Early payout offers: low risk, high return
Some bookies pay your bet out as a winner as soon as your team gets far enough in front. If you’ve hedged that team at Betfair or with another bookie 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 where the bookie is running an early payout offer.
- Hedge the betLay that team at Betfair, or hedge at another bookie. Your bets cancel out, so if nothing special happens you only lose a few dollars.
- Your team gets the leadOnce the condition is triggered the bookie pays your bet out as a winner. Your hedge bet is still active.
- They don’t hold onIf your team draws or loses from there, your hedge bet wins as well. That’s the double payout.
A worked example: a 2up offer 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 6%, Betfair’s rate for most sports.
The bets
| Back at the bookie: $50 at 2.50 | $50.00 |
| Lay at Betfair: $50.00 at 2.56 | $78.00 liability |
| If the team wins | −$3.00 |
| If the team draws or loses | −$3.00 |
If they go 2 up and don’t win
| Bookie pays out early: $50 at 2.50 | +$75.00 |
| Lay bet wins after commission | +$47.00 |
| You finish ahead | +$122.00 |
Example odds only. This isn’t locked in: most matches cost a few dollars ($3.00 here), and every so often a double payout wins much more. If it happens about 1 match in 25, that averages +$2.00 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
Rates 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, so you know which leagues and 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 an early payout offer?
A promo where the bookie pays your bet out as a winner once your team gets a set lead, even if they don’t win in the end. In soccer this is usually a 2up offer, paid when your team goes 2 goals ahead. AFL, NRL and basketball offers use a points margin instead.
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?
Not always. Laying on the Betfair Exchange is the simplest hedge, because one lay bet covers both the draw and a loss in soccer. You can also hedge by backing the other outcomes with other bookies.
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.
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