What happens to a draw no bet if the match is drawn?

The stake is refunded in full. Neither team wins the bet, and no profit or loss is recorded — the money simply returns to the balance.

Is draw no bet the same as double chance?

No. Draw no bet removes the draw outcome and refunds the stake if it happens. Double chance keeps all three 1X2 outcomes in play but lets two of them win the same bet.

Why does draw no bet pay less than a straight win bet?

Because the draw risk is removed from the bet. A market that cannot lose to a draw carries a shorter price than one that can, since the sportsbook is covering fewer losing outcomes.

Can a double chance bet lose?

Yes. It only wins if the match finishes as one of the two outcomes it covers. A 1X double chance bet loses if the away team wins, for example.

PHDREAM Draw No Bet: How the Stake Refund Works

In this section
Fact	Value
PHDREAM 1X2 Meaning	1X2 meaning: 1 stands for a home win, X for a draw, 2 for an away win — the same three outcomes covered by 1X2 betting.
PHDREAM Same Game Multi	A same game multi combines two or more selections from one match into a single priced bet.

Draw no bet and double chance both exist to soften what a straight 1X2 betting pick risks on a draw, but they do it in opposite ways. One refunds the stake if the match is level; the other keeps the draw in play and simply widens which results count as a win. This page works through both, with a comparison table and the arithmetic behind each.

PHDREAM Draw No Bet: How a Draw Refunds the Stake

A draw no bet removes the draw from the equation entirely. A bettor picks a team to win, and the bet settles in one of three ways:

The picked team wins: the bet pays out at the posted decimal odds.
The match is drawn: the stake is refunded in full — no profit, no loss.
The picked team loses: the stake is lost, the same as any other bet.

Because a draw settles as a refund rather than a loss, a draw no bet price is shorter than the equivalent straight-win price on the same team; the sportsbook is covering one fewer way for the bet to lose.

Double Chance Bet Explained

A double chance bet takes the opposite approach: it keeps the draw as a live outcome but combines two of the three 1X2 results into a single bet. There are three possible double chance bets on any match:

1X: wins if the home team wins or the match is drawn.
X2: wins if the match is drawn or the away team wins.
12: wins if either team wins — loses only on a draw.

Because two of the three outcomes win the bet, a double chance price is shorter than a single 1X2 selection, and it settles on regulation time the same way a standard 1X2 market does.

Draw No Bet vs Double Chance: Comparison Table

	Draw No Bet	Double Chance
Outcomes covered	One team to win	Two of the three 1X2 results
If the match is drawn	Stake refunded	Wins only if draw is one of the two covered results
Number of ways to win	1	2
Typical price vs straight 1X2	Shorter than a straight win	Shorter than a straight win

The core difference is what happens to a draw: draw no bet turns it into a refund, double chance can turn it into a win, depending on which pair of results was picked.

Worked Payout Examples

Both markets use the same stake-times-odds arithmetic as any decimal-odds bet.

Draw no bet: a ₱400 stake at odds of 1.65 on the home team returns ₱660 if that team wins, since 400 × 1.65 = 660. If the match is drawn, the full ₱400 is refunded. If the away team wins, the ₱400 stake is lost.

Double chance: a ₱400 stake at odds of 1.40 on 1X (home win or draw) returns ₱560 if either of those results happens, since 400 × 1.40 = 560. The stake is lost only if the away team wins outright.

Both markets sit within the wider set explained on PHDREAM’s sportsbook overview, and either one can also be built into a combined selection on the same game multi page.

PHDREAM Draw No Bet: Refund Rules vs Double Chance