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dimebar8
11 Apr 12 07:57
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First I would like to say this isn't me showing off, really not interested in people thinking i'm a "good gambler" or any of that sh1te. 
I am full time on here but also not keen on people who claim they are "pro" because i don't believe the words professional and gambler should ever be used in the same sentence but each to their own. 
People that do rely on "gambling" as their main or only source of income will know it's just a choice and lifestyle they've chosen and believe they have the intelligence to win more than they lose, some manage... some fail.
Some use systems that are brilliant and work for them, i don't like systems personally but i'm not against anyone that believes in them and i'm not saying they don't work either because i've seen a few that do (but most don't) and i know a few have their own models on here. 

Anyway... not really sure why i started this thread because it just looks like i want to show off my bets and profits to a bunch of random strangers, but it's not.  I just want to show people that there are different ways of betting and thinking, which are profitable, if you have the patience and discipline to grow the balance rather than try to hit those risky big bets or big pay outs that are generally against you. 

Cut a long, boring story short... I built up a nice healthy bank from a small start a while back (was betting on bookies sites for a few years before finding the glorious betfair) anyway... I wanted to see if i could still "do it" from a small start without having a healthy sum to fall back on if i messed up.  So, i chose to start with a fairly low £200 with the aim to build it up taking on certain bets only (sometimes i wandered from the path... free will and all that human stuff).

The bets were mainly 2 goal leads (preferably the favourable team winning but not always) and a few pre-match bets on the big teams (Barca, RM, Bayern, Dortmund, Man Utd etc)

Anyway, below are the results using a £200 start bank from 31/03/2011 to today 11/04/2012 (12 days total so far)

Soccer: £1285.95 |  Total P&L:  £1285.95

Football / Atletico Nacional v Penarol : Match Odds     11-Apr-12 03:00     11-Apr-12 04:57    42.08
Football / Zamora v Arsenal FC : Match Odds     11-Apr-12 00:45     11-Apr-12 02:46    4.73
Football / Union Espanola v Bolivar : Match Odds     11-Apr-12 00:45     11-Apr-12 02:36    16.57
Football / Union Espanola v Bolivar : Half Time     11-Apr-12 00:45     11-Apr-12 01:34    9.02
Football / Deportivo Quito v Defensor Sporting : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 22:30     11-Apr-12 00:25    18.10
Football / Blackburn v Liverpool : Correct Score     10-Apr-12 20:00     10-Apr-12 21:55    -30.00
Football / Blackburn v Liverpool : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 20:00     10-Apr-12 21:54    42.84
Football / Barcelona v Getafe : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 20:00     10-Apr-12 21:50    14.28
Football / Augsburg v Stuttgart : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 19:00     10-Apr-12 20:51    10.47
Football / Aalen v Carl Zeiss Jena : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 18:00     10-Apr-12 19:49    30.08
Football / SV Grodig v SV Ried : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 17:00     10-Apr-12 18:53    13.44
Football / St Pauli v Union Berlin : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 16:30     10-Apr-12 18:21    -16.16
Football / Fortuna Dusseldorf v FSV Frankfurt : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 16:30     10-Apr-12 18:20    64.75
Football / America de Cali v Expreso Rojo : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 02:00     10-Apr-12 03:51    46.36
Football / Rosario v Independiente Rivadavia : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 01:10     10-Apr-12 03:26    177.23
Football / Racing Club v San Lorenzo : Half Time     09-Apr-12 23:10     10-Apr-12 00:18    -147.56
Football / Sp Lisbon v Benfica : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 20:15     09-Apr-12 22:12    147.56
Football / Fulham v Chelsea : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 20:00     09-Apr-12 21:53    -122.76
Football / Sligo Rovers v Monaghan Utd : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 18:30     09-Apr-12 20:25    115.14
Soccer / West Ham v Birmingham : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 17:20     09-Apr-12 19:18    -110.05
Soccer / Levadiakos v Xanthi : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 17:00     09-Apr-12 18:52    7.62
Soccer / Ind Medellin v Deportivo Cali : Correct Score     09-Apr-12 00:45     09-Apr-12 02:40    -4.72
Soccer / Ind Medellin v Deportivo Cali : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 00:45     09-Apr-12 02:40    11.45
Soccer / Coritiba v Cianorte FC : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 23:30     09-Apr-12 01:26    104.72
Soccer / Sao Caetano v Santos : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 22:30     09-Apr-12 00:27    -35.36
Soccer / Junior v Millonarios : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 21:30     08-Apr-12 23:29    83.56
Soccer / Real Madrid v Valencia : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 20:30     08-Apr-12 22:22    -100.00
Soccer / Paris St-G v Marseille : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 20:00     08-Apr-12 21:55    11.80
Soccer / Ath Bilbao v Sevilla : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 17:00     08-Apr-12 18:50    9.87
Soccer / PSV v Heracles : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 17:00     08-Apr-12 18:50    11.33
Soccer / Arsenal v Man City : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 16:00     08-Apr-12 17:57    42.52
Soccer / Gyeongnam v Jeonbuk Motors : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 07:00     08-Apr-12 08:51    2.18
Soccer / Tokyo-V v Tokushima : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 05:00     08-Apr-12 06:56    2.97
Soccer / Monterrey v Tigres : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 03:00     08-Apr-12 05:02    2.67
Soccer / Santa Fe v Atletico Huila : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 02:00     08-Apr-12 03:51    1.43
Soccer / San Luis v Jaguares : Match Odds     08-Apr-12 01:00     08-Apr-12 02:52    3.47
Soccer / Atletico Rafaela v San Martin de San Juan : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 23:30     08-Apr-12 01:20    12.64
Soccer / Sol De America v Cerro Porteno : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 23:00     08-Apr-12 00:51    -2.00
Soccer / Betis v Villarreal : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 21:00     07-Apr-12 22:50    8.88
Soccer / Braga v Porto : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 20:30     07-Apr-12 22:22    2.46
Soccer / Lazio v Napoli : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 20:00     07-Apr-12 21:54    3.58
Soccer / Zaragoza v Barcelona : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 19:00     07-Apr-12 20:55    56.44
Soccer / Stoke v Wolves : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 17:30     07-Apr-12 19:25    27.18
Soccer / Getafe v Gijon : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 17:00     07-Apr-12 18:50    30.46
Soccer / Sunderland v Tottenham : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 12:45     07-Apr-12 14:40    -5.00
Soccer / Velez v Independiente : Match Odds     07-Apr-12 01:15     07-Apr-12 03:06    -6.00
Soccer / Arsenal FC v Olimpo : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 23:10     07-Apr-12 00:58    10.44
Soccer / Setubal v Guimaraes : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 20:15     06-Apr-12 22:10    4.26
Soccer / Bray v Sligo Rovers : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 19:45     06-Apr-12 21:41    15.16
Soccer / Standard v Anderlecht : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 19:30     06-Apr-12 21:23    -3.00
Soccer / Dordrecht v AGOVV : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 19:00     06-Apr-12 20:51    11.14
Soccer / Karabukspor v Besiktas : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 18:00     06-Apr-12 19:50    -3.03
Soccer / Barnsley v West Ham : Over/Under 3.5 Goals     06-Apr-12 17:15     06-Apr-12 18:33    2.12
Soccer / Swansea v Newcastle : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 16:30     06-Apr-12 18:23    23.80
Soccer / Tranmere v Stevenage : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 15:00     06-Apr-12 16:53    4.43
Soccer / Reading v Leeds : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 14:00     06-Apr-12 16:00    15.19
Soccer / Juan Aurich v The Strongest : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 02:30     06-Apr-12 04:23    12.57
Soccer / Atletico GO v Ponte Preta : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 01:50     06-Apr-12 03:43    -7.71
Soccer / Libertad v Nacional (Uru) : Match Odds     06-Apr-12 00:15     06-Apr-12 02:05    -5.00
Soccer / Criciuma v Atletico PR : Match Odds     05-Apr-12 23:30     06-Apr-12 01:28    2.19
Soccer / Ath Bilbao v Schalke : Match Odds     05-Apr-12 20:05     05-Apr-12 21:55    -15.00
Soccer / Valencia v AZ Alkmaar : Match Odds     05-Apr-12 20:05     05-Apr-12 21:54    33.12
Soccer / G Furth v Cottbus : Match Odds     05-Apr-12 17:00     05-Apr-12 18:48    26.81
Soccer / HB Koge v Lyngby : Match Odds     05-Apr-12 15:00     05-Apr-12 16:52    23.99
Soccer / Pumas UNAM v Monterrey : Match Odds     05-Apr-12 03:00     05-Apr-12 04:56    -15.46
Soccer / Emelec v Flamengo : Match Odds     05-Apr-12 01:50     05-Apr-12 03:58    -3.53
Soccer / Horizonte v Palmeiras : Match Odds     05-Apr-12 01:50     05-Apr-12 03:45    10.42
Soccer / Santos Laguna v Toronto FC : Match Odds     05-Apr-12 01:00     05-Apr-12 02:56    15.04
Soccer / Godoy Cruz v Universidad de Chile : Match Odds     04-Apr-12 23:30     05-Apr-12 01:35    8.04
Soccer / Chelsea v Benfica : Match Odds     04-Apr-12 19:45     04-Apr-12 21:37    42.84
Soccer / Real Madrid v APOEL : Match Odds     04-Apr-12 19:45     04-Apr-12 21:35    42.65
Soccer / Lausanne v FC Basel : Match Odds     04-Apr-12 17:30     04-Apr-12 19:23    10.00
Soccer / OFI v Olympiakos : Match Odds     04-Apr-12 17:00     04-Apr-12 18:53    -4.71
Soccer / Al Wehdat v Salgaocar S.C. : Match Odds     04-Apr-12 16:00     04-Apr-12 17:51    5.43
Soccer / Alianza Lima v Vasco da Gama : Match Odds     04-Apr-12 02:00     04-Apr-12 03:55    2.95
Soccer / Lanus v Olimpia : Match Odds     03-Apr-12 23:45     04-Apr-12 01:36    3.86
Soccer / Barcelona v AC Milan : Match Odds     03-Apr-12 19:45     03-Apr-12 21:38    62.28
Soccer / B Munich v Marseille : Match Odds     03-Apr-12 19:45     03-Apr-12 21:34    34.27
Soccer / Zilina v Slovan Bratislava : Match Odds     03-Apr-12 16:30     03-Apr-12 18:18    11.42
Soccer / Tianjin Teda v Nagoya : Match Odds     03-Apr-12 12:30     03-Apr-12 14:20    7.81
Soccer / G-Osaka v Bunyodkor : Match Odds     03-Apr-12 11:00     03-Apr-12 12:51    32.37
Soccer / Blackburn v Man Utd : Match Odds     02-Apr-12 20:00     02-Apr-12 21:52    20.13
Soccer / Portugal Women U19 v Norway Women U19 : Match Odds     02-Apr-12 17:00     02-Apr-12 18:50    18.45
Soccer / Estudiantes v Boca Juniors : Over/Under 2.5 goals     01-Apr-12 23:30     02-Apr-12 01:16    1.49
Soccer / Universidad de Chile v Rangers (Chile) : Match Odds     01-Apr-12 22:30     02-Apr-12 00:24    24.05
Soccer / Juventus v Napoli : Match Odds     01-Apr-12 19:45     01-Apr-12 21:35    10.83
Soccer / Valencia v Levante : Match Odds     01-Apr-12 17:00     01-Apr-12 18:51    -36.59
Soccer / Tottenham v Swansea : Match Odds     01-Apr-12 16:00     01-Apr-12 17:56    46.89
Soccer / Newcastle v Liverpool : Match Odds     01-Apr-12 13:30     01-Apr-12 15:24    29.70
Soccer / Cruz Azul v San Luis : Match Odds     31-Mar-12 23:30     01-Apr-12 01:27    9.90
Soccer / Barcelona v Ath Bilbao : Match Odds     31-Mar-12 21:00     31-Mar-12 22:55    30.58
Soccer / Osasuna v Real Madrid : Match Odds     31-Mar-12 19:00     31-Mar-12 20:46    64.40
Soccer / Catania v AC Milan : Match Odds     31-Mar-12 17:00     31-Mar-12 18:51    -3.83
Soccer / Spartak Moscow v Zenit St Petersburg : Match Odds     31-Mar-12 15:00     31-Mar-12 16:58    3.51
Soccer / Aston Villa v Chelsea : Match Odds     31-Mar-12 15:00     31-Mar-12 16:51    14.48
Soccer / Nurnberg v B Munich : Match Odds     31-Mar-12 14:30     31-Mar-12 16:24    24.53

