New Posts For Thread: Saturday Pool Betting Updatehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-updateDay 3 & 4 of the Cheltenham paid over £14K and £23K respectively and:Saturday’s Scoop6 is the last 6 ITV4 races - rollovers on both Scoop6 & the Jackpot tomorrow & £250K Placepot at Uttox:Scoop6Saturday Scoop6 Races1.50 Uttoxeter2.05 Kempton2.25I suppose by reducing the price variation on the win pools they reduce the chances of having to top up the dividend to SP ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563024461#563024461I suppose by reducing the price variation on the win pools they reduce the chances of having to top up the dividend to SP ?Sun, 19 Mar 2023 05:23:24 -0500I take the tote seeding trying to reduce the price variation means the freak dividends most us hope for when placing a tote bet are unlikely.Tote most win dividends are very close to the SP now.If you wanted greater predictability you would use a boohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563024441#563024441I take the tote seeding trying to reduce the price variation means the freak dividends most us hope for when placing a tote bet are unlikely.Tote most win dividends are very close to the SP now.If you wanted greater predictability you would use a booSun, 19 Mar 2023 04:58:13 -0500So the tote PGS makes a loss, because it pays the same high take outs as normal punters in the pool.But because it pays those take outs to itself, it actually covers all those losses and leaves a surplus ( even after costs).So it’s actually profitahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563024423#563024423So the tote PGS makes a loss, because it pays the same high take outs as normal punters in the pool.But because it pays those take outs to itself, it actually covers all those losses and leaves a surplus ( even after costs).So it’s actually profitaSun, 19 Mar 2023 04:20:47 -0500Pool Guarantee Service (PGS)As part of our commitment to provide bigger and more compelling pools for all customers to bet into, the UK Tote operates the Pool Guarantee Service (PGS), which provides seeding to the pools operated by UK Tote. PGS seedshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563024381#563024381Pool Guarantee Service (PGS)As part of our commitment to provide bigger and more compelling pools for all customers to bet into, the UK Tote operates the Pool Guarantee Service (PGS), which provides seeding to the pools operated by UK Tote. PGS seedsSun, 19 Mar 2023 02:39:02 -0500OP still on this onehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563024287#563024287OP still on this oneSat, 18 Mar 2023 20:06:25 -0500I had my last ever Placepot at Cheltenham on Friday and i wont be changing my mind unless the Tote start making some major changes.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563022501#563022501I had my last ever Placepot at Cheltenham on Friday and i wont be changing my mind unless the Tote start making some major changes.Sat, 18 Mar 2023 08:09:15 -0500Why is The Tote's take out so bloody much?.....10 per cent would be a lot fairer.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563022489#563022489Why is The Tote's take out so bloody much?.....10 per cent would be a lot fairer.Sat, 18 Mar 2023 08:07:00 -0500Yeah same here, tote is dead to me now.I was actually really encouraged when they first took over, but unfortunately everything they were saying turned out to be lies.Anybody who bets in notes rather than coins gets their accounts locked and closed ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563022459#563022459Yeah same here, tote is dead to me now.I was actually really encouraged when they first took over, but unfortunately everything they were saying turned out to be lies.Anybody who bets in notes rather than coins gets their accounts locked and closed aSat, 18 Mar 2023 07:51:12 -0500Wont play it again until they take their dirty mitts out.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563022391#563022391Wont play it again until they take their dirty mitts out.Sat, 18 Mar 2023 07:26:35 -0500Yes I agree, that was a poor comparison to make and clearly not like for like.But all people want to know is if the tote were not playing their own pools yesterday (like in 2019) , what would the total pool have been, and how many winning units wouldhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796281/saturday-pool-betting-update?post_id=563022111#563022111Yes I agree, that was a poor comparison to make and clearly not like for like.But all people want to know is if the tote were not playing their own pools yesterday (like in 2019) , what would the total pool have been, and how many winning units wouldSat, 18 Mar 2023 05:36:58 -0500