They are bets to cover varying combinations of all your chosen events happening in addition to covering them all to happen.
Eg, assume your accumulator is for 4 football matches below:
A v b
C v d
E v f
G v h
Your standard accumulator will pay out only if A, C, E and G win.
You could also...
1. Given the odds Liverpool are to win, you won't need anywhere near £5k.
2. It would be worth lumping on a credit card for a couple of days, if he did want to lay some off and had no other means.
Anyway - the main point is congratulations!
Now you have to decide how much you want weighted on each outcome.
Obviously your current position is:
Liverpool win - £9,000
Liverpool don't win - £0
You basically have a sliding scale you can adjust between those two numbers, eg...
Liverpool win...
It's one of the big chains, almost certainly not. If it's a small independent - you might be in luck.
But probably your best option, if you want to ensure you don't end up with nothing, is to head off to Betfair and LAY the bet you have BACKED in your accumulator. Doing so you can adjust your...