Always check the bets that you have placed (as long as no time constraints like trading). It sounds so obvious but on multiple occasions I have thought a bet has been placed when it hasn’t. I might have backed the wrong player or team, a selection in the wrong market, bet just not gone through. … Continue reading 9. Always check your bets
One of the most underrated aspects of betting is making full use of the tools you have available. The single biggest tool you have is that you can let others make the market for you. It costs the big syndicates fortunes to do this. So many people when they start out try and create models … Continue reading 8. Use Betfair prices
If a price within a market looks too good to be true it normally is. It should sound all sorts of alarm bells. It is rare that people get prices that wrong these days. It may happen but it is likely you have missed something. It maybe you have misunderstood the market or event rules, … Continue reading 7. Looks too good to be true
I have seen this discussed a lot recently on Twitter and it really divides opinions. If you are doing this for a living, keeping notes and a record of all bets placed feels like a prerequisite. It ensures accountability. Those records can be as detailed or as brief as you require. They are an incredibly … Continue reading 6. Record Keeping
You have to be incredibly clear as to what you believe your edge is over those you are betting against. It maybe that you have better models, maybe better information, be a better judge or ability to read a market better. It really doesn’t matter what that edge is as long as you can clearly … Continue reading 5. Understand what edge you have
I touched on it in Tweet 3 but it is really important that you specialise in a certain area of betting. Whatever area of expertise you choose you have to be the very best or know the very best. Whatever edge you think you have (will be a diff tweet), one thing is clear. In … Continue reading 4. Specialisation
The single biggest advantage that you have as a punter over a bookmaker is that you have the ability to pick and choose when you place a bet. For the sake of this tweet we will ignore bookmaker restrictions and discuss that at a later date. The bookmaker is pretty much forced to price every … Continue reading 3. Ability to pick and choose what you bet on
I mentioned syndicates in the first tweet of this 100 and I feel I should go into more detail about them. They play such a huge role in the betting ecosystem, that it is really important to understand as much about them as possible. There are many well known betting syndicates with the most famous … Continue reading 2. Syndicates
This is the single biggest key to success as a pro punter. You have to be very clear as to who you are betting against. You could be the 2nd best poker player in the world but if you are going up against the best player in the world you will lose in the long … Continue reading 1. Understand who you are betting against
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