New Posts For Thread: Avoiding mistakeshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakesWhat is the best way on Betfair of preventing silly losses. I had been winning recently and built my balance up nicely but could not easily withdraw cash as I had already withdrawn what I had deposited.Close to the end of a football match I intended*bet struck only in the win marketYou see--execution errorshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484787801#484787801*bet struck only in the win marketYou see--execution errorsFri, 04 Feb 2011 19:08:35 -0600I have also lost 000s through execution errors. I'm thinking of things like laying in the place market to cover a supposed arb when my bet at the bm s was only struck in the place market (happened more than once) or similar phenomena like withdrawalshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484787673#484787673I have also lost 000s through execution errors. I'm thinking of things like laying in the place market to cover a supposed arb when my bet at the bm s was only struck in the place market (happened more than once) or similar phenomena like withdrawalsFri, 04 Feb 2011 19:07:01 -0600The Investor Joined: 05 Jun 06Replies: 3889 04 Feb 11 14:47 viva, would you not back at evens after such a mistake?----------if i could bring myself to touch the computer again, probably. but I'm not going to start trying to factor hypothetical errohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484781397#484781397The Investor Joined: 05 Jun 06Replies: 3889 04 Feb 11 14:47 viva, would you not back at evens after such a mistake?----------if i could bring myself to touch the computer again, probably. but I'm not going to start trying to factor hypothetical erroFri, 04 Feb 2011 17:55:52 -0600It's comical that you ended up winning off that Investor These things are easily done especially when you're busy and there's lots going on. Easy to go through the motions out of habbit with too much speed and not enough double checking.That's how Ihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484765645#484765645It's comical that you ended up winning off that Investor These things are easily done especially when you're busy and there's lots going on. Easy to go through the motions out of habbit with too much speed and not enough double checking.That's how IFri, 04 Feb 2011 15:34:21 -0600^I've backed an evens shot at 1.01 by accident before. In my case it happened in the over 1.5 half time goals market. I had a market up for the wrong game, which wasn't in play. Luckily the trapper had only put £150 up, so after getting that matchedhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484731441#484731441^I've backed an evens shot at 1.01 by accident before. In my case it happened in the over 1.5 half time goals market. I had a market up for the wrong game, which wasn't in play. Luckily the trapper had only put £150 up, so after getting that matchedFri, 04 Feb 2011 10:33:53 -0600How could you even make that sort of mistake? Even when drunk.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484726569#484726569How could you even make that sort of mistake? Even when drunk.Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:46:26 -0600viva, would you not back at evens after such a mistake?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484721153#484721153viva, would you not back at evens after such a mistake?Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:47:30 -0600* true proportionshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484679581#484679581* true proportionsThu, 03 Feb 2011 21:43:15 -0600Now that's an error of true portions.Let's not beat about the bush eh viva ?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484679549#484679549Now that's an error of true portions.Let's not beat about the bush eh viva ?Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:42:44 -0600askari1 03 Feb 11 02:09Whenever you make 'execution errors', trade out for the cheapest loss and regard it as a cost that needs to be factored into yr estimate of yr edge.---------how does that help you if you accidentally lay 999-1 for 10 quid whenhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26774521/avoiding-mistakes?post_id=484676061#484676061askari1 03 Feb 11 02:09Whenever you make 'execution errors', trade out for the cheapest loss and regard it as a cost that needs to be factored into yr estimate of yr edge.---------how does that help you if you accidentally lay 999-1 for 10 quid whenThu, 03 Feb 2011 20:44:50 -0600