Punters Diary: 500 Bets and Counting
I love to gamble. It’s fun. That’s my approach these days. Profit isn’t my sole focus, but that said I still like to win, so I’m far more selective with my bets than ever before. Back in 2023 I was following every tipster I could find and in a 6 month period I placed over […]
Punters Diary – Day 76 – My Go To Tipster
My approach is simple, 1 tip a day. If SPTips, my go to tipster has posted a selection that day, I’ll back that. It’s a strategy I would recommend to anyone following this approach. Find you favourite tipster and trust them. Now SPTips only tips on the Premier League and the Champions League but on […]
Punters Diary 75 – Let’s Go Again
My short lived winning streak came to an end as Newcastle were battered 3-0 at Goodison Park and Anthony Gordon kept out of trouble. £50 lost. Or was it? 3 days in and my profit stands at £8 with a 10% ROI. All for very little time and effort invested. Plus it was exciting and […]
Punters Diary 74 – Exciting Times
My gambling over the past 7-8 months can best be described as arduous. A high volume of bets, hours and hours of tracking and a ROI of around 3%. It wasn’t much fun. Yet 3 days into this current plot of mine and it’s the complete opposite. Exciting is the best word I can now […]
Punters Diary 73 – Only Takes One Winner
From being totally lost yesterday to waking up this morning eager to find my next bet. How quickly things can change. I’m sure only a handful of you read my punters diary yesterday as I did little in the way of promotion, but it just explained my new approach of one bet a day. I […]
Punters Diary 72 – Totally Lost
I’m totally lost with my gambling right now. This just two weeks after I thought my new approach was the secret to future success. It wasn’t. In fact the £275 I won a fortnight ago has been returned to the bookmakers xmas party fund. I dunno. All this affordability checks bollocks and the greed in […]
Punters Diary 71 – Feeling Much Calmer
Last week was shit. 7 days ago I was on cloud 9 having landed winners on both of the main tours and wracked up a healthy profit. I lost £100 of that this week. Mainly on the golf. But you know what, I feel different. I feel calmer. In the past, when following tipsters exclusively […]
Punters Diary Day 70 – Grief from the Missus
What a difference a week makes. 7 days ago I talked about my need for a break. The grind was real and I wasn’t making any money. So as promised I stopped following (tracking) the tipsters on my list. I lasted two days without having a bet. Come Wednesday I was itching to have a […]
Punters Diary 69 – Time for a Break
Time for a break. 7 months I’ve been investing a lot of time (and money) into following tipsters and here I am with a ROI of just 2.4%. It’s become a chore. I gamble because I love sport. Often the thrill for me has been finding the bets and I’ve come to realise following lots […]
Punters Diary 68 – New mindset
To be honest I was very close to taking a break. With my ROI down to below 3% and profit around 75pts I was asking the question, is this really worth the effort? I’m talking about my own gambling, not the progress of the Tipster Comparison site, that will continue to slowly expand. I was […]
Punters Diary – Day 67 – My Schedule
I feel like with each passing week I have little to shout about right now. My ROI has dropped again from the last punters diary entry. Down to 3.04% after 6,032 bets. I sometimes question if it’s worth me betting at all. But I’m a gambler. I always have been. Even if I stopped briefly […]
Punters Diary 66 – It will come
3.28% ROI after 5,848 bets. Meh! At least I’ve not lost money I guess? It makes for slightly better reading when I just focus on the 15 tipsters currently in my own portfolio. My combined profit following them is +119.46. Of those 15 tipsters, 4 stand out and if this project continues I’m convinced they […]
Punters Diary 65 – Sod’s Law
I gave up a tipster I’d been following for months with no success, I say no success, I had lost close to £300. You know what happened this week. I can take the blame for not having more faith but my decision wasn’t purely results based. I find certain tipsters are purely interested in their […]
Punters Diary 64 – Time more precious than money?
