I don't know how often gamblers deliberate about this, but I'm sure it's good for us to vent about it, to proffer simple and actionable strategies to stop it, if possible. I believe we’ve all been there, where, for example, you have a 10-game accumulator, 9 games have turned green, and you’re just waiting on the last one...only for a 90th-minute goal to wipe out the whole ticket. That's one of the most common heartbreaking "one game spoil." My last experience was recently, when my 3 different tickets were all tied to Italy, and Italy disappointed and ruined all the tickets. That hurts!
I’m curious to know how you guys handle this. Do you just take the loss and move on, or do you have a system to protect your potential wins or subsequent games?
Lately, if my bookies have it, 1. I’ve stopped letting the ticket run to the end, 2. prioritise a single bet or limit the accumulation, and 3. properly vary my selection without being too sure on a team.
Additionally, if you got one, you can share your painful "one game spoil" story.
This is an experience that is common to almost all the gambler. I believe anyone that has been gambling for long should had this kind of experience. The best solution is to cash out the game if the chances to do so is there but if the opportunity to do so isn't there the next thing will be to play with an option that of one of the game fails you will still win some certain percentage.
Prioritising a single bet won't change any thing because is still possible to single out the wrong game. Therefore the most important thing here is luck .