You'll see a fair few small losses in the mix, these are where I will have say £624.34 bank after a bet.  If nothings on or i fancy a little gamble i'll risk what i call the "loose change" and stick the £4.34 on something risky, if it comes in then sweet and if it don't it's not much harm and leaves me with a nice round number.

This won't be an on-going thread like the first thread. I'm not prepared to spend my entire day posting every bet as I make it or letting it take over my whole day like the first did, i simply cannot be bothered it's too much hassle. 
I just wanted to show people different ways of making money.  A bit of common sense and an eye for opportunity goes a long way and i'm not suggesting everyone should do this, it's not for everyone. 
For those that actually want to see each bet, stake and odds taken etc I can send the pages from my betting history rather than from the P/L pages but the P/L pages take less room and are easier to see here which is why i used them for the thread. 
Also for those that think i'm giving some "edge" away i'm not... a monkey could think of this and the liquidity in these are far greater than most peoples banks on here due to most people trading out of their pre-match bets on the selection to lock in their profits, in simple terms this method is just taking the "greener's" loss from greening their bets or the small odds layers hoping to get lucky.

Lastly... Selection is key to sustainability when taking on the 2 goal margins, you can't just bet on any 2 goal lead... this is where the common sense should come into play. Although not every bet is on a 2 goal cushion as there are pre-match bets on the heavily favoured teams too but that also is about wise selection.

If any of you want to give it a go feel free... start as small as you like and feel free to post your daily P/L's in here or thoughts/bets.  I won't be involved in this thread much, probably post the daily P/L's but that's about it.  I know alot liked the under 6.5 thread and got involved etc so feel free to take this over or let it rot away i don't really care but would like to see people making money.

I've spent far too long writing this sh1t... good luck and hope you found this useful  Excited
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Report dimebar8 April 13, 2012 10:12 PM BST
relatively quiet day today

Soccer: £94.97  Total P&L:  £94.97

Soccer    Showing 1 - 14 of 14 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Soccer / Shelbourne v Bray : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 20:00     13-Apr-12 21:57    11.44
Soccer / Southampton v Reading : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 19:45     13-Apr-12 21:41    2.90
Soccer / Stuttgart v W Bremen : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 19:30     13-Apr-12 21:20    7.25
Soccer / Southampton v Reading : Half Time     13-Apr-12 19:45     13-Apr-12 20:36    4.87
Soccer / Osters v Trelleborgs : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 18:20     13-Apr-12 20:09    30.82
Soccer / Viborg v Skive : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 18:00     13-Apr-12 19:52    -23.06
Soccer / SV Grodig v WAC St Andra : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 17:30     13-Apr-12 19:24    4.52
Soccer / G Furth v St Pauli : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 17:00     13-Apr-12 18:50    3.27
Soccer / H Rostock v FSV Frankfurt : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 17:00     13-Apr-12 18:47    6.19
Soccer / G Furth v St Pauli : Half Time     13-Apr-12 17:00     13-Apr-12 17:48    10.62
Soccer / Al Ahli FC Dubai v Dubai CSC : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 14:55     13-Apr-12 16:51    4.19
Soccer / Ind Medellin v Atletico Nacional : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 02:00     13-Apr-12 03:56    4.00
Soccer / Alianza Lima v Libertad : Match Odds     13-Apr-12 01:50     13-Apr-12 03:46    24.09
Soccer / Ind Medellin v Atletico Nacional : Half Time     13-Apr-12 02:00     13-Apr-12 02:47    3.87

could have made alot more today if i were staking what i had been in the previous week or so but today i never staked more than 15% of bank on any bet for some reason unknown to me.

going to treat myself to some downtime tonight been a bit relentless last 2 weeks so i'm off good luck to all those still battling away now and later Love
Report This is for BIG Players only April 13, 2012 10:51 PM BST
WD Dime, you say that 'if the other team aren't looking too threatening' so presumably you try and watch most of the bigger games?
Also, some of the early bets from 31/03 and 01/04 are fairly healthy profits from £200 so were you going all-in for the early games ??
Report bob_terwilliger April 13, 2012 10:52 PM BST
so could we follow all these bets realistically? what sort of bank does one need?
Report dimebar8 April 14, 2012 11:02 PM BST
Bob, started with £200 as said in OP. This is for BIG players only got my PM earlier today.

Not alot of action for me today as slept from around 8am to 5pm or so.

Football: £103.15  Total P&L:  £103.15

Football    Showing 1 - 8 of 8 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Levante v Barcelona : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 21:00     14-Apr-12 22:52    23.84
Football / Benfica v Gil Vicente : Half Time     14-Apr-12 20:45     14-Apr-12 21:31    7.13
Football / Real Madrid v Gijon : Next Goal     14-Apr-12 19:00     14-Apr-12 20:54    -2.00
Football / Real Madrid v Gijon : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 19:00     14-Apr-12 20:51    35.07
Football / PSV v AZ Alkmaar : Half Time     14-Apr-12 17:45     14-Apr-12 18:34    5.24
Football / Palestino v Santiago Wanderers : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 16:30     14-Apr-12 18:23    6.15
Football / FC Midtjylland v OB : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 16:00     14-Apr-12 17:57    16.28
Football / Eintracht Frankfurt v Erzgebirge : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 12:00     14-Apr-12 13:48    11.44

Also did 2 Multiples but won't include them in the total, not sure how to get the history for multiples but shows the return on the account statement from them.

2012-04-14
14:43    30876564     2012-04-14
14:43   
Transfer from Multiples, Multiples Bet Id 30876564          -    -    -         23.43
    2012-04-14
03:30    30872146     2012-04-14
03:30   
Transfer from Multiples, Multiples Bet Id 30872146          -    -    -         22.83

Both were £12 stakes so £10.83 return and £11.43 return, one was Eintrach Frankfurt/Man City double and the other was an NBA 4-fold.

Total profit from £200 start 31/03/2012 without including the multiples is currently £1751.54. no more bets today, rest of night off again.
Report dimebar8 April 15, 2012 1:02 AM BST
2 hours later i'm still on here Crazy addict is the word.

Soccer: £16.22  Total P&L:  £16.22

Soccer    Showing 1 - 3 of 3 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Soccer / CF America v Santos Laguna : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 23:00     15-Apr-12 00:50    3.33
Soccer / Internacional v Ceramica RS : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 22:30     15-Apr-12 00:27    5.08
Soccer / River Plate v Huracan : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 22:15     15-Apr-12 00:08    7.81

Just to kick start today's/tomorrow's profit off, actually logging out now whilst there are still FIVE games in-play. Showing restraint lol and the fact they are all either 1-1 or 0-0 they have no interest to me so perfect time to get off this dirty place.
Report dimebar8 April 15, 2012 4:08 AM BST
ok 5 hours after saying i was coming off i'm finally leaving for the night. It was well worth staying up though.  Witnessed some great plays, amazing goals, crazy penalty decisions, freaky free-kicks and a lot of strange decisions from referees including a few peculiar red cards.

