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Prize winners, please can you Message me on here with your PayPal email address and I will collate and pass on to Kayla who will arrange the payments.  Also top 5 please send me your address so we can post out the PL merchandise if you'd like it.  To Message, either hover over my name and click the Message envelope which comes up bottom left, or click the envelope at the top of the forum page.  If you're a previous winner feel free to tag it onto our last messages.  If I don't hear from you in a couple of days I'll message you in case you're struggling with the technology!
Well done everyone   Please allow a couple of weeks for payments as I'll wait a few days to hopefully send the whole list off together, then Kayla needs to work through it.  Merchandise is shipped from our suppliers so may take longer.
Nice to see a good mix of long-standing members along with some new ones.
 
Div 1 @Kingdom for £75  @Catijohn £45  @Fader £25
Div 2 @botmission £60   @ian309 £40  @Xtc12 £20
Div 3 @Data £50  @Puntermk £30  @Rainbow £20
Div 4 @PercyP £40  @Soi Bongkot £25  @u1905068 £15
Div 5 @MABS £30  @skyblues88 £20  @Balearic_Beats £10
Div 6 @runadrum £25  @tonythepaint £15  @Gzeven £10
Div 7 @Boulder5111 £20  @PettyPace £10
Div 8 @waggy £20  @Lanky Lad £10
Top 5 overall -  @MABS  @PercyP  @Kingdom for  @Catijohn  @runadrum

Here we go!
A really exciting conclusion to this season with changes at the top of all of the Divisions and a completely new podium for some.  Big odds winners with Fulham for Botmission and in a fantastic combination 31/1 treble for u1905068 , and a 11/1 treble for Catijohn, and 8/1 treble for PettyPace.   Equally several close calls with a number of big bets failing on Monday's results.
Mabs and PercyP maintain their positions by some margin as top 2 of the overall with terrific totals.    Much closer for the rest of the top 5 and all the top 20 achieved over £200. 
Thank you again to everyone taking part and supporting the competition.  Only 6 fell by the wayside with no shows this season (mostly newbies) which is great.
We'll start up again with season 4 next week which should take us up to the end of footy season and then I'll have the summer off!
Winners, I'll add another post tonight of how to claim the prize money
 

 








 

Carnage. 13 of the 19 out. Couple used their Joker well and one waiting on the mighty Hammers, tonight.

O'Neill absolute rubbish. A few big name casualties today, including Williams, Selby and Kyren Wilson. Quite an open looking draw, now. We already know 4 of the final 16. The other 12 matches will take place tomorrow, with the evening being the Last 16 matches.
Murphy and Carter are both playing well for the outright picks. Junxu and Milkins are both still hanging around too. Just the one bet for tomorrow and it's Zifan to beat Jimmy White. We've not seen Jimmy reach the last 32 of a ranking event for a while. He played really well, after going 3-0 down to O'Connor but Bingham was terrible in his next match. I think Zifan wins this one.
5.5pts C.Zifan to beat J.White 10/11 bet365
Gibraltar Open tips -9.25pts

Mann wins but Bingyu manages to lose 4-2 from 2-o up. One bet for tomorrow and that's Jamie O'Neill against Lu Ning. O'Neill looked really good against Lee Walker, with 2 centuries and 2 50+ breaks in his 4-2 win. He went 2-0 down in that match, too. Ning looked terrible against Robertson in the Players but improved to beat Lichtenberg 4-3. He'll have to step it up to beat O'Neill though.
4pts J'O'Neill to beat Lu Ning 7/4 paddypower

Just a punt on an accy for me today, as I will be cheering on the outright picks. 

1pt accy - Wade, M.Smith, Searle and Clemens, Whitlock 20/1 willhill

3pts D.Noppert to beat G.Durrant evens paddypower
1pt accy - Van Duijvenbode, Noppert, Van Der Voort, Ratajski 13/1 paddypower
0.5ps big accy - Lennon, Razma, Noppert, Hunt, Labanaukas 33/1 paddypower 
 

outright picks :

2pts J.Clayton to win UK Open 12/1 skybet
1pt E/W J.Cullen to win UK Open 20/1 paddypower (4 places, 1/4th)
1pt E/W D.Van Duijvenbode to win UK Open 40/1 paddypower (4 places, 1/4th)
1pt E/W G.Clemens to win UK Open 66/1 skybet (4 places, 1/4th)
1pt E/W S.Bunting to win UK Open 100/1 skybet (4 places, 1/4th)
1pt E/W D.Noppert to win UK Open 125/1 paddypower (4 places, 1/4th)
 

3pts D.Noppert to beat G.Durrant evens paddypower
1pt accy - Van Duijvenbode, Noppert, Van Der Voort, Ratajski 13/1 paddypower
0.5ps big accy - Lennon, Razma, Noppert, Hunt, Labanaukas 33/1 paddypower 
 

Yeah, he's probably a bit old at 52yrs to make much of a mark and 4-1 sounds about right...

Selt played out of his skin tonight, 4-1 was the right call and Hendry will be delighted with his century break and has nothing to be embarrassed about. Not sure he has enough time to make an impact at the world qualies though as his goal is to get back to the Crucible.

