Stoke 3 - 2 Fulham
Come on! Who though this was going to be a goalfest? With the snow belting down and the temperatures plummetting these two teams looked like a bore draw. Fulham didn't turn up until the 2nd half by which time Stoke had already stuck 3 past them.
I put £30 on under 2.5 goals - I hate this market now, I've never profitted from it! Loss.
Barcelona 1 - 2 Sevilla
I thought this was nailed on so I lumped quite large on Barcelona. I was going to Lay Sevilla for pretty much all my dosh but the thought of losing it all and then having to report to this blog and the greif I'd get from my thousands of avid readers was too much to handle. AND A BLOODY GOOD JOB TOO!
Backed Barca £50 @ 1.91
Backed Barca £10 @ 4 (after 1st Sevilla goal)
Backed Draw £30 @ 4.2 (ditto)
When Barca equalised the 2nd Sevilla goal was so fast I was unable to do anything in the market! Loss.
All my bets turned out to be losers. A terrible nights Betfairing!
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Monday, 4 January 2010
The definition of madness....
...is doing something repeatedly but expecting different results. And so I once again delve into the world of reality TV with a punt on Vinnie Jones on CBB. Oh great.
Seeing as the missus will no doubt be glued to it I might as well have some interest. She needs to step up her game in this Betfair lark seeing as she watches all this crap and 'reads' such emminent magazines such as Now! and New! (and other single syllable tomes with an exclamation mark). Hopefully she can give me that edge in the market with her research.
Backed Vinnie Jones £35 @ 3.8
Partick Thistle v Morton
Tonight was a veritable smorgasbord of hot soccer action.
Undoubtedly the pick of the bunch was the Scottish Div 1 match between Partick and Morton. The last time they met it was a 5 goal thriller, obviously we all remember that one! With Particks excellent home form I decieded to put £50 on them. After 70mins and still no score I was faced with a conundrum - do I leave the money on have a possible loss or heave some more on the draw?
I put another £30 on a draw - in order to recoupe my money. Partick then scored.
Partick = £0
Morton = - £88
Draw = £0
I didn't want the liability hanging over my head so I put £2 on Morton giving:
Morton = £150 and the rest -£2, which was fine, at least I got my money back.
Sunday, 3 January 2010
Retrospective
I've updated the graph on the right - as you can see it's hit the £600 mark and to be honest, I've no idea how!
In the 70th minute of the Celtic game it was down to £450. The 2nd goal really helped as I thought that I should take that opportunity to get 'some' money back in the over 2.5 goals market. So trading out of that market for a £15 loss, conversely means that £35 is put back in to the Betfair bank. It's was weird to see my bank go up so much when I actually won so little but it was because I had so much money tied up in bets.
I started this blog with £30 on 28th November 09 - I've just had to double check that fact as it seems longer! Well, I'm well chuffed with the results so far, being just over 1 month in and £600 up.
I was asked today, by the missus, what the aim is with all this. I don't really have one at the moment, so maybe I'll have a think about it and set some goals. Although what use they are, I'm unsure. I know the Psychoff boys had a $350k challenge and there are plenty of those types of blogs around but if I start to set targets I might overstrech myself and bet the farm, losing everything. See, that's the kicker - betting the flaming farm. That's the thing that's got me everytime and I need to avoid doing it.
Here is my litany of shame:
1) £380 loss on laying horses - it won after betting farm.
2) 2 x £120 laying horses - ditto
3) £359 loss on Betfair Hi-Lo card game as a 3 came up and bet HI only for a 2 to pop up.
4) £200ish on Brazil to turn over some South American minnows
5) £500 on Man City to beat Wigan
Jeez - if I'd have laid off the 'bet farm' button I'd be £1,679 richer.
Talking about 'bet farm' - I do want to make my first 4 digit bet this year. Ok, just to say I've placed one not for any real financial gain. I need to find a 1.01 odds bet, like Chelsea 2-0 up in the 85th minute, then have the balls to place it. I know this goes against the grain of what I've put above but it would be a nice personal milestone.
Have a happy and prosperous new year!
In the 70th minute of the Celtic game it was down to £450. The 2nd goal really helped as I thought that I should take that opportunity to get 'some' money back in the over 2.5 goals market. So trading out of that market for a £15 loss, conversely means that £35 is put back in to the Betfair bank. It's was weird to see my bank go up so much when I actually won so little but it was because I had so much money tied up in bets.
I started this blog with £30 on 28th November 09 - I've just had to double check that fact as it seems longer! Well, I'm well chuffed with the results so far, being just over 1 month in and £600 up.
I was asked today, by the missus, what the aim is with all this. I don't really have one at the moment, so maybe I'll have a think about it and set some goals. Although what use they are, I'm unsure. I know the Psychoff boys had a $350k challenge and there are plenty of those types of blogs around but if I start to set targets I might overstrech myself and bet the farm, losing everything. See, that's the kicker - betting the flaming farm. That's the thing that's got me everytime and I need to avoid doing it.
