Paddy Power has best BIG 4 pricing this weekend.

Top Irish bookmaker PaddyPower has decided to do a (slightly biased) price comparison of prices on the "big four" clubs for this weekend - and guess what they found?!

.... Paddy's Price are Best!!

Paddy Power is your Jessica Alba to Ladbrokes' Jade Goody, your Ferrari to Boylesports' clapped out Lada or your Beatles to William Hills' Boney M.

You get the gist?

They're offering the best prices on Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool all to win on the opening weekend of the new season. A nice little accumulator too.

Check out the graphic so everything becomes clearer.



So Visit Paddy Power Now and remember that our links give you £30 worth of free bets to new customers.

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Padraig Harrington Payout Costs Paddy Power €2m

A year on, and another win for Padraig Harrington at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale has cost Ireland's biggest bookmaker almost two millions Euros!

Padraig Harrington retained his title and the coveted Claret Jug.

Paddy Power was feeling the pinch for the second year running with patriotic Irish punters backing the Dubliner all weekend long resulting in a payout of over €2 million!

Paddy said, "It feels like we've dodged a bullet. Once again the Harrington punters have taken our pants down but thanks to the wrist injury doubts they've left our underwear on!"

Well done Padraig!

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Missing Football Betting? Bet on Chickens!

Are you missing your regular football punt? Well now you can bet on Chickens !!

It's true - PaddyPower have gone nuts - this week they've developed Eggy-cam - where you can bet on which egg (out of a nest of 10) will hatch first ...

We found this little gem over at Bookielabrat so head over and check out the Bookielabrat Eggy-cam blog post or you can also go directly to PaddyPower's Eggy Cam mini-site to see all 8 markets that they're offering ... and a video feed of the eggs.

They're Mad at PaddyPower - I tell you ... Mad !!

Footnote :
All the eggs used in Eggycam come from Duncan & Sally's Farm in County Wicklow, Ireland. They breed rare species and have over 200 birds onsite, a donkey Casper and a pig called Pig.

When the eggs eventually hatch they will return to the comfy confines of the farm.

Additional Footnote :
Real football is back soon with the 3rd round of the Champions League qualifiers kicking off 12th August with Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Schalke and Juventus all in action.

(Phew!)

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Paddy Power covers the 2008 WSOP with final table bets

Ireland's largest bookmaker Paddy Power is offering a "To Make the Final Table" market on the upcoming 2008 WSOP main event in Las Vegas.

The biggest stars in the poker world will compete alongside thousands of amateurs at the Main Event, which is scheduled to begin on July 3rd and play down to the final table of 9 players on July 14th. At this point play will be suspended until early November, when the final table will be played out on live television.

Defending champion Jerry Yang is available at 300/1 and 2006 champion Jamie Gold is available at 200/1, while some of the world's most famous players, including Gavin Griffin, Phil Ivey, Patrick Antonius & Gus Hansen, make up an elite group of professionals available at 100/1.

WSOP $10,000 Main Event - To Make the Final Table
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Allen Cunningham 100/1
Gavin Griffin 100/1
Phil Ivey 100/1
Patrick Antonius 100/1
Gus Hansen 100/1
Erik Seidel 125/1
Chris Ferguson 125/1
Tony G 150/1
Doyle Brunson 150/1
Jamie Gold 200/1
Jennifer Tilly 300/1
Jerry Yang 300/1

And PaddyPower is offering a money-back special on the "To Make the Final Table" market; where they will refund all losing bets in this market if any Irish player reaches the final table.

The "Top Irish Player" market will be hotly contested as usual, with Ireland's top players competing to be the 2nd Irishman (after Noel Furlong) to take home a Main Event bracelet. A collection of the top players on the island makes up the leading group available at 22/1.

WSOP $10,000 Main Event - Top Irish Player
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Andy Black 22/1
Ciaran O'Leary 22/1
Marty Smyth 22/1
Roy Brindley28/1
Padraig Parkinson 35/1
Ken Powell 66/1

The "Top English Player" market is as hard to call as the Irish market, with an especially strong collection of English players expected to compete at the 2008 WSOP Main Event. Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott is one of the three favorites available at 50/1, with Dave Colclough available at 100/1.

WSOP $10,000 Main Event - Top English Player
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Dave Ulliott 50/1
Ram Vaswani 50/1
Roland De Wolfe 50/1
Neil Channing 66/1
Jon Kalmar 80/1
Dave Colclough 100/1
Barney Boatman 100/1
Victoria Coren 200/1

RELATED LINKS :
To check out the bets - it's hiding on the Sports Section of PaddyPower.com (but this link will take you directly there)

To actually play Online Poker visit Paddy Power Poker.

