The slowest of grinds

Randomfriend

For the last few years I had been dabbling but not particularly making much out of gambling. So, about two months ago, I decided I'd take this betting lark a bit more seriously, see if I can put my sports obsession to good use. So since I started being a bit more careful with my bets, in that I take more time to do some research, as well as bet multiple smaller bets rather than put all my eggs in one basket, I've found myself winning quite a decent return, roughly 33% profit per week on my bankroll which is grand, affords me a few pints and whatnot.

So, I've seen a few lads give this tenner challenge a go, and I was thinking to myself I'll have some of that. I'm not going to keep betting the entire bank thou, as I'll get mighty pissed if this gets anywhere and I lose the lot, so I'm thinking I'll set myself checkpoints where I can split the bank in half or quarters and lower the risk of going bust.

I'll be back in while with my 1st bet, so wish me luck :pac:

Randomfriend

Right.. #1 is a bit risky, but I do bet and win a bit on tennis so why not!
If I go bust on #1 I'll have a 2nd bite at the cherry.

Selection: 1/7 - Maria Sharapova
Event: Maria Sharapova (0) 1 15-0 1 (0) *Melinda Czink
Market: Next game winner (4)
Potential Return: €11.43

Maria serves on game four and just won her last serve to love, so baring anything unexpected she should hold it..

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Right.. #1 is a bit risky, but I do bet and win a bit on tennis so why not!
If I go bust on #1 I'll have a 2nd bite at the cherry.

Selection: 1/7 - Maria Sharapova
Event: Maria Sharapova (0) 1 15-0 1 (0) *Melinda Czink
Market: Next game winner (4)
Potential Return: €11.43

Maria serves on game four and just won her last serve to love, so baring anything unexpected she should hold it..

Win! Bank: €11.43

Bet #2:

Selection1/7 - Maria Sharapova
EventMaria Sharapova (0) 2 Adv-40 2 (0) *Melinda Czink US Open
MarketNext game winner (6)
Potential Return: €13.06

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Win! Bank: €11.43

Bet #2:

Selection:1/7 - Maria Sharapova
Event: Maria Sharapova (0) 2 Adv-40 2 (0) *Melinda Czink US Open
Market: Next game winner (6)
Potential Return: €13.06

Win! Bank: €13.06

Bet #3:

Selection: 1/8 - Maria Sharapova
Event: Maria Sharapova (1) 0 30-0 0 (0) *Melinda Czink US Open
Market: Next game winner (10)
Potential Return: €14.69

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Win! Bank: €13.06

Bet #3:

Selection: 1/8 - Maria Sharapova
Event: Maria Sharapova (1) 0 30-0 0 (0) *Melinda Czink US Open
Market: Next game winner (10)
Potential Return: €14.69

Win! Bank: 14.69

Bet #4:

Selection: 1/9 - Maria Sharapova
EventMaria Sharapova: (1) 2 40-15 0 (0) *Melinda Czink US Open
Market: Next game winner (12)
Potential Return: €16.32

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Win! Bank: 14.69

Bet #4:

Selection: 1/9 - Maria Sharapova
EventMaria Sharapova: (1) 2 40-15 0 (0) *Melinda Czink US Open
Market: Next game winner (12)
Potential Return: €16.32

And I'm out at the fourth hurdle, she went from 40-15 to lose on her own serve, I'll give it a second lash anyway, as I said betting on people holding their serve can be risky.

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

And I'm out at the fourth hurdle, she went from 40-15 to lose on her own serve, I'll give it a second lash anyway, as I said betting on people holding their serve can be risky.

Ok, started again, trusted Maria to be good and hold her serve next time around at 1/8 and she duly delivered so up to €11.25

Now just bet on Go Soeda to hold his serve V Mardy Fish which has also won, so balance now stands at €15.34

Randomfriend

Selection: 1/3 - Go Soeda
Event: Mardy Fish* (0) 3 30-15 4 (0) Go Soeda US Open
Market: Next game winner (9)
Total stake for this bet: €5.34
Potential Return: €7.12

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Selection: 1/3 - Go Soeda
Event: Mardy Fish* (0) 3 30-15 4 (0) Go Soeda US Open
Market: Next game winner (9)
Total stake for this bet: €5.34
Potential Return: €7.12

And Go gets raped on that one, back to €10. I wont be firing bets out this quickly all along, just on the laptop doing something extremely boring at the moment so this is a welcome distraction. Also won't be betting on tennis a whole lot, just Maria's game is a total miss match while Go's odds were pretty decent..

