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InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times
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Need a bit of advice on placing a lay bet
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Report Birchola • January 29, 2010 12:04 PM GMT
Fire away........
Report Ken Masters • January 29, 2010 12:05 PM GMT
Get on it, get on it large.
Report The Magic Flea • January 29, 2010 12:05 PM GMT
click the pink box next to liverpool in the pool-bolton match
Report Birchola • January 29, 2010 12:05 PM GMT
:D
Report InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times • January 29, 2010 12:05 PM GMT
Ive backed on the golf £100 at 9/2 on a player
just wanted to see what I do to guarantee a profit
Report InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times • January 29, 2010 12:06 PM GMT
magic flea i dont think we are that bad!! :(
Report Birchola • January 29, 2010 12:07 PM GMT
Go to options to the top right of the market and tick the 'What if' box.

You can then click the lay button of your selection and when entering the lay figure will see a green figure under each potential outcome. Adjust the lay amount to get equal green.
Report InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times • January 29, 2010 12:09 PM GMT
yep sort of done that but for example I will win £450 if he wins so looking to lay at 9 so if I layed £10 at 9 if he wins I obviously pay £90 and win 360 but if he doesnt win?
Report Birchola • January 29, 2010 12:11 PM GMT
Just adjust your lay figure so the green number below each player is an equal sum?
Report Joe Jordan • January 29, 2010 12:13 PM GMT
InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times ...
youve backed him at 9/2
what are his odds now ?

obviously he has to be LESS than those odds for you to
be talking about "laying2 off ??
Report Joe Jordan • January 29, 2010 12:13 PM GMT
"laying" off ^
Report Birchola • January 29, 2010 12:14 PM GMT
Yeah good point. You cant back at 9/2 then lay at 8/1 and get all green.
Report Paulie Walnuts • January 29, 2010 12:14 PM GMT
If you've backed him at 9/2, you can't guarantee a profit by laying him at 9.
Have I been hooked?
Report InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times • January 29, 2010 12:15 PM GMT
sorry yes thats what I meant? wrong figure sorry guys
Report InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times • January 29, 2010 12:17 PM GMT
roughly 66£ at 4 would even me out

am I silly in asking who would take him at 4 now?
Report InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times • January 29, 2010 12:20 PM GMT
hes available to back at 9 now
Report Birchola • January 29, 2010 12:22 PM GMT
You're not gonna get a lay at 4.0 if they're trading at 9.0
Report InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times • January 29, 2010 12:22 PM GMT
yep birchola obviously need him to be going well at low odds to make a profit
Report Birchola • January 29, 2010 12:25 PM GMT
You can leave your bet up then and hope it gets matched?
Report InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times • January 29, 2010 12:26 PM GMT
sorry to be a pain birchola thanks for the help
Report Birchola • January 29, 2010 12:28 PM GMT
Any time B-)
Report boxingthefox • January 29, 2010 12:38 PM GMT
InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times, one of the quickest ways is simply to divide your winning returns by the lower lay odds, for example, your back bet of £110 is on at 5.5 (9/2) then it returns £550 inc your stake. if 5.0 (4/1) becomes available or you want to offer it then £550 divided by 5.0 = £110..........lay at 5.0 for £110 and you win (green up) £10 whatever the result
Report Joe Jordan • January 29, 2010 12:45 PM GMT
InIstanbulWeWonIt5Times 29 Jan 13:26
sorry to be a pain birchola thanks for the help
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Report boxingthefox • January 29, 2010 12:50 PM GMT
Sorry, ... your back bet of £110 is on at 5.5 (9/2,)..... should of course be ....your back bet of £100 @ 5.5
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