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Betfair Golf £5.00 In-Play Free Bet

A great in-play offer from Betfair.  Grab an In-Play free bet on the WGC Matchplay Championship.  Place a minimum £10.00 PRE-TOURNAMENT Outright Winner bet on the WGC MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP and you will receive (at tee off time) a £5.00 free bet to be used IN-PLAY ONLY on the same tournament.  Translated into matched betting terms, this gives us a minimum guaranteed profit of £3.27.  And here’s how…

Step 1:

Having looked at the odds available, I’ve decided to place my WGC Matchplay Championship bet on Rory McIlroy to win.

Place £10.00 on Rory McIlroy @ Betfair Sportsbook @ 17.00 = Potential profit of £160.00.

Lay £10.03 on Rory McIlroy @ Ladbrokes Exchange @ 17.00 = Potential liability of £160.48.

Step 2:

Let’s have a look at our current potential profit/loss for the two outcomes…

Rory McIlroy wins

+£160.00 – £160.48 = £0.48 loss

Rory McIlroy doesn’t win

-£10.00 + £9.53 (£10.03 minus 5% commission) = £0.47 loss

So regardless of the outcome, we will lose a maximum of £0.48 in order to claim our £5.00 in-play free bet.

Step 3:

Our account will be credited with the free bet on 20th February 2014.  By using straightforward matched betting, we should be able to extract at least 75% of this free bet, so approximately £3.75.  If we take into consideration our initial maximum loss of £0.48, we should make a minimum guaranteed PROFIT OF £3.27 on this offer.

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Matt KirmanMatched Betting Blogger

Since 2014, I’ve blogged over £100,000 worth of profit, and made it my mission to make matched betting accessible to everyone.