Randomfriend

Selection:1/8 - Fernando Verdasco
Event:Rui Machado* (0) 0 30-40 3 (0) Fernando Verdasco US Open
Market:Next game winner (5)
Total stake for this bet: €10.00
Potential Return: €11.25

pray to the tennis gods for me.

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Selection:1/8 - Fernando Verdasco
Event:Rui Machado* (0) 0 30-40 3 (0) Fernando Verdasco US Open
Market:Next game winner (5)
Total stake for this bet: €10.00
Potential Return: €11.25

pray to the tennis gods for me.

Win! Bank:€11.25

Randomfriend

Selection:1/10 - Daniel Brands
Event: Daniel Brands* (1) 3 0-0 2 (0) Adrian Ungur Bet In Play - Live
Market:Next game winner (19)
Total stake for this bet: €11.25
Potential Return: €12.38

This ones a bit dodgey.. If it wins I'll go away from tennis, if it loses I definitely will!
Really not paying attention to my normal betting behaviour or topic title on this, need to slow down and go do some work

rossit

best of luck lad

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Selection:1/10 - Daniel Brands
Event: Daniel Brands* (1) 3 0-0 2 (0) Adrian Ungur Bet In Play - Live
Market:Next game winner (19)
Total stake for this bet: €11.25
Potential Return: €12.38

This ones a bit dodgey.. If it wins I'll go away from tennis, if it loses I definitely will!
Really not paying attention to my normal betting behaviour or topic title on this, need to slow down and go do some work

Win! Bank: 12.38

That was close..

Randomfriend

Ok, now that I've started again and won my 1st two bets, I'll be a good boy and slow shizzle down and think about my bets a little more. I might have a few little bets on the league cup tomorrow, I'll leave tennis alone and admit defeat in winning the service lottery, it can be damn unpredictable.

Might have another little one before I hit the sack but nothing jumps out to me at the moment, feedback and advice always welcome by the way, I feel like I've got added pressure not to fail, seeing as I'm logging the bets now :pac:

Bank: €12.38

BKC

Good luck. Restarted my log tonight with my 2nd attempt.

It's tough but I really think it's doable.

Randomfriend

BKC wrote: »

Good luck. Restarted my log tonight with my 2nd attempt.

It's tough but I really think it's doable.

Thanks bud, We can do this!! :pac:

One more tennis one just because.

Selection: 4/11 - Marinko Matosevic
Event: Marin Cilic* (0) 1 15-40 2 (0) Marinko Matosevic US Open
Market: Next game winner (5)
Total stake for this bet: €2.38
Potential Return: €3.25

Hes been playing very well so far

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Thanks bud, We can do this!! :pac:

One more tennis one just because.

Selection: 4/11 - Marinko Matosevic
Event: Marin Cilic* (0) 1 15-40 2 (0) Marinko Matosevic US Open
Market: Next game winner (5)
Total stake for this bet: €2.38
Potential Return: €3.25

Hes been playing very well so far

And as I say it he makes a balls of things, I'm putting the hex on these guys I'm sure of it!

BKC

Betting on tennis players holding serves can be fairly dodgy... especially women!

Have you any idea when Federer is starting? PP had it down as 1.45, but it hasn't started yet.

Randomfriend

BKC wrote: »

Betting on tennis players holding serves can be fairly dodgy... especially women!

Have you any idea when Federer is starting? PP had it down as 1.45, but it hasn't started yet.

I see it as down for 3am in a few places, and yeah, I know its dodgy as hell, I just wanted to throw a few bets out there and see, mainly because I'm procrastinating

Randomfriend

Right time for an actual football bet! We shall hit the columbian league where at HT it stands Depor F.C. 0-0 Unión Magdalena

I've gone with my tenner on Unión Magdalena with a handicap of +2 at 1/10 there above Depor in the league with a better goal difference, so heres hoping!

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Right time for an actual football bet! We shall hit the columbian league where at HT it stands Depor F.C. 0-0 Unión Magdalena

I've gone with my tenner on Unión Magdalena with a handicap of +2 at 1/10 there above Depor in the league with a better goal difference, so heres hoping!

