What is the Most You've Ever Put on a Bet?

Orando Broom · 05-07-2011 03:43PM #1

It's very little for me. €50 over a raft of bets for the World Cup.

Sweatynutsack · 05-07-2011 03:44PM

I bet my right arm before

and i lost it !!

Sergeant · 05-07-2011 03:46PM

500 on Barcelona to win the Spanish League and Champions League double. Safe as houses.

yesno1234 · 05-07-2011 03:47PM

Sergeant wrote: »

500 on Barcelona to win the Spanish League and Champions League double. Safe as houses.

Nice one.. What that return?

Mine would prob be a few hundred.

OldGoat · 05-07-2011 03:50PM

Tuppence ha'penny on a horse after getting a tip.
It's still running.
BaDumTishhh

chickendinner · 05-07-2011 03:50PM

Sergeant wrote: »

500 on Barcelona to win the Spanish League and Champions League double. Safe as houses.

What odds do you want, they wont do it again. 5/2 seem fair?

15/8 champions league 1/2 spanish league... current odds

kfallon · 05-07-2011 03:50PM

900 on Hurricane Fly to win the G1 Novice Hurdle at Punchestown in 2009....easiest 600 I ever made!

Hit Paddy Power for about €1,800 before on a World Cup Special bet, that was my fav ever cos it took a bit of cunning to get all the money on.

Once lost a 'monkey' by being beaten the shortest of short heads in a race at L'town, oh well!

TerryTibbs! · 05-07-2011 03:57PM

Sergeant wrote: »

500 on Barcelona to win the Spanish League and Champions League double. Safe as houses.

Prove it

demakinz · 05-07-2011 03:57PM

€2 is usually what i gamble with. gambling more doesn't really appeal to me because i never win anything. So losing the odd €2 wont break the bank.

I once put €2 on a 20 team accumulator. just picking teams at random and i got 19 out of 20 and my last team was winning at half time and drew

would of won 20k maybe more. i will never forgive Fiorentina.

05-07-2011 03:59PM

fiver

Cathal O · 05-07-2011 04:00PM

demakinz wrote: »

€2 is usually what i gamble with. gambling more doesn't really appeal to me because i never win anything. So losing the odd €2 wont break the bank.

I once put €2 on a 20 team accumulator. just picking teams at random and i got 19 out of 20 and my last team was winning at half time and drew would of won 20k maybe more. i will never forgive Fiorentina.

Accumalators are the way to go...never a more exiting evening than a champions league evening with 7 or 8 teams with 4 euro getting possibly 500 back, i will never forgive roma for the same reason, letting in a last minute equaliser :mad: a well, only 4 euro after all

SEPT 23 1989 · 05-07-2011 04:02PM

€50 on Barcelona to beat Utd 4-1 in the champions league final,they beat them 3-1:mad:

Dravokivich · 05-07-2011 04:02PM

Cathal O wrote: »

Accumalators are the way to go...never a more exiting evening than a champions league evening with 7 or 8 teams with 4 euro getting possibly 500 back, i will never forgive roma for the same reason, letting in a last minute equaliser :mad: a well, only 4 euro after all

Accumalators are a quick way for the bookie to make some money.

Most I've put down would be about 250 / 300. Haven't really bet much in the last year or so though.

OutlawPete · 05-07-2011 04:03PM

On one horse, €1200'ish I think.

It was second and was last the whole way, went around a bunch of horses and just failed (Jamie Spencer for ya :rolleyes:)

The most when I won was €550 on Ransom Note to win the Britannia Stakes at Ascot last year.

alwaysadub · 05-07-2011 04:03PM

About 20quid I'd say. Never win anything

biko · 05-07-2011 04:04PM

€2 at the races years ago, I'm not really a betting man.

kfallon · 05-07-2011 04:04PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

About 20quid I'd say. Never win anything

Keep trying, keep trying!!!

Saila · 05-07-2011 04:05PM

20 quid EW the year massa crashed and missed 1/2 the season

jimthemental · 05-07-2011 04:08PM

€200 on a bitch called Long Acre in the Oaks in Clonmel about 7 years ago, she was local so the winnings were nothing compared to the craic around the place.

