New Posts For Thread: Dumb things you've done on Betfairhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfairCame in very late last night and noticed that Colorado Rockies were 3 runs up and trading @ 1.7 in the 9th inning playing at home to SanFran Giants and duly gobbled it all up to the tune of a profit of 2 tons. After they won the game I waited patientHadn't used Betfair that much but I once lost £1000 by simply clicking the blue box instead of the pink box, I went to lay the draw between TNS and Liverpool with Liverpool leading 3-0 and doh I went and backed the draw instead ... total waste of mohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=499531909#499531909Hadn't used Betfair that much but I once lost £1000 by simply clicking the blue box instead of the pink box, I went to lay the draw between TNS and Liverpool with Liverpool leading 3-0 and doh I went and backed the draw instead ... total waste of moTue, 21 Jun 2011 12:47:40 -0500Betting on WTA , backed S.Williams to win 2-0 today, really stupid and regretful - Got busy, and forgot about the bet before it was too late - I still ask myself why I did it. I will never bet on WTA again.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=499531501#499531501Betting on WTA , backed S.Williams to win 2-0 today, really stupid and regretful - Got busy, and forgot about the bet before it was too late - I still ask myself why I did it. I will never bet on WTA again.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:43:40 -0500christ magoo, what did that end up costing you?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=498514213#498514213christ magoo, what did that end up costing you?Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:19:42 -0500-Put 4k on an a 2/1 shot just trying to centre my ladder, could only get 1.5k out before the price hit 100s -Laying 10s about an evens shot in a volleyball match, then trying to hoover the 10s without realising it was mine (and I missed out)-Laying https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=498505329#498505329-Put 4k on an a 2/1 shot just trying to centre my ladder, could only get 1.5k out before the price hit 100s -Laying 10s about an evens shot in a volleyball match, then trying to hoover the 10s without realising it was mine (and I missed out)-Laying Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:35:12 -0500https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=498483261#498483261Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:31:04 -0500A few years ago, I wrote a simple bot to automatically back horses pre-race. To start off cautiously, I made it use just £2 stakes and it would bet at odds that were way way higher than my tissue prices. So it would often be backing outsiders at oddhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=498479089#498479089A few years ago, I wrote a simple bot to automatically back horses pre-race. To start off cautiously, I made it use just £2 stakes and it would bet at odds that were way way higher than my tissue prices. So it would often be backing outsiders at oddFri, 10 Jun 2011 09:43:57 -0500Laid all the favourites for the Brits.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=498476561#498476561Laid all the favourites for the Brits.Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:08:58 -0500bet 1K on an unders market in NBA less than 2 minutes from the end at 1.01. THEN thought, what happens if it's a draw?that was a relaxing few minutes. btw, someone had a 1K bet on the mavs for game 6 at 1.8 last night, so the OP is not alone.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=498471625#498471625bet 1K on an unders market in NBA less than 2 minutes from the end at 1.01. THEN thought, what happens if it's a draw?that was a relaxing few minutes. btw, someone had a 1K bet on the mavs for game 6 at 1.8 last night, so the OP is not alone.Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:09:02 -0500Spotted an easy arb on a race backed with a bookie layed here, horse won, nice quick risk free £50 I thought....until I checked my balance.....Two horses running in the same race one called Medicean man the other Time Medicean...Yep backed one and lhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=498469077#498469077Spotted an easy arb on a race backed with a bookie layed here, horse won, nice quick risk free £50 I thought....until I checked my balance.....Two horses running in the same race one called Medicean man the other Time Medicean...Yep backed one and lFri, 10 Jun 2011 07:35:19 -0500bet £500 on womens footballczech republic v englandbet england 6/4weather--blowed a gale--england has 75% possesion---did everything but score---drawnext time they met england won 4 or 5 nilhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27638657/dumb-things-youve-done-on-betfair?post_id=498468325#498468325bet £500 on womens footballczech republic v englandbet england 6/4weather--blowed a gale--england has 75% possesion---did everything but score---drawnext time they met england won 4 or 5 nilFri, 10 Jun 2011 07:23:12 -0500