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Bankbuilding. Footy/snooker

TheSolihullKid

TheSolihullKid

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Opened betting account about start of September. I've bet near enough everyday since then. I've only ever deposited about £400 but bet £5200 and won back about £5000. So at present £234 down. Average bet size about £7 and bet about £20-30 on an average day.

Just enjoy the challenge of keeping the bank alive and occasionally making a bit of pocket money for a haircut or travel money/food ect.

Few times I've nearly wiped myself out through entertainment bets, but always seem to scrape back with a good footy/snooker correct score. See I should stick to betting on World Cup Qualifiers. So many mismatches that 3/4-0 correct scores will pay. Last night had £11 treble on Czech Rep-2, Norway, Kazakhstan and that has pumped my money up to £240. The highest amount I have built up is £293. While I can always seem to pull it back from going broke, it is so hard to push that little bit ahead. My new target is to break the £300 barrier and then stay in the £300 bracket consistently before pushing on. I enjoy the challenge.I

Sorry to any big money gamblers who think I'm betting peanuts. I've bet bigger before. I'm much better off with these stakes at the moment. Only problem is I can't resist betting every snooker tournament and having a bit on the footy everyday. My money was actually £245.42 after WCQs but I had the shrapnel on an Argentina / Arsenal women to win and U3.5. So may be up to £272 tonight if the ladies come in.

Anyway if anyone is interested I'll keep you posted with daily bets. There's the snooker in Manchester on Monday and Worlds in Sheffield. So if I'm not bust by then stay tuned. I'll try to let you know which are more speculative and which are serious bets. But try this for size, if John Higgins is playing a top rank player(top 20) and you bet the game to go to a decider you will win very regularly.

From now on all bets up front.
 
Yeah. I was wondering why I ended up on horses when I tried to post on tips. I'll pop over to snooker when tourno starts on Monday. But football will be more regular.

Meanwhile just copped a really lucky 5/1 double with Arg 13/10 and Ars women & U3.5. 13/8. £5.42 hit and hope coughed £32.73. Very little thought went into that and it's a lovely bankbuilder. Made even better because there was very little to punt on. With that in mind amid the post international slump I've decided to have another go at pushing my luck with a low stake.

Banks up to £272.73. So £7.73 on Orient/Stevenage to draw pays £25.12.

Resisted the urge to chuck 1/4 Barca in for the double.

Bank - £265.
 
No joy. Orient 1-0. Fridays selections....

Benfica 3-0 8/1. £5 pays £45

Leverkusen to win by 1 goal 10/3. £5 pays £21.66

Sheff Utd & U2.5 7/2. £5 pays £22.50.

Bank 250.
 
Last minute pen for Benfica. 8/1 winner. Bank up to 295. Close with Leverkusen (87th min). Saturdays selections... Took it easy with snooker coming up.

PSG-1, Roma £8 pays £21 Celtic to win by 2. 10/3 £5 pays £21.66

Stockport, Watford £7 pays £18. Birmingham win by 2 3/1 £5 pays £20

Sporting 3-0 15/2 £5 pays £42.50. Burnley win by 1. 12/5. £5 pays £17.

Bank £260
 
Bank £340.50.

First the bad stuff. Blues and Celtic both won by 3. It happens. My only regret was sticking Watford in that double! There were half a dozen better 1/2 shots. (Should mention if a team go's 2 goals up I get the win. Hasn't happened on this thread yet but when Stockport went 2 up it didn't matter if the opposition came back and equalized/won)

Now the good. Burnley got their usual 1-0. PSG-1 & Roma double came in. And Sporting bagged a third in the 89th min to give me my 2nd Primeira 3-0 in 24 hours and a 15/2 winner.

In some ways I think I'm betting a bit more sensible/less compulsive since I started the thread. Don't want to look like a mug punter. Oh well plenty of time for that with the snooker starting🎱🎱🎱.... Thinking Robertson to win.

With caution in mind I'm keeping it tight on Sunday.....

Villa and Auxerre to win £10.50 pays £26.94

Villa to win by 2 10/3 £5 pays £21.66
 
Bank £351.94. Bagged the double. Good job to. Got the snooker starting tomo. Not to confident but here goes.

