Early payout and 2UP offers: win both bets
Some bookies pay your bet out as a winner as soon as your team gets far enough in front. If you’ve laid that team at Betfair and they go on to lose the lead, both your bets win.
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How early payouts work
You bet the same way as any other matched bet. The early payout is what gives you a shot at a big result.
- Back with the early payout bookiePick a team in a match with an early payout promo, like being paid out if your team goes 2 goals up in soccer or leads by a set margin in AFL, NRL or basketball.
- Lay the same team at BetfairYour two bets cancel out, so if nothing special happens you only lose a few dollars.
- Your team gets the leadThe bookie pays your bet out as a winner, whatever happens next. Your lay bet at Betfair is still running.
- They don’t hold onIf your team draws or loses from there, your lay bet wins as well. That’s the double payout.
A worked example: 2 goals up in soccer
A bookie pays out if your team goes 2 goals ahead. You back a team for $50 at 2.50 and lay it at Betfair at 2.56. Commission is 5%.
The bets
| Back at the bookie: $50 at 2.50 | $50.00 |
| Lay at Betfair: $49.80 at 2.56 | $77.69 liability |
| If the team wins | -$2.69 |
| If the team draws or loses | -$2.69 |
If they go 2 up and don’t win
| Bookie pays out early: $50 at 2.50 | +$75.00 |
| Lay bet wins after commission | +$47.31 |
| You finish ahead | +$122.31 |
Example odds only, not a current offer. This isn’t locked in: most matches cost a few dollars ($2.69 here), and every so often a double payout wins much more. If it happens about 1 match in 25, that averages +$2.31 per bet. Choosing matches where an early lead is more likely is what pushes that average up, which is what the 2up software is for.
Early payout calculator
Enter the bet and your best guess at how often the team gets paid out early but doesn’t win. The calculator shows the cost of each bet and what it’s worth on average.
Picking the right matches is the edge
A double payout needs an early lead and a comeback. Some matches are far more likely to give you both, and checking every fixture yourself isn’t realistic.
🔒 Members see the best 2UP picks
The 2up software scans soccer matches for good prices and a high chance of goals, and ranks the picks most likely to give you a double payout.
See the 2up softwareYour early payout toolkit
2up software
Ranks soccer matches by price and chance of goals, so you spend your stakes where double payouts happen most.
About the 2up software →Promo databases
Every early payout promo in one place each day, across soccer, AFL, NRL and more, so you know which matches to target.
About the promo database →Calculators
Work out the lay stake before kick-off, and your options in-play once an early payout has been triggered.
Compare plans →Questions people ask
What is a 2UP offer?
A soccer promo where the bookie pays your bet out as a winner if your team goes 2 goals ahead at any point, even if they don’t win in the end. Other sports have similar early payout offers based on a set lead.
Can I lock in a profit with early payouts?
Not before the match starts. Most matches cost a few dollars. Once your bet has been paid out early, your lay bet is still running, and you can either let it ride for a double payout or close it in-play to lock in a profit.
Will I profit from every match?
No. This is a high variance strategy: you lose a little on most matches and win big on a few. It’s profitable over a season when the double payouts outweigh the small losses, which depends on getting close lay prices and choosing the right matches.
Do I need a Betfair account?
Yes. You lay your team on the Betfair Exchange, and that lay bet is what wins when your team gets paid out early and then doesn’t hold on.
Which Bonusbank plan do I need?
Standard includes the promo databases and all the calculators. Plus adds the 2up software, which finds the soccer matches most likely to give you a double payout.
Give yourself a shot at the double
Start with the free course to learn the method, then use the 2up software to pick the matches most likely to pay out twice.
Free beginners course · No credit card needed · Takes 2 minutes