Dear visitors, as you may have noticed, I have taken a short break from the betting, from updating, from everything related to my online money machine. There were some trips to the beach, with cocktails, swimming (and no - it's not me on the picture :-)), ... Next to that, we had a lot to do with the upcoming wedding. Yes - my own. But now, only one week before this grand event takes place, I am back in order to earn some money to get me and my future wife a nice Honey Moon trip. Where will we go? I have no Idea yet, as the trip is planned for mid-September this year. So, there is still time. Now, let's take a look at some recent events.
Several months ago, we have given you tips for football games, mostly Over / Under which went pretty well in the long run. In the final stages, like always, there were many surprises, and we started going back to the roots, where it all started. Tennis. I play tennis, I know tennis, and like it a lot. I used to bet on tennis, but mostly on the favorites of the game without giving it much of a thought. Now, I took a totally different approach and decided to give myself a month of testing, before the real money is brought in the game.

The tactic is simple. Before the game starts, I decide in my head, who is more likely to win this game. In order to do that, I have to know the players, their strengths and weaknesses, their stamina and the will to win. There is no other way of gaining this information other than watching the games whenever you can. And do not forget - BODY LANGUAGE! This shows the winner or a loser.

If my favorite player isn't worth betting on (below 2.0), I simply don't do anything about it. I let it play and hope for the outsider to start really strong and take the first set. Now, my favorite will have much higher odds (close or above 2.0) and now it's time to bet on him (or her). Especially in the three win sets matches, like Wimbledon, where Falla was hammering Federer with 2-0, he couldn't stand the pressure in the third set. What followed in the fourth and fifth - we all know. Roger took the win home. And this wasn't an isolated case. Most of the rookies start with all they got and our strong players simply have to wait for their power to run out. And it happens in 3/4 of all games. Did Federer really play that well ? Nope. All he had to do was let Falla's unforced errors take control and that's it. No power, no stamina, you have to be in top condition to take home three sets in a row and that's what separates top players from the rest.

Here are some recent "real money" deals. First of all - here is Dustin Brown. A Jamaican giant who's strongest weapon is the serve. If it fails, he is likely to loose the game. But in the starting stages of Rhode Island's Hall of Fame, he was on the run. Sooner or later, he will run out of power but most likely not in the first stage. And in the second, he stood against Sam Querrey. Now, this will be a tough one. Or is it?

Brown is available at 8.0! Well worth placing a bet on him. And yes, he does everything like he should and we are facing the following situation:

I waited for Querrey to rise to 4.0 and then selling the bet for a guaranteed profit. You never know if Querrey will return, we all know, he is capable of everything. But his body language gave him away. Great.

Here are some other games, where all we needed to do, was placing 10€ or so on the outsider and waited for their big chance to get back in the game and then - selling it for a risk-free bet.

Not bad for two days of work. Would I get this kind of money from a regular job? Hardly. All I need to do now is to build a strong trading bank.

And where do we stand now? Starting with a bank of 100€ (again) and all previous profits withdrawn, we are facing some challenging trading session s in the days and months to come.

Listen to my advice - start monitoring tennis players. Make notes. What do you like about them and what not? Do they give up too easy? Are they injured? Believe me, there is a gold mine hidden inside this information. Of course you may take the easy way and constantly bet against Roger Federer. The guy is loosing his position fast. I guess he is too busy changing diapers and fails to concentrate on his work. But what else does he need? He took home each and every trophy there is. Why not give it up on the top? Why do we have to witness his poor performances and start asking questions? Why wouldn't he rather spend time with his family? Well...Roger knows.... All I know is - he is a great lay material and always worth betting against!

Good luck!