New Posts For Thread: What stops you from being a winning punter?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punterProbably boredom i.e putting daft bets on.What would happen if everybody suddenly became disciplined and only did the bets that they had originally intented to do and never did silly bets, would everybody on Betfair become a winner? surelly that would be mathematically impossible becausehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706254#419706254What would happen if everybody suddenly became disciplined and only did the bets that they had originally intented to do and never did silly bets, would everybody on Betfair become a winner? surelly that would be mathematically impossible becauseWed, 13 Jan 2010 11:39:47 -0600my mrs changing channelhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706202#419706202my mrs changing channelWed, 13 Jan 2010 08:44:56 -0600Reacting to WINNING bets . I can take the losses providing I can justify the bets. Its the handling of a winning run that does me in, the 'fiding' of unneccessary bets, or indeed overstaking because I am a few grand in front.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706198#419706198Reacting to WINNING bets . I can take the losses providing I can justify the bets. Its the handling of a winning run that does me in, the 'fiding' of unneccessary bets, or indeed overstaking because I am a few grand in front.Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:14:43 -0600Failure to stick religiously to a preconceived plan on selections and money management.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706194#419706194Failure to stick religiously to a preconceived plan on selections and money management.Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:11:19 -0600I still find this "chasing" baffling.You have certain methods that you have reason to believe are winning long-term.You have a bad day. So you start placing bets that you wouldn't normally do.Why would you expect these bets to win? They are not basedhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706190#419706190I still find this "chasing" baffling.You have certain methods that you have reason to believe are winning long-term.You have a bad day. So you start placing bets that you wouldn't normally do.Why would you expect these bets to win? They are not basedWed, 13 Jan 2010 08:02:23 -0600I do throttle up (and down) based on my short-term gains. Monday, great day and could do no wrong. So that night on Man City game, went to the table with half of what I wager and looked for the play. Even when Man City drifted before the start (1.6https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706150#419706150I do throttle up (and down) based on my short-term gains. Monday, great day and could do no wrong. So that night on Man City game, went to the table with half of what I wager and looked for the play. Even when Man City drifted before the start (1.6Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:06:05 -0600Shapeshifter i see what you mean but you have to bet big to win big sometimes. Over conservatism is a strategy that will also never see you fulfill the profits you can potentially makehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706146#419706146Shapeshifter i see what you mean but you have to bet big to win big sometimes. Over conservatism is a strategy that will also never see you fulfill the profits you can potentially makeWed, 13 Jan 2010 04:28:49 -0600I think that sums it up very well grendelhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706142#419706142I think that sums it up very well grendelWed, 13 Jan 2010 04:27:55 -0600Agreed....as I typed before:Bet reasonably so that when your play looses, you can still appreciate the result and learn from it.I really found the two went hand in hand.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706138#419706138Agreed....as I typed before:Bet reasonably so that when your play looses, you can still appreciate the result and learn from it.I really found the two went hand in hand.Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:05:54 -0600what stops you from being a winning punter is not the losing bets, it's the reaction you have to the losing betshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23494478/what-stops-you-from-being-a-winning-punter?post_id=419706134#419706134what stops you from being a winning punter is not the losing bets, it's the reaction you have to the losing betsWed, 13 Jan 2010 04:02:52 -0600