Mick Mac

Atila Reincarnate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mick Mac Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Celtic draw Dynamo Moscow in Ch League > qualifier, > > beat them and we can beat Arsenal to get into > CL > > proper. > > > There's that pig flying past the window again. Big > team in a small pond. European Cup Record: Celtic have 1 Arsenal have nout

I have now bet ?75 total - hopes now last mainly with Watson, Westwood and Furyk, However I go into tomorrow with little confidence of a winning bet, as there are so many potential winners. I think it would p1ss me off completely if Stewart Cink won, I feel it in my blood that another American journeyman might come out on top, this would be hugley depressing. Westwood would be my best result, but I felt he just began to show some nerves in the last 2 holes tonight and I'm beginning to think Jim Furyk might be my man. Or who knows a +2 player may make a run, in which case I have Villegas and McDowell. Its a fascinating Open, lets hope the last day lives up to the billing. MY ?75 has been placed as follows: BETS: Name:Odds:Bet Amount:Potential winnings Lee Westwood 34 ?10.00 ?330.00 Jim Furyk 34 ?5.00 ?165.00 Martin Kaymer 48 ?5.00 ?235.00 Graeme McDowell 65 ?8.00 ?512.00 Camilo Villegas 90 ?2.00 ?178.00 95 ?5.00 ?470.00 Tom Watson 40 ?3.00 ?117.00 Justin Leonard 75 ?2.00 ?148.00 Justin Rose 100 ?2.00 ?198.00 Zach Johnson 100 ?10.00 ?990.00 Padraig Harrington 48 ?10.00 ?470.00 Rory McIlroy 40 ?10.00 ?390.00 Darren Clarke 330 ?1.01 ?332.29 340 ?1.99 ?674.61 770 ?2.00 ?1,538.00 David Howell 520 ?2.00 ?1,038.00

And - did they stop at 11?

We are not put on this earth to be sensible Goofey - and by your name I guess you are not.

4 of my boys are under par but either 1 or 2 under so they are well placed but need to keep in touch today. No heroics just another couple under par would ensure they are in the mix tomorrow. This is set up to be a great open though. Great viewing betting aside.

What actually happened cloudnine?

Is that you Coriander Churchill ?

Celtic draw Dynamo Moscow in Ch League qualifier, beat them and we can beat Arsenal to get into CL proper.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think I saw him this morning when I was on the > bus going to work. He had 2 children with him, so > if he has no children then prob not him. Thought > it a bit coincidental as only found out who he was > yesterday, but certainly looked like the picture > in the paper and this guy was sporting drab jumper > and pony tail look. Yes - it must have been him, he does have 2 boys. What a coincidence, one day I had never heard of him, then read in the free paper that he lives in ED and then actually see him the next day in the flesh. Wonder what he is called On Da Forum?

Declan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ???? Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think the Barclays one (free) was done last > year > > but it seemed to peter out > > Peter out? That may have been a transfer by > someone (Crouch maybe),but if it's the official > Barclay's one then it didn't for me. I won the EDF > league thank you very much! Declan - you are not posting enough - whats the matter?

Tiger about to bogey 12th hole to go +6 - surely he will miss the cut now????? only HE could turn it round from here.

Fatboy is carrying too much weight surely? My golf bets are just hanging in there at the mo - of my 10 (!!) bets 5 guys are under par, so hope they can stay there as its raining. 2 of the ten will miss the cut and McIlroy and Harrington are on the cut mark, so really out of it unless they can make a major move tomorrow.

Betfair must be bouncing this morning - Most of the field are falling apart - Harrington, Goosen and Furyk holding it together best so far.

Tom Watson is the best bad weather player in the history of golf - but those aching bones. Having said that he's only the same age as Bruce Springsteen and he can jump around for 3 hours, so if Watson is fit enough who knows. Would be great to see him still in the mix come Sunday, he was one of my heroes growing up. Woods has always coped as well as anyone with the poor weather at the Open.

howell has had a poor 2 years and an injury but hope return to form now as he was a top prospect (and has ?2 of my hard earned on him).

Eh..... Well Villegas is the only one who has shotened significantly. Most have shortened but only a few points. I have a few who have lengthened too. Think Howell is great odds at 500/1 though.

Yep - I like to gamble - more fun really. But the problem is its only one of many bets on this tournament, so it would not be a guaranteed profit, if he lost, I'd be ?60 down overall. I need one of the guys to win to get me a profit overall. What I have done in the past is if I have a big potential win towards the end of a tournament, I'd put a couple of savers on the most likely other winners, this is a hedging which allows me a significant upside, whilst not being guaranteed, as someone else could enter the equation unexpectedly. For example with my Duval bet, I'd have backed Glover near the end, but was at work so could not do it. In the French Open I backed Kaymar near the end to win a small profit, when Westwood would have been a better result. So I do hedge sometimes, just differently. But I'd never give up a big share of a potential ?500+ win, those are the fun bets.

Thanks Quids - I thought it might work something like that - I think I might stick with him a little longer though as I don't really think ?10 guaranteed profit would put much of a dent in the ?70 I have now placed on the Open. Also its the big wins that give you most satisfaction, so hedging, whilst prudent, must take away a lot of the potential excitement. A lot of my best bets over the years have been losing bets, ?5 or ?10 at long odds which fails at the last hurdle is exciting. Its the big wins that put me in profit over the last few years, they fund a lot of small losing bets. If Villegas were to win and I had laid it off I'd feel I picked him at 95s and gave ?375 of my profit away. I'm just thinking though it as I type. I guess if he has a good day tomorrow, I might follow your advice and lay him then at shorter odds so I'm not giving away so much if he should win. Cheers for the help. Think Woods is now a better bet than he was yesterday - he can easliy make up 5/6 shots - he was rubbish today and still shot 71. He is still very dangerous.

HPsaucey - what a great name - I love HP sauce and cannot stand ketchup. Oh and I don't like this driver, he is a complete plonker, delays journeys - a complete jobsworth.

No thanks Maurice. Cut throat razors and offers of money transfers in the same shop don't make me feel comfortable.

David Howell is 500/1 on Betfair - he is 2 under so those seem very long odds - so another ?2 on that for me.

daizie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Greedy Bastad.. You cheeky Cow. Sorry, I'm speaking with my mouth full again.

I tried it for a bit - could not see what the point was so retreated to the EDF where people actually reply to my meaningless posts - much better.

Ok Quids - your help please - I have ?5 on Villegas at 95 - he is now 25s - how can I make money out of that?

dont you know kells?