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Paddy Power pays out almost €1.5 million in refunds

IT looks like it's a case of one good refund deserves another as that mad Irish betting firm PaddyPower has paid out refunds on the Champions League final totalling almost €1.5 million.

Sports Betting site BookieLabrat.com is reporting in their betting blog that the Irish bookmaker Paddy Power was offering to return lost bets as part of a "Russian Roulette" campaign if Ronaldo scored in normal time - and he did after 26 minutes.

The groans from Paddy's Dublin headquarters must have been audible in Moscow as the total payout in returned funds for is a staggering €1.5 million.

RELATED LINK :
See full details in the post in the Bookielabrat betting blog

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Irelands EuroVision Song Turkey Stuffed

Ireland's entry for the Eurovision song contest was a Turkey - literally a puppet Turkey !

Not surprisingly Dustin the Turkey got beaten - but not until after punters had placed over EURO 100,000 on the poultry puppet at Paddy Power.

In a much bigger surprise the Irish bookmaker has decided it must all have been a joke and has refunded all bets on Dustin the Turkey !!!

That's a top class bookmaker - and why we make them #1 for these sort of punts - so check out Paddy Power for all your novelty bets.

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Paddy Power pays out on ManYoo winning title already

Top Irish Bookmaker Paddy Power has paid out on the Premier League winners already.

A post in the BookieLabrat.com blog on Thursday said that the Irish bookie has paid out early on Man United to lift the title.

As well as this, PaddyPower also paid out on Ronaldo to be top Premier League Goalscorer.

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Punter wins 57K after wife changes his picks

Just a quick one today - as this blog entry at BookieLabRat caught my eye while looking for betting information.

A punter made a clean sweep of the weekend's English Premier League schedule and picked up £57,000 - at Paddy Power but only after his wife made four changes to his picks.

Now that's what I call female intuition - and I might have to run my slip past "the other half" for this weekend's FA Cup games.

RELATED LINKS :
The Bookie Labrat Betting Blog
Paddy Power - Top rated Irish Bookmaker

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Super Sunday Correct Score Plunge.

Betting on either of the big games on Sunday afternoon when Arsenal take on Chelsea and Manchester United travel to Liverpool ?

Me too.

I think that I will be taking advantage of the Ready for War! offer over at PaddyPower which is offering a cash back on all correct score bets if a player is sent off in EITHER game.

That's two high-pressure clashes - and the beauty of getting a cash back due to an event in another game appeals somewhat.

But what also appeals is that these games between the big four clubs do tend to be somewhat predictable with score-draws showing up more and more often as they seem to accept spliting the points.

Manchester United have won four of the last five games at Anfield (see my Liverpool v Man Utd stats page) but I reckon that Liverpool have raised their game this season and a draw is on the cards there.

While in London we can see that Arsenal and Chelsea have drawn four of their last six league clashes at all venues - and the absence of Didier Drogba for Chelsea suggests that goals might be down and Chelsea will make themselves very hard to beat.

While correct scores are a bit of a lottery, I've always liked playing the 1-1 draw, as it keeps your bet alive after the first goal, and typically when a side is losing 0-1 late on they'll push forward looknig for the equaliser.

So a wee punt on 1-1 can add to the interest levels and with prices of 13/2 (7.50) on 1-1 at Anfield and 5.50 at the Emirates there is scope for a tasty payout.

RELATED LINKS :
- PaddyPower (to get the bet on)
- English Premier League Spreadsheet betting stats
- English Premier League Betting Previews

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Paddy Power Wimbldedon Sets Appeal - Pays Out 17 times so far ..

Remember when we told you about the latest cashback offer from the mad Irish bookmaker PaddyPower ?

Sure you do !! Well it turns out that it's already paid out on 17 seperate occassions already including refunds on Henman, Gonzalez and Moya.

17 times already! And as the tournament progress the games should get even closer! You'd be mad to be betting anywhere else.

Here's a reminder of what you can get simply by using PaddyPower for your Wimbledon betting.



Men's Wimbledon 2007 - Free Bet Special - Exclusively at Paddy Power

If you place a losing match bet on any match that is decided over 5 sets then Paddy Power will give you a Free Bet to the same stake on any other Wimbledon match.

Here's the full list of conditions :
* Applies to singles placed before match starts only (not in running bets).
* Applies to match betting only.
* Applies to Singles matches only.
* Only applies to bets placed online or by phone.
* Max Free Bet €300/£200 per customer.
* Free Bets can only be used on Wimbledon matches.
* Does not apply to the 2007 Mens Wimbledon Final.

