New Posts For Thread: How much do you risk per bet?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-betHow many percent of your bankroll do you risk per bet?I risk 1,5 % on bets with odds around 2,00. If the odds is higher, for example 3,00-5,00 I risk a bit less. If the odds is lower I risk more. If the odds is around 1,30-1,40 I risk 3 % of my bankrLivebetterI really don't think you should be risking more or less based on prices ...your post at 12.51 makes some sense but the opening is not good IMO Take your 2 posts and let say you bet a 2/1 chances which you've calculated with a ROI of 120% -https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462750805#462750805LivebetterI really don't think you should be risking more or less based on prices ...your post at 12.51 makes some sense but the opening is not good IMO Take your 2 posts and let say you bet a 2/1 chances which you've calculated with a ROI of 120% -Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:09:47 -0500pips got the right ideahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462735273#462735273pips got the right ideaFri, 20 Aug 2010 11:19:01 -0500ALL IN EVERY BEThttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462719541#462719541ALL IN EVERY BETFri, 20 Aug 2010 09:27:19 -0500If your username reflects your betting strategi I assume you prefer laying bets at odds 1.01. That means even though your a sharp bettor you probably have between 96-99 % chance of losing your games. And you risk 10-100 % of your bankroll on one bet.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462716829#462716829If your username reflects your betting strategi I assume you prefer laying bets at odds 1.01. That means even though your a sharp bettor you probably have between 96-99 % chance of losing your games. And you risk 10-100 % of your bankroll on one bet.Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:02:47 -0500Normally 10-30% but Max 100%, it depends on the bet. Probably sounds a bit mad but it works for me.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462714497#462714497Normally 10-30% but Max 100%, it depends on the bet. Probably sounds a bit mad but it works for me.Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:42:14 -05007.5% maxhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462712973#4627129737.5% maxFri, 20 Aug 2010 08:28:47 -0500http://www.seriousbet.co.uk/calculators/kelly_stakinghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462712261#462712261http://www.seriousbet.co.uk/calculators/kelly_stakingFri, 20 Aug 2010 08:24:08 -0500Sounds like you should be using KELLYhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462711921#462711921Sounds like you should be using KELLYFri, 20 Aug 2010 08:20:55 -0500Yellow I don't quite understand your logic in finding bets. I'm a value bettor. I only bet if I believe the expected probability of the outcome multiplicated with the odds exceeds 100. I have a margin of 15 %, so the number has to be 115 or more befohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462702961#462702961Yellow I don't quite understand your logic in finding bets. I'm a value bettor. I only bet if I believe the expected probability of the outcome multiplicated with the odds exceeds 100. I have a margin of 15 %, so the number has to be 115 or more befoFri, 20 Aug 2010 06:51:21 -0500I go through the same process of finding bets, without looking at the prices. Once I have found a potential bet that I have high confidence in - in that I would genuinely be surprised if it lost, and can watch the race without worry or fear - I thenhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25667065/how-much-do-you-risk-per-bet?post_id=462701453#462701453I go through the same process of finding bets, without looking at the prices. Once I have found a potential bet that I have high confidence in - in that I would genuinely be surprised if it lost, and can watch the race without worry or fear - I thenFri, 20 Aug 2010 06:32:09 -0500