What's the biggest bet you ever put on?

joebhoy1916

Mine was €20,000 Aussie's to beat England In cricket @ 1/2.

Chucky the tree

€250

West ham to beat boro in the FA cup semi-final last year, nervous as **** until harwood got the goal in the 79th minute or so, was even more nervous for the next 13 minutes.

Dun laoire

joebhoy1916 wrote:

Mine was €20,000 Aussie's to beat England In cricket @ 1/2.

Jaysus thats some punt. You must've been gikkin the pants watchin it:D

You must be minted ya little runt;) Was it on line or did you walk into the bookies with a briefcase full of 50s:D ?

joebhoy1916

Went into the bookie's full of note's.

I put on the bet about six month's ago got 1/2 thought it was great odds. Ended 5-0 wonder what odd's I would have got for that.

I'm thinking about saving every penny I have and stick it on Celtic to win the league next year I reckon should be able to get at least 1/2. Reckon I should be well able to gather 30,000 or that. If I do I'll post it up here.

I should have a good time In Milan

fade2black

This is all a bit surreal.

Dun laoire

fade2black wrote:

This is all a bit surreal.

Sure is.

I put 80 on a dog in laddys on the way home from work and was white as a ghost when the thing came nowhere. May as well've stayed in the trap. Little bollix.

A little bit of advice for those who back dogs.

If the dog takes a sh1t when it's making it's way to the traps id doesnt mean it's gonna win:D . Jaysus i taught it was a model when i seen it taking a dump. I mean what would the average grey hounds gick weigh?? Must be the bones of 3 ounces.

MisterAnarchy

joebhoy1916 wrote:

Ended 5-0 wonder what odd's I would have got for that.

12-1 .
I had €50 on at those odds just before the series started.
Time to collect now.

joebhoy1916

Dun laoire wrote:

Sure is.

I put 80 on a dog in laddys on the way home from work and was white as a ghost when the thing came nowhere. May as well've stayed in the trap. Little bollix.

A little bit of advice for those who back dogs.

If the dog takes a sh1t when it's making it's way to the traps id doesnt mean it's gonna win:D . Jaysus i taught it was a model when i seen it taking a dump. I mean what would the average grey hounds gick weigh?? Must be the bones of 3 ounces.

LMFBO

I dont back dog's unless I hear they have been given Viagra

MisterAnarchy wrote:

12-1 .
I had €50 on at those odds just before the series started.
Time to collect now.

Did you do It In running? Jesus I thought It would be way larger than that not even to sure If It was ever done before 5-0, there Is alway's a draw or something.

MisterAnarchy

joebhoy1916 wrote:

LMFBO

Did you do It In running? Jesus I thought It would be way larger than that not even to sure If It was ever done before 5-0, there Is alway's a draw or something.

Nope about 1 week before the first test.
I knew England were crap and would lose the series and I reckoned 5-0 was worth an outside bet .

joebhoy1916

Good to know someone else won something on the match.

Bateman

Bit of ego stroking going on here. I am not interested in the cash value of other people's betting, I wouldn't expect them to be interested in mine. :rolleyes:

scojones

Good to know the 5k you lost on birmingham doesn't matter.

joebhoy1916

Cant win them all.

county

700 notes on chelsea to win at 4-7 i think





*and they lost*

StephenInsane

Jaysus that's some punt JoeBhoy!
Mind if i ask where you got 20k in cash? (even if you had it in savings, i assume you couldn't just walk into a bank and ask them to fill your briefcase). And what kind of process you had to go through to place the bet. I assume you didn't just write it on a slip and wait in line.

Topcat101

Good way to get barred form bookie's walking in with that amount of cash. First thing i'd think if I was a bookie would be money laundering.....

scojones

I was at the Galway races back in August. I went up on Galway Plate day, and a fella infront of me threw 90 grand on Ansar to win. There was me doing 50 euro each way on Dix Villez at 16/1 thinking I look like a fool after the guy in front bet that much. Ansar finished second and he lost his bet, Dix Villez came in third and I got my each way value. I couldn't help but think how that guy must be feeling, but if he had 90 grand to throw on a horse he is probably loaded anyway. (I hope).

joebhoy1916

Topcat101 wrote:

Good way to get barred form bookie's walking in with that amount of cash. First thing i'd think if I was a bookie would be money laundering.....

