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POINTBREAK · 10-05-2010 01:40PM #1

A friend of mine, who is a Professional Gambler has said he would let me do an interview with him on betting. He bets on horses, football, darts, snooker and anything else with what he sees as value.
If you want to post a question I will put it to him.

jive · 10-05-2010 01:48PM

With regards to football, do you find singles/doubles are the best way of getting a good return in the long run? Or trebles and greater?

What would your typical stake be, roughly?

Given as this is your livelihood, what do you do when you hit a losing streak as this surely would have more repercussions than just a typical punter having a few losses

dotsflan · 10-05-2010 01:56PM

Whats the maximum percentage of your bank that you would place on a bet?

Woddle · 10-05-2010 02:03PM

Does he use a staking plan and if so which?
Does he get involved in laying?
If he's having a bad run, what does he do, give up for the day or keep on trying?

mike65 · 10-05-2010 02:19PM

Is he any good and can he pass on his selections?

Or more seriously does he have a hard and fast set of parameters when picking horses? Or is he flexible?

Nulty · 10-05-2010 02:30PM

mike65 wrote: »

Is he any good and can he pass on his selections?

Or more seriously does he have a hard and fast set of parameters when picking horses? Or is he flexible?

Following on, and more specifically, does he view the all-weather as a non-betting medium? i.e., bad horses, too unpredictable, etc.?

Warper · 10-05-2010 02:34PM

What is your best bet for the World Cup and do you think Brazil are a good bet @ 5-1?

Verance · 10-05-2010 03:03PM

What sort of staking plan does he use?
What sort of bank did he need before going professional?

This will be really interesting to see the interview, good stuff Pointbreak.

LittleLebowski · 10-05-2010 03:25PM

What type of betting have you found has the best value/return?Singles,Doubles,Yankee's etc
Also with which sport? Football,Racing,Golf?

L'prof · 10-05-2010 03:30PM

What's the longest you'll go without having a bet in general and when you're on a bad streak?
How many bets would you have per day (midweek and weekend)?
Are there certain bets that you would break your staking plan for, if you have one?

x PyRo · 10-05-2010 04:32PM

You missed the "Y" out of my name there PB.

:pac:

POINTBREAK · 10-05-2010 05:01PM

x PyRo wrote: »

You missed the "Y" out of my name there PB.

:pac:

lol...........This Guy is just marginally more famous than you XPyRo.

digme · 10-05-2010 05:13PM

Does he live in Ireland?
Is he married?

SRFC · 10-05-2010 06:02PM

Whats a tracker mortgage?

x PyRo · 10-05-2010 06:17PM

POINTBREAK wrote: »

lol...........This Guy is just marginally more famous than you XPyRo.

Must be an "A List Celeb" then.

Best of luck PB, Should be some interesting replies. I've no questions that haven't been suggested already.

SomethingElse · 10-05-2010 06:23PM

How did he get started? How long did it take him to go pro?

skeleton_boy · 10-05-2010 06:42PM

Are much of your racing selections down to information from contacts or you own personal knowledge of the game.

POINTBREAK · 10-05-2010 06:49PM

skeleton_boy wrote: »

Are much of your racing selections down to information from contacts or you own personal knowledge of the game.

You will be pretty surprised at the answer to that one.

POINTBREAK · 10-05-2010 06:52PM

I need about 7 more questions.

refusetolose · 10-05-2010 06:55PM

what football leagues does he think are the most predictable/unpredictable?

any leagues he stays away from altogether?

Woddle · 10-05-2010 06:56PM

Whats his strike rate at horses and does he follow any tipsters and if so who.
What amount would he consider his average wager

coughlan08 · 10-05-2010 07:01PM

refusetolose wrote: »

what football leagues does he think are the most predictable/unpredictable?

any leagues he stays away from altogether?

i could name a few...:D

just one question for me,please,,

what point in your gambling life did you say,"Right im going to make a living out of this?"

THANKS

btard · 10-05-2010 07:19PM

How long have you been pro. What bankroll did you start with. What percentage return on your bankroll do you make annually. What's the maximum percenatge of your bankroll you've ever had on a single bet. How do you protect yourself from going on tilt.

Thx

Amigomenor · 10-05-2010 08:59PM

Is he married? How much on average over the last 5 years has he made per year?. Does he see a long term future in his capacity as pro punter, what is his greatest challenge in this regard?

tiernanmul_gos · 10-05-2010 09:24PM

what kind of bets do you recommend for easy returns? eg.doubles,trebles
i usually be on sports beside racing but how would you know if a horse is good to bet on?

funnyname · 10-05-2010 09:49PM

In terms of bankroll do you have a separate bank account to your day to day accounts and do you use neteller or moneybookers?

Do you bet online and or down the bookies and also do you have much trouble getting a bet on?

Do you have a maximum deposit limit for your online accounts?

Do you use premium tipping services?

nice1franko · 10-05-2010 10:16PM

How much did you lose in your worst losing streak?

Do you find it stressful much?

Has ever been tempted to give it up?

Were you always a pro gambler or what did you do before it?

Have you any shocking or amazing tales of crookedness or cheating?

What bet have you been most proud of?

About how much do you make a year?

Have you any rules or limits you set yourself?

POINTBREAK · 10-05-2010 11:12PM

I have posted the reply and I think it covers most of the questions asked. You can leave questions in the comments section. I think its an interesting read and some people will enjoy it.

http://pricewiseextra.info/the-interview/

turbobaby · 10-05-2010 11:14PM

Whats the breakdown between long and short term bets?

Does he have sweaty balls from all the sitting around all day "analyzing the form"? hahah

Woddle · 10-05-2010 11:26PM

POINTBREAK wrote: »

I have posted the reply and I think it covers most of the questions asked. You can leave questions in the comments section. I think its an interesting read and some people will enjoy it.

http://pricewiseextra.info/the-interview/

Hi pointbreak, first off I just want to say well done on the site, I've been following it, pretty much since you started it and its excellent. The interview is great but what I think would be good is say one day a week he puts his bets in a diary and shares his logic behind each bet, obviously to be done after that trading day.

Also if you get a chance to see how I got on today and give a bit of feedback it would be much appreciated.

POINTBREAK · 10-05-2010 11:29PM

Thanks Woddle. I will pm you, probably tomorrow....... tho.

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