Bets settled since midnight:

Football: £41.82  Total P&L:  £41.82

Football    Showing 1 - 9 of 9 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Uni Cesar Vallejo v Jose Galvez : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 02:00     15-Apr-12 03:49    20.25
Football / Uni Cesar Vallejo v Jose Galvez : Half Time     15-Apr-12 02:00     15-Apr-12 02:47    5.97
Football / La Serena v Audax Italiano : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 00:30     15-Apr-12 02:26    7.27
Football / Tigres v Guadalajara : Half Time     15-Apr-12 01:00     15-Apr-12 01:52    13.89
Football / San Martin de San Juan v Velez : Half Time     15-Apr-12 00:30     15-Apr-12 01:21    -24.18
Football / La Serena v Audax Italiano : Half Time     15-Apr-12 00:30     15-Apr-12 01:21    2.40
Football / CF America v Santos Laguna : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 23:00     15-Apr-12 00:50    3.33
Football / Internacional v Ceramica RS : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 22:30     15-Apr-12 00:27    5.08
Football / River Plate v Huracan : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 22:15     15-Apr-12 00:08    7.81

Velez bet was a bit unlucky to lose but the goal that busted the bet was an absolute belter of a goal so I wasn't too upset about it losing, just made me stay a bit longer than i had planned.

Good little head start for tomorrow/today achieved and i'm off... good night!

Bank currently £1793.36 very happy with considering it was a modest £200 on the 31st March.
Total Bets = 161
Report superports1 April 15, 2012 8:15 AM BST
I try to avoid posting too much on the forum now, not worth the hassle, but had to say well done on an interesting thread. I've enjoyed looking in now and again, keep it going and, good luck.
Report dimebar8 April 15, 2012 12:21 PM BST
thanks super, nice to see a long term betfair user commenting. I wasn't planning on continuing the thread when i started it but a few asked to see the progress so decided i'll carry on posting daily P/L's until 30th April and I set myself a realistic target of £3000 total from 31st March to 30th April which currently requires around £80 per day profit to reach it with the remaining 15 days... I've been surpassing that most days so we'll see how it goes.
Report superports1 April 15, 2012 12:38 PM BST
Obviously up to yourself dimebar8, most threads on here attract critiscm, but yours hasn't so far (touch wood) maybe if you continue with it, it will give you a bit of discipline knowing that others are watching. Good luck anyway.
Report shaneee April 15, 2012 2:22 PM BST
What exactly are you doing dime? Backing teams when there winning 2-0? wouldnt they be around 1.1 to win at that stage? Would you care to explain a bit more. Thanks
Report bob_terwilliger April 15, 2012 3:21 PM BST
dimebar do you ever have a night out? Grin
Report dimebar8 April 15, 2012 4:08 PM BST
shane i'm backing things that i feel have the tiniest chance of losing... 3 goal leads, 2 goal leads, 1 goal leads 5 mins before the end, 2 and 1 goal lead ht bets, pre-match bets or anything that i don't feel a negative feeling from when i click submit...

bob... not lately no, i go through stages of being a betting hermit for a while then get back into my social life for a while... it's like a cycle.  At the moment i'm in the "be a sad betting hermit" cycle.
Report dimebar8 April 15, 2012 4:10 PM BST
Hamilton to finish in the points (10th or above) 1.22 was great value this morning for example.
Report bob_terwilliger April 15, 2012 4:17 PM BST
what happens when these short odds lose? you dont chase do you, just puts you back a week?
Report dimebar8 April 15, 2012 4:33 PM BST
i don't know what happens because the high stake bets on the short odds haven't been in trouble as they were bet on things that would need jesus to screw them over, if a bet is riskier than the big stake bets then the stake will reflect it, like the velez ht bet £24.18 which lost... 1% of bank.
Report Barca-Martillo April 15, 2012 4:37 PM BST
Just seen this thread nice work mate keep it up.After a bad last few days I am slightly above break even for this month.I am having a few days off to think of some new ideas to try and find some consistency this have gave me a idea to try n push on.
Report dimebar8 April 15, 2012 4:55 PM BST
yeah Barca i sometimes have a peek in the "how much has everyone won/lost" thread as it pops up alot at night n seen you posting in there as well as bob annoying people on a daily basis lol
Report dimebar8 April 16, 2012 12:14 AM BST
Fell asleep towards end of Man Utd game, missed Spurs getting hammered Sad

Today's p/l:

Football: £101.15 | Motor Sport: £34.93  Total P&L:  £136.08

Football    Showing 1 - 20 of 20 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Man Utd v Aston Villa : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 16:00     15-Apr-12 17:56    10.01
Football / Man Utd v Aston Villa : Over/Under 2.5 goals     15-Apr-12 16:00     15-Apr-12 17:34    4.09
Football / Man Utd v Aston Villa : Half Time     15-Apr-12 16:00     15-Apr-12 16:48    8.58
Football / Mgladbach v FC Koln : Half Time     15-Apr-12 14:30     15-Apr-12 15:17    5.03
Football / FC Nordsj v Silkeborg : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 13:00     15-Apr-12 14:51    4.57
Football / Ajax v De Graafschap : Half Time     15-Apr-12 13:30     15-Apr-12 14:17    16.73
Football / Nurnberg II v Wormatia Worms : Half Time     15-Apr-12 13:00     15-Apr-12 13:46    0.21
Football / Sivasspor v Bursaspor : Half Time     15-Apr-12 12:30     15-Apr-12 13:16    2.41
Football / Yamagata v Toyama : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 05:00     15-Apr-12 06:56    2.36
Football / Atlante v Pumas UNAM : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 03:00     15-Apr-12 04:54    1.90
Football / Atlas v Monterrey : Correct Score     15-Apr-12 02:45     15-Apr-12 04:36    3.44
Football / Uni Cesar Vallejo v Jose Galvez : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 02:00     15-Apr-12 03:49    20.25
Football / Uni Cesar Vallejo v Jose Galvez : Half Time     15-Apr-12 02:00     15-Apr-12 02:47    5.97
Football / La Serena v Audax Italiano : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 00:30     15-Apr-12 02:26    7.27
Football / Tigres v Guadalajara : Half Time     15-Apr-12 01:00     15-Apr-12 01:52    13.89
Football / San Martin de San Juan v Velez : Half Time     15-Apr-12 00:30     15-Apr-12 01:21    -24.18
Football / La Serena v Audax Italiano : Half Time     15-Apr-12 00:30     15-Apr-12 01:21    2.40
Football / CF America v Santos Laguna : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 23:00     15-Apr-12 00:50    3.33
Football / Internacional v Ceramica RS : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 22:30     15-Apr-12 00:27    5.08
Football / River Plate v Huracan : Match Odds     14-Apr-12 22:15     15-Apr-12 00:08    7.81

Motor Sport    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Motor Sport / Chinese GP : Points Finish     15-Apr-12 08:00     15-Apr-12 10:07    34.93

Total Profit so far: £1887.62
Total bets: 173
Average profit per bet: £9.76
Report bob_terwilliger April 16, 2012 12:15 AM BST
you keep strange sleeping habit dimey, good job you don't have a job Crazy
Report dimebar8 April 16, 2012 12:17 AM BST
lol if i can stay up til 10pm or so tonight i should be able to finally get back into UK timezone
Report Pade April 16, 2012 12:44 AM BST
Checking out the Betfair forum for the first time after gambling for like 2 months,and I gotta say this is one interesting thread. Been hanging out quite alot on swedish betting forums but never seen anyone playing like this! Keep it up
Report dimebar8 April 16, 2012 1:28 AM BST
Just for those that wonder what sort of bets i place and stakes etc here's today's/yesterday's bets from the history page which shows stake and odds etc