I’m struggling. The grind feels real right now. It’s partly due to time constraints as my running coaching business begins to blossom, the gambling feels like it’s a real distraction. One of the problems with following tipsters is the time it takes. It’s not even the amount, but the constant disruptions to whatever else you […]
Punters Diary 63 – On Track
I’m feeling really positive today. I’ve made a number of refinements to my tipster list which has seen in streamlined to just 16 tipsters. I’m hoping to grow that to around 20, possibly a few more, but for now I’m happy with placing fewer bets. As this project has progressed the quality of the tipsters […]
Punters Diary 62 – Another Meh Week
To be honest when you’re profit seeking as a punter most weeks are just “Meh”. You’re unlikely to make a great deal of profit in a 7 day period and you just have to remain patient until that next big winner comes along. Last week was one of those “Meh” weeks for me. My profit […]
Punters Diary 61 – Feeling Confident
I’m sitting here in my missus spare room with my headphones on and BBC Sounds keeping me entertained. Oh how I love a Saturday afternoon when the football season is in full swing. For the first time in many months I’m feeling confident about my betting. I hope I’ve not spoken too soon, but I […]
Punters Diary 60 – One Winner Changes Everything
Patience, patience, patience. It’s so important in this game. I’m quietly proud of myself to be honest. It’s been hard work and a roller coaster of emotions since I started this new project back in April. As early as May 30th my profit peaked at +113pts. “This is too easy” I naively muttered to myself. […]
Punters Diary 59 – Feeling the grind
This post should be nothing but positive as my profit has climbed back up to 97pts. I’ve been here before though, this time if feels different. I’m following a different core of tipsters, ones which are likely to return much more consistent results. Previously I was focusing on horse racing and golf, two more volatile […]
Punters Diary 58 – Back on Track
I’m feeling much more positive about my own gambling right now having seen my profit climb back up to +90.6pts with a 4.63% ROI. There was a moment there I really thought I was going to lose money. The upturn has been despite continued disappointing results on the golf which I’m still confident should be […]
Punters Diary 57 – Steadying the Ship
These entries are far less exciting now my betting stats are a bit shit. A 2.95% ROI after 4,251 bets. You’re forgiven if you have little interest in my betting activity. But what you should know is those stats are from following some of the best tipsters around. A lot of them paid tipsters who […]
Punters Diary 56 – The Grind Continues
I really thought it was going to be easier than this. Follow the best tipsters and beat the bookmakers, comfortably. I’m following some of the best tipsters around and I am beating the bookmakers. But not by much. A ROI of 2.68% after 4041 bets. That’s a lot of work for not a great deal […]
Punters Diary Day 55 – Golf Tipsters are Killing Me
Golf is a frustrating sport. I played it to a decent level and once led my Club Championship by 4 shots at the halfway stage. Did I win? Did I fuck! The lowest handicap I reached was 3 and the better I got the more infuriating it became. Golf Betting was going to be the […]
Punters Diary Day 54 – Keeping My Cool
How’s it going? Not great is the simple answer. When I reached 3 figures of profit about 21 days ago my mentality was to keep above the +100 profit mark and push on from there. Here I am 3 weeks later and I feel like it’s just a matter of time before all that profit […]
Punters Diary 53 – All Gone Tits Up
From +115pts right down to +37pts. That’s my current profit with a ROI of 2.5%. I’m following some of the best tipsters online. I’m a little rattled in truth. I didn’t expect a losing run quite this bad. So what’s going on? I’m guessing you want to know which tipsters are letting me down? This […]
Punters Diary Day 52 – Shell Shocked
I’m a little rattled in truth. It was all going so well. Well over 100pts profit, a ROI of close to 10%. I thought that was going to continue. It’s been an absolute shit show since then. My profit has dropped 50pts. Thank fuck I didn’t spend my winnings, that’s £500 I’ve lost. In truth […]
Punters Diary 51 – Stream Lining
Following on from my post about keeping the faith I’m taking a completely different approach. This is mainly down to time availability. My other business is starting to take off and I need to commit more time to that, rather than spending hours placing £1 ew singles. With that in mind I’m ditching half of […]
Punters Diary Day 50 – Keeping the faith
Gambling is no fun at times. I’m on another slump. This is my third slump in a few months and it seems each time it takes me back to where I started, albeit still a very healthy profit. That’s how gambling works. You might have spells of months at a time where you are just […]
Punters Diary Day 49 – Timing of Tips
A bit of a struggle this week and the profit is back below 100pts. That’s obviously still very pleasing but I have been grinding hard and placing a lot of bets. Last night after returning from a shit play at my local theatre I was online placing bets until around 11:30pm. That does lead me […]
Punters Diary Day 48 – How Many Tipsters?
