The Bet: £2.50 e/w Kim Huybrechts at 40/1
Placed by: P
Info: Huybrechts fell at the third round stage, beaten 4-3 by 16-time champion Phil Taylor.
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
6 October - World Grand Prix
The bet: £2 e/w Stephen Bunting at 33/1
Placed by: P
Information:
Bunting safely through the first round with a win over veteran Ronnie Baxter.
After being one leg from defeat in the second round against World number four Peter Wright the Liverpudlian took out a 130 finish to get home 3-2.
In the quarter-finals current BDO World Champion Bunting saw off former champ Richie Burnett 3-1 to make it into the last four.
Bunting's run ended at the semi-final stage. PDC World number one Michael van Gerwen saw him off by four sets to nil. Three of the sets were won on a deciding leg.
Placed by: P
Information:
Bunting safely through the first round with a win over veteran Ronnie Baxter.
After being one leg from defeat in the second round against World number four Peter Wright the Liverpudlian took out a 130 finish to get home 3-2.
In the quarter-finals current BDO World Champion Bunting saw off former champ Richie Burnett 3-1 to make it into the last four.
Bunting's run ended at the semi-final stage. PDC World number one Michael van Gerwen saw him off by four sets to nil. Three of the sets were won on a deciding leg.
Friday, 26 September 2014
26 September - The Ryder Cup
The Bet:
USA - £10 at 7/4
Placed by: K
Kevin thinking win-win here.
The morning fourballs eventually went USA's way 2.5 to 1.5 after Europe made a great start.
Europe dominated Friday's foursomes and ended day one 5-3 to the good.
Saturday was a carbon copy of day one. USA took the morning session 2.5 to 1.5 to reduce the deficit but it was Europe's afternoon in the foursomes, again by 3-1, to close 10-6 up with just the singles to follow.
The singles started with the USA looking set to make it a close finish but the European team gradually got on top and closed out a 16.5 - 11.5 victory.
USA - £10 at 7/4
Placed by: K
Kevin thinking win-win here.
The morning fourballs eventually went USA's way 2.5 to 1.5 after Europe made a great start.
Europe dominated Friday's foursomes and ended day one 5-3 to the good.
Saturday was a carbon copy of day one. USA took the morning session 2.5 to 1.5 to reduce the deficit but it was Europe's afternoon in the foursomes, again by 3-1, to close 10-6 up with just the singles to follow.
The singles started with the USA looking set to make it a close finish but the European team gradually got on top and closed out a 16.5 - 11.5 victory.
Saturday, 16 August 2014
6 August - US PGA Championship
Placed by K
Sergio Garcia £2 e/w @ 18/1
Rickie Fowler £2 e/w @ 22/1
Justin Rose £1 e/w @ 16/1
Henrik Stenson £1 e/w @ 25/1
Total Stake £12
Information: While Rory McIlroy lifted another trophy we had plenty of interest going into the last day. Henrik Stenson's 66 left him two behind the winner and a 68 from Fowler left him on the same mark.
A slow start from Rose meant his weekend pair of 67s weren't enough to get in the shake-up while a closing 73 ended any chance of Garcia getting in the money.
Still, that's another £20.25 in the win pot.
Sergio Garcia £2 e/w @ 18/1
Rickie Fowler £2 e/w @ 22/1
Justin Rose £1 e/w @ 16/1
Henrik Stenson £1 e/w @ 25/1
Total Stake £12
Information: While Rory McIlroy lifted another trophy we had plenty of interest going into the last day. Henrik Stenson's 66 left him two behind the winner and a 68 from Fowler left him on the same mark.
A slow start from Rose meant his weekend pair of 67s weren't enough to get in the shake-up while a closing 73 ended any chance of Garcia getting in the money.
Still, that's another £20.25 in the win pot.
16 July - The Open
Placed by K
Henrik Stenson £2 e/w @ 16/1
Graeme McDowell £2 e/w @ 25/1
Rickie Fowler £1 e/w @ 35/1
Hunter Mahan £1 e/w @ 80/1
Total Stake £12
Information: Some of our selections were caught out by traditional British Open weather so Rickie Fowler was our main hope going into the final day. The American shot an excellent five under par round but Rory McIlroy had enough of a cushion to win by two strokes. Graeme McDowell also shot a last day 67 but a poor start to the tournament meant he finished ninth.
