If-bets?

[Chi_archie]

somthing I hadn't noticed before on one of my books sites..

They have If bets...

does anyone ever play these? is there a time where it is useful?

Did one the last getaway day, where there were early, regular, and late games... and it worked out really well.

but it seems like a bad proposition over the long term

[Dashwood Clipper]

Never played them, like straight bets

[LT Profits]

If bets are only useful if you have a small bankroll. If you could afford it, just play the games straight.

[TheLock]

My buddy Dave named his Doberman, "If Bet"


true story

[LT Profits]

And Bread refers to his wife as Round Robyn.

[betplom]

And Bread refers to his wife as Round Robyn.

Robyn calls bread a loafer.

[Chi_archie]

small bankroll... sounds like me... thanks!!

[robmpink]

I like them when I don't have a lot in my account, especially during football. If your funds are tied up in an event still going on, you could just do an if wager.

[daggerkobe]

I'll do an if bet if two starts overlap (eg 7pm & 9pm) and I don't feel confident enough to parlay them.

Wish everybook adopt Betjamaica's "virtual cash" idea.

[MonkeyF0cker]

If bets are only useful if you have a small bankroll. If you could afford it, just play the games straight.

There is one other possible use: If you'd like to hedge the last game of a parlay that overlaps your second to last play...

[LT Profits]

There is one other possible use: If you'd like to hedge the last game of a parlay that overlaps your second to last play...

I never hedge parlays. If that is the intent, why parlay in the first place?

[Bread]

And Bread refers to his wife as Round Robyn.

Only after the buffet.

[pico]

as ganch suggested, if bets can be used to construct converse parlay. but not many books let you do that.

refer to the handicap section for the thread.

[MonkeyF0cker]

I never hedge parlays. If that is the intent, why parlay in the first place?

Some people like to small plays on big parlays at times. If you get lucky enough to hit your first number of plays, I don't see anything wrong with locking in some guaranteed profit.

[MonkeyF0cker]

as ganch suggested, if bets can be used to construct converse parlay. but not many books let you do that.

refer to the handicap section for the thread.

Right. Multiple books are helpful in that regard.