How would It be If Im getting paid cash? Sure how else would I put It on. I dont ask them for proof that I won the money.

sjones wrote:

but if he had 90 grand to throw on a horse he is probably loaded anyway. (I hope).

Now that's a big bet.

Topcat101

They paided you out 30k in cash ?

joebhoy1916

Topcat101 wrote:

They paided you out 30k in cash ?

Yeah. Went down they were giving me check but I asked for cash the woman said It was to late to go over to the bank that to come back tomorrow after half 10 In the morning and they would have It.

joker77

Friend of my brother's, before the World Cup, got odds of 8/1 on Italy.

Put 25,000 Euro on it...

Apparently he was unbearable to be around for the last 2 weeks of it, couldn't even leave the house!

joebhoy1916

I wouldn't of done that bet.

If I had a house I would of put It on Aussie's to England I was tht sure. World cup Is alot harder I thought Brazil would of won but never did It.

There was some guy I think 40,000 on Italy too at 12/1 I think.

StephenInsane

sjones wrote:

I was at the Galway races back in August. I went up on Galway Plate day, and a fella infront of me threw 90 grand on Ansar to win. There was me doing 50 euro each way on Dix Villez at 16/1 thinking I look like a fool after the guy in front bet that much. Ansar finished second and he lost his bet, Dix Villez came in third and I got my each way value. I couldn't help but think how that guy must be feeling, but if he had 90 grand to throw on a horse he is probably loaded anyway. (I hope).

I heard a story about Jimmy White making a simular sized bet. When he went to collect, the bookie had packed up and left!

Yoursomelanger

Dun laoire wrote:

Sure is.

I put 80 on a dog in laddys on the way home from work and was white as a ghost when the thing came nowhere. May as well've stayed in the trap. Little bollix.

A little bit of advice for those who back dogs.

If the dog takes a sh1t when it's making it's way to the traps id doesnt mean it's gonna win:D . Jaysus i taught it was a model when i seen it taking a dump. I mean what would the average grey hounds gick weigh?? Must be the bones of 3 ounces.

Brilliant Dun Laoire - needed that laugh on a Monday....

tend to keep away from the dogs myself - must be hard on some of them hounds with all those bit*hes running around the track and him trying to have a discreet crap before his big race !!!!

I remember the time I pulled Greece out of the draw for the 2004 European Champs in work and tried to pawn it off on some clueless workmates. Luckily I had no takers and pocketed a whopping 160 quid from my tenner investment.....

Tubbertown1982

joker77 wrote:

Friend of my brother's, before the World Cup, got odds of 8/1 on Italy.

Put 25,000 Euro on it...

Apparently he was unbearable to be around for the last 2 weeks of it, couldn't even leave the house!

Ide say he had a sever dose of the "Squeeky Bum" dureing the Penalties!!!!!!

Chucky the tree

Tubbertown1982 wrote:

Ide say he had a sever dose of the "Squeeky Bum" dureing the Penalties!!!!!!

If he had any sense he would of laid it off well before that.

joebhoy1916

Chucky the tree wrote:

If he had any sense he would of laid it off well before that.

Might not of done It with Betfair or online.

Chucky the tree

Still could of put a big chunk on france to win it before the final. tough decision.

If he didnt it with paddypower i'd say he was delighted it went to penos actually.

Bateman

Chucky the tree wrote:

If he had any sense he would of laid it off well before that.

I know plenty of people who refuse to do that, can't get my head around it myself. Then again, if you trade out, it's not really gambling is it?

eirebhoy

I had €100 in Italy well before the WC started. If I wasn't confident of them winning it I'd have laid them off in the final but in the end I stuck €200 on France. Came away with €1000 profit anyway so I was delighted. I thought it was crazy that they were still about 10/1 after beating Australia. Also, I told my sister to back Cannavaro for the player of the tournament after the Aussie match. She got him at 25/1 in PP. I stuck €4 on him at €125/1 on Betfair at the same time. Couldn't believe he didn't win it. By far and away the best player at the WC and if the voting was done after the final match he would have got it.

Chucky the tree

eirebhoy wrote:

I had €100 in Italy well before the WC started. If I wasn't confident of them winning it I'd have laid them off in the final but in the end I stuck €200 on France. Came away with €1000 profit anyway so I was delighted. I thought it was crazy that they were still about 10/1 after beating Australia. Also, I told my sister to back Cannavaro for the player of the tournament after the Aussie match. She got him at 25/1 in PP. I stuck €4 on him at €125/1 on Betfair at the same time. Couldn't believe he didn't win it. By far and away the best player at the WC and if the voting was done after the final match he would have got it.

