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Snooker World Championship

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  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    If Higgins wins th efinal I collect £60. What have I got to put on trump, so that I cannot lose? Any ideas?
    Posted by wynne1938

    You can get trump @ 6/4 with most bookies, have £20 on him, then if he wins you will pick up £50 (£20 profit) and if higging wins you will pick up £60 (£30 profit)
  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : You can get trump @ 6/4 with most bookies, have £20 on him, then if he wins you will pick up £50 (£20 profit) and if higging wins you will pick up £60 (£30 profit)
    Posted by shazallin
    Thanks, that  is what I will do.
  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : You can get trump @ 6/4 with most bookies, have £20 on him, then if he wins you will pick up £50 (£20 profit) and if higging wins you will pick up £60 (£30 profit)
    Posted by shazallin
    Higgins will win the final, don't worry, you'd be bonkers to cover it.
  • edited May 2011
    Yeah I can only see Higgins winning this one.

    Sad news regarding Ted Lowe.
  • edited May 2011
    haha, he's going to prove me wrong now isn't he.

    I thought he'd be nervous tbh but he's looking like he's really enjoying it and cueing perfectly.


  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : Higgins will win the final, don't worry, you'd be bonkers to cover it.
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    thankfully you're normally wrong when it comes to snooker as i'm on Trump @ 33's

    Andy, is there a reason Sky don't offer a market on correct seesion score? obv 2 late for this years tourny, but with the matches in the worlds going overnight, i thought it would be quite a popular market?
  • edited May 2011
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    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : Logically, if you put £10 on Higgins @ 5 -1 you will win £60. Therefore you are technically £10 down at the moment. If you put £8 on Trump you will win £21. Thus making you £3 profit (21 - 10 - 8) But do you bet to win £3 ? Keith
    Posted by kaymac
    Hi Kaymac,
    I have £10 on Higgins at 5/1.
    If higgins wins I will get back £60 i.e that is a profit of £50.
    Now to safeguard my loss of £50 if Trumps wins,I have bet £20 on Trumps at 6/4 which will give me a return of £50.

    So £30 9nvested possible return of £50/60. Giving me a nice profit of £20/30.
    A profit is always welcome no matter how small.
  • edited May 2011
    Good final so far, a few nerves but Ireckon this evenings 9 frame session will be of a higher quality. It would be nice to see another close session 5-4 either way or Trump going into a bit of a lead as that way I think we will be guaranteed an exciting days play tomorrow.
  • edited May 2011
    Great news for Trump fans.

    Not only are you 10-7 up overnight, but I've just had a substantial amount on Higgins in running @ 6/5 and then 13/10.

    The 13/8 about him now will prob also be snapped up if it's still there in the morning. 

    Your man canny lose now ! 

    ;)
  • edited May 2011
    i have 1 quid e/w on trump at 33/1

    whooooop 50 quid coming my way :)
  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    Great news for Trump fans. Not only are you 10-7 up overnight, but I've just had a substantial amount on Higgins in running @ 6/5 and then 13/10. The 13/8 about him now will prob also be snapped up if it's still there in the morning.  Your man canny lose now !  ;)
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    Hope you are right, I cannot see Higgins losing!
  • edited May 2011
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    i have 1 quid e/w on trump at 33/1 whooooop 50 quid coming my way :)
    Posted by GREGHOGG

    Never write Higgins off. He has a knack for battling his way through matches. I can see this going down to the last couple of frames.
  • edited May 2011
    Just had the following bets on the betfair exchange.
    BackYour
    Odds
    Your
    Stake
    Your
    Profit
    Higgins 18 - 166.2£5.90£30.68
    Ref: Bet matched:
    Higgins 18 - 176.2£6.00£31.20
    Ref: Bet matched:
    Trump 18 - 168.2£4.00£28.80
    Ref: Bet matched:
    Trump 18 - 177£4.00£24.00
    Ref: Bet matched:
    8£1.00£7.00
  • edited May 2011


    What a final !!!

    Well done Higgins and my OP tip was right
  • edited May 2011
    Wow I was sweating that !!!!

    Great effort from Higgins to get me up for the tourny overall (considering it was the first result I got right in 17 days i'll take it!)

    Had to go big, backed him when 10-7 down!

    What a great tournament, ul Trump fans! ;)

    :):):):):):):):)
  • edited May 2011
    Nice one.

    I also went with him when he was 10-7 down, I knew he would battle back to take it.

