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Do you avoid tennis arbs between books with different retirement rules?

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Re: Do you avoid tennis arbs between books with different retirement rules?

Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:56 pm

I was involved with yet another retirement with one of my wagers on Bovada today as Glancy retired just before the end of the 2nd set. Fortunately, this time it worked in my favor as I had Glancy at Bovada. I think I just have to stay away from Bovada for tennis as they require two sets to count. But there are a number of books that require the entire match to be completed, so this is really risky business. Do you all check the retirement rules of each book before you put the two wagers in?
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Re: Do you avoid tennis arbs between books with different retirement rules?

Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:53 am

yes, you need to be aware of the rules and realize there is a risk

that said, some people ignore it, argument is if you make a lot of bets, you will gain some and you will lose some eventually canceling each other out but in practice this streaks can be long and if you can sustain 3, 4 or 5 loses in a row each costing you i don't know how much then glory to the hypnotoad, also then you can hit a streak of winning 5 in a row

on the other hand you can avoid such bets, especially if injury already happened or you can bet other markets, like correct score or set winner. plenty of options
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Re: Do you avoid tennis arbs between books with different retirement rules?

Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:43 pm

I will definitely check to see if the arb is also there in the First Set Winner bet, but it usually isn't.

Then check any injury reports.

Then check history of the players and whether they have a habit of retirement.

Then see whether the arb is big enough to take the risk.

Merckx was up 6-1 and 5-2 when Glancy retired! A lot of folks were within one game of cashing, or losing! Wow! Did he know what he was doing when he stopped one game short of losing the Match outright? I can't find info on the nature of his retirement.

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