11-10-2009, 02:19 AM
Hate: On the Betfair forums there are all these little challenges people give themselves, one common one is to go 'all in' on every bet, usually starting from a very small amount like £10-£20 and trying to run it up into the thousands. It's a very high risk way to bet, even though they usually will only bet on very short odds, but it can also be very rewarding, and even if you end up losing all your money, at the end of the day you only lose the original £10 £20 you started with.
Well since I was on a slight losing run betting small amounts and I had always wanted to try one of those all in challenges, I decided that now was a good time to give it a go. Well first bet won easy. Second bet I decided to bet on Liverpool beating Birmingham at home, which was on earlier, even though it was against the advice of one forumite who told me not to bet on the team I support (Liverpool). But I figured Birmingham are a poor team with a bad away record, and Liverpool have been on SUCH a terrible run that this game would be a great oppotunity to lift the spirits and what not. Also Liverpool have done well against the poorer teams at home this season, which has basically been the only positive so far. ANYHOO after scoring first Liverpool went 2-1 behind by a wonder goal from some trash striker who probably never has nor ever will score another goal like it in his career, and only just managed to salvage a draw after Ngog dived in the area and got a penalty.
So now I'm doubly sad, since Liverpool couldn't manage to beat a crappy team like Birmingham at home, and cause I lost around £20. Probably won't be trying that again.
Well since I was on a slight losing run betting small amounts and I had always wanted to try one of those all in challenges, I decided that now was a good time to give it a go. Well first bet won easy. Second bet I decided to bet on Liverpool beating Birmingham at home, which was on earlier, even though it was against the advice of one forumite who told me not to bet on the team I support (Liverpool). But I figured Birmingham are a poor team with a bad away record, and Liverpool have been on SUCH a terrible run that this game would be a great oppotunity to lift the spirits and what not. Also Liverpool have done well against the poorer teams at home this season, which has basically been the only positive so far. ANYHOO after scoring first Liverpool went 2-1 behind by a wonder goal from some trash striker who probably never has nor ever will score another goal like it in his career, and only just managed to salvage a draw after Ngog dived in the area and got a penalty.
So now I'm doubly sad, since Liverpool couldn't manage to beat a crappy team like Birmingham at home, and cause I lost around £20. Probably won't be trying that again.