Update

ell this morning's revelations about Pakistani Cricket, while not being unexpected, are pretty devestating to be honest. There has to be doubts about whether I'll see any of the profit I've got on the game now.

Mohammad Amir in particular is a quality young bowler and it would be really unfortunate if he has been embroiled in the corruption that has been prevalent for a fair while now.

This could finish them on the International stage which would be a real shame.

The Golf went Ok yesterday, but again I am going to have to get lucky to make any proper money on it.

 

Golf & Cricket

My book on the golf is a bit all over the place at the moment. A case of over trading.

Got a bit of work to do today to try and clean it up. It's very open going in to the weekend though.

Got lucky with the Cricket. Basically laid Pakistan at the right time. Well played Broad and Trott. I might just green this one up and let it run........... Ok you are right I probably won't.

Will probably get involved in the US Golf at some point today - Is Tiger back?

Johnnie Walker - Day 1

Fairly decent day today for a change.

Got a reasonable position mainly thanks to a trade on Robert Rock.

Have decent greens on some of the others in the field too, so let's see what a horlicks I can make of this tomorrow.

Weekend Update

Well, what can I say.

Had a great day at Legoland on Friday, checked the Cricket sporadically (Ok every 5 minutes or so) and everything seemed to be going to plan. Bloody Hell even Cook got a Century.

Then something bad happened we got in the car to come home. In the time it took for me to drive home (45 minutes or so) and get to the pub (15 minutes tops, it had been a long day) England decided to collapse like the proverbial deck of cards.

With no chance to trade out, I decided to let it run on Saturday. Oh well fair play to Pakistan, nice to see them win a Test in any case.

My arrows in the Golf were awful (Hed excepted Friday) and by the end of the 4 days I managed to lose £50 on this event too. Never thought Hanson would be able to withstand the pressure of a Ryder Cup slot.

The only saving grace was Fleeting Spirit was a non runner so at least I got my stake back there.

So, not a great weekend and you'll notice by the lack of a 'Donate' button on this page I don't expect it to turn around soon.

Cricket and Golf

Off to Legoland today with the family. Be nice to have a day off and quite looking forward to it.

Obviously won't be trading these too much today which is probably a good thing.......... but got to have a bit of an interest to check on while I am there.

If I am being honest I don't really like the position I am leaving in the cricket, but just got a feeling today may be the day for England to put on a few runs and Alistair Cook to come to the party. Let's face it a lead of 200 and you wouldn't be lumping on Pakistan would you?

The golf bets are mainly down to the fact I am a degenerate.

Anyway if you see some nutter desperately playing with his iPhone while on the rollercoaster you know who it is...........

Edit 7.12

Just before the kids get up had to have a look at the York card and decided to have £20 on Fleeting Spirit in the Nunthorpe.

Weekend Wrap Up

Well managed to squueze a few quid out of the Golf in the end.

Unfortunately Rory didn't manage to get over the line and my £250 Green on Dustbin disappeared in the most dramatic fashion. My thoughts at the time were probably nothing compared to his though.

York this week so I dare say I'll have a little dabble at some point, at least until I realise (As I do every year at this meeting) I don't pick many winners at York for some reason.

Still playing a bit of Poker without much success. I just don't think the move to Ongame has suited me at all. If anyone has any bright ideas about alternative sites, please feel free to get in touch or post a comment.

Sunday Sports

Didn't really trade the golf too much yesterday as I was out for the day at Newbury Races where I had one winner Shakespearian and that was it.

Those nice chaps at Bet 365 offered me a £100 bonus for £100 deposit so I decided to take them up on their offer on Friday night. They've obviously got me labelled as a Mug Punter, how astute of them. Maybe they read the blog?

Anyway before setting out for the day yesterday decided to have £40 on Somerset to win the T20 Finals.

They lost the final on wickets taken. Oh well that's £40 I'll never see again.

I've also got the following bets on the go with them currently.

I'm tempted to lay the Rory bet on Betfair and I should have laid Forest on Betfair at 1-0 up, but I guess that's not really my style.

