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Dead Heat - First past the post

  • 15-01-2015 11:25PM
    #1
    laughter189
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭


    Had €40 win on Warfare 6.40 Wol. @ 5/2

    He dead-heated and was disqualified .

    The bookies rules is FPP and official winner .

    Will I get paid 40 @5/2 ?


Comments

  • #2
    Whosthis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭Whosthis


    40@ 5/4 I think. FPP and half the odds for DH.


  • #3
    KG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭KG


    I think with most bookies it is half your stake, so you will have €20 @ 5/2. It is less of a payout than if you were given half the odds.


  • #4
    laughter189
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭laughter189


    KG wrote: »
    I think with most bookies it is half your stake, so you will have €20 @ 5/2. It is less of a payout than if you were given half the odds.

    Yep exactly , was expecting €90 , but got €70 .

    if Warfare had won I would have got €140 , so ended up with half


  • #5
    zimmermania
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭zimmermania


    Same here but those who bet on Warfare get nothing on Betfair.


  • #6
    ohbygod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭ohbygod


    laughter189 wrote: »
    Had €40 win on Warfare 6.40 Wol. @ 5/2

    He dead-heated and was disqualified .

    The bookies rules is FPP and official winner .

    Will I get paid 40 @5/2 ?

    U wont get paid if his disqualified. A lot of bookies dont pay full odds on dead heats


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  • #7
    Shemale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭Shemale


    Dead heat is a racket, they half your stake instead of the odds so for a DH on 100 @ 2/1 they pay out 150 (50 * 2/1 + 50) whereas if its half the odds it pays out 200 (100 * 1/1 + 1).

    By halfing the stake they hit you twice,once at the calculation and again giving your "stake" back.


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