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Same for me. Split the 180s with Littler so that nixed my bet.

I tend to stick to win only and after reading that I'm glad I keep it simple. Seriously though, top analysis @harry_rag and I'm sure it'll be a great help to all of us on here one way or another.

Can't go anywhere near Van Gerwen. Agreed on that. Form is down the toilet and is he even fully fit with his shoulder. I reckon Littler will take care of Cross so I'll take my usual bet on him which is to win, most 180s and high checkout at 2.38 with MGM.

Bet 10 won. Next stake £190.75

Can't be helped. Real were just awful and that's all there is to say.

I'll be on Scheffler to start with at 6.00 which is probably not worth it, but I'm sticking with it for now. At least he won here last year and that was after winning the Masters, so if anything he should be even more hungry this time around. I'll be back to look again after round three. BOL everyone

Bet 10. Alcaraz to beat Djere @ 1.09

I can't see me backing Higgins for the same reason. There's nobody I'm particularly keen on, as I can find negatives with all the usual suspects and I'm not excited too much by the outsiders either. Let's see what the draw brings - I might feel more positive about somebody's chances after that.

Either way, he'll take up plenty of the betting book and that'll mean opportunities elsewhere. He may well have pitched up here years ago and won without playing - or playing very little - during the season, but that's not happening this year. For a start, the standard and depth in the sport is much better than it was when he did that and for another, this tournament is tiring and he'll be like somebody running a marathon without having done any training beforehand. Maybe you could get away with that at a younger age - and he did obviously - but he's pushing 50 now.

Talk of O'Sullivan possibly not playing I've found mildly amusing. He's playing all day long and was always going to. No better way to make yourself the centre of attention though than saying maybe you aren't going to play. On the plus side, money will come in for him as it always does and that'll make others worth a bet even more. I'm guessing that's not the case otherwise there'd be no point in a draw. I want to know who's playing who before I have a look at the outrights.

Bet 9 won. Next stake £175.29

Bet 9. Swiatek to beat Fett @ 1.03

I've said it before and I'll say it again - it's unbelievable you've not been booted out of there. You must have taken them for a tidy few quid and whilst bookies will tolerate that for a while, eventually they pull the plug.

That could backfire. Might mean somebody notices all the big odds darts winners you've had and then close you down

Crossing all fingers and toes @Fader 500 to 1 would be insane. Nice that the place money is in the bag if it doesn't happen.