I have got rid of my exposure on the Golf and am probably going to just let what I have got ride. But we'll see how I feel later. Still the potential for more carnage if I am in the mood :)

A lot's going to depend if Forest can get a winner in this Second Half.

Really hope Rory can bag his first major tonight and it's not just for financial reasons. In fact the more I think about it the more reason I should lay Rory on Betfair as he'll never win if I've got money on him.

USPGA - Day 3

Not much to say really other than come on RORY!

USPGA - Day 2

A reasonable start yesterday by my normal standards. Was impressed with Tiger. He may not be everyones cup of tea as a person, but he's a fighter that's for sure.

I've reduced my liability and added a few other players on the Back side. From here on in I would expect I'll be doing more Laying than Backing, possibly starting with Mickelson. I just can't have him at all this week but I might wait to see if he hits single figures early, before pulling the trigger.

If Rory gets hot with the putter today I could see him at the top of the leaderboard come tonight.

Should be a long and interesting day ahead.

Good Luck.

USPGA Golf

God I'm dumb, but at the price I've had to back Tiger again.

I think deep down I enjoy taking pain from my Punting, maybe I need to see a therapist.

I'd kick myself in to next week if he plays well so I couldn't resist - For god's sake nearly 16/1..........

Got a few others running for me as well but as usual will be trading myself into an awful position along the way too :)

Good luck if you are having a go.

Poker

As I may have mentioned, I enjoy a game of Poker every now and again. Well to be fair I play quite a lot.

Always played on Betfair at more or less breakeven over a period of time.

As I am sure most of you already know Betfair recently moved their platform to Ongame which initially I was quite happy with.

Since the change though my stats are awful (see below) and I can't put my finger on what is causing it? I always thought I was a bit of a Donk and it looks like I am......................

Going to make a big effort to try and turn this around (To be honest it's not as bad as it looks as I finished 6th in the 5K Guaranteed before they canned it for $325) which for some reason is not recorded in these stats, but the downward slope looks awful on Sharkscope..........

Weekend Update

Well managed to get out ot the Bridgstone winning £6 which doesn't sound like much (and it isn't) but seeing as though I dropped a good few quid by backing Tiger pre tournament, I am quite happy.

Lost a few quid on the Community Shield, laid Man United as I didn't think they had a prayer, how wrong can one man be.

On to today and I've laid England in the Cricket. Unlikely to come in I know, but at the price it's got to be worth a few quid of anyone's money.

Let's see what happens.

Bridgestone - Day 1 Update

Well if you didn't think nearly 5/1 was value on Tiger, I am pleased to inform you he is now available at 50/1.

The best bit is I wouldn't back him at twice those odds.

I feel it is only fair to warn you all that I'll be going subscription only soon with this dross. I pay you £10 a month and you read the Blog :)

Looks like I'm trading again now. Let's see how much more I can lose.

WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

One of my favourite tournaments of the year this. Due in no small part to the fact that Tiger has dominated so it has been fairly easy to predict.

Can he do it this year?

I'm not sure. But one thing is for sure on a course where he normally goes off 6/4 or simlar he's got to be worth a crack at nearly 5/1.

Had a few quid on and hopefully after a couple of early birdies we can start trading.

Tilt

Well I messed that up..................

Had a great position, but laid Fisher at the wrong time and that's that.

Lost about £60.

Laid Overton in the US, which I think is called chasing, but it felt right at the time.

Irish Open - Pay Day

Well who is going to win this? Got to be honest I have not got a clue (but you'd already guessed that)

I am red on the top three in the market, wouldn't call them chokers, but they don't fill me with confidence about getting the job done.

Problem is who is going to come through?

Military Pod (Left, right etc)
Gonzo may as well Putt with his Driver (Have you noticed the way he cuts across every Putt?)
Richard 'Oh my god it's Sunday!' Green

And this is where my potential profit lies..................

Anyway the book itself is still awful, but I think after some more manic trading today I may get away with this one (Famous Last words)

Good Luck if you are having a go this afternoon.