[slayer14]

One punter made the "worst cash out decision in history" after taking a 45p return on a 5000/1 bet on Leicester City winning the Premier League.

One punter made the "worst cash out decision in history" after taking a 45p return on a 5000/1 bet on Leicester City winning the Premier League.
The unnamed Ladbrokes customer staked 50p on the Foxes taking the title at the beginning of the season and stood to win £2,500 had they let the bet ride.
But instead they decided to take a 45p return after just the first game of the season which Claudio Ranieri's men won 4-2 against Sunderland.
Some punters who backed the Foxes at similar odds have cashed out for thousands of pounds, with the highest payout being £72,000 settled on a £50 bet in March, Ladbrokes said.
The Foxes are in the driving seat in the Premier League race, with a win in their match against Manchester United away at Old Trafford on Sunday securing the title.



As a consolation, the bookmaker has asked the customer to come forward to offer them a pair of tickets to a game next season plus a free bet on any team to win the 2016/17 title.
Ladbrokes spokesman Alex Donohue said: "This will go down as the worst cash out decision in history.
"Plenty of 5000/1 backers took sums midway through the season when it looked in the balance, but we wonder what our man didn't like about the 4-2 win on the opening day of the season."

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/lei...130758619.html


Bad news we all like to see winners.

[beefcake]

Saw this yesterday..After one game??? maybe they made a mistake or just wanted gas money..LET IT RIDE!!

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Why cash out? At 5000-1 he could have just hedged every game, no?

[DrunkHorseplayer]

His cashout isn't near as bad as the cashouts people took when Leicester led by five or six points with a few games remaining.

[cashin81]

His cashout isn't near as bad as the cashouts people took when Leicester led by five or six points with a few games remaining.

They were offered real money though. thousands. it becomes a decision.
this guy was offered 45p profit for the bet, and took it.
i would have settled for half winnings, would have taken 2.5k on a £1 bet.

[Stackzilla]

They were offered real money though. thousands. it becomes a decision.
this guy was offered 45p profit for the bet, and took it.
i would have settled for half winnings, would have taken 2.5k on a £1 bet.

Makes sense maybe he does it with a lot of teams 1st week of league and if team wins 1st week cashes it out not a bad idea but yea it was unfortunate for him.

[packerd_00]

Why put the bet down on them in the first place.