All the same, Fowler's result brings us £9.75.
Henrik Stenson £2 e/w @ 16/1
Graeme McDowell £2 e/w @ 25/1
Rickie Fowler £1 e/w @ 35/1
Hunter Mahan £1 e/w @ 80/1
Total Stake £12
Information: Some of our selections were caught out by traditional British Open weather so Rickie Fowler was our main hope going into the final day. The American shot an excellent five under par round but Rory McIlroy had enough of a cushion to win by two strokes. Graeme McDowell also shot a last day 67 but a poor start to the tournament meant he finished ninth.
All the same, Fowler's result brings us £9.75.
Monday, 16 June 2014
12 June - World Cup
The Bets
£5 Fred @22/1 for top scorer
£2.50 e/w France @ 16/1 to win
Placed by: P
Information
Fred's contribution in the first game was to dive outrageously for a Brazil penalty. This bet already looks lost.
That dive was more than he managed in the game against Mexico where he wandered around, got caught offside several times and was subbed after 67 minutes.
France started with a comfortable 3-0 win over Honduras and followed that up with an even more impressive 5-2 victory against Switzerland.
£5 Fred @22/1 for top scorer
£2.50 e/w France @ 16/1 to win
Placed by: P
Information
Fred's contribution in the first game was to dive outrageously for a Brazil penalty. This bet already looks lost.
That dive was more than he managed in the game against Mexico where he wandered around, got caught offside several times and was subbed after 67 minutes.
France started with a comfortable 3-0 win over Honduras and followed that up with an even more impressive 5-2 victory against Switzerland.
Friday, 18 April 2014
18 April - World Snooker Championship
The Bet
£5 e/w Mark Selby at 11/1
Placed By: P
Information...
Round 1 - Despite leading 5-1 and 8-4 against Michael White it takes a final frame decider to see Selby into the last 16.
Round 2 - Selby establishes a 5-1 lead in this one too but Ali Carter pegs him back to 7-5 before the 'Jester from Leicester' takes control and wins 13-9.
Quarter-finals - After falling 3-2 behind to Alan McManus, Selby cruises into the last four with a 13-5 win.
Semi-finals - Paired against Aussie World number one Neil Robertson our man takes the first session 5-3. Well poised to win the second session by the same score a missed black halts his progress and it's 9-7 overnight. The Aussie had the best of the third session to tie it up at 12-12 but Selby has the best of the evening play to edge home 17-15 and will play defending champ Ronnie O' Sullivan in the final.
Final - O'Sullivan is quickest out of the blocks, racing to a 3-0 lead but Selby fights back to 3-4 only to a miss a black off the spot to give the defending champ a 5-3 lead after the first session. The Rocket starts the better in the evening too and races to an 8-3 lead but Selby digs in to reduce the deficit to 7-10 at the end of play. Monday afternoon sees the Leicester man back in it. He takes the first four frames to lead for the first time. O'Sullivan takes the next but Selby wins the last of a curtailed session to take a 12-11 lead into the evening. The champion starts with a century to level the match but Selby wins the next three to go into the mid-session interval 15-12 ahead. O'Sullivan takes the next two to narrow the gap but Selby is now playing his best snooker and takes three frames in the row to take the title with an 18-14 scoreline.
We have a winner! £92.50 - one of our biggest!
£5 e/w Mark Selby at 11/1
Placed By: P
Information...
Round 1 - Despite leading 5-1 and 8-4 against Michael White it takes a final frame decider to see Selby into the last 16.
Round 2 - Selby establishes a 5-1 lead in this one too but Ali Carter pegs him back to 7-5 before the 'Jester from Leicester' takes control and wins 13-9.
Quarter-finals - After falling 3-2 behind to Alan McManus, Selby cruises into the last four with a 13-5 win.
