New Posts For Thread: Football Staking or general gambling stakinghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-stakingWhat is the best way people find for football staking? Currently not sure if it’s just a bad run but keeping missing out. I stake currently £10 a bet I am confident about and £5 less confident. But recently all my £10 ones seem to lose and my £It is a million miles from here. If not laughing and running around with Shapeshifter jr and princess Shapshifter, when I'm on my own, I'll search out a total escape. Today, for example, 20 minutes to remember how small we really are and how collechttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529151189#529151189It is a million miles from here. If not laughing and running around with Shapeshifter jr and princess Shapshifter, when I'm on my own, I'll search out a total escape. Today, for example, 20 minutes to remember how small we really are and how collecMon, 18 Feb 2013 17:12:21 -0600SHAPESHIFTER, what do you do in your spare time?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529144455#529144455SHAPESHIFTER, what do you do in your spare time?Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:40:37 -0600IQMC wrote:There is no overall profit and loss so I can't fathom how it goes.January (from http://community.betfair.com/shapeshifter/blog/2013/02/04/weak-faves-value-plays-4-feb ):Strike rate 26 winners from 67 giving a 39% strike rate.A level stakehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529088623#529088623IQMC wrote:There is no overall profit and loss so I can't fathom how it goes.January (from http://community.betfair.com/shapeshifter/blog/2013/02/04/weak-faves-value-plays-4-feb ):Strike rate 26 winners from 67 giving a 39% strike rate.A level stakeSat, 16 Feb 2013 08:44:57 -0600I used a similar approach though it is based on level stakes on all bets.People in the states, pros, are heavy on the 1.05. This means on level stakes, you make 5%. So you make £50 per £1,000 invested/risked. "Big gamblers" in the States are inthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529088613#529088613I used a similar approach though it is based on level stakes on all bets.People in the states, pros, are heavy on the 1.05. This means on level stakes, you make 5%. So you make £50 per £1,000 invested/risked. "Big gamblers" in the States are intSat, 16 Feb 2013 08:44:45 -0600I can't lay claim to this, it was actually someone on this forum, but I can't remember who.Anyway, they said if you multiply your strike rate by the average odds of your selections, if it's higher than 1.05 you should be profitable.I've tested this thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529086031#529086031I can't lay claim to this, it was actually someone on this forum, but I can't remember who.Anyway, they said if you multiply your strike rate by the average odds of your selections, if it's higher than 1.05 you should be profitable.I've tested this tSat, 16 Feb 2013 06:50:25 -0600Yeah it was me IQMC, glad to have been of help :) I have up to 1000 matched bets per week and keep fairly accurate records. We sound fairly alike, I agree with pretty much everything you've said.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529078873#529078873Yeah it was me IQMC, glad to have been of help :) I have up to 1000 matched bets per week and keep fairly accurate records. We sound fairly alike, I agree with pretty much everything you've said.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:39:39 -0600Just read your post again Shapeshifter and see you do something similar with walking away after 15 minshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529062341#529062341Just read your post again Shapeshifter and see you do something similar with walking away after 15 minsFri, 15 Feb 2013 10:55:18 -0600Shapeshifter Reading this post sounds like (though I may be wrong) that you are playing more with systems than trying to research events. Your whole approach is more concerned about the 'negative' results and almost justifying your losses.You are wrhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529061803#529061803Shapeshifter Reading this post sounds like (though I may be wrong) that you are playing more with systems than trying to research events. Your whole approach is more concerned about the 'negative' results and almost justifying your losses.You are wrFri, 15 Feb 2013 10:38:00 -0600Basing a 'staking plan' on a losing streak does not make senseBasing a 'staking plan' on your strike-rate does.Perhaps that's why I don't think in terms of 'bank' except that I will not risk an amount that will affect the bank required for trading.Ashttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529056625#529056625Basing a 'staking plan' on a losing streak does not make senseBasing a 'staking plan' on your strike-rate does.Perhaps that's why I don't think in terms of 'bank' except that I will not risk an amount that will affect the bank required for trading.AsFri, 15 Feb 2013 07:19:29 -0600I re-read this post and perhaps will find more time to contribute but some racing is happening today.First, my response did come across a bit harsh(?) concerning the 10x rule that was mentioned. But the number of "winners in a row" or "losses in a rhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29757825/football-staking-or-general-gambling-staking?post_id=529054359#529054359I re-read this post and perhaps will find more time to contribute but some racing is happening today.First, my response did come across a bit harsh(?) concerning the 10x rule that was mentioned. But the number of "winners in a row" or "losses in a rFri, 15 Feb 2013 05:13:32 -0600