan Go @ SP

E/W double currently about 5/2 and 9/2

£5 E/W
Total stake:  £10.00
Your total potential win:  £93.07

I fancy carlton house in the derby 9/4 might have a go on the place market.

anyway gl...

Hi there,
It's been a good week with an increase of bankroll from £395 to £449. Most profit has been from football with a loss made on both bets in the NBA. Overall a better than expeected increase in my bankroll.

I had a good result in the Champions League backing Barc to win and for the first time becoming a bookie. It felt good I also layed - yes you heard it correct - I layed for the first time laying 1.5 goals. I made several bets over the last few days where I have acted like a bookie by laying.

I have had some good results, also I took advantage of the PaddyPower offer where I made an extra £50 which I have not included in the above figures. Now that I have started using these free offers I plan over the comming weeks to look at other offers as they appear - it makes sense.

With this new thinking and possibly strategy my target is to now increase my bankroll by 5% a day or at least to try.


anyway good luck!.

Hi there,

It's difficult sometimes to give a pick especially after your previous tip didn't end the way you expected. Yes Dallas won as I said they would ,but they failed to cover. So I have to think what would I have picked for tonight with a winner. it's strange because my gut feeling was telling me back on the moneyline, yet I decided ignore this and bet on the spread. So tonight I'm backing Chicago on the ML @1.67. because I think the games are getting tighter and both teams will be on a mission.

Hi there,
Sorry about the result...
Dallas did close the series as I said,but fell short by a couple of buckets to beat the spread. This happens sometimes.

Anyway current record playoffs 11-4 sides 1-1 totals.

tonight's game is a difficult call. Do you go for Chicago - will they lose 3 in row? Or do you back Miami on the road? My money is on Miami to win series, but it could all come down to game 6 or 7.

Hi there,

NBA tonight's game

Dallas v OKC

I think dallas will close this series up tonight.Dallas is 9-1 against the spread in its last 10 home games.
13-1 ATS for the playoffs.

I pick Dallas -6.5 @ 2.01


Anyway good luck!

Hi there,

What a night in football plenty of goals in the game Rep of Ireland 5-0 Northern Ireland

It certainly pays to check the info about the game. I checked several sites before the match revealing Nortern Ireland would be without all their regular players this information was enough for me to have a bet in the over 2.5 goals market. I was surprised at how good the price was I got on @ 2.3

I only wish every game was as easy to handicap as this. I only had half an hour before kick off to decide about the game.

Tennis pick today

Anyway I fancy Robert the local hero to out play the Italian today he won a very important match against Berdych even after being 2 sets down. Well Robert is the dog here in the odds, but you make your choice - it could be a good game to trade.

Current price Robert @ 2.36

F Fognini - S Robert



Anyway good luck!