Semi-finals - Paired against Aussie World number one Neil Robertson our man takes the first session 5-3. Well poised to win the second session by the same score a missed black halts his progress and it's 9-7 overnight. The Aussie had the best of the third session to tie it up at 12-12 but Selby has the best of the evening play to edge home 17-15 and will play defending champ Ronnie O' Sullivan in the final.
Final - O'Sullivan is quickest out of the blocks, racing to a 3-0 lead but Selby fights back to 3-4 only to a miss a black off the spot to give the defending champ a 5-3 lead after the first session. The Rocket starts the better in the evening too and races to an 8-3 lead but Selby digs in to reduce the deficit to 7-10 at the end of play. Monday afternoon sees the Leicester man back in it. He takes the first four frames to lead for the first time. O'Sullivan takes the next but Selby wins the last of a curtailed session to take a 12-11 lead into the evening. The champion starts with a century to level the match but Selby wins the next three to go into the mid-session interval 15-12 ahead. O'Sullivan takes the next two to narrow the gap but Selby is now playing his best snooker and takes three frames in the row to take the title with an 18-14 scoreline.
We have a winner! £92.50 - one of our biggest!
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
9 April 2014 - The Masters
The Bets
Rory – £2 e/w at 12/1
Kuchar - £2 e/w at 22/1
Stenson – 50p e/w at 28/1
Delaet – 50p e/w at 80/1
Placed by K
Information
Day One
McIlroy started with a 71, three shots off the pace, Kuchar and Stenson shot 73 while the 80/1 shot Delaet shot 80! Bill Haas led after a 68.
Day Two
Delaet markedly improved with a 72 but won't be back for the weekend. Stenson improved to a 72 while Kuchar went one better with a 71, both safely inside the cut mark. McIlroy struggled to a 77 to make the cut by one shot but fall out of contention.
Day Three
A 71 from McIlroy was a better effort but he finishes the day eight shots adrift. A 74 from Stenson sees him level with McIlroy on +3. Best placed of our selections is Kuchar. A Saturday 68 sees him just one shot off the pace.
Day Four
A closing 69 for McIlroy sees him finish tied for eighth, eight shots behind.
A 70 from Stenson left him a shot further back on +1
Kuchar closed his week bogey, bogey to end two under in a tie for fifth and deliver £6.50 to the pot.
Day One
McIlroy started with a 71, three shots off the pace, Kuchar and Stenson shot 73 while the 80/1 shot Delaet shot 80! Bill Haas led after a 68.
Day Two
Delaet markedly improved with a 72 but won't be back for the weekend. Stenson improved to a 72 while Kuchar went one better with a 71, both safely inside the cut mark. McIlroy struggled to a 77 to make the cut by one shot but fall out of contention.
Day Three
A 71 from McIlroy was a better effort but he finishes the day eight shots adrift. A 74 from Stenson sees him level with McIlroy on +3. Best placed of our selections is Kuchar. A Saturday 68 sees him just one shot off the pace.
Day Four
A closing 69 for McIlroy sees him finish tied for eighth, eight shots behind.
A 70 from Stenson left him a shot further back on +1
Kuchar closed his week bogey, bogey to end two under in a tie for fifth and deliver £6.50 to the pot.
Saturday, 5 April 2014
5 April - The Grand National
The Bets
£2.50 e/w Chance Du Roy 33/1
£1.50 e/w Burton Port 18/1
£1.50 e/w Burton Port 18/1
£1 e/w Last Time D’Albain 50/1
Placed by P
The outcome
Burton Port only got to the second before unshipping Brian Harding.
Last Time D'Albain unseated Robbie Colgan at Becher's Brook first time round.
Chance Du Roy got involved in the shake-up with four fences to go but never got to the sharp end and was beaten a short head into sixth so no each-way pick-up.
Saturday, 4 January 2014
3 January - World Darts Championship
The bet
James Wilson £2.50 e/w at 12/1
Placed by: P
Information
Wilson bowed out in the quarters. Despite an excellent average he was downed by an inspired Alan Norris who went on to lose in the final.
James Wilson £2.50 e/w at 12/1
Placed by: P
Information
Wilson bowed out in the quarters. Despite an excellent average he was downed by an inspired Alan Norris who went on to lose in the final.
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