   
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Showing 1 - 30 of 30 bets
    Market    Selection    Bid
type    Bet ID    Bet
placed        Persistence    Odds
req.    Stake
(£)    Liability
(£)    Avg. odds
matched    Profit/Loss
(£)   
     Fixtures 15 April / Alianza Lima v Universitario / Match Odds    Alianza Lima    Back    19402919401    16-Apr-12
01:05         C     1.33    15.68         1.33    5.17   
     Fixtures 15 April / Tigre v Boca Juniors / Half Time    Tigre (HT)    Back    19402750143    16-Apr-12
00:39         C     1.25    12.66         1.25    3.17   
     Fixtures 15 April / Man Utd v Aston Villa / Over/Under 2.5 goals    Over 2.5 Goals    Back    19395353391    15-Apr-12
17:26         C     1.5    8.58         1.5    4.29   
     Fixtures 15 April / Man Utd v Aston Villa / Half Time    Man Utd (HT)    Back    19392152482    15-Apr-12
16:11         C     1.09    100.00         1.09    9.00   
     Fixtures 15 April / Man Utd v Aston Villa / Match Odds    Man Utd    Back    19391641870    15-Apr-12
15:59         C     1.21    49.98         1.21    10.50   
     Fixtures 15 April / Mgladbach v FC Koln / Half Time    Mgladbach (HT)    Back    19389427789    15-Apr-12
14:58         C     1.12    44.95         1.12    5.28   
     Fixtures 15 April / FC Nordsj v Silkeborg / Match Odds    FC Nordsj    Back    19388556212    15-Apr-12
14:32         C     1.02    240.00         1.02    4.80   
     Fixtures 15 April / Ajax v De Graafschap / Half Time    Ajax (HT)    Back    19387057413    15-Apr-12
13:43         C     1.04    128.27         1.04    5.13   
     Fixtures 15 April / Ajax v De Graafschap / Half Time    Ajax (HT)    Back    19387030371    15-Apr-12
13:42         C     1.05    71.73         1.05    3.59   
     Fixtures 15 April / Ajax v De Graafschap / Half Time    Ajax (HT)    Back    19387001225    15-Apr-12
13:41         C     1.04    220.65         1.04    8.83   
     Fixtures 15 April / Nurnberg II v Wormatia Worms / Half Time    Nurnberg II (HT)    Back    19386954112    15-Apr-12
13:39         C     1.08    2.79         1.08    0.22   
     Fixtures 15 April / Sivasspor v Bursaspor / Half Time    Sivasspor (HT)    Back    19386115776    15-Apr-12
13:09         C     1.11    10.03         1.11    1.10   
     Fixtures 15 April / Sivasspor v Bursaspor / Half Time    Sivasspor (HT)    Back    19386098499    15-Apr-12
13:08         C     1.13    11.00         1.13    1.43   
     Formula1 2012 / Chinese GP / Points Finish    Lewis Hamilton    Back    19381713100    15-Apr-12
07:53         C     1.22    100.00         1.22    22.00   
     Formula1 2012 / Chinese GP / Points Finish    Lewis Hamilton    Back    19381605125    15-Apr-12
07:20         C     1.17    86.00         1.17    14.65   
     Fixtures 15 April / Yamagata v Toyama / Match Odds    Yamagata    Back    19381530598    15-Apr-12
06:49         C     1.05    13.64         1.05    0.68   
     Fixtures 15 April / Yamagata v Toyama / Match Odds    Yamagata    Back    19381521970    15-Apr-12
06:45         C     1.09    20.10         1.09    1.80   
     Fixtures 14 April / Atlante v Pumas UNAM / Match Odds    Pumas UNAM    Back    19381208324    15-Apr-12
04:51         C     1.08    18.51         1.08    1.48   
     Fixtures 14 April / Atlante v Pumas UNAM / Match Odds    Pumas UNAM    Back    19381206588    15-Apr-12
04:50         C     1.12    4.28         1.12    0.51   
     Fixtures 14 April / Atlas v Monterrey / Correct Score    1 - 0    Back    19381165598    15-Apr-12
04:27         C     1.43    8.40         1.43    3.61   
     Fixtures 14 April / Uni Cesar Vallejo v Jose Galvez / Match Odds    Uni Cesar Vallejo    Back    19381010631    15-Apr-12
03:28         C     1.01    861.17         1.01    8.61   
     Fixtures 14 April / Uni Cesar Vallejo v Jose Galvez / Match Odds    Uni Cesar Vallejo    Back    19380961479    15-Apr-12
03:15         C     1.08    158.00         1.08    12.64   
     Fixtures 14 April / Uni Cesar Vallejo v Jose Galvez / Half Time    Uni Cesar Vallejo (HT)    Back    19380732592    15-Apr-12
02:29         C     1.12    52.18         1.12    6.26   
     Fixtures 14 April / La Serena v Audax Italiano / Match Odds    Audax Italiano    Back    19380502750    15-Apr-12
01:55         C     1.17    44.91         1.17    7.63   
     Fixtures 14 April / Tigres v Guadalajara / Half Time    Guadalajara (HT)    Back    19380299850    15-Apr-12
01:24         C     1.47    31.02         1.47    14.58   
     Fixtures 14 April / San Martin de San Juan v Velez / Half Time    Velez (HT)    Back    19380205672    15-Apr-12
01:12         C     1.08    24.18         1.08    (24.18)   
     Fixtures 14 April / La Serena v Audax Italiano / Half Time    Audax Italiano (HT)    Back    19380157162    15-Apr-12
01:06         C     1.21    12.00         1.21    2.52   
     Fixtures 14 April / CF America v Santos Laguna / Match Odds    CF America    Back    19379917159    15-Apr-12
00:37         C     1.01    349.00         1.01    3.49   
     Fixtures 14 April / Internacional v Ceramica RS / Match Odds    Internacional    Back    19379700102    15-Apr-12
00:12         C     1.12    44.39         1.12    5.33   
     Fixtures 14 April / River Plate v Huracan / Match Odds    River Plate    Back    19379378411    14-Apr-12
23:37         C     1.06    136.58         1.06    8.19
Report dimebar8 April 16, 2012 2:47 AM BST
No more football available til tomorrow/later, boo.

today's start...

Football: £17.40  Total P&L:  £17.40

Football    Showing 1 - 4 of 4 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Atletico Nacional v Patriotas : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 00:45     16-Apr-12 02:39    5.63
Football / Tigre v Boca Juniors : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 00:10     16-Apr-12 01:59    3.82
Football / Alianza Lima v Universitario : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 23:30     16-Apr-12 01:24    4.93
Football / Tigre v Boca Juniors : Half Time     16-Apr-12 00:10     16-Apr-12 00:59    3.02
Report owning April 16, 2012 3:35 AM BST
WD dime, fingers crossed both our threads will last for at least a month Wink
Report themover April 16, 2012 4:03 AM BST
Cool
Report dimebar8 April 16, 2012 4:06 AM BST
mover Cool keep wondering to ask what you do for a living? always up late and have property in valencia and like writing mini novels for users amusement
Report dimebar8 April 16, 2012 4:07 AM BST
meaning to ask* (through wondering) Blush
Report dimebar8 April 16, 2012 11:14 PM BST
today's p/l

Football: £67.93  Total P&L:  £67.93

Football    Showing 1 - 9 of 9 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Quilmes v Rosario : Half Time     16-Apr-12 22:10     16-Apr-12 22:54    19.60
Football / Arsenal v Wigan : Over/Under 4.5 Goals     16-Apr-12 20:00     16-Apr-12 22:01    34.59
Football / Shamrock Rovers v Derry : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 19:45     16-Apr-12 21:38    12.87
Football / Concordia Chiajna v Dinamo Bucharest : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 19:30     16-Apr-12 21:17    49.56
Football / East Bengal v Chirag United : Half Time     16-Apr-12 11:00     16-Apr-12 11:49    -66.09
Football / Atletico Nacional v Patriotas : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 00:45     16-Apr-12 02:39    5.63
Football / Tigre v Boca Juniors : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 00:10     16-Apr-12 01:59    3.82
Football / Alianza Lima v Universitario : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 23:30     16-Apr-12 01:24    4.93
Football / Tigre v Boca Juniors : Half Time     16-Apr-12 00:10     16-Apr-12 00:59    3.02

East Bengal was just ridiculous but i saw the funny side and just laughed, those watching the match will know what i'm talking about.

Was out from 1pm til 8pm so not much action today.

Wanted to back Libertad 2-0 up 2nd half @ 1.06. Put my stake in for £30 profit, pressed submit... 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2... suspended... penalty Libertad. bet not placed and they won 5-1 in the end bastids could have waited another 3 secs Angry
Report dimebar8 April 16, 2012 11:19 PM BST
Total Profit so far: £1955.55
Total bets: 182
Average profit per bet: £9.65
Report dimebar8 April 16, 2012 11:20 PM BST
should be "total bank so far" total profit is just total bank minus 200 obviously
Report dimebar8 April 17, 2012 12:05 AM BST
quick update as it was settles at 11:58pm so i'll include it for today's total

Football: £88.11  Total P&L:  £88.11

Football    Showing 1 - 10 of 10 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Quilmes v Rosario : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 22:10     16-Apr-12 23:58    20.18
Football / Quilmes v Rosario : Half Time     16-Apr-12 22:10     16-Apr-12 22:54    19.60
Football / Arsenal v Wigan : Over/Under 4.5 Goals     16-Apr-12 20:00     16-Apr-12 22:01    34.59
Football / Shamrock Rovers v Derry : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 19:45     16-Apr-12 21:38    12.87
Football / Concordia Chiajna v Dinamo Bucharest : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 19:30     16-Apr-12 21:17    49.56
Football / East Bengal v Chirag United : Half Time     16-Apr-12 11:00     16-Apr-12 11:49    -66.09
Football / Atletico Nacional v Patriotas : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 00:45     16-Apr-12 02:39    5.63
Football / Tigre v Boca Juniors : Match Odds     16-Apr-12 00:10     16-Apr-12 01:59    3.82
Football / Alianza Lima v Universitario : Match Odds     15-Apr-12 23:30     16-Apr-12 01:24    4.93
Football / Tigre v Boca Juniors : Half Time     16-Apr-12 00:10     16-Apr-12 00:59    3.02

Bank Total: £1975.73
Profit Total: £1775.73
Total Bets: 183
Average Profit Per Bet: £9.70
Report owning April 17, 2012 12:10 AM BST
not seen u around here during the east bengal match here dime, looking like a nice growing book there, wish i had time to paste my P&L too, but my total bets would be a lot more and i will be exposed for all my crazy and stupid bets CoolCool
Report dimebar8 April 17, 2012 12:17 AM BST
yeah but your bets and gambles would make an exciting read Laugh

was you watching the bengal match? comical stuff from the indians, bengal short high fave's pre match. 1-0 up when i put my HT bet on, went 2-0 within minutes thought there would never be any need to green... how wrong i was lol
i was gettin ready at the time to go out so was half watching but see the goals.  I-league has since been added to my ever growing blacklist.
Report owning April 17, 2012 12:31 AM BST
looked at your P&L and reckoned you got robbed while trying to "steal" some bengal odds at HT, was definitely a corrupted league there, ref might as well be putting on the home team's jersey
Report dimebar8 April 17, 2012 12:34 AM BST
Fixtures 16 April / East Bengal v Chirag United / Half Time    East Bengal (HT)    Back    19404621961    16-Apr-12
11:30         C     1.12    66.09         1.12    (66.09)
Report dimebar8 April 17, 2012 12:36 AM BST
don't think it was corruption just pi$$ poor players, it was still amusing and entertaining to watch even though the bet lost
Report bwinnnn April 17, 2012 12:52 AM BST
very good stuff dimebar. Keep doing it.
Report JOCI Club April 17, 2012 6:38 AM BST
Seconded!
Report MadDogs April 17, 2012 8:47 AM BST
Football / Rosario v Independiente Rivadavia : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 01:10     10-Apr-12 03:26    177.23
Football / Racing Club v San Lorenzo : Half Time     09-Apr-12 23:10     10-Apr-12 00:18    -147.56
Football / Sp Lisbon v Benfica : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 20:15     09-Apr-12 22:12    147.56
Football / Fulham v Chelsea : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 20:00     09-Apr-12 21:53    -122.76
Football / Sligo Rovers v Monaghan Utd : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 18:30     09-Apr-12 20:25    115.14
Soccer / West Ham v Birmingham : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 17:20     09-Apr-12 19:18    -110.05



ur luck will run out, after every bigish loss uv posted the next bet has been a bigish win, chasing will end u
Report Biscuit1979 April 17, 2012 10:30 AM BST
dimebar - impressive work mate, but i have a question for you.

You say you started with a small bank of £200, which is fair enough and the purpose of this thread (i think) was to gradually build a bank.

