That was my original plan. But throughout the entire season, I think I only turned $20 into $500 once. All tournaments have turned into a mess due to the number of games and the volatility of results is such that there are fewer reliable teams (only Bayern maintains its level) and, in general, the results are more even, with the favorites winning with greater difficulty than before (we cross out Bayern again). In such conditions, it is difficult to catch a multiplier of x100+.
I actually turned one freebet into several hundred, don't even remember the amount, very early on in the season. I don't know why I didn't stop. And then more recently in Champions League turned 2 freebets into over 10x in one or two shots. No need to ask me what happened next. I'm not sure what kind of disease I have to not even withdraw a little before going all in. Some obsession with turning the 3-digit balance into 4. Knowing I'll be obssessed with getting it to 5 after that.
I've actually been suffering in the past few seasons with the way odds have drastically ironed out owing to the exact reason you noticed: fewer reliable teams. I used to find it relatively frequent to hit 10/1s and above in the steamroller days of City, Real, even PSG. I don't think there has ever been one game this season with Real's opponent nicking 10/1. It feels like I'm getting cheated these days, betting on West Ham vs City and getting a meagre 5/1. What is that?
All clear! It's just unclear how such an experienced bettor as you could get so deep into this spiral. One lesson was enough for me, when I lost 50 mbtc (also a bankroll I built up from a free bet) at a Liverpool game with odds of something like 1.1. That was two seasons ago, and I don't take those risks anymore. Obviously, $40,000 is better than $4,000, but being realistic, it's better to take what you have than to bet on the mess we're seeing in sports right now.
By the way, the odds for Bournemouth were 4+ for a win and 4+ for a draw. What kind of crap is this? All tails are cut off.