Bitcoin Forum

NOTE: This thread are for those participants of 2019 NBA playoffs Prediction Pool.
If you want to join it costs BTC0.005 and should be send here(Hhampuz (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;) address, our trusted Escrow): bc1qmgll2sayg9qx4mt86d8c054ysjvm5r39dqpg3y (https://blockstream.info/address/bc1qmgll2sayg9qx4mt86d8c054ysjvm5r39dqpg3y)

The 2019 NBA playoffs will be starting on April 13, 2019
The entry fee is BTC0.005 for each participant

The winners will be the top 4 participants who got the highest points at the end of the Playoffs.            Example: If there are 10 participants who joined then the prize pool would be BTC0.05

1st place  :  50% of the total pool                                                                                                         1st  : BTC0.025
2nd place :  20% of the total pool                                                                                                         2nd : BTC0.01
3rd place  : 10% of the total pool                                                                                                          3rd : BTC0.005
4th place  :  5% of the total pool                                                                                                           4th : BTC0.0025

How the 2019 NBA Playoffs Prediction Pool Works: There are 16 teams that will be playing in the Playoffs and 8 teams for the Eastern and Western Conference respectively.
There will be a 4 rounds in each conference consisting of the 1st round(Eastern/Western Quarter-finals), 2nd round(Eastern/Western Semi-Finals), 3rd round(Eastern/Western Conference Finals), 4th round(NBA Finals).
(This will be a prediction for a series win and not per game)

In the 1st round the participants must predict 8 winning teams that can proceed to the Eastern/Western Semi-Finals.
In the 2nd round the participants must predict 4 winning teams that can proceed to the Eastern/Western Finals.
In the 3rd round the participants must predict 2 winning teams that can proceed to the NBA Finals.
In the 4th round the participants must predict 1 winning team or the NBA Champions.


For each 1 game away from a correct prediction the participant will receive 3 points
For each 2 game away from a correct prediction the participant will receive 2 points
For each 3 game away from a correct prediction the participant will receive 1 point
For each exact correct prediction the participant will receive 5 points
For each wrong prediction the participant will receive 0 point

There will be only four winning results in each series and that is:
4-0 = 4 games
4-1 = 5 games
4-2 = 6 games
4-3 = 7 games


Score Multipliers for each round:
1st round : 1x
2nd round: 2x
3rd round : 3x
4th round : 4x

https://i.imgur.com/Xv382mT.jpg
(This image is just an example)

---

Let's say the 2019 NBA Playoffs started today then I am one of the participant.
I will place my bet with this kind of format:

My predictions(1st round of Eastern/Western Conference):                                             My predictions(2nd round of Eastern/Western Conference):
Western:                                                    Eastern:                                                              Western:                                       Eeastern:
GSW vs. POR = POR win in Game 7              BOS vs. CHI = BOS win in Game 4                        GSW vs. LAC = GSW win in Game 6         BOS vs. ATL = BOS win in Game 4
LAC vs. UTA  = LAC win in Game 6               WAS vs. ATL = ATL win in Game 7                         OKC vs. SAS = OKC win in   Game 7          MIL vs. CLE = CLE win in Game 4
HOU vs. OKC = OKC win in Game 7              TOR vs. MIL = MIL win in Game 4
SAS vs. MEM = SAS win in Game 4               CLE vs. IND = IND win in Game 7

and the winning results are:                                                                                                and the winning results are:
Western:                           Eastern:                                                                                       Western:                 Eastern:
GSW win in Game 4           BOS win in Game 4                                                                        GSW win in Game 4         BOS win in Game 6
LAC win in Game 7             ATL win in Game 7                                                                         SAS win in Game 7         CLE win in Game 4
OKC win in Game 5            MIL win in Game 7
SAS win in Game 4            CLE win in Game 4

Western:                   Eastern:                                                                                               Western:                   Eastern:
GSW -  0 point           BOS - 5 points                                                                                      GSW = 2 points         BOS = 2 points
LAC  -  3 points          ATL -  5 points                                                                                      OKC =  0 points         CLE = 5 points
OKC -  2 points          MIL -  1 points
SAS -  5 points          CLE -  0 point

Then I would have a total Score of 21 points in the first round          Then I would have a total Score of 18 points in the 2nd round because there are x2 multipler in the 2nd round

If there are scores tied at the end of the Prediction pool then the prizes will be divided to the winners equally.