But on day one of this challenge you posted the following wins:

Soccer / Barcelona v Ath Bilbao : Match Odds     31-Mar-12 21:00     31-Mar-12 22:55    30.58
Soccer / Osasuna v Real Madrid : Match Odds     31-Mar-12 19:00     31-Mar-12 20:46    64.40

That increased your bank by almost 50% on day one. So my question is, did you go all in at the start to get yourself going?
Report dimebar8 April 17, 2012 10:37 AM BST
not totally all in... but almost yeah.

     Fixtures 31 March / Barcelona v Ath Bilbao / Match Odds    Barcelona    Back    19121371883    31-Mar-12
21:08         C     1.14    229.40         1.14    32.12   
     Fixtures 31 March / Osasuna v Real Madrid / Match Odds    Real Madrid    Back    19117706641    31-Mar-12
18:58         C     1.41    165.00         1.41    67.65

couldn't see either of them losing those matches though to be honest. wouldn't have done it on any other fixtures other than Barca n Real Madrid that day.
Report Biscuit1979 April 17, 2012 10:40 AM BST
Fair play, risky but obviously paid off. Good job you didn't do it on the Real v Valencia game then!
Report dimebar8 April 17, 2012 10:41 AM BST

Apr 17, 2012 -- 8:47AM, MadDogs wrote:


Football / Rosario v Independiente Rivadavia : Match Odds     10-Apr-12 01:10     10-Apr-12 03:26    177.23Football / Racing Club v San Lorenzo : Half Time     09-Apr-12 23:10     10-Apr-12 00:18    -147.56Football / Sp Lisbon v Benfica : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 20:15     09-Apr-12 22:12    147.56Football / Fulham v Chelsea : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 20:00     09-Apr-12 21:53    -122.76Football / Sligo Rovers v Monaghan Utd : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 18:30     09-Apr-12 20:25    115.14Soccer / West Ham v Birmingham : Match Odds     09-Apr-12 17:20     09-Apr-12 19:18    -110.05ur luck will run out, after every bigish loss uv posted the next bet has been a bigish win, chasing will end u


yeah that was 1 sloppy sequence, strayed from the path and gambled a little. That mini sequence reminded me not to and i haven't since but thanks for actually noticing that mini chase period, you're the first to mention it n pick up on it.

Report dimebar8 April 17, 2012 10:42 AM BST
nah biscuit Valencia are a different opponent wouldn't risk stupid amount on 1st v 3rd lol
Report dimebar8 April 17, 2012 11:17 PM BST
Today's P/L...

was off betfair from 2pm til 9pm so missed a good wedge of the football.

Soccer: £80.27 | Tennis: £13.89  Total P&L:  £94.16

Soccer    Showing 1 - 7 of 7 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Stjarnan (W) v Breidablik (W) : Match Odds     17-Apr-12 21:15     17-Apr-12 23:06    23.29
Soccer / Reading v Nottm Forest : Match Odds     17-Apr-12 20:00     17-Apr-12 21:55    24.90
Soccer / Cardiff v Derby : Match Odds     17-Apr-12 19:45     17-Apr-12 21:37    13.82
Soccer / Persepolis v Al Gharafa : Match Odds     17-Apr-12 13:30     17-Apr-12 15:21    -11.23
Soccer / FC Tokyo v Beijing Guoan : Half Time     17-Apr-12 11:30     17-Apr-12 12:17    17.34
Soccer / Deportivo Pereira v Sucre FC : Match Odds     17-Apr-12 02:00     17-Apr-12 03:55    -3.66
Soccer / Lanus v Atletico Rafaela : Half Time     17-Apr-12 01:10     17-Apr-12 01:57    15.81

Tennis    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / A Murray v Troicki : Match Odds     17-Apr-12 10:45     17-Apr-12 12:28    13.89

Total Bank: £2069.89
Total Profit: £1869.89
Total Bets: 191
Average Profit Per Bet: £9.79
Report Jamesinengland April 17, 2012 11:24 PM BST
Dime what was your bet for Persepolis v Al Gharafa?
That game had two pretty late goals.

Thanks
Report dimebar8 April 18, 2012 2:04 AM BST
hey James just a small pre-match bet... well placed it around 4 minutes into the match.  There was a thread for the AFC matches earlieron i said it in there too, I didn't watch the match just small traditional punt then came off betfair for the rest of the day/evening.

     Fixtures 17 April / Persepolis v Al Gharafa / Match Odds    Persepolis    Back    19419847828    17-Apr-12
13:34         C     1.53    11.23         1.53    (11.23)
Report Jamesinengland April 18, 2012 12:53 PM BST
Ah ok, thanks just been following this with a bit of interest.
Have been backing two goal leads, 1 goal leads late the game for a while. Not quite at the same levels as yourself though!
Report dimebar8 April 19, 2012 3:06 AM BST
Fell asleep around 7pm woke up 1am... missed a wedge of footy and the champions league match but doubt i'd have trusted Chelsea to hold on n win so probably would have left the match alone anyway.

Today's P/L:

Basketball: £2.94 | Football: £80.00 | Tennis: £5.49  Total P&L:  £88.43

Football    Showing 1 - 12 of 12 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Corinthians v Deportivo Tachira : Half Time     19-Apr-12 02:00     19-Apr-12 02:40    12.64
Football / Cruz Azul v Nacional (Par) : Half Time     19-Apr-12 01:50     19-Apr-12 02:36    4.97
Football / FC Copenhagen v SonderjyskE : Half Time     18-Apr-12 17:00     18-Apr-12 17:48    7.20
Football / Minyor Pernik v Ludogorets : Half Time     18-Apr-12 14:30     18-Apr-12 15:16    5.98
Football / Rossiyanka (W) v ShVSM Izmailovo (W) : Over/Under 3.5 Goals     18-Apr-12 12:00     18-Apr-12 13:52    4.75
Football / Kawasaki v Sendai : Match Odds     18-Apr-12 11:00     18-Apr-12 12:54    5.86
Football / Denmark U20 v Italy U20 : Match Odds     18-Apr-12 10:00     18-Apr-12 11:56    4.76
Football / Asteras Tripolis U20 v Panathinaikos U20 : Match Odds     18-Apr-12 09:30     18-Apr-12 11:27    3.45
Football / Denmark U20 v Italy U20 : Half Time     18-Apr-12 10:00     18-Apr-12 10:51    8.50
Football / Junior v Union Espanola : Match Odds     18-Apr-12 02:30     18-Apr-12 04:27    5.79
Football / Deportivo Quito v Guadalajara : Match Odds     18-Apr-12 00:15     18-Apr-12 02:08    5.26
Football / Deportivo Quito v Guadalajara : Half Time     18-Apr-12 00:15     18-Apr-12 01:05    10.84

Basketball    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Basketball / Boston @ New York : Match Odds     18-Apr-12 01:05     18-Apr-12 03:50    2.94

Tennis    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / Djokovic v Seppi : Set Betting     18-Apr-12 11:00     18-Apr-12 12:44    5.49

Total Bank: £2158.32
Total Profit: £1958.32
Total Bets: 205
Average Profit Per Bet: £9.55
Winners: 176
Losers: 29
Strike Rate: 85.85%
Report dimebar8 April 20, 2012 4:09 AM BST
Managed to pull myself away from betfair for the afternoon/night and visited a friend who's just had a baby, got home around 2:30am.

Today's P/L:

Football: £80.07 | Tennis: £6.49  Total P&L:  £86.56

Football    Showing 1 - 6 of 6 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Universidad de Chile v Atletico Nacional : Match Odds     20-Apr-12 02:00     20-Apr-12 03:55    53.93
Football / Kitchee v Citizen AA : Half Time     19-Apr-12 13:00     19-Apr-12 13:45    2.43
Football / Pailan Arrows v Churchill Brothers : Correct Score     19-Apr-12 11:00     19-Apr-12 13:01    2.94
Football / Monterrey v Santos Laguna : Match Odds     19-Apr-12 03:00     19-Apr-12 04:55    3.39
Football / Vitoria BA v ABC : Match Odds     19-Apr-12 01:50     19-Apr-12 03:47    11.66
Football / Cruz Azul v Nacional (Par) : Match Odds     19-Apr-12 01:50     19-Apr-12 03:38    5.72

Tennis    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / Nishikori v Berdych : Match Odds     19-Apr-12 09:30     19-Apr-12 11:46    6.49

Universidad de Chile are one of my fave teams to make money from and bet on. Had 2 stakes on at 1-0 equating to £233 stake, then Atletico equalised around 60 minutes.
One thing I've learnt when backing UDC is... don't take a red if they concede because they will grab another goal or 2 or 3 the vast majority of the time. They were all over the opposition 2nd half so I wasn't really worried... They took the lead again within minutes and i added another £100 stake around 91st minute just to top up the profit a little.
   