Div 1, wide open going into final week

small profit, thanks to O'Neill. Dale was terrible. +1.5pts
I'm going to basically lay the same guys I laid before and take Mann and Bingyu to beat them. I thought Mann played really well in the last round and to be honest, I thought Duane Jones was dross against Lilley. Bingyu is only 18 and looks a huge talent. I thought Wakelin played OK, but Dale was so so bad. Dale should have won atleast 2 frames. I think Bingyu will bring alot more pressure.
2.5pts M.Mann to beat D.Lilley 11/10 bet365
2.5pts C.Bingyu to beat C.Wakelin 4/5 bet365
1pt accy - King, Mann, Carrington & Bingyu 14/1 paddypower (money back if one leg loses) 
Gibraltar Open bets -4.5pts

Yeah, must admit I didn’t see him getting a century. Selt did play well and I’m sure Hendry will win some matches. 
two bets for me tomorrow. First one is Dale to beat Pengfei. Pengfei got beat 4-0 by McManus in his last match and looked poor when I watched that match. Dales form has been pretty solid for a while now. 
The other one is Jamie O’Neill to beat Lee Walker. O’Neill has beaten better players than Lee Walker recently and has pushed some top players. If he plays to current form, he should have every chance 
2.5pts D.Dale to beat T.Pengfei 6/5 betfred
5.5pts J.O’Neill to beat L.Walker 8/11 Betfair 

Yeah, must admit I didn’t see him getting a century. Selt did play well and I’m sure Hendry will win some matches. 
two bets for me tomorrow. First one is Dale to beat Pengfei. Pengfei got beat 4-0 by McManus in his last match and looked poor when I watched that match. Dales form has been pretty solid for a while now. 
The other one is Jamie O’Neill to beat Lee Walker. O’Neill has beaten better players than Lee Walker recently and has pushed some top players. If he plays to current form, he should have every chance 
2.5pts D.Dale to beat T.Pengfei 6/5 betfred
5.5pts J.O’Neill to beat L.Walker 8/11 Betfair 

Looking like quite a few of you may stay in there next season for a change!

This weekend we have the UK Open, at Milton Keynes. As it normally is, the UK Open will be on ITV4. Despite it being "crowd-less" the TV cameras does bring an extra bit of pressure.
The draw has been made for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd round. 
I'm most likely to take an outright or two once we finish the 3rd round, however, I will take a couple of huge outsiders of whom I think will get through to round 4. Mug bet on RVB as he can't be 80/1 when he was hitting a 100 average for most of the last few days, can he?
1pt e/w D.Heta to win UK Open 40/1 paddypower
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0.5pts e/w RVB to win UK Open 80/1 paddypower
0.5pts e/w C.Rydz to win UK Open 125/1 paddypower

Bond gets it back to 3-3 and smashes into the pack, like a plank. Loses 4-3   elsewhere, Joe O'Connor does his usual trick of going 3-0 up and losing 4-3. This time to Jimmy White. I'm going to take a couple of points on Selt 4-0 tonight. I just think it can only go very one sided or Hendry grinds out a win.
2pts M.Selt to beat S.Hendry 4-0 11/2 paddypower

2 winners and a loser yesterday for an even looking day. There's just the one I'm going for today. Bond to beat Wakelin. Wakelin has had a pretty poor time of it this season. He's only beaten Ferg O'Brien, Patrick and Heathcote (championship league apart) and has lost 4-1 and 5-1 in his previous two 1st round tournaments. Bond is plenty experienced enough to take advantage of that sort of form. 
4pts N.Bond to beat C.Wakelin 6/4 willhill

As in previous years we will be running a tipsters competition for Cheltenham, Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th March.
 
Rules:
1 selection per race throughout the competition Bets settled to £1 level stakes - WIN Only Bets settled at SP Highest accumulative total over the competition wins £60 cash (via PayPal) Runner Up wins £25 and the third place wins £15, all prizes via your PayPal account No edits allowed in selection posts Losses incurred for losers. Replacement selections for NRs can be posted but must be before the first race deadline All Bets must be posted prior to the first race each day (no exceptions) Not compulsory to enter everyday or every race (so if you miss the first day or two you can still take part) Leader-board posted each evening A minimum of 14 bets is required to qualify for any prizes All welcome, good luck.

Lots of winning bets this week with 32 across all Divisions and most producing an overall weekly profit.  Top performers, Tiffy with a 12/1 double, Mr Force 7/1 treble and a massive 25/1 treble for PercyP putting him up into 2nd spot overall.   
It's very close at the top of some divisions, but everything can change in our final week.

 








 

Yeah mate, think your bet would’ve sailed in if the match was a bit tighter...the way Higgins played last week was just obscene

Oh, I must have missed Ronnie’s second. Annoying that Ronnie couldn’t hit a third to make it 3 each. 

Whilst the Player Championship's ended tonight, we're straight into the Gibraltar Open, tomorrow. A nice early 9am start. In the top half, I like the look of Mark Williams, this week. Judd isn't in the best of form and Mark Allen can be hit and miss. In the bottom half, I'm going to take a chance on Murphy. I also like the look of outsiders, Ali Carter and Pang Junxu.
2pts e/w S.Murphy to win Gibraltar Open 20/1 willhill
1pt e/w M.Williams to win Gibraltar Open 40/1 unibet
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0.5pts e/w A.Carter to win Gibraltar Open 100/1 willhill
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0.25pts e/w P.Junxu to win Gibraltar Open 400/1 betfred
0.25pts e/w R.Milkins to win Gibraltar Open 425/1 betfair

The final today/tonight then. Ronnie takes on John Higgins. Higgins beat Ronnie in their last match-up and certainly looks to be in the better form of the two. Higgins has had some serious clearances in his matches. I think it's worth taking Higgins here. Ronnie has a great respect for Higgins and will have to think this is a tough test for both. I think that if we have plenty of frames, centuries should proceed.

5pts Over 3.5 centuries 4/5 bet365
2pts Each player to make 3 centuries 8/1 paddypower
1pt Higgins to hit 5 or more century breaks 20/1 paddypower