---

IMPORTANT:The deadline for posting prediction is 2 days before the round starts. So if the 1st game of the 1st round of playoffs starts at 8:00am(GMT+8) on April 13, 2019 then you must post on or before of 7:59am on April 11,2019(GMT+8). Late post or no post at all will be resulted to a disqualification for the said round.

IMPORTANT:Predictions must be send via PM only with leonair (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=917822)
*Please follow the format of the predictions as much as possible.
*You can submit your 1st round predictions as soon as the final 16 teams are in place.
*I will honor the last message of the participant about his/her predictions and that will serve as his/her final entry.
*I will post all of the participant's predictions here in this thread when the Playoffs starts.





Format for registration:

List of Registered and Paid Participants(As soon as I see your BTC address on escrow's address):
leonair (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=917822;)
Questat (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=772014)
ChiBitCTy (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=904524)
Harkorede (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2160117)
harizen (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=458393)
Hhampuz (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=881377)
LTU_btc (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=547435)

PRIZE POOL BTC0.03509438
1st place: BTC0.021056628
2nd place: BTC0.014037752


1st ROUND SCORES:
leonair (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=917822;) = 26
Questat (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=772014) = 17
ChiBitCTy (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=904524) = 18
Harkorede (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2160117) = 27
harizen (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=458393) = 24
Hhampuz (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=881377) = 20
LTU_btc (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=547435) = 26

2nd ROUND SCORES:
leonair (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=917822;) = 16
Questat (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=772014) = 14
ChiBitCTy (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=904524) = 30
Harkorede (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2160117) = 20
harizen (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=458393) = 16
Hhampuz (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=881377) = 16
LTU_btc (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=547435) = 22

3rd ROUND SCORES:
leonair (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=917822;) = 6
Questat (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=772014) = 9
ChiBitCTy (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=904524) = 3
Harkorede (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2160117) = 6
harizen (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=458393) = 9
Hhampuz (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=881377) = 15
LTU_btc (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=547435) = 15

ALL ROUND TOTAL SCORES(NOT IN ORDER):
leonair (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=917822;) = 48
Questat (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=772014) = 40
ChiBitCTy (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=904524) = 51
Harkorede (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2160117) = 53
harizen (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=458393) = 49
Hhampuz (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=881377) = 51
LTU_btc (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=547435) = 63

Signed with the escrow address.

-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Today is the 9th of March 2019. This is Hhampuz from Bitcointalk and I confirm I am in control of this address that will escrow funds for the NBA playoffs pool that leonair is hosting.
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
1GEwsrh9gR695DnQN6W9WQnMhTTJztxaPW
ILAbPC+EZlppGfYcsBqCnGBYzUaniwcGpF4xMsvugQIJQ3QVaKS9PnD2/faqC99FOGr+YbLTEKhfw1rbOk5/7qg=
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----


EDIT; Had to setup a new escrow address through electrum as Ledger was giving me grief and I can't be bothered to use it for this. So, new address + signed message below:

I would like to know what is the deadline for registration(you might as well update the first post with this information)? Also how many participants usually register during this kind of competitions? Kept seeing this kind of competitions on bitcointalk related to NBA and also Champions League but never thought about registering in one. This time I might be interested.

This is great, I love NBA so you can count me in.
I will also try to invite posters on my thread, I'm sure they will love to participate.

When are we going to start sending our registration fee?

I received a message today from OP


That's not my name and looks like I'm not invited but when I check posts I discovered this thread and I'm glad I have my name listed already.
This idea was from Harizen IIRC and I'm glad we have Hhampuz as our escrow, I'm hoping he'll participate.

You know it   ;D

I was right  ;D
Registration sent to the escrow address -  0.00504 BTC (https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/68759b2715c13616c40463b517684a06d9c4740046a6468a2251a88c1fb6bcb7) (just over a bit)

I think this is the first time someone did a NBA prediction pool here, I don't have any idea on how many will register but I'm expecting that many will join, and when you look Cloudbet's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4479837.0) there are 28 participant who joined it .
The deadline for the submission of registration is the same with the posting of the predictions, 7:59am on April 11,2019(GMT+8). Of course it's much better to register early so you'll be relax instead of waiting the last minute.



