I pointed out that Coral were offering odds of 9/1 for Barcelona to beat Arsenal 3-1 and I decided to put £1 on it. I'd had it in my head for days that the score would finish 3-1 so I am a bit disappointed I didn't put a bit more on the result than £1.
I have one rule when it comes to betting, when you think something is going to happen and you go to put a bet on it, stick to your original decision and that way you can't kick yourself for going against your original bet and then it coming in.
When I was placing a bet on the assistant behind the counter pointed me in the way of a good value bet of 28/1 for Arsenal to win the first half and then for Barcelona to win the game overall. It is not a bet I had originally thought about putting on so I don't really know why I did. The dangers of betting and how it can lure you in I suppose?
Onto the profit. I went into the bookies with my £20 in my pocket and placed £3 on the game, which reduced me down to £17.
Thankfully my original bet came in to give me a £10 win, taking my betting balance up to £27, meaning I was £7 in profit despite my silly bet. Not a bad start to the experiment, or whatever else you want to call it.
My first bet sees me £7 in profit, let's hope that the next bets will follow suit and see me earn a nice tidy sum from my original £20.
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