So don't be a 5-set loser - bet on Wimbledon with Paddy Power

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Wimbledon Betting Promotions

Are you having a punt on Wimbledon this year?

If so then you may want to check out a couple of cash back promotions that the guys over at BookieLabrat.com found that might appeal.


Paddy Power - SETS APPEAL OFFER
If your Wimbledon bet loses in five sets then PaddyPower will give you a free bet to the same value on any other wimbledon match.

Gamebookers - STAKE BACK PROMOTION
If you bet on a top 5 seed and they lose in the first three rounds then Gamebookers will give you your stake back !!

Those are a couple of reasons to check out their sites and see if you might do some of your tennis betting at this bookmakers over the next fortnight.

RELATED LINKS :
Check out the Wimbledon promotions post at BookieLabrat for details.
Or visit Gamebookers and Paddy Power directly now!

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Real Madrid big favourites to win Spanish League Title

Real Madrid are now a best 1/9 at bet365 to win La Liga after Saturday's dramatic penultimate round of matches.

Trailing twice and with title rivals Barcelona winning against Espanyol, Real's title hopes looked to have been ended for yet another season.

But ex-Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy's goal forced a 2-2 draw and a last-gasp equaliser for Espanyol at the Nou Camp ensured Real Madrid go into the final round of games next Sunday top of the table.

Madrid are level on points with Barca but in front on head-to-heads, so a home win against 12th-placed Real Mallorca will guarantee a title for the first time in four years at Real Madrid.

Barcelona are now considered almost out of the running and are priced at a huge 6/1 (7.00) at Paddy Power. Barcelona are away to bottom club Gimnastic in their final fixture.

Seville's title hopes remain alive but only just after their 0-0 draw goalless draw with Real Mallorca. They go into the final weekend two points off the pace and it's 50/1 that the other two slip up and they sneak through by scoring a home win over Villarreal.

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Three FA Cup Cash Back Betting Offers

FA CUP BETTING CASH BACK OFFERS

We've found three good cash back offers that you should consider if you're betting on the FA Cup this weekend, as it gives you a little bit of insurance if things do not go to plan.


(1) BETFRED - No Way Jose! (read more)
Get up to £100 (or currency equivalent) per customer back, if Chelsea win the game in extra time OR on penalties!!

A refund on all losing correct score, first/last goalscorer and scorecast single bets

(2) PADDY POWER - Too Close to Call (read more)
Get up to €300/£200 per customer back, if you back a team to win in 90 minutes and they fail to win in normal time and then lose on a penalty shootout

(3) VC BET - Don't pay the penalty (read more)
Losing Correct Score or First Goalscorer refunded to a Max of £100 per person if the match reaches a PENALTY SHOOT-OUT.

So there we have - three good offers open to ALL punters (both NEW and EXISTING) that might help you to stretch your punts a little further ...

Good luck.

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Chelsea v Liverpool - Money Back Special at Paddy Power

Paddy Power offering cash back deal on UEFA CL

I do like Irish bookmaker Paddy Power

They jumped up to second place on our bookmaker list (behind Bet365) in the last quarterly bookmaker review - and a big reason for that was their continual stream of money-back offers and refunds that they paid out to all betting customers - both new and existing punters.

CASH BACK IF CHELSEA V LIVERPOOL FINISHES 0-0
They're at it again on Wednesday night, offering the chance of getting your cash back on goalscorer, correct score and scorecast bets in the Chelsea v Liverpool game if it finishes in a 0-0 draw.

That's not an unlikely proposition at all, in fact the 0-0 score is priced at a lowish 6.50-7.00 at most bookies making it one of the favoured scorelines. They must be mad !

So it goes without saying that if you're considering a goalscorer, correct score or scorecast bet on Chelsea v Liverpool in midweek then you should be betting it at PaddyPower bookmakers - if you don't then you're just throwing away money to be playing anywhere else.

DON'T FORGET THE 3 x GBP £10 FREE BETS :
New Customers who join PaddyPower via our site also get 3 x £10 free bets if your first bet is a £30 single or more ...

Check out our PaddyPower bookmaker review and Paddy Power Free Bet offer page for more details.

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Win GBP 100 with Paddy Power

Win GBP 100 with Paddy Power and The Gooner

We've struck a deal with the lovely Sinead at PaddyPower.com to be able to run a competition in conjunction with this years Grand National at Aintree.

To enter all you have to do is answer this easy peasy question ...
- Who won last years Grand National?