    It was close though.
  • edited May 2011
    pretty sick final, Higgins had a massive run of the ball, without that the score would have been closer to the other way around!

    not sure seeing the cheat return to win it will be good for the sport long term though
  • edited May 2011
    He was found not guilty.

    After reading the full transcripts of the tapes I can see why he was found not guilty too.

    Was stupid of him not to mention the meeting to the authorities though.
  • edited May 2011


    ............And they say 'cheats' never prosper!

    UL young trump (sounds like a small f*rt,lol)...the better player lost IMHO.

    RIP Ted Lowe, Mr Snooker. 
  • edited May 2011
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    pretty sick final, Higgins had a massive run of the ball, without that the score would have been closer to the other way around! not sure seeing the cheat return to win it will be good for the sport long term though
    Posted by SHANXTA
    What do you mean, I am none the wiser?
  • edited May 2011
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    He was found not guilty. After reading the full transcripts of the tapes I can see why he was found not guilty too. Was stupid of him not to mention the meeting to the authorities though.
    Posted by AcidMan27
    i know that he was found not guilty, however it's still going to be the first thing people think of when he is mentioned, and that is not good for the game
  • edited May 2011
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    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : What do you mean, I am none the wiser?
    Posted by wynne1938
    i presume u know the events Higgins has been involved in over the last year?
  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : i presume u know the events Higgins has been involved in over the last year?
    Posted by SHANXTA
    No,pray tell!
  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : i know that he was found not guilty, however it's still going to be the first thing people think of when he is mentioned, and that is not good for the game
    Posted by SHANXTA

    I agree, but there's not much anybody can do about that now.
  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : i know that he was found not guilty, however it's still going to be the first thing people think of when he is mentioned, and that is not good for the game
    Posted by SHANXTA
    But you still deem it ok to call him a cheat in your other post?

    Is everyone guilty in your eyes immaterial of the outcome???
  • edited May 2011
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    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : But you still deem it ok to call him a cheat in your other post? Is everyone guilty in your eyes immaterial of the outcome???
    Posted by kaymac

    O J Simpson?.

    TBF, there is no smoke without fire in my book and he was caught on camera and SUSPENDED for a while. To state he was 'not guilty' is a little kind TBH. Greed in sport is horrid and a player of Higgins callibre should of known better. I still respect him as a player, but not a person. Question for you....
    If Ronnie or say the other Higgins, Alex, was caught like this, dont you think they would of had the book thrown at them and made an example of?
  • edited May 2011
    Like I said earlier, I was fortunate enough to see the whole transcripts of the meeting. The clips we all saw was heavily edited to make it look like he was agreeing to do this.

    I wish the website was still around so you could all have a read for yourselves.

    Like I said earlier though, John should have told somebody about the meeting, but he probably foolishly thought nobody will ever get to hear about it and I might get into bother if I report it.

    The deal never happened because there wasn't a deal made and as far as i'm aware he has never thrown a frame or match.

    The trouble is now there will always be a doubt in all of our minds.

    As for if it happened to Ronnie, I think it would have been handled in exactly the same way. Snooker probably needs Ronnie more than any other player. You only have to see at all of the events that struggle to pull in big crowds, his matches are the only ones that sell out.


  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : O J Simpson?. TBF, there is no smoke without fire in my book and he was caught on camera and SUSPENDED for a while. To state he was 'not guilty' is a little kind TBH. Greed in sport is horrid and a player of Higgins callibre should of known better. I still respect him as a player, but not a person. Question for you.... If Ronnie or say the other Higgins, Alex, was caught like this, dont you think they would of had the book thrown at them and made an example of?
    Posted by MAXALLY
    Don't get me wrong, I do not like the guy. I just think that some of the things that have been said about him are unfair and petty minded.

    I agree that anyone caught cheating in any sport should be disciplined and dealt with correctly, but as he did the time, surely he should be allowed his moment in the sun.

    Of all the players in the recent World's he was the one with the tenacity, grit and staying power to win it. Next year may be wholly different with the likes of Trump, Ding and a number of others having more experience, but at the moment he is definitely the one to beat!
  • edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship:
    In Response to Re: Snooker World Championship : i know that he was found not guilty, however it's still going to be the first thing people think of when he is mentioned, and that is not good for the game
    Posted by SHANXTA
    Its not the first thing i think of,the first thing i think is SCOTLAND has a world champion.
    I wonder if it was "rocket" ronnie your negativity would be as bad.
    and by the way he is a "TOTAL ROCKET"

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