Filling the rugby void

With the Rugby World Cup a thing of the past, I am looking to take something of a betting sabbatical over the next two months.

Although I won’t stop betting altogether, the frequency and size of my bets will decrease.

This past weekend was a case in point and while there was some Pro 14 rugby, I never got heavily involved, placing just two bets, winning one and losing the other to show a small profit.

My weekend was made on Sunday night though where I followed regular Goodforthegame Forum contributor, Southpaw, with his trademark bet of Liverpool to score two goals or more at just over 1/1 against Manchester City.

The bet arrived within the first quarter of the match as Liverpool raced to a 2-0 lead. There was some controversy around their first goal and the fact that Manchester City should perhaps have been awarded a penalty in the build-up. But, as a punter, I have had many of these calls go against me in the past and I was more than happy to collect the bet and close up shop after a profitable post-Rugby World Cup weekend.

The Nedbank Golf Challenge is on the go and this has always been one of my favourite betting events, although I must confess I long for the old days of the limited 12-man field and the early December scheduling.

It would be a shame not to get involved and I backed Henrik Stenson to win at 15/1. He is a proven winner over the Gary Player layout and the field that has been assembled at Sun City this year is lukewarm at best.

This weekend, GGGaming are sponsoring me into the WPT Poker Series, starting tomorrow night.

More information is available on the Shuffle Up Poker website, but if I should cash in, then I will pocket a third of the money, a third will go to charity and a third will go to those who watch the GGGaminggonemad Live YouTube Show at 8.15pm today.

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