New Posts For Thread: Betting Less than £2https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2It is usually possible to bet less than £2 but it is a bit of a contortion to do it.However, is there any way to give away a penny betting at 1000 to 1 when there are lay orders at 1000 to 1? I want to do this (on Cain president market FWIW) solelyLook after the pennies....https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516720153#516720153Look after the pennies....Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:55:15 -0600Silly old me Eddie, I shouldn't come on when I'm still half asleep!https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516719357#516719357Silly old me Eddie, I shouldn't come on when I'm still half asleep!Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:20:38 -0600AP, he wants to back , not lay. Only way to get around the mimimum bet in the case is to put in the penny back @ 1000 before that pick becomes a 1000 shot. Easy to do if you know you want to do this if and when your lay goes to 1000.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516717157#516717157AP, he wants to back , not lay. Only way to get around the mimimum bet in the case is to put in the penny back @ 1000 before that pick becomes a 1000 shot. Easy to do if you know you want to do this if and when your lay goes to 1000.Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:16:08 -0600Can't really get my head around the reason for farting about wit this, however the way to do itis to lay the field, in the market of interest, early doors.Lay £2.00 at 1.01 (keep in play). Change to £2.01 then cancel your £2.00 bets.You now have thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516717063#516717063Can't really get my head around the reason for farting about wit this, however the way to do itis to lay the field, in the market of interest, early doors.Lay £2.00 at 1.01 (keep in play). Change to £2.01 then cancel your £2.00 bets.You now have tThu, 23 Feb 2012 03:07:51 -0600I once made hundreds in a long term event by bridging the gap between people who wanted their money back and people who wanted free money laying something that couldn't happen at 1000.I was laying around 300 and backing around 800, as it was a long thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516465405#516465405I once made hundreds in a long term event by bridging the gap between people who wanted their money back and people who wanted free money laying something that couldn't happen at 1000.I was laying around 300 and backing around 800, as it was a long tFri, 17 Feb 2012 06:55:08 -0600Some might conclude that if you don't want to hold your position or free up money by reducing your profit by £2, then you may be in the wrong game. :)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516451263#516451263Some might conclude that if you don't want to hold your position or free up money by reducing your profit by £2, then you may be in the wrong game. :)Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:17:10 -0600>"Back first with 2.01 stake and lay 2.00 and hope of course that the lay-bet get matched. The extra pennys should worth the risk or not?"Not sure if you haven't understood it is a complete no hope bet literally giving away 1p rather than hoping forhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516445799#516445799>"Back first with 2.01 stake and lay 2.00 and hope of course that the lay-bet get matched. The extra pennys should worth the risk or not?"Not sure if you haven't understood it is a complete no hope bet literally giving away 1p rather than hoping forThu, 16 Feb 2012 16:44:24 -0600>"It's "minimum bet abuse" and if they catch you, you'll be warned first and then suspended. Only their skimbot is allowed to match amounts under £2... in theory."What is minimum bet abuse? Splitting a bet into lots of bets that give 9p winnings? Thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516443827#516443827>"It's "minimum bet abuse" and if they catch you, you'll be warned first and then suspended. Only their skimbot is allowed to match amounts under £2... in theory."What is minimum bet abuse? Splitting a bet into lots of bets that give 9p winnings? TThu, 16 Feb 2012 15:55:58 -0600Back first with 2.01 stake and lay 2.00 and hope of course that the lay-bet get matched. The extra pennys should worth the risk or not?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516430009#516430009Back first with 2.01 stake and lay 2.00 and hope of course that the lay-bet get matched. The extra pennys should worth the risk or not?Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:32:25 -0600It's "minimum bet abuse" and if they catch you, you'll be warned first and then suspended. Only their skimbot is allowed to match amounts under £2... in theory.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28922649/betting-less-than-2?post_id=516429727#516429727It's "minimum bet abuse" and if they catch you, you'll be warned first and then suspended. Only their skimbot is allowed to match amounts under £2... in theory.Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:26:27 -0600