Tour Championship Snooker...

Neil Robertson to win tournament 9/2. £7.50 pays £41.25

Xaio Guodong to beat Wu Yize, Selby-2.5 to beat Si. £10 pays £26.19

Murphy/Hawkins to go to deciding frame 4/1 £4.44 pays £22.30

Xaio Guodong/Wu Yize to go to deciding frame 7/2 £5 pays £22.50

Williams/Ding to go to deciding frame 7/2 £5 pays £22.50.

We'll see. Bank £320
 
Guodong/Yize are 4-4. That's ok.

Hawkins is beating Murphy 7-1 though. Can't see that going to a decider. So £5 on Hawkins 10-4 pays £27.50.

Gives me something to watch too.
 
Mug bet on Murphy Hawkins. Hawkins won 10-1! Was just looking for some interest on the evening session.

Happy to break even with snooker at the moment. But will stick at it. Still got a few bets running. But entertainment bets can run your bank down quick. Need some returns.

Meantime...
Selby 10 Si 6 7/1 £5 pays £40

Selby 10 Si 7 6/1 £5 pays £35.

Bank £305😥 Albeit with 37 quids worth of green baize investments.🎰
 
My advice is half your bets to £2.50 which is less than one percent and see if can build it that way.
And if your losing it will be only 50 % of it see how it goes for while.
As bank goes up you can then still be raising stakes at 1% or if you truly feel you have something working well then go to 2%.
Some thing i am still working on and learning.
But at 1% of bank life can feel so much rosier.
 
Yes. Probably better at lower stakes. Thing is I think I get a bit more of a buzz playing a bit larger. Know what you mean though in that you are under less pressure.

I promise I put this on before I saw your post.

Stockport & Wrexham £10 pays £25.03.

Almost certainly too much on that bet. At £2.50 it would bring me in £6.25. I see your point in that it I were just trying to build a bank then slow and steady accumulation is the way to go. But I also can't resist entertainment bets. I will definitely give it some thought. Especially if my bank is under £300 after tonight's football and snooker bets are settled.

Bank £295
 
Xaio Guodong to beat Wu Yize, Selby-2.5 to beat Si. £10 pays £26.19

Xaio Guodong/Wu Yize to go to deciding frame 7/2 £5 pays £22.50

Williams/Ding to go to deciding frame 7/2 £5 pays £22.50.

Selby 10 Si 6 7/1 £5 pays £40

Selby 10 Si 7 6/1 £5 pays £35

Stockport & Wrexham £10 pays £25.03

Judgement Night!..... 🎲
 
Sorry that was Stockport,Wycombe. Not Wrexham. Check my post on horseracing tips.

Currently Stockport 1-0 up and both Wrexham 1-1 and Wycombe 0-0 are drawing at half time.

Also check odds. Stockport 17/20, Wycombe 1/3 (with 36p bonus) adds up to £25.03.

Wrexham were 13/20. Sorry.
 
Bank £361.20 + £7.50 in play (Robertson outright)

Didn't matter they both drew anyway.

Xaio Guodong to beat Wu Yize, Selby-2.5 to beat Si. £10 pays £26.19✔

Xaio Guodong/Wu Yize to go to deciding frame 7/2 £5 pays £22.50❌

Williams/Ding to go to deciding frame 7/2 £5 pays £22.50.❌

Selby 10 Si 6 7/1 £5 pays £40✔

Selby 10 Si 7 6/1 £5 pays £35❌

Stockport & Wycombe £10 pays £25.03 ❌

Phew! 2mo's action....

Villa to beat Brighton 9/4 £6.20 pays £20.15

Palace Win to Nil 13/8 £7 pays £18.37

Higgins/Guodong to go to deciding frame 4/1 £8 pays £40

Hawkins to beat Trump 3/1 £5 pays £20

Trump 10 Hawkins 7 6/1 £5 pays £35. Bank £330. £38.70 in play.
 