This week has been a grind. I follow too many golf tipsters right now. But that will change as I discover which ones are the most profitable to be follow. I feel like I’ve reached my limit on how many tipsters I can actually follow without it being too time consuming. I have time, quite […]
Punters Diary Day 47 – Tipsters Promoting Winners
I’m a little tetchy today. So please factor that in whilst I moan in today’s diary post. Fear not, I’m heading out for my long run shortly and that normally does the trick. Perhaps I’m posting this a few hours too early. Yesterday wasn’t great. I lost about £50 and the same tipsters continue to […]
Punters Diary Day 46 – Nice One Normann
The start of another week and the grind continues. It felt like that this morning as I spent over an hour updating the results from the weekend. At the end my profit had increased from +110.5pts to +110.6pts. Profit is profit I guess. It could have been a shit storm as the Scottish Open was […]
Punters Diary Day 45 – BOOM!!!
We all hate the BOOOOOOOM tipsters right? Well I don’t care that’s the only word I could think of which describes yesterday. After a few weeks of watching my profit evaporate I’ve made over 20pts these previous 48 hours. What a buzz! I only bet £10 per point so that’s £200 of real cash taking […]
Punters Diary Day 44 – Third Party Sites
I’ve talked about this issue before when trying to find tipsters to follow. A lot of these big sites pay tipsters for content and to attract traffic (users to the website). That’s ultimately all they are interested in. Whether that tipster makes us punters money is not of any interest to them. That’s evident in […]
Punters Diary Day 43 – Top ROI Tipsters
Not much to talk about today in truth. Midweeks are quiet right now with the football season taking a break. I’m not really having much luck on the horse racing and I’m very keen to listen to recommendations on which tipsters to follow on the horses. I thought I would take this opportunity to list […]
Punters Diary Day 42 – DS to the Rescue
After a tough weekend I felt I needed something good to happen. Step forward DS. DSSnooker that is! I started following him again a few weeks ago and the results have been terrific. It was a quiet Monday and I chose one of his Championship League tips for Bet of the Day. Suddenly I had […]
Punters Diary Day 41 – Tough Weekend
Tough weekend. That despite a 50/1 winner on the John Deere Classic courtesy of Jamie Worlsey. Let’s start with Jamie. He sits aloft my tipster table due to the fact I’ve placed more bets following him than anyone else, 283 to be precise. That has yielded an excellent 18.5% ROI. The problem being I reduced […]
Punters Diary Day 40 – Sorry
I’d like to take this opportunity to apologise to the tipster I upset. At his request I will not be following anymore. I should know better to post stats from low sample sizes and it’s the reason I wait until 100 bets to post a review. But, oh dear, and I should probably end it […]
Punters Diary Day 39 – Snooky Loopy
You absolute legend!!! What a day! Having seen my profit tumble from +114 at it’s highest back down to +74pts I was naturally a little concerned. It made me take a closer look at my tipster portfolio and 1 expert I approached was DSSnooker. He has the patience of a saint. He was one of […]
Punters Diary Day 38 – Taking Requests
MWValueBets is the latest tipsters to join my portfolio. He contacted me via Twitter to compliment my work (already in my good books) and ask if I would like to follow his service whilst he has a few available spots. I like this guy. He even said, and I quote, “if you think I’m shit, […]
Punters Diary Day 37 – Struggling Tipsters
I’m in a bad mood! Paypal is being a dick and it’s upset me. Then I got even more riled when a golf tipster had 1 selection from the John Deere Classic and finished his preview with the “odds are fair”. Fair? Fucking fair? Why are you tipping him if the odds are fair? If […]
Punters Diary Day 36 – Don’t Splash Your Winnings
Bollocks! A pretty terrible weekend and my profit has crashed to +74pts. My ROI has tumbled to 7.36%. Still had you handed that to me at the start I would have taken it. Right now I’m still searching for the best tipsters and making lots of mistakes. In terms of tipsters I’m following the only […]
Punters Diary Day 35 – Stay Positive
I’m on another losing run. Back to where I was a 2 weeks ago when I titled the diary post “Slump“. My profit reached a high of +114pts prior to that. I’m back down to +87 now. The ROI has fallen well below the 10% mark at 8.91%. There’s reasons to be concerned and disappointed. […]
Punters Diary Day 34 – My Current Tipster List