I tried to him in with a double with italy to win the world cup and him to be player of the tournamnet just before the semi's but the one behind th counter said it was a related event so i couldnt do it.

would that be right? I presumed since they allowed goalscorer and winner they would of let me this one.

Pretty chuffed he didnt win it.

Tush

joebhoy1916 wrote:

Mine was €20,000 Aussie's to beat England In cricket @ 1/2.

Nice bet joe,very nice indeed.

I once put €10 on a horse and it lost,think that was my biggest.

JoeSixpack

Biggest bet i've put on was €2000 on Chelsea to beat Everton.

Everton winning 2-1 up untill the 80th minute. Thought my money was gone so
went outside for a smoke.

Just as i came back in saw it was 2-2 then all of a sudden Drogba unleashes this wonder strike! Finished 3-2

What a game!!

threebeards

Chucky the tree wrote:

I presumed since they allowed goalscorer and winner they would of let me this one.

They didn't allow a double of top goalscorer and that goalscorer coming from the winning team. Called it a related bet. That's the way it was in Paddy Powers anyway but could have been different elsewhere.

Glenbhoy

threebeards wrote:

They didn't allow a double of top goalscorer and that goalscorer coming from the winning team. Called it a related bet. That's the way it was in Paddy Powers anyway but could have been different elsewhere.

Both bets are allowed and both bets are common, but they are related in that obviously one is dependent to a large degree on the other. Thus they give special odds on these bets. For example, Cannavaro 10/1 to be top player and Italy 2/1 for WC, normal accum price would be 32/1, but if Italy win the world cup, it's more likely that Fabio would take best player award, so the odds are reduced to probably 16/1 (I presume they just cut the price as they see fit, don't think there's any mathematics involved).

iwincosimcool

2006-12-23
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15:11 Fixtures 23 December Wigan v Chelsea / Match Odds / Chelsea
Back 1,978.50 1.48 Won 949.68 2,928.18

Thought it was over when Heskey equalised, then Uncle robben came and saved the day

Collie D

joebhoy1916 wrote:

Mine was €20,000 Aussie's to beat England In cricket @ 1/2.

I'd assume a bet like that would lower the odds with that particualr bookie? Especially in Ireland, where I'd also imagine that cricket betting isn't a major source of income for the bookies. Don't suppose you noticed price after you placed the bet?

DonJose

joebhoy1916 wrote:

Mine was €20,000 Aussie's to beat England In cricket @ 1/2.

Nothing better than winning against the ol' enemy

Glenbhoy

DonJose wrote:

Nothing better than winning against the ol' enemy

I prefer the english to the aussies! They're not as arrogant.

Jivin Turkey

An awful lot of mickey waving, so I might as well join in.

December 9th 2005, after being refunded the money from FIFA for team-specific-tickets following Ireland's failure to qualify for the World Cup a mate and I decided to go anyway for a week. However we would need to double our money first.

http://file006a.bebo.com/large/2006/03/29/22/174871611a500533864b846931583l.jpg

Villa are incapable of winning the above fixture. Ever.

Park hit the post in the opening minutes before Van Nistelrooy put United up after about ten. Rooney doubled the lead five minutes into the second half. It was so typical United (being a Liverpool supporter I know how that feels!). I even sported a United jersey for the occassion. I have to say the way the game went I wasn't nervous at all, even though €1800 is big bucks for me.

ManWithThePlan

joebhoy that sounds strange that a bookies would give you 30k in cash. they always give cheques for anything that size. what firm was it?

fade2black

Jivin Turkey wrote:

An awful lot of mickey waving, so I might as well join in.

December 9th 2005, after being refunded the money from FIFA for team-specific-tickets following Ireland's failure to qualify for the World Cup a mate and I decided to go anyway for a week. However we would need to double our money first.

http://file006a.bebo.com/large/2006/03/29/22/174871611a500533864b846931583l.jpg

Villa are incapable of winning the above fixture. Ever.

Park hit the post in the opening minutes before Van Nistelrooy put United up after about ten. Rooney doubled the lead five minutes into the second half. It was so typical United (being a Liverpool supporter I know how that feels!). I even sported a United jersey for the occassion. I have to say the way the game went I wasn't nervous at all, even though €1800 is big bucks for me.

