Fader

Well, VDB... that was unexpected.

It's a really good Podcast, this. There's some real in-depth stuff through the 4 days that will surely help with your bets. Top work from the lads.

Ronnie was awesome, did he shave his arms for the tournament as he seemed a lot less hairy than I've seen him before?

Well, they didn't finish until after 3 am but then again they didn't start until almost 2 am!

Cracking match between Selby and Allen going down to the final black. 3 more matches tonight so they'll be finishing about 2 am local time if they're lucky!

Higgins sure got close with 15 reds/blacks but landed almost touching the yellow else I think he would at least have had a shot at the golden ball!

Thanks for kicking this off. Certainly a bit of a novelty event but everyone will be gunning for the half-a-million dollar 167 break prize! It all looked a bit bleak this afternoon when all the players were introduced as there were about 10 people in the crowd but apparently, the prelim rounds were very last minute so the real crowd will be in this evening for the proper start of the tournament. The golden ball is going to be in the most difficult position so it would be highly unlikely to see anyone win the bonus but it adds a little spice to the event.

🤑 "With such good money on offer in Riyadh, where the final must surely be the most valuable best-of-nine frames snooker match ever played, expect Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump to be back on song and chomping at the bit.
 
"It's clear the players are really keen to embrace this new investment in the sport, which to be frank, is needed. Next week will offer big money to the biggest stars who are probably doing very well anyway, but when next season comes around and we have a 128-man ranking event which we are expecting to have another big purse, that’s when some of those trying to make the game pay lower down the rankings will have a real chance to earn that big pay day. I know those players are relieved to have that opportunity.
 
"Snooker’s first ever 167 maximum break could be made, if the stars align and the new Golden Ball is potted at the end of any maximum.
 
"It might seem like a gimmick at this stage, and I’m not sure if it will catch on, but by all accounts we are expecting a very big prize to be offered for anyone able to do it. We’ve had instances in the past where Ronnie has turned down making a maximum break in protest at what he has seen as poor reward – that most certainly won’t be the case next week."
 
Neal Foulds on next week's lucrative Riyadh Masters.

Hi all,
The Punters Lounge Cheltenham Festival 2024 Day 1 Tips Preview  Podcast has officially been released. Check out the thoughts of @Darran and @The Brigadier as they run through which horses to watch across the seven races taking place on the first day of racing ahead of the 48-hour declarations.
Do you agree with their views? Or do you have a different opinion? We are keen to hear your thoughts. 
Special shout out to our very own @Fader for his editing and production work! 

Good luck with these Fader - I’m just adding Chris Dobey (25/1) to my ante-post bet on De Decker.
Also going to take James Hurrell to see off Luke Woodhouse at 7/4 this afternoon.

agreed, crazy price too. 150/1 now with PP and yeah, Pie won for me in Germany. Makes a huge difference

Here's what I'll be going with. Just as a sidenote, DVD is a player I want to keep an eye on between us all in the coming Players Championship. He looks primed to get back into things. I'm not sure he can win this weekend (50/1) but one to keep in thoughts
2pts Cross 14/1 Bet365
1pt e/w Heta 20/1 Bet365
1pt e/w Schindler 66/1 Bet365
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0.5pts e/w De Decker 150/1 PP
0.5pts e/w Woodhouse 175/1 PP
0.5pts e/w Wattimena 200/1 Bet365

Here's what I'll be going with. Just as a sidenote, DVD is a player I want to keep an eye on between us all in the coming Players Championship. He looks primed to get back into things. I'm not sure he can win this weekend (50/1) but one to keep in thoughts
2pts Cross 14/1 Bet365
1pt e/w Heta 20/1 Bet365
1pt e/w Schindler 66/1 Bet365
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0.5pts e/w De Decker 150/1 PP
0.5pts e/w Woodhouse 175/1 PP
0.5pts e/w Wattimena 200/1 Bet365

Here's what I'll be going with. Just as a sidenote, DVD is a player I want to keep an eye on between us all in the coming Players Championship. He looks primed to get back into things. I'm not sure he can win this weekend (50/1) but one to keep in thoughts
2pts Cross 14/1 Bet365
1pt e/w Heta 20/1 Bet365
1pt e/w Schindler 66/1 Bet365
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0.5pts e/w De Decker 150/1 PP
0.5pts e/w Woodhouse 175/1 PP
0.5pts e/w Wattimena 200/1 Bet365

Here's what I'll be going with. Just as a sidenote, DVD is a player I want to keep an eye on between us all in the coming Players Championship. He looks primed to get back into things. I'm not sure he can win this weekend (50/1) but one to keep in thoughts
2pts Cross 14/1 Bet365
1pt e/w Heta 20/1 Bet365
1pt e/w Schindler 66/1 Bet365
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0.5pts e/w De Decker 150/1 PP
0.5pts e/w Woodhouse 175/1 PP
0.5pts e/w Wattimena 200/1 Bet365

Absolutely agree with you. De Decker was my my first idea when I realized yesterday that the first ET is taking place this weekend in Belgium.

The European Tour kicks off this weekend with the opening event being the Belgian Darts Open.
I’ll probably have another couple of outrights nearer the start, but taking the early 125/1 about Mike De Decker at Bet365. De Decker has started the season in the Players Championship events in fine form, in fact only Gary Anderson can boast a higher average than him across the first four events. This is also a home event for De Decker, and we saw at the end of the last Euro Tour season how much home advantage can be a factor, when Pietreczko won in Germany at big odds (picked out by @Fader I think).
 
I can only find a couple of bookies who have priced the event up so far, so you may get bigger odds if you wait, but 125/1 seems reasonable to me.

Ipswich (2) 1.67
Spurs (1) 1.44
Liverpool (2) 1.53
£10 treble please

lol what a wash out 

Nopperts time to choke. 9-7 up and now back to 9-9. No doubt he'll lose
yep, ofcourse. There goes my interest in the tournament. I had a bet on Meikle but he aint winning it. Just got to hope he beats Barry and gets somebody crap in the next round. How on earth do you lose to Martin Lukeman Argh!

Ross Smith... (sigh)... what a choker!

King to beat Ratajski at 3,40.
I don't know why Ratajski is such a huge favorite in this one. I like to bet against him, and King hit a similar average in the previous round, and has had a couple of wins recently.

Yeah Ross smith can be happy with that draw. Think he beats Clayton 

I fancy Ross Smith's chances in this one... he should win comfortably if (!) he is in that form that might make him a contender.
Poor Dobey though...
And I hope De Decker can win again.

Got to be happy enough with the draw for Noppie?
Dobey, Rock and Smith all could have had it easier for me 😅