You can register now if you want to. Earlier today someone already registered and paid the fees.




Kindly post this format for formality, thanks.

Bitcointalk Username: Questat
Bitcoin Wallet Address: bc1ql5ga4sawegs5jjyc478hkja65k8lyv5da2qvaw

I had to update the escrow address due to issues with ledger (never using that for escrows again, lol). I've setup a new address from electrum instead, as I do with all of my campaigns.

Signed message + address updated in my first reply to this thread, 2 users had already paid so I'll just transfer the funds from previous addy to new one shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Bitcointalk Username: leonair
Bitcoin Wallet Address: bc1q4d4uvyj3gnw0ysrwvqs2rgj2tsflpv7gdpzvm6

Hi, could you please remove my name from the list of 'interested people'. I think I'm going to pass on this one because I really don't like that multiplier thing (that's a terrible idea/design) and most importantly not having the ability to predict the exact outcome of any given series.

Anyway, good luck yall with the contest. Enjoy and have fun.  ;)

I respect your decision though,  I really must put some twist and predicting the exact outcome of a specific series would be great. Thank you by the way.

The idea of morvillz7z is good but IMO it's going to be messy if we will incorporate that with the existing rules of the game.
I'd like to suggest to make a new prediction poll for his idea so we will have a 2 prediction pool and members can choose where to participate.

For me, I would be very glad to participate on both, I'd like him to be part since he was very supportive in the beginning to make this possible.

Actually the idea of morvillz7z is the original idea that I was thinking before, it's just that I want other people that's not so into basketball can easily understand and join but after thinking it again and again I realized that this is the best format for our prediction pool, it's more challenging compare to the previous one, I think most participant will get the same scores and may result to a much lower prizes because of multiple winners.

Trust me It'll not become messy and there's no participant submitted their predictions yet, I think this would be the final and only pool.

We can make this pool only for the prediction thread but we have to choose which one we will follow, the current one or the suggestion of morvillz7z  which you also agree with. If I have to choose only one, I'd like to follow the idea of morvillz7z as it's more challenging, we don't need to make the rules simple if it's not exciting anymore just to gain more participants because a real NBA enthusiast would choose to be entertained even though rules are challenging.

I'm now implementing what suits best for this prediction pool. I think it would be much more entertaining now.

Thanks for showing your interest, once I see your BTC address to the escrow's address then I'll put your name on the registered lists.

I'm in!

Bitcointalk Username: Harkorede
Bitcoin Wallet Address: 3PREJrX9iuNCZc8nb5FUEtqHWkhCEdqENF bc1qjghgwm2udgctkvjy9z4jp6ajq73zvtggq2evyk


tx id: Here (https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/12509730215b367ffdbf88c7dbd44d397c1ab3b2c85c4d67b5d9336480018212)

Having a problem sending the BTC.

My exchange wallet doesn't recognized the escrow bitcoin address lol.

Away from my desktop. Just count me in. I will work on this.

Try using desktop wallet instead of an exchange wallet.

you're already on the list of interested people by the way.

So far only 3 have paid yet.

Guys, let's increase the prize pool so we will have a good prizes for the winners.
I know there's a lot of NBA fanatics here, we are calling your attention to participate, this should be a fun game.

Just paid to the Hampz. (Tx in orig post)

Btw him and I are doing an NCAA pool if you or anyone else has any interest.
Thx !

The pool was opened just a week ago and there I still almost a month left until the playoffs start so there is no need to worry about the prize pool. I will personally 100% participate in this, just waiting to receive some funds this week and probably there are others like me who are waiting to receive some bitcoin payments in order to participate here. I think there will be at least 10-15 participants.

Kindly post your registration with this format so we can have the proof and formality of your participation.

Did I not do just that on the previous page?

Edit- fixed

I would like to remind those interested participants that there are more or less 25 days left before the deadline of registration, it's better to go in early so other people will be more interested for a much bigger prize pool.

Our current prize pool as of now: BTC0.02

Does those people who are in interested list bump you that they really want to join? If they are silent then you can open doors for someone or asked them if they still want to participate.