I’ve added 3 new tipsters to my current list. AFZ is a tennis tipster on Twitter who has a big following and looks to be in good form. I’ve had some feedback which suggests I may do well to make a small profit. Let’s see. FlipTheSlip is a new twitter football tipster that is tracking […]
Punters Diary Day 33 – Spread the Love
I’m running out of things to say. It’s only Day 33. +2.7pts profit yesterday to take my profit up to +98pts with a 10.37% ROI. I’ve now placed 2115 bets since I started tracking again in mid April. It’s around 30 bets per day. When you are tracking as well that’s quite time consuming. Shout […]
Punters Diary Day 32 – Open All Hours
Following lots of tipsters is not a 9-5 job! Quite the opposite in fact. I want to clarify before I start this rant (if you can call it a rant), that I’m not criticizing the tipsters here, I’m just preparing punters for what potentially lies ahead. Tipsters will post selections at all hours of the […]
Punters Diary Day 31 – Profit Update
Another week done and dusted. Not much in the way of progress over the weekend. It was a mixed bag on the golf. Jamie Worsley has well and truly repaid the faith I’ve shown in him. I landed a 70/1 winner on Stuart Manley on the Challenge Tour. I’ve now got an 11.1% ROI following […]
Punters Diary Day 30 – Tennis Update
There are spells with my gambling, when I’m settling losing bet after losing bet, that it feels like, at any point, it could go horribly wrong. Almost a comparison to Maxine Cressy’s style of playing tennis. Very aggressive in nature but the moment he starts to struggle, he suffers 11 defeats on the spin. Luckily […]
Punters Diary Day 29 – Twitter Trolls
As brilliant a website as Twitter is, it can be quite a vile environment at times. That’s because the platform gives everyone a voice, including bellends. Generally these Trolls will do everything in their power to gain attention. A lot of their tweets and replies will be a result of pure ignorance. It’s for this […]
Punters Diary Day 28 – Repaying the Faith
You absolute fucking beauty!! What a day! What a turnaround. Slump? What slump? From +84pts to +107pts in just 3 days. Keeping the faith with certain tipsters has been a very wise move. Steve Ryder and RobTheBookiesFC were the two biggest winners yesterday, contributing to my +12pts of profit, two tipsters I could easily have […]
Punters Diary Day 27 – Reverse Psychology
I’m pretty pleased with myself actually. On two fronts. Firstly I’ve not given up on this idea yet and it’s now entry number 27, that’s unlike me. Also I spelt psychology correct at the first time of asking. Clearly all the blogging is helping my brain function correctly. Two days ago the Punters Diary was […]
Punters Diary Day 26 – Golf Tipsters Update
With the US Open concluding in the early hours of the morning (I’d been asleep for 5 hours already), I thought today was a good opportunity to update you on the progress of the golf tipsters I follow. A big shout out to Mark Ledsham for tipping Wyndham Clark. I got 100/1 on the Exchange. […]
Punters Diary Day 25 – The Slump
I’m in a slump!! Profit has fallen from a high of +114 to +84. For me that’s a loss of £300. That’s a poor run. Luckily I didn’t spend any of my winnings and so it’s still important to look at the overall stats and with a ROI of 10.47%, I’m still doing very well. […]
Punters Diary Day 24 – Time Commitment
This morning I logged into my computer and the first thing I did was start placing bets. With the US Open on this week it’s been a busy week of golf bets. It took me close to 40 minutes this morning to place my wagers and add my bets. It got me thinking. Just how […]
Punters Diary Day 23 – My Biggest Mistake So Far
I’ve tried this project before. Several times. On each occasion it’s ended with me scrapping the concept a few months down the line because I simply lost too much money. That sounds silly following the best tipsters online. But there are no guarantees. I’ve been a tad more cautious this time but still made one […]
Punters Diary 22 – Tough Week on the Greens
Golf has been the sport which has seen my profit catapult over 100 points in recent weeks. It was a slippery slope this weekend with very little going my way. From 4 outright winners last Sunday, to just a couple of place returns. Made worse by the fact I somehow missed Jamie Worsley’s LPGA Tour […]
Punters Diary Day 21 – Progress is Never Linear
It’s been a tough few days. My profit is sliding and I’ve been limping around like a 90 year old. When I’m not gambling I’m running. When I’m doing neither of those I’m trying to push my new running coaching business. On Wednesday I joined my running club for an evening session and felt amazing. […]
Punters Diary Day 20 – What’s My ROI?
