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WC 2014 Brasil; Starts June 12th 2014

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  • #5752
    CrabieCrawford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 642 ✭✭✭CrabieCrawford


    Were any bookies refunding top team goalscorers or top goalscorer bets if the player didnt play any part in the tournament?


  • #5753
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    Agree with mailburner. That comment was very snide from clicker. Unnecessary as well.


  • #5754
    Austria!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭Austria!


    mailburner wrote: »
    A drop in the ocean that :D
    I'd feel kinda good myself

    Sure 6k in 4 weeks is nice to earn, but I try not to focus on the money. I care about how well I bet, what I win and lose over a short period like the world cup is almost irrelevant to how I see myself as a gambler. Also, international football is where I feel I'm at my best, so I had higher hopes.
    clickerquicklic wrote: »
    Well done sir , prepare for some abuse and doubters asking for screenshots though , 50p win cast brigade where out in force for me when i mentioned betting 1k!

    It was because you called it small stakes. And you did technically aftertime too. I think it's obvious from your posting history that you're not lying but not everyone keeps track of that. Some casual bettors probably will leave and not come back to this forum until Euro2016.
    Shanotheslayer wrote: »
    Agree with mailburner. That comment was very snide from clicker. Unnecessary as well.

    Well he was trying to give back because he learned from threads like these, and people weren't exactly thankful, you can see why he didn't like it. Then he and the some other posters dug their heels in. It's a childish situation we're in, the bookies are the enemies, not our fellow punters. I'm sure everyone would be happier if we could just write this little spat off instead of trying to continue it.

    Clicker and Blatter are the two posters here I feel I have most to learn from, and no amount of snideness would make me not want to read their posts.

    Edit. Not implying that they are snide or anything. Just saying I think they are valuable posters. And with the small bet 1k thing, come on, isn't it nice to see someone successfully bet high stakes sometimes? I'd get a big kick out of someone coming in here and throwing a lot of money around and winning.


  • #5755
    mailburner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,930 ✭✭✭✭mailburner


    Austria! wrote: »

    It's a childish situation we're in, the bookies are the enemies, not our fellow punters. I'm sure everyone would be happier if we could just write this little spat off instead of trying to continue it.
    .

    Agree with most of that but then you see the likes of this from
    another thread
    At least you're not here rubbing it in when folks lose money or calling
    people mugs for picking the wrong selection
    the lad is just plain immature imo

    below is uncalled for though



    Collie D wrote: »
    Out of interest have tallied up how these did. I backed a couple myself.



    Overall a loss of 14.6 points or -25.17% return on investment
    clickerquicklic wrote: »
    Criminal
    Making a loss on World Cup = doing it wrong !


  • #5756
    Bateman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,818 ✭✭✭Bateman


    The doing it wrong comment might have been aimed specifically at the RP, who are doing it for a living, rather than the average punter who shouldn't necessarily expect easy profits from a WC.


  • #5757
    clickerquicklic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭clickerquicklic


    Bateman wrote: »
    The doing it wrong comment might have been aimed specifically at the RP, who are doing it for a living, rather than the average punter who shouldn't necessarily expect easy profits from a WC.

    Racing post tipster it was aimed at not to give any ew bets on the soft side of the draw was criminal


  • #5758
    mailburner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,930 ✭✭✭✭mailburner


    clickerquicklic wrote: »
    Racing post tipster it was aimed at not to give any ew bets on the soft side of the draw was criminal


    misread that

    sorry click


  • #5759
    clickerquicklic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭clickerquicklic


    mailburner wrote: »
    misread that

    sorry click

    I'm honestly not here for a fight with people , the small bet and the 1k bet where actually 2 separate posts I had originally planned a small bet but then talked myself into a bigger bet i'm sorry if my comments annoy people.

    Racing post are charging people to buy the magazine whatever they could at least give some good value bets instead of the list of guesses they gave out.

    My bets represent value , one side of the world cup draw was very weak , you could do the maths or just look at Betfair odds to see anomalies between the e/w odds and the reach the final odds , I think the Racing Post guy if he had any clue about professionally gambling should have mentioned this , everyone I know was backing Argentina , Holland and Belgium E/W , I can't remember the exact odds of each bet but I had 5k e/w on Argentina and I was getting 2/1 on them reaching the final when true odds where less than 6/4 thats how you make money.

    Example of a bet i just placed now 200ew on phil mickelson in Paddypower 25/1 to back which is par value but you are getting 2 extra places , you are getting over 6/1 on him been in the top 7 when it should be 9/2 , bet these bets and long term you will be well up.

    Just to add this is not an aftertime re Argentina ew I also had Belgium ew and Holland for sizeable sums , Argentina been the shortest odds to reach the final actually hitting was not as good a result for me as it could have been.


  • #5760
    mailburner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,930 ✭✭✭✭mailburner


    good luck
    Like phil also, big price

    was only chatting about him earlier to a mate



    f5aphu.jpg


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  • #5761
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    Think I might jump on my Phil myself now :pac:


  • #5762
    clickerquicklic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭clickerquicklic


    mailburner wrote: »
    good luck
    Like phil also, big price

    was only chatting about him earlier to a mate



    f5aphu.jpg

    Betfair Sportsbook will only payout to 25 stake if your golfer is 7th or 8th which is a terrible


  • #5763
    P.Walnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,772 ✭✭✭P.Walnuts


    Sad to click the unfollow button on this thread, was a great WC! Also sad that I contributed to any bad feeling towards the end, shouldn't have doubted a clearly knowledgeable poster, but calling a small bet 1k is a bit :pac:

    Anyway ROI of 65% makes it a good WC, majority of money made ante post and in group stages, quarter finals really killed me and went quiet from there apart from Geramany! Looking forward to the new season :D


  • #5764
    auldgranny
    Registered Users Posts: 909 ✭✭✭auldgranny


    Holy fcuk. Just realised. I have to take up knitting now.
    Not impressed :(


  • #5765
    inforfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,862 ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    MOD

    Right, 24 hours ago the final started.
    More handbagging and now golf being discussed, time to close this.

    WC is done, see you in 4 years (or not)


This discussion has been closed.
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