About my recent problem of unable to send BTC using my exchange wallet because it can't recognized the escrow address, yes using my desktop wallet is the key but I can just access my wallet when I got home. Currently out of town for weeks now. Will able to send it by 1st week of April.

Thank you.

Yes they did at least made a post about their interest in joining and I already message them, it's just that I wanted to remind them so others can see the prize is growing. Of course anyone can join and go straight register to the prediction pool right before the said deadline.

I would like to request a change of my BTC address which was 3PREJrX9iuNCZc8nb5FUEtqHWkhCEdqENF  to a new one: bc1qjghgwm2udgctkvjy9z4jp6ajq73zvtggq2evyk

I'm sorry for any inconveniences this request could cause.
Thanks, regards.

You already registered on the prediction pool and I'm all aware about the transaction and the proof that it's you who sent the BTC0.005 so thank you for notifying me your new address, in case you win any of the prizes expect to receive on your new said Bitcoin address.

Great to see NBA playoffs prediction pool. You can count me in, I will send money in next few days. I'm not following NBA very closely as I prefer European basketball. So, I just want to lose some BTC lol :D.
I hope you will find at least 20 participants to make big prize pool. But seems that people here are more interested in football...

It seems like it's hard to reach the 20 participants in short time left.

TO OP, how about we can different predictions based on the amount of entry we will put.
For example, if one will send BTC0.01, he is entitled for 2 predictions.

If the list of interested users is anything to go bye, I doubt we will have up to 20 participants, but maybe they are just waiting for the playoffs to get closer. I guess we would find out eventually.

That would be nice though but let's stick first with the initial rules and besides this is the first time that we'll be having a NBA prediction pool, I'm open for the best ideas.

Okay, I'm alright with no changes and stick with the current rules of the game.
Hopefully those who are listed as interested will send their registration so we can confirm them prior to the playoffs.

There's only 1 week before the deadline of the registration and predictions, please register now before it's too late.  ;)

There's only less than 3 days now before the said deadline. To those paid and registered participants I just want to tell you all that this prediction pool will continue even we are few, Thanks!

I still hope we'll get a few more participants.
I guess we can start making our predictions already ?

Of course, if you want to. By the way Eastern's final 8 is not yet finish  8)

@leonair, I saw this thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5114470.0) by Royse777, they are looking for sponsors.
I'm wondering if we can also do that here, I'm not sure how but there must be some sportsbook that might want to give.

Royse777 made this also  We are looking for some sponsors of our IPL 2019 prediction pool main event (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5114226.0)

---

If this idea is not relevant then just disregard it.

I think it's a great idea, but I'm not sure there's much time left to make such an awareness.

There is still time so there is still a chance, but it seems like OP is not interested with the idea since he has no reply on my suggestion.

Actually it's a good idea but it's too late now to get some sponsor/s to our prediction pool so we'll stick to the plan. We are few but let's try as this is the first time that we'll be having an NBA Playoffs prediction pool.

There isn't much time left. Getting sponsors needs time and we aren't sure if there will be interested. For that, at least we need several weeks* to play with the chances.

Maybe next time since this is just the first. :)

---

As per PM and this will be reference post, I asked OP to send my bet to the escrow address since my exchange wallet doesn't recognized it for an obvious reason. No access to my personal stuffs e.g desktop wallet etc. as Im currently on out of town work for months now.

Goodluck to all participants.

I confirm that harizen paid the registration fee through my Bitcoin address 1CGo22mHjKobBHLm2gfPMtNax3zbaY1w5o to the Prediction pool Bitcoin address.

He got some some problem with his exchange in sending fees on his own that's why I did it for him so relax we are not related to each other.

Welcome harizen, so we are officially 5 participants now based on the list, harizen was not updated but as per OP's confirmation it will make it 5.
I'm hoping there will be a last minute participants who would like to take part of this.

Today is the deadline?

I can guarantee Hhampuz is going to play..but it sure would be nice to get a few more people. 

Actually the deadline is already done and you are right that there only 5 participants and we'll still continue.


Everyone who already joined(even me) wants more people to join but there only a few who shows interest and paid the fees but it's fine with me as this is only the first time. I think there are only a few basketball enthusiast here in the forum compare to other sports like Soccer/Football.