     Fixtures 19 April / Universidad de Chile v Atletico Nacional / Match Odds    Universidad de Chile    Back    19465196717    20-Apr-12
03:52         C     1.05    100.00         1.05    5.00   
     Fixtures 19 April / Universidad de Chile v Atletico Nacional / Match Odds    Universidad de Chile    Back    19465094479    20-Apr-12
03:11         C     1.21    100.00         1.21    21.00   
     Fixtures 19 April / Universidad de Chile v Atletico Nacional / Match Odds    Universidad de Chile    Back    19465043748    20-Apr-12
02:49         C     1.23    133.00         1.23    30.59

Total Bank: £2244.88
Total Profit: £2044.88
Total Bets: 212
Total Winners: 183
Total Losers: 29
Strike Rate: 86.32%
Report Redrebel5 April 20, 2012 9:31 AM BST
Great thread dimebar. Inspiring stuff it has to be said. I make a modest profit mainly from laying & trading. But you've shown that if you are selective in the backing market, there's money to be made - Do you do much research on the non-European teams before you select a bet ? Or is your choice simply made on the odds at the time ?
Report dimebar8 April 20, 2012 11:28 AM BST
Hi Red... well I've been full time since Sept. 2010 (poker and sports betting) you tend to pick up a lot of info along the way when you're betting every day with regards to leagues and teams most people would have never even heard of. I'd say my general sports IQ since quitting regular work and doing this every day has increased 100-fold.
But yeah I don't ever place anything down blindly. If i'm not totally familiar with teams/leagues as much as I am with others, I'll go check them out on various stats sites to see their form, head to heads, performance home n away, times they score most goals, team-sheet etc before I do commit to putting anything on the match. I also do watch every match/portion of a match i'm involved in when a streams available, which is 99% of them.  You do get the odd match or league that is almost near impossible to find a stream for but generally try leave those alone.  I've never really just limited myself to the betting I'm taking on in this thread alone, usually have a mixture of everything (lays, pre-match, late lumps, trades etc) it's just a project really but it's proving decent so far.
Report Barca-Martillo April 20, 2012 12:29 PM BST
Well done mate good work.It's good to see someone winning and posting their bets as well instead of bullsh1tting like darlo and MH c u n t.
Report bob_terwilliger April 20, 2012 12:55 PM BST
good thread dimey.

can i ask, did you purposefully throw me some NBA losers?
and did you take pleasure in such?

not nice dude
Report themover April 20, 2012 1:12 PM BST
well done dime Happy

I don't think dime is the sort of person that would "purposefully" throw you some losers bob, seems one of the good guys to me.
Report bob_terwilliger April 20, 2012 1:13 PM BST
yeah he does. just something he said
Report dimebar8 April 20, 2012 1:14 PM BST
lol nah Bob it was a joke... just advice for others if you were hassling them for tips and they didn't want the hassle.
Report bob_terwilliger April 20, 2012 1:15 PM BST
so you saying you didnt take pleasure in it when it lost?
Report dimebar8 April 20, 2012 1:19 PM BST
in fact... i have messages from a cple months ago. Won't say who from as not a "snitch"

bob
Mar 5, 03:07AM
'p.s sorry for misreading the title of the thread i didn't even look at the comment part "who you fancy?" was just really confused why my name was in the title lol'

Don't apologise to bob! You read his intentions just right. He wanted to put a bet on, but he didn't have any ideas himself. He knew you would, so he posted up that thread to get a tip from you - yes, I know you only give advice, but bob treats your advice as a tip..

You didn't respond to his summoning, but a few hours later he chased you down on your 'something for the little guys' thread, and asked you for your tip, sorry, 'advice' there. He then went and placed his bet based on what you said you liked.

Now obviously it's entirely up to you whether you want to hand him tips based on your knowledge. However, don't be under any illusions about what he's doing. He's liked your recent tips, sorry, 'advice', so he will be back in touch again looking for more free money...

my reply:

RE: bob
Mar 5, 04:35AM
It's alright... not everything i advise comes in lol 1 or 2 losers n he may stop pestering. If it wins him money then i don't mind helping out the man trying to make a buck or 2. He usually asks me on selections that are around a 50/50 shot so i'll surely have to give him 3 losers in a row at some point haha maybe it'll be enough to bankrupt him away but i don't want that really.

there you go... and no didn't take any pleasure the only 1 that lost was Magic v Bobcats so it was quite comical in a way as it was the Bobcats
Report themover April 20, 2012 1:20 PM BST
It's difficult when someone asks you for a "tip". Yesterday I had a really good day on the horses (had the first 5 winners of the day at all sorts of prices) so I got asked by someone what I was doing in the next at Cheltenham. Needless to say it lost! I don't think anyone would get pleasure out of one of their selections losing someone money that they converse with fairly regularly.
Report bob_terwilliger April 20, 2012 1:23 PM BST
ah yes from Bobbin/Cooee and for the record, he got that one totally wrong. i had already placed the bet and was then on the forum hoping to chat about my pick
Report dimebar8 April 20, 2012 1:26 PM BST
doesn't bother me either way... if i can give tips/advise on selections that win i'm more than happy to share... just tend not to "tip" things as i don't want to be held responsible if someone loses on it so if i'm asked, i'll give my opinion on what i think the outcome will be and it's up to them if they place any money down
Report bob_terwilliger April 20, 2012 1:28 PM BST
fair enough. where is that pasted from by thy way?
Report dimebar8 April 20, 2012 1:28 PM BST
my inbox...
Report themover April 20, 2012 1:30 PM BST
any tips today? Laugh
Report bob_terwilliger April 20, 2012 1:31 PM BST
ah right ok not the forum itself, ok Dimey
Report dimebar8 April 20, 2012 1:44 PM BST
no mover... Djokivic but bit late now... still worth watching some great tennis going on
Report dimebar8 April 20, 2012 1:44 PM BST
djokOvic* for the grammar hippies
Report dimebar8 April 21, 2012 4:36 AM BST
Conked out during Southend match...

Yesterday's P/L:

Football: £52.70 | Tennis: £41.46  Total P&L:  £94.16

Football    Showing 1 - 7 of 7 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Southend v Barnet : Match Odds     20-Apr-12 19:45     20-Apr-12 21:40    13.58
Football / Southend v Barnet : Half Time     20-Apr-12 19:45     20-Apr-12 20:35    8.77
Football / FC Eindhoven v Fortuna Sittard : Half Time     20-Apr-12 19:00     20-Apr-12 19:48    4.86
Football / NK Zagreb v Inter Zapresic : Match Odds     20-Apr-12 17:00     20-Apr-12 19:05    6.87
Football / Mjallby v Djurgardens : Half Time     20-Apr-12 18:00     20-Apr-12 18:46    7.05
Football / Al Baqaa SC Amman v Al Faisaly : Match Odds     20-Apr-12 16:00     20-Apr-12 17:52    6.67
Football / Stal Alchevsk v Goverla Zakarpatia : Match Odds     20-Apr-12 15:00     20-Apr-12 16:49    4.90

Tennis    Showing 1 - 3 of 3 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / Wawrinka v Nadal : Match Odds     20-Apr-12 12:15     20-Apr-12 16:23    26.76
Tennis / Djokovic v Haase : Set Betting     20-Apr-12 11:00     20-Apr-12 14:12    8.03
Tennis / A Murray v Berdych : Set 01 Winner     20-Apr-12 09:30     20-Apr-12 11:01    6.67

Total Bank: £2339.04
Total Profit: £2139.04
Total Bets: 222
Total Winners: 193
Total Losers: 29
Strike Rate: 86.94%
Report owning April 21, 2012 4:41 AM BST
WD Dime, i knocked out during the simon-tsonga match boy am i regretting it, looks like a COMPLETE donkfest that,  as i predicted early on, am enjoying every second of spurs' beatdown of lakers at the moment, GL for tonight mate
Report dimebar8 April 21, 2012 4:42 AM BST
Thunder doing a good job at Sacramento too, thought about a bet a few mins ago when it was closer but changed my mind lol
Report owning April 21, 2012 4:43 AM BST
just my luck recently, an easy overs game (better odds) in the spurs game but i went for spurs instead, crazy shooting from spurs
Report dimebar8 April 21, 2012 4:45 AM BST
you manage to recover your bank a bit yesterday then? should be some nice opportunities today Happy
Report owning April 21, 2012 4:46 AM BST
yeah am really amazed that i am still afloat, was left with $40 yesterday, still managed to withdraw $50 today and having a pprettyheealthy $100 in my account if spurs win
Report dimebar8 April 21, 2012 4:47 AM BST
23 points clear with 6 mins to go... think it's safe to say it's in
Report owning April 21, 2012 4:49 AM BST
yeah, hoping to get my bank up by tonight so i can get involved in the elclassico with more firepower Excited
Report dimebar8 April 21, 2012 4:54 AM BST
good news is i think i'm finally back into UK timezone again after slogging it out yesterday, was up around 40 hours Surprised hardcore... off to make a cuppa tea to wake myself up a bit n hopefully poach some money from the J-League matches coming up
Report owning April 21, 2012 4:57 AM BST
Shocked if you have some money to put aside, lee westwood on the golf a good steal at the moment, should win it comfortably but you gotta wait till sunday before you can collect, let me know what you're on in jleaugue mate
Report dimebar8 April 21, 2012 10:23 PM BST
Had a pretty good day overall, posting today's P/L now as i'm done for the day... may get some of Sevilla if they score but doubt I'll bother.

Football: £95.33 | Tennis: £60.65  Total P&L:  £155.98

Football    Showing 1 - 17 of 17 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Porto v Beira-Mar : Half Time     21-Apr-12 21:15     21-Apr-12 22:00    3.81
Football / Bordeaux v Marseille : Match Odds     21-Apr-12 20:00     21-Apr-12 21:56    2.86
Football / Barcelona v Real Madrid : Match Odds     21-Apr-12 19:00     21-Apr-12 20:53    8.50
Football / Napoli v Novara : Half Time     21-Apr-12 19:45     21-Apr-12 20:52    0.21
Football / Dortmund v Mgladbach : Match Odds     21-Apr-12 17:30     21-Apr-12 19:23    17.24
Football / Dortmund v Mgladbach : Half Time     21-Apr-12 17:30     21-Apr-12 18:19    24.46
Football / Middlesbrough v Southampton : Half Time     21-Apr-12 17:20     21-Apr-12 18:11    -24.00
Football / Benfica v Maritimo : Half Time     21-Apr-12 17:00     21-Apr-12 17:47    9.19
Football / Reading v C Palace : Match Odds     21-Apr-12 15:00     21-Apr-12 16:55    -20.20
Football / Newcastle v Stoke : Half Time     21-Apr-12 15:00     21-Apr-12 15:47    15.53
Football / 1860 Munich v Ingolstadt : Match Odds     21-Apr-12 12:00     21-Apr-12 13:48    26.68
Football / Sendai v FC Tokyo : Match Odds     21-Apr-12 11:00     21-Apr-12 12:55    8.68
Football / Omiya v Urawa : Half Time     21-Apr-12 10:30     21-Apr-12 11:20    3.79
Football / Amkar v Spartak Nalchik : Correct Score     21-Apr-12 09:00     21-Apr-12 10:56    4.15
Football / Sapporo v Kawasaki : Match Odds     21-Apr-12 06:00     21-Apr-12 07:53    6.51
Football / Sapporo v Kawasaki : Half Time     21-Apr-12 06:00     21-Apr-12 06:52    7.39
Football / Iwata v Yokohama FM : Half Time     21-Apr-12 06:00     21-Apr-12 06:51    0.53

Tennis    Showing 1 - 3 of 3 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / Simon v Nadal : Match Odds     21-Apr-12 14:00     21-Apr-12 17:17    24.87
Tennis / Djokovic v Berdych : Set Betting     21-Apr-12 12:00     21-Apr-12 15:03    0.29 (tried to gobble up some 1.01 but someone beat me to it)
Tennis / Djokovic v Berdych : Match Odds     21-Apr-12 12:00     21-Apr-12 15:01    35.49

The M'boro v Southampton bet was busted by a 47th minute turd goal in injury time 1st half by stinky Boro...
Dortmund wasn't a chase bet either by the way, actually had a pre-match HT gamble on them before I'd even touched the Boro game as this match they were playing for zee German bumholeliga title n had a feeling they'd go all out n get an early goal or 2.