Great story Jivin.

jimi_t

joebhoy1916 wrote:

Went into the bookie's full of note's.

Just a thought - are gambling debts against a bookies able to be brought up in a court - i.e. if the bookie doesn't pay out I was under the impression you didn't have a legal leg to stand on

joebhoy1916

jimi_t wrote:

Just a thought - are gambling debts against a bookies able to be brought up in a court - i.e. if the bookie doesn't pay out I was under the impression you didn't have a legal leg to stand on

Yes thats true.

Same If you get credit off a bookie and you lose you dont pay him.

ErinGoBrath

As joebhoy1916 said you haven't a leg to stand on.

As far as I'm aware it's not a legally binding agreement, just a verbal acceptance of a bet.

Have you been stung? If so get the bookies as much bag press as humanly possible!

RaiseTheBlinds

Dun laoire wrote:

Sure is.

I put 80 on a dog in laddys on the way home from work and was white as a ghost when the thing came nowhere. May as well've stayed in the trap. Little bollix.

A little bit of advice for those who back dogs.

If the dog takes a sh1t when it's making it's way to the traps id doesnt mean it's gonna win:D . Jaysus i taught it was a model when i seen it taking a dump. I mean what would the average grey hounds gick weigh?? Must be the bones of 3 ounces.

if a dog takes a dump on the way to the box,...im afraid that thing will definately not win.
dog racing s much more fixed than the horses even !!
the simple way to ensure your dog wont win is to feed it to the teeth before a race,... a dog can be tested for drugs, but food is perfectly legal, and a dog will scoff all in front of him.
dogs like boxers should boil down to a light weight before racing.

RaiseTheBlinds

biggest odds won : 12,500/1 with .01 euro earning me 125 euro.
Bookies mistake ... and paid out :eek:
they offered the same line twice in one coupon,... coupled with correct score on both those lines, making a whooping quadruple bet @ 12,500/1 instead of 33/1 .

payout being under 200euro,... no double-checking on ticket !!

biggest win prob 1200 euro again on boylesports, usa gp there were no michelin runners taking part,.... i got a jordan podium @ something like 100/1 , and coupled the minardis and jordans for points @ 16/1 and 12/1 doubles.

what bookies didnt figure was there was only 6 cars left in race with points going to the top 8 finishers. pity i could only lay my hands on 24 euro at the time.

im as straight as they get, but ive no prob hoodwinking the bookies, and average about 200euro a week doing it.

biggest bet was 4000 on ukraine to win , during world cup .... they were 4-0 up with about 4 minutes to go,...... and got odds of 1/2000 netting me a grand old profit of 2 euro.

also have had numerous 4-figure wagers on middle of the night boxing bets thats were already over.

biggest blunder : laying chelsea instead of backing them ....accident on betfair to tune of 700 euro.

goes around comes around.:cool:

kelle

One pound ( nowadays it's one euro - worth less than the pound)

kanibus

joker77 wrote:

Friend of my brother's, before the World Cup, got odds of 8/1 on Italy.

Put 25,000 Euro on it...

Apparently he was unbearable to be around for the last 2 weeks of it, couldn't even leave the house!

Yeah well...

I put 15 yo yos on Italy to win the World Cup at 9/1.
You must remember Im 16 and I never left the fcuking house!
I almost cried when they won:D

Glenbhoy

RaiseTheBlinds wrote:

biggest blunder : laying chelsea instead of backing them ....accident on betfair to tune of 700 euro.
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I was ckecking the Edinburgh v Agen rugby game last fri night on betfair. Somebody had backed Edinburgh to win at 1.01 for 4K - they were hammered and in fact were always behind, obviously somebody fecked up - you'd be sick though!! But we've all done it (normally to a lesser extent).

Chucky the tree

Glenbhoy wrote:

biggest blunder : laying chelsea instead of backing them ....accident on betfair to tune of 700 euro.
QUOTE]
I was ckecking the Edinburgh v Agen rugby game last fri night on betfair. Somebody had backed Edinburgh to win at 1.01 for 4K - they were hammered and in fact were always behind, obviously somebody fecked up - you'd be sick though!! But we've all done it (normally to a lesser extent).

Some lad decided to lay Agen @ 2.74. Even when they went 7-0 up it was still available.