I’m back after a day off. What did I do on my day off? Are you really interested? Probably not, but I’ll tell you anyway. Took the missus to the cinema to watch Sisu, some Finnish dude that kills Nazi’s in a gory fashion. Good light hearted fun, if you don’t mind the odd flying […]
Punters Diary Day 19 – Understanding Value
Altan? Was that his name? For any of you that have been following Betting Kingdom you may recall the tennis tipster who gave me a headache or two (or hundred). He just didn’t understand the concept of value. He believed successful gambling was all about picking winners! Each week he was convinced he’d devised the […]
Punters Diary Day 18 – Spotting a Losing Tipster
Not much to talk about in terms of bets yesterday so I’d like to discuss an important topic and that’s the ability to quickly spot a tipster which is going to lose you money. Generally our decisions to follow tipsters will be based around their advertised profit or a recommendation. But in my experience achieving […]
Punters Diary Day 17 – WTAF!
What is going on? Incredible Jeff!!! With Ben Coley on holiday and 60 golf bets added to my tracking account I was wary it would be a bad week. I needn’t have worried. The day started with Pavan winning on the Challenge Tour at 66/1. Thanks to Jamie Worsley for that one. Then in Germany […]
Punters Diary 16 – Bounce Back Ability
Bounce Back Ability. What a phrase. Something we can all learn from and focus on in all aspects of life. Had a shit day? Get up tomorrow, bounce back and make it a good one. If following tipsters, bounce back ability is out of our hands and reliant on their knowledge and often just a […]
Punters Diary Day 15 – Losing Run
The latest losing run is in full swing. Get used to them folks. From +78pts right down to +66pts. Bear in mind my average stake is 0.5pts, that’s 24 losing bets, more if you factor in I’ve had some winners in that time. When you hit these losing runs you feel like they will never […]
Punters Diary Day 14 – Craving for New Tipsters
With the football season all but concluded, I’m craving to find some new tipsters to add to my tracking list. I’ve added a few more in recent days. Tennis tipsters Kenny Ducey and Tennis Masterr have both been added with Roland Garros now in full swing. I’ve added another golf tipster in Steve Rawlings. He’s […]
Punters Diary Day 13 – The Fabulous Three
Morning. Nice to have a full day back in the office after another bank holiday. How many is that? It’s going well. Often these ideas of mine don’t last very long. Yesterday was uncomfortable as I upset someone and obviously that’s not my intention I want punters to beat the bookies and I want tipsters […]
Punters Diary Day 12 – Upsetting Tipsters & Disclaimer
The idea of this project is simple. Help punters beat the bookmakers. That’s it! That’s all I am trying to achieve. Everything I post on this website will be about my own experiences. It’s not black or white. There are likely to be tipsters that don’t suit my own betting habits but are perfect for […]
Punters Diary Day 11 – About Me
Not much to report yesterday, treading water at the moment but profit stands at +63pts with a ROI of 11.04%. Delighted. With little to discuss I thought I’d share a little bit more information about myself. I’m Simon. I’m 43 years of age and live on the South Coast. I’ve always been a keen gambler […]
Punters Diary Day 10 – Ignore Reputations
I really wish I had more to tell you. It’s been a quiet week. I’ll give you a quick snippet on my progress. Profit stands at +63.5pts and a ROI of 11.2%. My 2nd tipster review is about to be published and several others are getting closer to that 100 bets total. I’ve been impressed […]
Punters Diary Day 9 – Fellow Tipster Tracker
Mot much to update you on as it’s a quiet week. But I did have a nice message on Twitter from a chap who’s been doing exactly what I’m doing, except he started in January 2022. That means a much bigger sample of results. We’ve agreed to compare notes and I wanted to share the […]
Punters Diary Day 8 – No Guarantees
A pleasing day on Monday with +3.7pts profit. I had some decent winners on the racing! The football betting isn’t going as well. I want to talk about how past results offer no guarantee of future success. It’s very easy to make a quick judgement on a tipster based on their profit or ROI and […]
Punters Diary Day 7 – Is Golf The Answer?
