Why changes are impossible after matching
Picture two scenarios:
Scenario A: you bet 10K against Mamadou on Real Madrid. You get matched. 5 minutes before kickoff, you realize your info is bad and you want to lower your stake to 2K. If the system allowed it, Mamadou would end up staking 10K against you while you only risk 2K. Total asymmetry. Mamadou would lose the deal he originally committed to.
Scenario B: you bet 5K against Mamadou. You want to raise it to 50K because you feel confident. Mamadou would suddenly have to match 50K when he had committed 5K. You can't force someone to increase their risk.
In both cases, changing after matching breaks the contract. Once you're matched, both stakes are set in stone until resolution.
During the pool phase (a few minutes before the event closes), every bet change is temporarily locked. You get the normal options back after the transition to CLOSED.
Before matching: the workaround (cancel + redo)
As long as your bet isn't matched, you can still "change" it indirectly:
- Cancel your current bet (free before matching). How to cancel before matching.
- Create a new bet with the new amount you want.
Technically that's two operations, but the result is the same. No difference for you.
Tip. If you're unsure about the amount, place a minimum stake first (1,000 KTK), look at the odds and the market stats, then cancel and start over with your real amount.
The special case of stake tiers
Your stake tier is tied to the amount: if you want to move from 5K (Discovery) to 50K (Premium), you also change tiers. And your tier is locked at the moment you confirm.
So even before matching, you can't change stake tiers without recreating the bet. Same rule: cancel, redo.
Why we made this design choice
Three reasons.
1. Market fairness. P2P relies on a mutual commitment. If one side can renegotiate mid-game, the contract loses all value.
2. App simplicity. An edit feature would be complex (notify the opponent, wait for their approval, handle rejection, recalculate the commission…). Instead, we kept it simple: no changes.
3. Anti-scam. Allowing changes opens up scam vectors (lowering my stake when I sense I'm going to lose, raising it when I sense I'm going to win). No changes = no manipulation.