Day would have been better if Reading held on to win too but I could have greened so can't complain.

Total Bank: £2495.02
Total Profit: £2295.02
Total Bets: 242
Total Winners: 211
Total Losers: 31
Strike Rate: 87.19%
Report dimebar8 April 22, 2012 10:57 PM BST
Bit of a gambling day today compared to the usual...

Football: £150.61 | Motor Sport: £17.92 | Tennis: £50.89  Total P&L:  £219.42

Football    Showing 1 - 18 of 18 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Santos v Mogi Mirim : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 20:00     22-Apr-12 21:56    4.76
Football / Valencia v Betis : Half Time     22-Apr-12 20:30     22-Apr-12 21:17    42.33
Football / Juventus v Roma : Half Time     22-Apr-12 19:45     22-Apr-12 20:35    28.59
Football / Nacional v Sp Lisbon : Half Time     22-Apr-12 19:15     22-Apr-12 20:02    5.78
Football / Galatasaray v Fenerbahce : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 17:00     22-Apr-12 18:59    11.75
Football / Panathinaikos v Panetolikos : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 17:00     22-Apr-12 18:56    6.06
Football / Atromitos v Olympiakos : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 17:00     22-Apr-12 18:50    8.83
Football / FC Inter v MyPa : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 16:30     22-Apr-12 18:25    22.16
Football / Wolves v Man City : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 16:00     22-Apr-12 17:51    38.26
Football / Ajax v Groningen : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 15:30     22-Apr-12 17:24    21.00
Football / Santander v Ath Bilbao : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 15:00     22-Apr-12 16:47    73.59
Football / Santander v Ath Bilbao : Half Time     22-Apr-12 15:00     22-Apr-12 15:47    37.04
Football / AZ Alkmaar v VVV : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 13:30     22-Apr-12 15:23    86.35
Football / Man Utd v Everton : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 12:30     22-Apr-12 14:25    -226.79
Football / CSKA Sofia v Cherno More : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 11:30     22-Apr-12 13:18    8.58
Football / Nieciecza v Gornik Polkowice : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 10:30     22-Apr-12 12:18    17.17
Football / Deportivo v Elche : Half Time     22-Apr-12 11:00     22-Apr-12 11:48    -40.00
Football / Tokyo-V v Shonan : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 06:30     22-Apr-12 08:24    5.15

Motor Sport    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Motor Sport / Bahrain GP : Points Finish     22-Apr-12 13:00     22-Apr-12 14:52    17.92

Tennis    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / 3. Tsurenko v S Williams : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 09:00     22-Apr-12 10:26    50.89

Man Utd pulled my pants down a bit... placed 2 bets on them, £126.76 pre-match then £100 top up when they went 2-1 up. I was watching the F1 so wasn't paying much attention to the match. Every now and then i looked at the score, when i see 4-2 i thought it was safe. i didn't look again until injury time but did have a chuckle to myself when i see 4-4.
The AZ and Bilbao games look like a stinky chase session after but I actually wasn't in a "chase" mindset at all, did fancy a little gamble though. I saw an opportunity to recover the loss in those 2 matches without risking too much or crippling the bank.
Backed AZ for £100 just after VVV equalised around 60th minute, then moved onto Bilbao. I was watching the game and felt confident enough they would win the match after going 1-0 up so placed £100 for them to win HT and £200 for them to win FT then just continued my bets as usual for the rest of the day.

If worst come to worst my bank would have been left around £1800 which from £200 in just over 3 weeks would still be acceptable to me, equates to just under £600 per week but as I really want to hit my £3000 target by 30th April I fancied my chances in those 2 matches to turn the day back around into another good day. 
It was nice to actually have the odd gamble n have something to route for aswell instead of just "hanging on" for 10/15 minutes like the majority of bets.

Anyway, just thought i'd give a little explanation to the figures as someone highlighted the mini chase period in the opening statement list of bets the other day/week which actually was an 8 hour up n down chase bender. 
Today's i wouldn't class as a chase... more a healthily selected recovery bet set (sounds better and justifiable) Devil

Total Bank: £2714.44
Total Profit: £2514.44
Total Bets: 262
Total Winners: 229
Total Losers: 33
Strike Rate: 87.40%
Report aaronh April 22, 2012 10:59 PM BST

Apr 20, 2012 -- 12:55PM, bob_terwilliger wrote:


good thread dimey.can i ask, did you purposefully throw me some NBA losers?and did you take pleasure in such?not nice dude


LaughLaughLaughLaughLaughLaugh

Report dimebar8 April 22, 2012 11:05 PM BST
aaron while your lurking... why are Heat so high today?
Report aaronh April 22, 2012 11:07 PM BST
big 3 didn't play yesterday, Houston need to win to stay in playoff contention I think
Report dimebar8 April 24, 2012 5:19 AM BST
Bit late on the update for yesterday, came off Betfair around 5 as a friend come over... indulged in a little herbal remedy and crashed out pretty early.

Football: £85.77 | Snooker: £15.79 | Tennis: £11.11  Total P&L:  £112.67

Football    Showing 1 - 5 of 5 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Kalmar FF U21 v Mjallby U21 : Correct Score     23-Apr-12 16:00     23-Apr-12 17:22    2.84
Football / Kalmar FF U21 v Mjallby U21 : Half Time     23-Apr-12 16:00     23-Apr-12 16:46    7.79
Football / Chelsea (Res) v Man Utd (Res) : Half Time     23-Apr-12 14:05     23-Apr-12 14:51    7.78
Football / Hyundai Steel (W) v Busan Sangmu (W) : Match Odds     23-Apr-12 11:00     23-Apr-12 12:52    14.95
Football / Universidad de Chile v Antofagasta : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 22:30     23-Apr-12 00:23    52.41

Snooker    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Snooker / Maguire v Brecel : Match Odds     22-Apr-12 10:00     23-Apr-12 11:54    15.79

Tennis    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / Istomin v Giraldo : Match Odds     23-Apr-12 11:15     23-Apr-12 13:25    11.11

Total Bank: £2827.11
Total Profit: £2627.11
Total Bets: 269
Total Winners: 236
Total Losers: 33
Strike Rate: 87.73%
Report JOCI Club April 24, 2012 6:36 AM BST
Still going strong!
Report Biscuit1979 April 24, 2012 9:27 AM BST
Top work mate, although i can't believe with all the games yesterday (even before 5pm) that the only ones you bet on were a Korean womens match, a reserve game and a Swedish youth team game!!
Report dsax April 24, 2012 9:45 AM BST
can i ask what is your average stake dime?
Report dimebar8 April 24, 2012 9:53 AM BST
haha Biscuit they were the only games I saw real decent opportunities in at the time. Kalmar match was due to the other team getting a red early 1st half so jumped on them. Hyundai Steel women's was easy to grab some money i think you were watching the game anyway... man utd reserves put HT bet on when they went 2-0 up n they scored again minutes after... was tempted to back them FT 3-0 up at HT around 1.03 but didn't feel comfortable doing it, i think they won 4-0 or 5-0 in the end though.

dsax i have no idea, every day is different and depends what type of bet i'm taking on. Some are £10 some are £1000 and anywhere inbetween. for most of last week my highest stake was £300, last few days i've put down £1000 etc on some things, depends what the circumstance is at the time.
Report Biscuit1979 April 24, 2012 9:59 AM BST
Free money still available on Ronnie in the snooker, play resumes at 2pm (i think)
Report dimebar8 April 24, 2012 10:00 AM BST
a few examples from yesterday:

First Round Matches / Maguire v Brecel / Match Odds    Stephen Maguire    Back    19536341723    23-Apr-12
10:51         C     1.03    552.49         1.03    16.57

think it was 9-3 to Maguire and needed only 1 more game to go through.


Fixtures 22 April / Universidad de Chile v Antofagasta / Match Odds    Universidad de Chile    Back    19534416819    22-Apr-12
23:33         C     1.11    500.00         1.11    55.00

put on at HT while they were only 1-0 up, would have done a pre-match if I wasn't occupied by something else, I only come to the match at HT but I was confident they'd win, they pretty much always do especially at home. One of my favourite teams to watch in the world. Think that ended 4-0 or so too.