Yes! I think it is. Golf has always been the sport that has won me the most money as a punter! Nowadays there are probably 50+ golf tipsters you could follow on Twitter and make a profit. You have to ask the question why are there so many? The answer is most likely, it’s the […]
Punters Diary Day 6 – Keep Your Cool
I don’t like to use the same image two days running, but as Bryson DeChambeau netted me +20 points of profit yesterday it felt rude not to have his bulging biceps on display. Thank you Matt Vincenzi and Golf Betting Club who both tipped DeChambeau to be first round leader. Two tipsters I only started […]
Punters Diary – Day 5 – Time is an issues
Not much to report yesterday. I had a lovely day off roaming the countryside and shooting down a zip wire, somewhat contrasting activities. Did I get any bets on? Of course I did, at every opportunity, albeit they were limited. It was a losing day. A couple of points but I’m sitting on DeChambeau first […]
Punters Diary Day 4 – Trust the Process
Thursday’s are my day off (he says at 20 past 7 writing a blog post 🙈). Normally on Thursdays, and Sundays, I won’t add a diary entry. We all need a break right? But given the events of yesterday I’ve woken up early to quickly share my thoughts. Those thoughts being “You absolute fucking beauty“! […]
Punters Diary Day 3 – Don’t Trust Twitter
I feel like I’m back on track. Yesterday was a decent day with +1.78pts of profit. I know it sounds a bit shit but my stakes are very low at the moment just to give me time to find the right tipsters without declaring bankruptcy. With my tipster list refined it meant fewer bets, especially […]
Day 2 – Tuesday 16th May – The Poor Run Continues
A change of tactics yesterday, sadly not a change of fortunes. 11 bets, 1 winner. Thank you to RobTheBookiesFC (great name) who provided that one. I’ve been really impressed with his tips so far, netting me +4.9pts profit with a 20% ROI. I’ve started with a cautious £5 per point following his selections. Racing is […]
Punters Diary – Day 1 – Monday 15th May
Fuck a Duck (nice way to start a new feature). But seriously, what a shit weekend. I don’t swear very often, but when I lose £420 gambling in a couple of days I think I’m due some leeway. Let’s go back a month. I started tracking my bets again in an attempt to get Betting […]
Punters Diary 6: Out of Bounds
I remember it well. It was a beautiful summer afternoon. Myself and golfing buddies Murray & Mick had taken the final tee time in the monthly medal. I stepped on the 17th tee 1 under par having just chipped in for the 4th time in that round (I’m not making this shit up). With a […]
Punters Diary 5: Cheers Colinn
Friday evening I was buzzing. Everything was finally coming together. I had clawed my way out of the red and into a decent profit of around +7pts. There was only way one I was heading from here! WRONG! The weekend was a disaster. Tipsters that had been in good form struggled and those that had […]
Punters Diary 4: Losing my Shit
Rarely have I witnessed anything quite so spectacular in 30+ years of watching sport as that magical leg at Alexandra Palace last night. I lost my shit! There’s no other way of describing it. I just let out this almighty roar of elation when Smith nailed the double 12, and it followed with another slightly […]
Punters Diary 3: Happy New Year
Happy New Year and all that bollocks. Let’s move on shall we. It’s the 2nd of January already FFS! I’m hoping this will be a good year for Betting Kingdom. For those who have followed in recent years you’re probably pissed of with me by now and my constant change of approach. Ultimately my aim […]
Punters Diary 2: Driving home for Losing Bets
My big brother lives 100 miles away. It’s not that far in truth but with the recent pandemic it had been a while since I’d made the trip along the coast to see his new home and kids. When my family arranged a trip I was keen to get involved, but naturally it involved me […]
Punter’s Diary 1: Boxing Day Madness
I’ll be honest. I’m cream crackered. It’s 22:20 here in the South East of England. I started work this morning shortly before 9am. I even passed on the opportunity of a family get together. Sorry fam!! Boxing Day is one of the busiest days of the years for bookmakers and punters so it felt right […]
Punter’s Diary Week 2 – Off to a Shocker
Oh dear! It’s not started well. I have this tendency in life to get carried away with things far too quickly, my latest attempt at being a decent punter is the latest scheme to fall to that flaw. The biggest lesson I can offer from my naive approach is don’t get too carried away too […]