Here is my litany of shame:
1) £380 loss on laying horses - it won after betting farm.
2) 2 x £120 laying horses - ditto
3) £359 loss on Betfair Hi-Lo card game as a 3 came up and bet HI only for a 2 to pop up.
4) £200ish on Brazil to turn over some South American minnows
5) £500 on Man City to beat Wigan
Jeez - if I'd have laid off the 'bet farm' button I'd be £1,679 richer.
Talking about 'bet farm' - I do want to make my first 4 digit bet this year. Ok, just to say I've placed one not for any real financial gain. I need to find a 1.01 odds bet, like Chelsea 2-0 up in the 85th minute, then have the balls to place it. I know this goes against the grain of what I've put above but it would be a nice personal milestone.
Have a happy and prosperous new year!
Sensational Sunday!
Great day today but it could have been so different!
Celtic 1 - 1 Rangers
Started with the old firm derby which as you know, I went for £50 on 'over 2.5 goals'. After 65 mins with no goals I decieded to put a further £50 on a draw as it was 2.08 and I could get my money back and break even for the match. Unfortunately Celtic scored, oh no! They say you are the most vulnerable after scoring a goal and it proved right again as Rangers pretty much equalised straight away! So I traded out of the over 2.5 goals market for a £15 loss but kept the Draw money on until it ticked over to a £30 profit - making a £15 green overall for the game. This was literally 2mins after staring down a £100 loss. Win.
Man Utd 0 - 1 Leeds (FA Cup)
This reminded me of the Reading v Liverpool game as the underdogs were 16.0 for the win. I toyed with the idea of putting a tenner on Leeds but while I procrastinated Jermaine Beckford slipped in for a goal - reducing the odds down to 4.5. So put £20 on Leeds with a view to trade out later on. In a scintillating game, I traded out at 2.18 for a nice £20 profit as my nerves were close to shreded. It was nice just to watch a great cup match and enjoy the Leeds win. Win.
Celtic 1 - 1 Rangers
Started with the old firm derby which as you know, I went for £50 on 'over 2.5 goals'. After 65 mins with no goals I decieded to put a further £50 on a draw as it was 2.08 and I could get my money back and break even for the match. Unfortunately Celtic scored, oh no! They say you are the most vulnerable after scoring a goal and it proved right again as Rangers pretty much equalised straight away! So I traded out of the over 2.5 goals market for a £15 loss but kept the Draw money on until it ticked over to a £30 profit - making a £15 green overall for the game. This was literally 2mins after staring down a £100 loss. Win.
Man Utd 0 - 1 Leeds (FA Cup)
This reminded me of the Reading v Liverpool game as the underdogs were 16.0 for the win. I toyed with the idea of putting a tenner on Leeds but while I procrastinated Jermaine Beckford slipped in for a goal - reducing the odds down to 4.5. So put £20 on Leeds with a view to trade out later on. In a scintillating game, I traded out at 2.18 for a nice £20 profit as my nerves were close to shreded. It was nice just to watch a great cup match and enjoy the Leeds win. Win.
Saturday, 2 January 2010
Darts - RVB
After today's misses, I finally caught a break. I saw Raymond Van Barneveld go a set down so I backed him to the tune of 30 @ 2.32.
I traded out for £25 - so not a bad day.
I hope the old firm derby has plenty of goals.
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I traded out for £25 - so not a bad day.
I hope the old firm derby has plenty of goals.
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2 steps forward, 2 steps back
It's been a few days since I last updated my blog but not much has changed - balance wise.
Did some laying of horses yesterday until one won - it was a 5f race(!), maiden as well. So that scratched that.
Today, I backed Man City to win and came up with £30 profit only to lose it on the Liverpool game - so the last 2 days have just been a bit of a bust.
I missed 2 opportunities today. The first was to put a tenner on Reading as they were 11.0, as the bet was in the process of matching their goal went in! I was also slow off the mark regarding the Barca game and they scored in the first 7 minutes, so the odds have plummeted.
I was around the £570 mark yesterday but I'm back to around £550 (£50 of that is on the old firm game over 2.5 goals market).
Did some laying of horses yesterday until one won - it was a 5f race(!), maiden as well. So that scratched that.
Today, I backed Man City to win and came up with £30 profit only to lose it on the Liverpool game - so the last 2 days have just been a bit of a bust.
I missed 2 opportunities today. The first was to put a tenner on Reading as they were 11.0, as the bet was in the process of matching their goal went in! I was also slow off the mark regarding the Barca game and they scored in the first 7 minutes, so the odds have plummeted.
I was around the £570 mark yesterday but I'm back to around £550 (£50 of that is on the old firm game over 2.5 goals market).
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