Unmatched bets

 
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parabellum

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53 posts

Member since August 2010

about 1 year ago

Hello, 

 

I am still very new at this and during my second bet part of it was unmatched  at Betfair.  I decided to wait a little bit to see how things go and luckily the rest of my bet got matched after some time.

I would just like to know what is the best thing to do if you get a unmatched bet. Should you cancel, change it or wait for it to get matched?

Thanks

 
 
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jmpereira

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2538 posts

Member since October 2008

about 1 year ago

Hello! 

I'm glad your bet was matched on time! I'll give you some hints to avoid more unmatched bets in the future. This information is available in our tutorials! I suggest you to take a deeper look at them!

So here it goes:

  • Before placing a bet at Betfair, always check if the liability is higher than the amount you wish to wager! The liability value is displayed right under each odd. If your stake is higher than the liability value, your bet will be matched up to the liability's, and the rest of it will be unmatched until some other user decides to match what is left of it.

If you do this it will be almost impossible of getting your bets unmatched (unless someone places the same bet you wish to place just before you do it). In those cases you can either cancel your bet if it is completely unmatched, or you can place a back bet in the same outcome (the same way you place the back bets at other bookmakers) to match the amount that has been matched already.

Regards,

jmpereira

Double Betting Team | Administração Duplaposta.com

 
 
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MMartins

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7404 posts

Member since October 2008

about 1 year ago

To complete what jose said:

In case you have an unmatched bet at betfair and if you have already placed a back bet at the bookie, you should place a back bet at betfair to match the part that was unmatched at the Lay bet and place a new lay bet with the new odd (use calculator) to match your bet at the bookmaker.

I've got an xls calculator that can also help you in these situations, calculating the new lay value you should place when you have your bet partially matched.

I will provide that file for downloads during the weekend

ps- when you have some urgent topic that we haven't replied you can send us a pm

Post edited by jmpereira on 01 October 2010, 18h06

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parabellum

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53 posts

Member since August 2010

about 1 year ago

 

MMartins, have you already put that file for download? I somehow managed to get a second unmatched bet a few days ago. 

 

Thanks to this site I have already managed to clear my account at one betting house. Thanks for your help guys!

With bodog I had a bit of bad luck. I already got my bodog bonus but after 2 consecutive bad bets I now have more than 100euros to transfer back to betfair.  This will be a lot of work as my betfair balance got low and I had to make a deposit to continue.

Do you guys have any suggestions? Should I start with low 10 euro bets to build up my betfair balance then try to transfer all the rest with 2 big bets?

 

Regards,

parabellum

 
 
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jmpereira

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2538 posts

Member since October 2008

about 1 year ago

Hey Parabellum!

I'm glad you're already managing to match your bonuses by yourself!

About your money at bodog! It's strange that you're already clearing that house, as it is not even in the begginer stage of the bookmakers list! The bookmakers are sorted according to the rollover extension and its difficulty level! 

Now that you already have your money there.. try not to wager too much money at a time! The 10€ strategy that you've mentioned seems fair enough to me!

The worst that can happen is if you run out of money again at betfair! In that case you'll have to top up your betfair account again in order to keep betting!

Just make sure next time you stick to the bookmakers list order! OK?

Let me know if you need more help!

Regards,

Jose

Double Betting Team | Administração Duplaposta.com

 
 
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MMartins

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7404 posts

Member since October 2008

about 1 year ago

Hi parabellum,

I'll translate the xls and upload it

Double Betting Team

 
 
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parabellum

Member

53 posts

Member since August 2010

about 1 year ago

Hi Jose! 

Which list are you using? Bodog is the very first betting house on the beginners list I used here http://doublebetting.com/houses The second house Coral is the one I managed to clear without any problems while trying to meet my bonus requirements at bodog.  

MMartins. just let me know when the download  is available.

Thanks again guys!

 
 
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MMartins

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7404 posts

Member since October 2008

about 1 year ago

Bodog shouldn't be at first in the list! That mistake will be corrected, my apologies.

here is the xls to download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?msupoeil1zcdfqn

 

please notice that you should enable your exel macros to work (google, depends on your version it )

Double Betting Team

 
 
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jmpereira

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2538 posts

Member since October 2008

about 1 year ago

I am so sorry parabellum! It was my mistake! I was looking over the portuguese version and i just didn't notice it!

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parabellum

Member

53 posts

Member since August 2010

about 1 year ago

No problem guys, I just wanted to make sure that I was following the proper list and thanks for the download MMartins.