A full cover bet is a type of wager that will cover all the different multiple bet options that can be created from the selections made within it. Naturally the more legs in a bet there are, the bigger the combination of multiples that can be made.
Full Cover bets are popular because they don’t require all of the selections in the bet to win, in order to return something from the bet. However, all of the multiples created within this bet type each needs a stake unit against it.
For example, a £1 Trixie would require a £4 stake because a Trixie contains four multiple bets within it.
The Singles
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It is worth noting that there are two different types of Full Cover bet can be played. There are some which cover the individual legs as single bet selections, then there are those which don’t. If a full cover bet includes the singles, then more stake is required to cover each of them.
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Common Full Cover Bet Multiples
Some of the most commonly known and used types of full cover bet are the Trixie and Yankee. They are used more often because they are created from a fewer number of selections opposed to bigger bet types. That helps to keep the initial outlay of stake lower. Other multiples include a Canadian (also known as a Super Yankee), Heinz, Super Heinz and Goliath.
A Trixie for example, is made of three selections and from those three selections, four multiple bets can be made (three doubles and a treble). A Yankee, for example, would have eleven bets created from 4 separate selections (six doubles, 4 trebles, accumulator).
Cover Betting Strategy
Name of Bet | Selections | Doubles | Trebles | 4-folds | 5-folds | 6-folds | 7-folds | 8-folds | Total Bets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trixie | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Yankee | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||||
Canadian (Super Yankee) | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | |||
Heinz | 6 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 57 | ||
Super Heinz | 7 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 120 | |
Goliath | 8 | 28 | 56 | 70 | 56 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 247 |