Send your answers along with your Paddy Power usernames to competition_2007@goonersguide.com

Here are the T&Cs :
- Closing date is midnight Friday 13th April 2007
- Entries one per person
- Over 18's only
- No purchase necessary

But you must have an active account at Paddy Power to enter - athough it doesn't have to have been signed up with this site.

(although that would be nice)

We will then draw the winner from all the correct entries and they'll receive the GBP £100 FREE Bet.

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About Paddy Power :

Paddy Power are one of our top five ranked bookmakers and right now they're offering you £30 in FREE BETS if you join up as a new customer from GoonersGuide.com

That means that you could :
- Spend £30 (say in England to beat Andorra)
- And then you get 3 x £10 FREE BETS from Paddy Power.

Read our review of Paddy Power bookmakers on the main site

Or if you're already convinced then why not visit PaddyPower now and join up.

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Paddy Power - Worth a look !!

Just scanning over the internet today looking for the days betting blog when I came across this entry at the Sports Bookie Blog.

They've taken a look at all the CASH BACK offers on at Paddy Power and found that the mad Irish bookie does actually pay out quite often.

Did you know about their "Necks on the Line” offer on the horses?
If your horse finishes second and is only beaten by up to and including a neck in a specific race then Paddy’ll refund your losing stake.

Apparently according to the LabRats he's paid out of 46 different occasions in the last six months on the nags.

I know nothing about horses - other than I've noticed that the fastest horses all have a leg in each corner - but that seems like some pretty good insurance - and well checking on if you're regularly punting on the races.

What I did know was their regular football bets ... and I see that they're offering a cash back offer on Wednesday night if Julio Baptista scores the last goal against Spurs (assuming he gets over a groin injury).

All-in-all We've found PaddyPower a pretty good bookie (you can find our detailed Paddy Power review here on the main site) and they're in my top 10 bookmakers.

A recommended bookmaker if you're looking for a fair site - that rewards loyal punters again and again and again.

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RELATED LINK :
Here is a beer link to Paddy Power Bookmakers that gives you £25 in free bets if you join up - and we get a free beer too
;-)

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Irish Legend Ray Houghton Picks

Today we have links to audio (MP3) previews from a tipster at one of our leading UK and European bookmakers - Paddy Power.com.

Razor Ray Houghton shares his football insights into this weekend's Premiership talking about five games this weekend including Arsneal, Spurs and Liverpool.

Check out the page and have a listen & see what you think!

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Choosing your first bookie

We get plenty of requests on the forum for recommendations on the "best bookie".

Now we do a lot of work in testing and ranking our favourite bookmakers and also in finding the best free bet offers but it's still a bit of work to match them up to each punter.

This depends a lot on what the person is looking for - and some of the criteria could be things like :

What is your Favourite Sports
European Football, American Football (NFL / NCAA), Tennis, Other sports.

What is your Preferred Competitions
Main Leagues Only = English Premier, Italian Serie A, Spanish La Liga (etc)
Minor Leagues as well = Turkish leagues, Australian league, Jpanese leagues, Lower divisions.

Which markets do you prefer ?
1x2 Betting, Handicaps and AH betting, Over/under or special bets.

Are other features important?
Ease of use, Money transfer options, Joining bonuses.

All these factors will go into finding the best bookmaker for your betting sport, style and league type and it does take a while to find the best bookie that matches to your type.

For most UK punters who are just start out betting online - we recommend four places that are safe, reliable, cover a lot of local games and styles and off a nice free joining bonus.

1) Bet365 = 92% (see Bet365 Review)
2) BetFred = 85% (see BetFred Review)
3) SportingOdds = 80% (see SportingOdds Review)
4) PaddyPower = 75% (see PaddyPower Review)

Depositing GBP 30-50 in each of these four bookies and playing it through will see you earn a series of bonuses (which is always nice) - and you'll get a feel of which of these bookies suits you best.

American and European punters will have slightly different tastes and requirements and will almost certainly prefer different books.

US punters seem to be happiest at :
1) PinnacleSports = 91% (see PinnacleSports Review)
2) CanBet = 77% (see CanBet Review)

And all US players are welcome at both these books - no state restrictions.

While European punters seem to prefer :
1) Bet365 = 92% (see Bet365 Review)
2) EuroBet = 78% (see Eurobet review)
3) Interwetten = 60% (see our Interwetten review)

So get in there and choose your first couple of bookies (it's always recomemnded to try at least 2-3 in order to compare what's best) and see how you find them with a small deposit.

Then you can continue on with your favourites - or come back and check the reviews in more detail - as you'll probably have a much better idea of what you're looking for in a bookie.

Good luck with your punting.

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