
13th March 2007, 06:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crash
A pro. punter is one who actually lives off the punt, not a punter who can show a regular profit. I think perhaps Mark is a pro. punter [sorry Mark if I'm wrong] who has the ability and capacity to arbitrage a large amount of money on Betfair every week. Enough for the slender profit % to enable a life on it but he probably has other forms of income too. Anyone else here [not me anyway]? I doubt it.
In fact I think there are very few pro. punters in Oz. Big punters sure, but Pro. punters who live off punting? I don't think so.
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Thanks for the compliment (?) crash.
I wouldn't say I'm a pro punter as I make books, mostly laying, sometimes trading. 100% of my income comes from Betfair, week in week out. It's not huge and certainly not an exciting living, but it's regular. Unfortunately it is becoming harder every day, partly, I believe due to the proliferation of bots, but also a lot of people who were on Betfair from the start have realised that they still cannot win and have dropped out. I am always trialling other things (see today's Mark does a Maria update !!!), but they usually fall by the wayside.
The trouble with what I do is that is has spolit me. I have become used to the regular profits, so when it comes to betting I have turned into a sook. I hate losing, even a few dollars and so am loathe to risk even the smallest amount. When it comes to my trialling different ideas, I think what I need is someone who I can tell what I want done, and then go out for a week, have them bet for me, and just tell me at the end of the week what the result is. I hate the ups and downs.
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