Villa to beat Brighton 9/4 £6.20 pays £20.15 ✔

Palace Win to Nil 13/8 £7 pays £18.37 ❌

Hawkins to beat Trump 3/1 £5 pays £20 ✔

Trump 10 Hawkins 7 6/1 £5 pays £35 ❌

Benfica 3 Farense 0 6/1 £5 pays £35. ❌

Frames 1-8 correct score
Robertson 5 Selby 3 3/1 £5 pays £20 ❌ Bank £360.15

Tomorrow's picks.....

Sporting 3 Rio Ave 0 6/1 £5 pays £35

Higgins 10 Guodong 6 9/2. £5 pays £27.50

Frames 1-8 correct score
Wilson 6 Ding 2. 15/4 £5 pays £23.75. Bank £345.15
 
Higgins 10 Guodong 6 9/2 £5 pays £27.50 ❌

Frames 1-8 correct score
Wilson 6 Ding 2 15/4 £5 pays £23.75. ❌

Higgins/Guodong to go to a decider. 4/1 £8 pays £40 ❌

Bad start. Threw some in play snooker on for tonight though. So we have...

Sporting 3 Rio Ave 0 6/1 £5 pays £35

Selby 10 Robertson 3 7/2 £5 pays £22.50

Ding 10 Wilson 4 5/1. £5 pays £30. Bank £335.15
 
Sporting 3 Rio Ave 0 6/1 £5 pays £35 ❌

Selby 10 Robertson 3 7/2 £5 pays £22.50 ❌

Ding 10 Wilson 4 5/1. £5 pays £30. ❌

Tomorrow....

Nice to win by 1 goal. 13/5 £5 pays £18

Higgins v Hawkins to go to a deciding Frame. 7/2. £10 pays £45

Frames 1-8 correct score
Higgins 4 Hawkins 4. 12/5 £5 pays £17. Bank £315.15
 
Nice to win by 1 goal. 13/5 £5 pays £18 ❌

Higgins v Hawkins to go to a deciding Frame. 7/2. £10 pays £45 ❌

Frames 1-8 correct score
Higgins 4 Hawkins 4. 12/5 £5 pays £17. ✔ Bank £332.15

Tomorrow's bets. Fingers crossed....

Twente, Mainz, Birmingham £7.15 pays £19.96

All bets below are £5 stakes.

Mainz, Charlton pays £12.87
Wolves pays £12.50
Doncaster, Wimbledon pays £13.94
Villa, Inter pays £15.10
Stockport, Birmingham pays £12.86
Bristol City, Mainz pays £13.25
Sheff Utd, Selby-1.5 pays £15.83
Orient, Selby-1.5 pays £16.40
Selby 10 Ding 6 pays £40
Selby 10 Ding 7 pays £40

Frames 1-8 correct score
Selby 5 Ding 3. Pays £17.50. Bank £270
 
Twente, Mainz, Birmingham £7.15 pays £19.96❌

All bets below are £5 stakes.

Mainz, Charlton pays £12.87❌
Wolves pays £12.50 ✔
Doncaster, Wimbledon pays £13.94 ✔
Villa, Inter pays £15.10 ✔. As stated earlier I get paid out if a team goes 2 goals ahead. Inter were 2-0 up
Stockport, Birmingham pays £12.86 ✔
Bristol City, Mainz pays £13.25 ❌
Sheff Utd, Selby-1.5 pays £15.83 ❌
Orient, Selby-1.5 pays £16.40 ❌
Selby 10 Ding 6 pays £40 ❌
Selby 10 Ding 7 pays £40 ❌

Frames 1-8 correct score
Selby 5 Ding 3. Pays £17.50. ❌ Bank £322.69 (cashed Donc/Wimdon out early and lost a quid or so)

Looking forward to snooker final, but be glad to come out of tournament with over £300 quid.

Liverpool, Tottenham £12.69 pays. £32.46

Celtic 3 St Johnstone 0 11/2. £5 pays £32.50

Porto 1 Benfica 1 5/1 £5 pays £30

Selby/Higgins to go to deciding Frame. 4/1 £10 pays £50

Selby 10 Higgins 8 7/1 £5 pays £40

Higgins 10 Selby 8 10/1 £5 pays £55. Bank £280
 
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