Practise With Small Bets: Bypassing The Betfair Minimum Bet

The minimum bet on Betfair is £2. However, placing a bet for under £2 is easy. Betting for under £2 is useful because it allows you to test out strategies without commiting a lot of money. Here is how to back for under £2 (we will back for 25p):

We want to back Davenport to win for 25p. The first step is to offer to back at higher than the current odds (i usually choose 100 for backing and 1.01 for laying). So offer to back Davenport for £2 at odds of 100, your bet will be displayed as unmatched.

Click on the "Continue" button to modify the bet. Now enter the amount you want to back onto the original £2 that was already there (in our case, our stake should be £2.25):

Click "Submit" then "Continue" to submit the bet. You should now have 2 unmatched bets displayed. Click on the "X" next to your £2bet and then modify the odds of your 25p to the current back odds:

Now click "Continue" and then "Continue" again. And that's it! Simple! You have now made a bet of 25p. Your screen should now look like the first picture in this tutorial.

To lay for under £2. All you need to do is follow the same steps but instead of offering to back for 100. You need to offer to Lay for 1.01.