Maximum exposure to loss

[pg_yid]

I use a staking plan so that I never bet any more than 10% of my bank on any one bet, as is commonly done. However, I have recently found that with a lot of football matches being played simultaneously (e.g. in Euro/World Cup qualifiers) there are a number of different bets which I like, and I'm not sure how much of my bank I should be betting at once on a variety of bets. I worry that through some fluke all the bets lose, and a great deal of my bank will be wiped out at once. Obviously, if the games had been on different days I would be using different sized stakes in keeping with the losses already accrued, so the effect would not be nearly as pronounced. So I've been trying to keep it down so that I am not betting more than 20% of my entire bank at once, on any number of bets. On the plus side this limits my exposure, but in practice it has limited the amount I would have won. Does anyone else have this problem and what rules do you use to help you balance out these positives/negatives? 20% is just a figure I made up from nowhere so I would be interested to know what other bettors did. Cheers.

[Alexc]

Re: Maximum exposure to loss I don't really find myself in this situation often, as my style is more ploughing in to the one or two I really like, but I think an important thing is to stay disciplined, like you are doing, and not break your rules regarding how much of your bank is being used. It's annoying to miss out on extra profit, but the moment you start trying to overachieve is when you'll probably start coming unstuck. Having the discipline to except missing out on ''opportunities'' is crucial.