I thought there are lots. I have been in the NBA thread since on 2015 so I witnessed some of the users that participating in the discussions there. There are really lots especially today as I noticed with the volume of post there per week.

Well then the show must go on and surely this is not the last.

Yes there are a lot of people on NBA discussion thread but it's obviously for spamming signature purposes or maybe they don't want to take risk their hard earned money  ;D.

Sig spamming, it's not like we're talking huge amounts of money here.

Hhampuz
bc1qmgll2sayg9qx4mt86d8c054ysjvm5r39dqpg3y (the escrow addresss, since I'm in control of it).

Sending you prediction very shortly leonair!

I think we are 7 people who will be participating in the pool, waiting for LTU-btc (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=547435) and Hhampuz (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=881377).

@leonair, Thank you for the reminder, I almost forget, I already sent my picks to you.
Good luck to all, hope we have a good 1st round here.

Petition to skip the 3rd & 4th prize as they are less than entry cost and it would suck winning either of those but they could make 1st & 2nd prize a bit more sweet.

Perhaps late but if everyone were to agree I think that'd be great :)

We can still make a vote here since the first game has not started yet, I agree with Hhampuz.
It would be nice if all participants will approved to amend the rules.

I agree w/Hampz as well. Personally I think we should only have 1 payout, but I'd be cool with 2 as well.

I also agree to have the 3rd and 4th prizes scrapped, and I guess if the votes are anything to go by we've got the majority already, but It still has to do with all participants coming to an agreement, for fairness and transparency.

Hhampuz seems to know his sport and unfortunately because the rules state predictions have to be made 2days before the start of a game I can't participate in this round...would have liked to challenge for a prize spot.

And OP could clarify if you miss the first round can one join at a later round?

I agree that would be better to make prizes just for top 3, because there are not many players and prize pool isn't very big.

That would be fine with me if everyone agrees then I'm agreeing too.

ATTENION! PARTICIPANTS!
7 participants are in the NBA Playoffs Prediction Pool and the total Prize pool is BTC0.03509438

https://i.imgur.com/tYw2Ilb.jpg

1st Round Participants Predictions:

leonair
Western:
GSW vs. LAC = GSW win in game 4
HOU vs. UTA = HOU win in game 6
POR vs. OKC = POR win in game 6
DEN vs. SAS = DEN win in game 6

Eastern:
MIL vs. DET = MIL win in game 4
BOS vs. IND = BOS win in game 6
PHI vs. BKN = PHI win in game 5
TOR vs. ORL = TOR win in game 4



Questat
GSW vs Clippers - GSW in 4
Rockets vs Jazz - Rockets in 7
Blazers vs OKC - OKC in 6
DEN vs SAS - SAS in 6
BUCKS vs PISTONS - BUCKS in 6
BOS vs IND - BOS in 5
PHI vs BKN - PHI in 4
TOR vs ORL - TOR in 5

ChiBitCTy
My predictions(1st round of Eastern/Western Conference):                                            
Western:                                                           Eastern:                                                          
GSW vs LA: GSW in 4                  MIL vs DET: DET in 5
Hou vs UTA: Hou in 6                  BOS vs IND: BOS in 7
POR vs OKC: OKC in 6               PHI vs BKN: PHI in 5
DEN vs SAS: DEN in 5               TOR vs ORL: TOR in 5

Harkorede
EAST:
Bucks vs. Pistons = Bucks wins in 5 games
Celtics vs. Pacers = Celtics wins in 6 games
76ers vs. Nets = 76ers wins in 6 games
Raptors vs. Magic = Raptors wins in 5 games

WEST:
Warriors vs. Clippers = Warriors wins in 5 games
Rockets vs. Jazz = Rockets wins in 5 games
Blazers vs. Thunders = Blazers wins in 6 games
Nuggets vs. Spurs = Nuggets wins in 6 games

harizen
Eastern Conference:

Milwaukee vs Detroit = MIL @ Game 4
Boston vs Indiana = BOS @ Game 5
Philadelphia vs Brooklyn = PHI @ Game 6
Toronto vs Orlando = TOR @ Game 6

Western Conference:

