How much of your bankroll should you risk per bet? (Unit sizing debate)

[SharpEddie47]

@DirkDarkness
Makes sense, you have an actual off switch instead of just “hoping it turns,” which already puts you ahead of 95% of people following tipsters. You are at least treating risk as something to plan for, not something to react to when it hurts.

For me, persistent means Roughly:

• If a tipster posts a clearly bad month relative to what you expected and follows it up with another month well below par, that is where I start thinking “persistent” rather than “just variance”.
• If they also change sport/market/style during that time, I shorten the leash, because I do not believe their old profile applies any more.

So I would probably write it down as something like: “One bad month is tolerated, two in a row and they are on probation, three in a row and they are out and only tracked, not staked.” Adjust the exact numbers to your risk tolerance, but keep it written, not emotional.

Otherwise “persistent” turns into a feeling instead of a rule, and feelings get very generous when we like a tipster’s past ROI.

 

[ParlayPrincess_88]

I have exactly the same reasoning as you, my brother. I'm even capable of putting up half my capital; it just depends on the circumstances and my level of confidence.

Haha love the confidence but I am absolutely not your brother (because I can only be a sister, really)
Totally get what you mean though - if the spot feels right and the bankroll rules are clear, I am happy to go big too. Just trying to keep “send it” nights to the ones that actually deserve it and not every random Tuesday game.