Friday, April 30, 2010

I got 99 pennies, but a loss ain't one...

Well , it was a varied month in the end, where at one point I was up to just over £70, and then went on a shit losing streak taking me down to just under £40!  Thankfully a strong last couple of days helped keep me in the profit making area - albeit really small!

Total Bets
:  21

Wins:  11
Losses:  10
Break-evens:  0
Highlights:  The last three bets - NCL to clinch the title by winning at half time/full time, Darren Bent to score (and doing so in 7 mins), and Liverpool v Atletico to be less than 2.5 goals.

End of April: £61.99 (profit +£0.99)

Not sure what's going to happen for May, with the footy season coming to a close...

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Last few months...

As you may have guess from the lack of posts, I got bored with updating the blog in January after a few bad results.  Anyhow, I pretty much ended January even money.


The Incremental (tm) made a come back starting in Feb.


I'm not going to go into exact details, as there is a lot of in-play betting, backing, laying, backing some more, and so forth.  This is much better for me, as while I can't always get to the computer (due to cadets for example), if I can avoid losing anything to bring back a little profit, then better for me!


End of January:  £20.00 (starting pot)


End of February:  £43.56 (profit +£23.56)


Total Bets:  24
Wins:  15
Losses:  6
Break-evens:  3
Highlights:  Paul Nicholson beating Merv King (then going on to beat Phil Taylor - not backed), Birmingham beating Wolves, and Toon beating Coventry (starting 1.5 goals down on the asian handicap).


End of March: £61.00 (profit +£17.44)


Total Bets:  30
Wins:  19
Losses:  9
Break-evens:  2
Highlights:  Stoke v Spurs +2.5 goals, Coventry v Cardiff +2.5 goals, and Bayarn Munich scoring late on to beat Manyoo, and score the 3rd goal in my +2.5 wager.


Let's hope April is just as successful!




Saturday, January 16, 2010

Bet # 20-22

Been a busy boy today, ripping out and partially fitting a new bathroom.  Due to this, I haven't had much time to bet.

I lost £5.00 on the Hamilton v Rangers game.  It was 3-3 last week, yet today was just shite!  Rangers took the lead in the 77th minute, but it was too late for me to recuperate anything, having backed at 3.0

I then tried my luck in one of the Prem games that The Syndicate never backed.  Wolves v Wigan.  The late first goal meant that I was never going to make a fortune so I hedged to cover any losses and broke even as the game ended 2-0

Finally (for this post) I took +2.5 in the Everton v Man City game, staking my entire £14.45 pot on +2.5 goals @ 2.08, laying at 1.32 when Saha slotted in the second.  I stand to break even, or make £10.68 if another goal is scored.

* Additional - I've put £5.00 on +2.5 in Egypt v Mozambique @ 2.40, and will lay as soon as the fist goal goes in.  I'm also tempted to take Real Madrid away at Athletico Bilbao, but will await better odds than 1.83.  £5.00 will go on that @ 2.00 or greater.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Bet # 17 - 19

Updating from yesterday, I had a bit of a poor day.  Without going into details...

Won £0.12 on Udinese v Lumezanne
Lost £10.00 on Blackburn v Fulham
Won £6.83 on Ivory Coast v Ghana

Bets 17-19 : -£3.05
Total Pot : £19.45

Thursday, January 14, 2010

7 minutes... 7 pounds...

It took only 7 minutes for Chievo to get on the scoresheet, and immediately the odds of laying +2.5 dropped to 1.5

Backing the lay has made me the following:

-2.5 goals = £6.77
+2.5 goals = £7.62

Bet # 16

This one is on the Italians Fiorentina v Chievo, again taking +2.5.  I'm desperate to get back in the black, so this is an all or nothing encounter...

£14.87 @ 2.28

Bet # 15

Post-event updates here, as I was quite busy yesterday...

Basically, I won £2.39 on the Cameroon v Gabon 1-1 draw - same system, back +2.5, lay under.

Bet # 15 : +£2.39
Total Pot : £14.87