Twas on the last day I think she was at 5/1

Kevin Duffy · 05-07-2011 04:13PM

I built a pile quickly at a casino once and got carried away with success and drink. I think I pushed about €700 back on a single spin. Dope. Strictly speaking, I think that only cost me €20, so I can't moan.
On a dog, €200. She came in, I had a good holiday.

Spread · 05-07-2011 04:14PM

£500 twice. First in 1985 on Barry McGuigan to beat Pedrosa @11/10 and the second in 1994/5 on Collins against Eubank in Millstreet the same price. Was afraid of a draw, so I also put £16 @33/1 the draw in another shop nearby. The manager gave me a strange look

admiralofthefleet · 05-07-2011 04:15PM

people from here know me and my brother posts so im not saying. it was a substantial bet though and i won

tfitzgerald · 05-07-2011 04:18PM

€10 on a sure thing was told the horse could not lose. I lost my tenner:(

patmac · 05-07-2011 04:20PM

£40,000 on Klitscho last Saturday in Belfast straight from my Post Office account.

Spread · 05-07-2011 04:22PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

people from here know me and my brother posts so im not saying. it was a substantial bet though and i won

C'mon! You don't have to buy a drink

. Oh, OK then, if you insist ....... I'll have a G&T, ice and lemon. Phew, that was quick. Cheers!

chickendinner · 05-07-2011 04:23PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

people from here know me and my brother posts so im not saying. it was a substantial bet though and i won

Well thanks for the input....a substantial bet for somone could be €4

I also think its interesting most people biggest bet was a winner.

€100 holland to win wc 14/1

kfallon · 05-07-2011 04:27PM

chickendinner wrote: »

Well thanks for the input....a substantial bet for somone could be €4

I also think its interesting most people biggest bet was a winner.

€100 holland to win wc 14/1

As I said in my post one of my biggest bets ever was a loser, at the time it was my biggest bet ever, I can still recall it like it was yesterday.

TanG411 · 05-07-2011 04:32PM

€5.

No joke.

Most of the time I do €1 accumulators at about 500/1. Mostly football but during the summer I'll do some horse racing, tennis, or golf.

endabob1 · 05-07-2011 04:44PM

I normally bet against Ireland in things, 100quid when we beat Holland in Lansdowne en-route to Japan& Korea best 100 quid I ever spent, thank you Jason McAteer
100 on Ireland not to get out of the group in RWC 2007; the money didn't absolve the pain, but it probably covered my bar bill for the duration.

I have a mate who's quite into his horses, I've won a fair bit when I've gone racing with him, I have seen him head in his hands when he lost 10k on a horse (Galileo)

chickendinner · 05-07-2011 04:45PM

kfallon wrote: »

As I said in my post one of my biggest bets ever was a loser, at the time it was my biggest bet ever, I can still recall it like it was yesterday.

It was yesterday.

Windsor Result
04 Jul 2011

RATED

1 Gower Rules (IRE) 9/1

3 8-10 John Bridger 60 —
—
gr g Aussie Rules (USA) - Holy Norma (Nashwan) Harry Bentley5 Prominent, chased leader over 2f out, closed to lead over 1f out, in command after, readily (op 14-1)
«

2 7 1½ Lauberhorn 10/1 4 9-11 b Eve Johnson Houghton 57 —
—
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Ski Run (Petoski) Kieren Fallon Held up in midfield, progress from 4f out, driven and stayed on to take 2nd 1f out, no impression winner (tchd 9-1)

kfallon · 05-07-2011 04:47PM

chickendinner wrote: »

It was yesterday.

Windsor Result
04 Jul 2011

RATED

1 Gower Rules (IRE) 9/1 3 8-10 John Bridger 60 —
—
gr g Aussie Rules (USA) - Holy Norma (Nashwan) Harry Bentley5 Prominent, chased leader over 2f out, closed to lead over 1f out, in command after, readily (op 14-1)
«

2 7 1½ Lauberhorn 10/1 4 9-11 b Eve Johnson Houghton 57 —
—
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Ski Run (Petoski) Kieren Fallon Held up in midfield, progress from 4f out, driven and stayed on to take 2nd 1f out, no impression winner (tchd 9-1)

1.5L at Windsor yesterday is not a short head at Leopardstown years ago :rolleyes:

What is the Most You've Ever Put on a Bet?

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