1-0 to Unión Magdalena with minutes to go so I'm putting this down as a win before I go to sleep :pac:

edit: haha, as I click post Depor equalize! FT 1-1

Bank: €11.00

Randomfriend

€1 on Over 25.5 games in Federer V Young @Evens

Edit: Good job Mr. Young win!

Bank: €12.00

Randomfriend

Selection: 1/16 - Javier Marti
Event: Michael Linzer* (0) 4 40-40 5 (1) Javier Marti Bet In Play - Live
Market: Match betting
Total stake for this bet: €12.00
Potential Return: €12.75

First to two sets and he looks the better player also ranked higher, so lets watch him fail now that I backed him.

Edit: Wins second set 5-7. Bank:€12.75

Randomfriend

Selection: 1/10 - Luca Vanni
Event: Luca Vanni* (1) 4 30-30 2 (0) Daniel King-Turner Bet In Play - Live
Market: Match betting
Total stake for this bet: €12.75
Potential Return: €14.03

Vanni's ahead but there very closely matched could go either way yet, but he has some room to make mistakes and still win it.

Edit: Win! Bank: €14:03

Randomfriend

Selection:1/20 - Yuichi Sugita
Event:Norbert Gombos (0) 0 15-40 0 (1) *Yuichi Sugita Bet In Play - Live
Market:Match betting
Total stake for this bet: €14.03
Potential Return: €14.73

Another very evenly matched pair, right after I made the bet odds dropped to 1/8, but oh well.. Hes ranked higher by about 200 or so places so (163 v 364) and looking at Gombos' history he never beats anyone ranked in the top 200.

Edit: Win! Bank: €14.73

Randomfriend

Selection1/16 - Damir Džumhur
EventAndrey Golubev (1) 1 0-0 4 (0) Damir Džumhur* Bet In Play - Live
MarketCurrent set winner (2)
Total stake for this bet: €14.73
Potential Return: €15.65

1-4 ahead and serving in set 2, if he loses this he should be shot, ranking wise there very close but Džumhur is in better form albeit the lower ranked of the pair.

Edit: Win! Bank: €15.65
Christ, Immediately after I posted he dropped his serve, but went on to win the set 6-2

Randomfriend

Selection: 1/20 - Gianluca Naso
Event: Frederico Gil* (0) 3 0-0 5 (0) Gianluca Naso Como Challenger
Market: Current set winner (1)
Total stake for this bet: €15.65
Potential Return: €16.43

This one will probably go down to the wire too, Gil, is Higher ranked but in crap form, just need to hope Naso holds his serve..

Edit: Win! Bank:€16.43

Holds his serve and wins 4-6

Randomfriend

Back to Football now and to Russia's 2nd tier.
I've gone with Tom Tomsk DNB against Shinnik Yaroslavl @1/8

Total stake for this bet: €16.43
Potential Return: €18.48

Tom are unbeaten at home this season while Shinnik are yet to win away, Tom are also 6 points and 8 goals better off than their opponents, so I'm hoping for a narrow home win. Double chance wasn't worth betting on as it was 1/25.

Randomfriend

Randomfriend wrote: »

Back to Football now and to Russia's 2nd tier.
I've gone with Tom Tomsk DNB against Shinnik Yaroslavl @1/8

Total stake for this bet: €16.43
Potential Return: €18.48

Tom are unbeaten at home this season while Shinnik are yet to win away, Tom are also 6 points and 8 goals better off than their opponents, so I'm hoping for a narrow home win. Double chance wasn't worth betting on as it was 1/25.

2-0 after 25 minutes, G'wan the Tom!

Edit: Win! Bank: €18.48

Randomfriend

Bit of a stab in the dark here, but there seems to be plenty of goals in both of these teams, so pray to the gambling gods for me!

Over 1.5 goals in India V Nepal @2/9
Total stake for this bet: €18.48
Potential Return: €22.18

0-0 after 11 minutes, bookies seemed to suggest there would be at least 3/4 goals in it judging by the odds pre kickoff.

Randomfriend

0-0 after 50, smells like failure this, oh well, all signs pointed to goals based on recent performances but C'est la vie.
Pitch is in bits which probably isn't helping, hoofs galore..

Randomfriend

And I'm out, well that was a disappointing way to spend 2 hours of my life. Not sure I have the patience for this sort of betting, Might have one last go.