Fixtures 23 April / Kalmar FF U21 v Mjallby U21 / Correct Score    Any Unquoted    Back    19541969009    23-Apr-12
17:03         C     1.3    9.91         1.3    2.98   
     Fixtures 23 April / Kalmar FF U21 v Mjallby U21 / Half Time    Kalmar FF U21 (HT)    Back    19541261029    23-Apr-12
16:27         C     1.08    102.12         1.08    8.17

Both Kalmar bets there... 2-1 up half time and against 10 men, they got another before HT, then just a loose change bet on them getting 1 more for AUQ

Yeah i've had my eye on that Biscuit lol
Report dimebar8 April 24, 2012 10:11 AM BST
also interested in the trump n ding matches in the snooker too, will wait and see what happens today then prob pick them off tomorrow or later, depending when they play the remaining games
Report dimebar8 April 27, 2012 12:16 AM BST
hey people... internet went down around 70th minute of Barca match, cannot believe what happened and couldn't do anything about losing on it because of stupid internet dying but i doubt i'd have greened anyway.  Got internet back around 9am this morning so missed out on yesterday's Champs League match too which would have been a RM back, did find Ramos' PK highly amusing and enjoyable to watch Devil

Tuesday's P/L:

Football: -£139.89 | Snooker: £19.06 | Tennis: £43.08  Total P&L:  -£77.75

Football    Showing 1 - 10 of 10 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Barcelona v Chelsea : Match Odds     24-Apr-12 19:45     24-Apr-12 21:38    -148.32
Football / Cagliari v Catania : Half Time     24-Apr-12 17:30     24-Apr-12 18:15    4.41
Football / Al Wehdat v Neftchi Fergana : Match Odds     24-Apr-12 16:00     24-Apr-12 17:50    9.28
Football / Al Wehdat v Neftchi Fergana : Half Time     24-Apr-12 16:00     24-Apr-12 16:47    5.20
Football / Honved U19 v Nyirsuli Nyiregyhza U19 : Match Odds     24-Apr-12 11:30     24-Apr-12 13:13    -32.13
Football / Honved U19 v Nyirsuli Nyiregyhza U19 : Correct Score     24-Apr-12 11:30     24-Apr-12 13:13    -15.14
Football / NaviBank Saigon v Kelantan : Half Time     24-Apr-12 12:00     24-Apr-12 12:48    11.64
Football / Ayeyawady United FC v Arema Malang : Match Odds     24-Apr-12 10:00     24-Apr-12 11:54    16.85
Football / Ayeyawady United FC v Arema Malang : Half Time     24-Apr-12 10:00     24-Apr-12 10:47    6.86
Football / America de Cali v Depor Aguablanca : Over/Under 6.5 Goals     24-Apr-12 02:00     24-Apr-12 03:52    1.46

Snooker    Showing 1 - 1 of 1 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Snooker / OSullivan v Ebdon : Match Odds     23-Apr-12 14:30     24-Apr-12 16:33    19.06

Tennis    Showing 1 - 2 of 2 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / Stakhovsky v A Murray : Match Odds     24-Apr-12 13:45     24-Apr-12 15:33    16.35
Tennis / U Radwanska v Bertens : Match Odds     24-Apr-12 12:00     24-Apr-12 13:52    26.73

Today's P/L:

Soccer: £138.19 | Tennis: £10.46  Total P&L:  £148.65

Soccer    Showing 1 - 6 of 6 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Soccer / Ath Bilbao v Sp Lisbon : Match Odds     26-Apr-12 20:05     26-Apr-12 21:58    27.79
Soccer / Ath Bilbao v Sp Lisbon : Half Time     26-Apr-12 20:05     26-Apr-12 20:53    43.54
Soccer / Zorka-BDU Minsk (W) v FK Gomel SDJuShOR-8 (W) : Correct Score     26-Apr-12 13:00     26-Apr-12 14:49    11.05
Soccer / Courts Young Lions v Gombak : Match Odds     26-Apr-12 12:45     26-Apr-12 14:38    13.22
Soccer / Busan Sangmu (W) v Jeonbuk KSPO (W) : Match Odds     26-Apr-12 11:00     26-Apr-12 12:55    21.51
Soccer / Busan Sangmu (W) v Jeonbuk KSPO (W) : Half Time     26-Apr-12 11:00     26-Apr-12 11:49    21.08

Tennis    Showing 1 - 3 of 3 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / Giraldo v A Murray : Match Odds     26-Apr-12 12:30     26-Apr-12 13:59     26.65
Tennis / Fognini v Baghdatis : Match Odds     26-Apr-12 10:00     26-Apr-12 12:13    -20.00
Tennis / Schiavone v Kvitova : Match Odds     26-Apr-12 11:00     26-Apr-12 12:10     3.81

Total Bank: £2898.01
Total Profit: £2698.01
Total Bets: 291
Total Winners: 254
Total Losers: 37
Strike Rate: 87.29%
Report JOCI Club April 27, 2012 6:32 AM BST
Excellent strike rate still.
Report dimebar8 April 28, 2012 12:43 AM BST
My last update for the thread... reached my target of £3000 total bank with 3 days of betting to spare Cool

Will be going back to normal betting again (along with this) but i don't plan on using the forums anymore really, they have no real use to me and after not having the internet all day Wednesday it reminded me there's better ways to spend your time than being sucked into and reading/contributing to the ego driven bollox that makes up the majority of the forum. 

Good luck to everyone with your bets etc

Today's P/L:

Football: £144.49 | Tennis: £37.46  Total P&L:  £181.95

Football    Showing 1 - 9 of 9 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Football / Braga v Olhanense : Match Odds     27-Apr-12 20:15     27-Apr-12 22:10    23.61
Football / Lorient v Marseille : Match Odds     27-Apr-12 20:00     27-Apr-12 21:51    9.74
Football / Genk v Anderlecht : Match Odds     27-Apr-12 19:30     27-Apr-12 21:19    21.41
Football / Twente (W) v Utrecht (W) : Match Odds     27-Apr-12 18:30     27-Apr-12 20:23    3.52
Football / Viborg v Randers : Match Odds     27-Apr-12 17:30     27-Apr-12 19:19    3.66
Football / FC Gifu v Yokohama FC : Match Odds     27-Apr-12 11:00     27-Apr-12 12:55    30.00
Football / Jeonbuk Motors v Gwangju FC : Half Time     27-Apr-12 11:00     27-Apr-12 11:48        14.96
Football / Coritiba v Paysandu : Match Odds     26-Apr-12 23:30     27-Apr-12 01:31    17.73
Football / Coritiba v Paysandu : Correct Score     26-Apr-12 23:30     27-Apr-12 01:31    19.86

Tennis    Showing 1 - 3 of 3 markets
Market    Start time    Settled date    Profit/loss (£)
Tennis / Kerber v Kvitova : Set 01 Winner     27-Apr-12 19:00     27-Apr-12 22:40    16.25
Tennis / Nadal v Tipsarevic : Set Betting     27-Apr-12 14:00     27-Apr-12 18:22    5.71
Tennis / Raonic v A Murray : Match Odds     27-Apr-12 11:30     27-Apr-12 13:24    15.50

Total Bank: £3079.96
Total Profit: £2879.96
Total Bets: 303
Total Winners: 266
Total Losers: 37
Strike Rate: 87.79%

So there you go, you can turn £200 into £3000 in 303 bets or even less without having to "gamble" so much and in less than 30 days.  By "gamble" I mean guess on an outcome etc
There was only 1 bet that lost from being placed on a 2 goal lead in the whole 303 bets too, that was Birmingham away to West Ham (1-3 at HT which finished 3-3 FT due to a questionable penalty) the rest that lost were the 1 goal HT bets, couple of pre-match and alot of the small and loose change gambles.
Report Cooee April 28, 2012 1:01 AM BST
Very well done db.   And smart decision on cutting the forum loose. This place is a real timeswamp.
Report jwcw April 28, 2012 1:07 AM BST
Wish i had the willpower to do this and could pick selections as well as you, well done mate!
Report dimebar8 April 28, 2012 1:18 AM BST
Took a few years of losing a lot to change the way i thought about betting... might sound weird but i translate my bets into poker hands lol
Just a little example if it's 2-0 to the better side at HT and the price is right (to me) i'll look at it as me having AK and with it being HT we are on the flop stage and it's an AK9 unsuited flop so I like my probability... 65 to 75 mins would be the "Turn" card and 75 to 90+ is the "River"

It's not exactly how i see it but I learnt a lot about gambling from learning how to be a disciplined poker player. When I started earning regular from poker, I started earning regular from sports betting too by transferring the same principles and decision making from that platform to this.
Report tobermory April 28, 2012 1:23 AM BST
wd there Dimebar

Where most people would fall down doing this is at the start when you'd be betting almost all in to get the kind of returns that built up quickly from £200 (though  £200 is not much to lose if it comes to that) .

As it went along the % risked was progressively lower so much more stable. On the Barca match i'm guessing that was about 7% of the bank risked, with most other bets being a lot less .Definitely advisable to anyone doing this to gradually lower the % stake as the bank increases.
Report Barca-Martillo April 28, 2012 1:25 AM BST
Nice work dime mate good job well done.
Report Cooee April 28, 2012 1:35 AM BST
Playing Poker teaches you some very important lessons about gambling. I found it helped me put a very different complexion on things.   Many books teach you that gamblers fall into different types. For those betting on sports, those 'types' remain pretty theoretical, since you don't see what anyone else is doing. But when you're playing cards, you can observe all the different types in real-time.

You see the novices and the ultra-mugs, making all the wrong moves at all the wrong times. If they play long enough and learn enough, many of those novices turn into journeyman mugs. This is the level that most gamblers reach and then remain at for the rest of their lives. They play too many hands, and go in on marginal bets without knowing (or caring) that the percentages are against them. When they get some bad luck, they respond by betting big. Sometimes they get away with it. Other times they don't. Many of these players will have phases where they feel they're doing well and making a profit. Long-term though, journeyman mugs lose.

Most players (at least at the lower tables) fall into one of those two groups. But there are the two successful types as well. You get the Ace Players, the ones who know exactly what they're doing. They know when they're getting value, and they have the determination not to throw away their money on marginal hands. If they have a bad game, they just take a break and then come back when they're refreshed, rather than going out on tilt. Most of us want to be Ace Players, but very few of us will ever be able to attain that status, no matter how hard we work.

Many people, though, could put themselves into the final group - the Minimalist Players. Those are the ones who pass almost every hand. When they've got something good, they play it with big money. And they generally win. But they only go in when they're sure the odds are very much in their favour.  To be fair, on a decent table, the Minimalists are likely to be picked up on, and they'll find it difficult to get people to take them on. As a Betfair trader, though, you can be a Minimalist as much as you want, and nobody can turn your money down, since they don't have a clue that it's you they're going up against.

Only in Poker do you physically see all of these different types playing. But they exist in Betfair, whether you see them or not. The only question is which of the types do you choose to play as...
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