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Low Holds
Low identify opportunities to turn over money in your betting account at a very low loss. Bet both sides of a market at a tiny margin and keep your account healthy.
What are Low Holds?
Win too much, too consistently, and Australian bookmakers will limit you. The bookies aren't just watching your wins though, they're watching your patterns: round stakes, mainline-only bets, and only firing on edges is the profile of a sharp.
A low hold is a two-way bet where you back both sides of a market at odds so closely aligned that you only lose 1–3% of your stake, in exchange for turnover that looks completely normal to the bookie's risk team. These are bets on "retail" markets like moneylines and totals, where bookmakers set high limits and pay less attention to who's betting, read more about markets and bookmaker limits here.
Here is an example (you can find bets like this everyday):
You can bet $358 on Colorado Avalance at Betfair at 1.39 and $142 on Los Angeles Kings at 3.50 and you will only lose $4. These are very retail bets and make your account look like a regular punter.
It's especially powerful for new accounts, where bookies profile you fastest in the first few weeks, priming a fresh account with low holds builds a recreational betting history, so by the time you fire on your sharp plays, you're already classified as a mug in their system. A small, controlled tax to keep your edge alive for the long haul.
Process
How do low holds work?
Step 01
We Scrap Odds
BetSniper monitors odds across every major Australian bookie and exchange in real time, hunting for two-way markets where the combined margin is razor thin.
Step 02
You Pick Your Hold
Filter by hold percentage, sport, bookie, or stake size. Play low holds that will help your particualr account strategy
Step 03
Keep your accounts alive
By playing both sides of retail markets, you can keep your account for longer and make more money
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Why playing low holds is so important if you want to be a profitable punter in Australia?
We never want to promote any strategy that won't make you money in the long-term, with the exception of low holds.
However, you need to think of low holds as a sharp punter tax. Bookmakers are getting quicker and quicker at identifying patters of winning players bets. We play low holds on purpose, to keep our accounts alive for longer. This becomes even more important for new accounts and stricter bookies.
We have seen users been able to extend their lifetimes on accounts by many months by paying this tax. It is an essential activity for any sharp punter in Australia.
You can only make money if you do not get limited. The return you will make from sharp betting far outweighs the losses you make from low holds.
By doubling or tripling your account longevity, your returns will be massively improved.
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