#BettingPeople: LUKE PATON

#BettingPeople: LUKE PATON: Luke Paton is a professional punter specialising in betting on golf and has been for a decade. In this in depth five-part interview he talks about the industry, what it takes to succeed and more…… Meeting Luke Paton with Simon Nott.

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LUKE PATON (part 1 of 5)

Luke talks about what he does, modelling versus form, place betting, pricing golf, working for Betfair Market Ops and if working in the industry helped him see chinks in the bookmaker’s armour.

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LUKE PATON (part 2 of 5)

Luke explains why he became a full-time professional punter in 2012, why he started a 100 point thread about successful betting on twitter, the importance of ‘scaleability’, the core pro-punting skillset that’s imperative for success and when his mindset changed from punter to professional.

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LUKE PATON (part 3 of 5)

Luke explains why his focus changed from pre-off to in-running, he talks about estimated value, why courtsiding didn’t work for golf. The importance of knowing who you are up against when betting and why he’s against ‘quick wins’.

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LUKE PATON (part 4 of 5)

Luke gives us an insight into getting an edge in golf betting, inside information, ‘information asymmetry’, Patrick Veitch, ‘skin in the game’ and having to adapt to stay in the game.

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LUKE PATON (part 5 of 5)

Luke talks about what used to work but doesn’t anymore, spotting something going sour, not adapting enough to an eroding edge, golf tipsters being a bane, single biggest wins and loses, best and worst luck, realising it’s a tough game and does he want to continue betting for a living.

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LUKE PATON #BettingPeople PODCAST