Golden State vs. Los Angeles C = GSW @ Game 4
Portland vs. Oklahoma = OKC @ Game 6
Houston vs Utah = HOU @ Game 5
Denver vs San Antonio = DEN @ Game 6

Hhampuz
Western:                                                    Eastern:
GSW vs LAC: LAC in Game 6                         MIL vs DET: MIL in Game 5
HOU vs UTA:  HOU in Game 6                       BOS vs IND: BOS in Game 4
POR vs OKC: POR in Game 5                        PHI vs BKN: BKN in Game 7
DEN vs SAS: DEN in Game 4                        TOR vs ORL: TOR in Game 6

LTU_btc
Eastern conference:
MIL vs. DET =  MIL win in Game 4.
BOS vs IND = BOS win in game 6.
PHI vs BKN = PHI win in game 5.
TOR vs ORL = TOR win in game 4.

Western conference:
GSW vs LAC = GSW win in game 4.
HOU vs UTH = HOU win in game 5.
POR vs OKC = POR win in game 6.
DEN vs SAS = DEN win in game 5.

If there's anything wrong in your prediction entries here and the one you PM with me please let me know.

Would it better to simplify the betting ways like bidding a pool and then winners takes the loser's bet by dividend and to which corresponds to their bet? Or let's go ahead peer to peer betting using escorow.

betting game like predicting the results is hard. This is a complicated thing for the likes of me.

Anyway good luck on whoever win the betting.

Complicated is what you just proposed, what?! lol

Have we decided on payout? We should wrap that up before we get much further. I hope that at most we have 2 payouts. The pot is too small to have more than that. Thanks.

Without further ado, I decided to agree with the majority of the participant in adjusting and removing the 3rd and 4th prize. The 1st place will be 60% and the 2nd place will be 25%, please look at my 2nd post in the 1st page for the numbers of participants and the exact new prizes.

Do you mean 60/40? 60/25 seems odd  :D

That should be 60/40. Can we also hear the opinion of other participants, we can call this a majority decision if others will give their vote on the proposal.

I’d rather see something like 75/25 (after all in the words of Ricky Bobby, “if you ain’t first you’re last”). But I’m just glad we’re going with only 2 payouts. Good luck to all.

The original division of the prize per place was

1st place  :  50% of the total pool                                                                                                        
2nd place :  20% of the total pool                                                                                                        
3rd place  : 10% of the total pool                                                                                                          
4th place  :  5% of the total pool                                                                                                          

I just distributed the 3rd prize to 1st and 4th to 2nd.

Then let's make it

1st place  :  60% of the total pool                                                                                                        
2nd place :  30% of the total pool

The current prizes right now would be:
PRIZE POOL BTC0.03509438
1st place: BTC0.021056628
2nd place: BTC0.010528314

just like hilariousandco with his Bitcointalk's UEFA Champions League Football Preditor Pool £25 in btc (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4919683.0). The 10% would go to me as I'm the one who facilitate the pool, I hope it make things clear to all, Thanks!  

Was you taking the 10% said upfront in the OP? I don't remember reading it. I'm just gunna be honest and say that's pathetic that you're taking any % to host this. I've hosted COUNTLESS fantasy/gambling leagues and never once took a single satsohi.  I'm sorry to hear this and certainly wont be participating in another where the host takes a cut.

I agree with you,
 I actually thought the %age cut was actually going to the escrow, that'd have been understandable.

Hhampuz knows best, if you all just read my post since I started this thread the original prize pool of 1st - 4th place was  50%, 20%, 10%, 5% respectively, so the total prize pool was 85% and I just increased it to 90% today. If Hhampuz decided to take the remaining 10% then it'd be fine with me but he said to me before "I won't need any payment".

Guys I'm being honest with you and I'm not hiding that 15% before.

I"m assuming this was the original percentage of distribution. Honestly I did not notice that the total was not 100%.
You took a cut but it was not directly mentioned, so it's kinda confusing on our part.

I suggest next time if ever you will still host again another competition, be more specific to promote transparency.

Are you being serious? We DID read your post, and you sneakily didn’t mention that you were taking a cut. Yes, sure, we should have brought up something about the discrepancy with the payouts not totaling up to 100%. I have never taken a cut for running any sort of league as I mentioned, but if I ever were going to..I’d say so up front. I’m guessing no one else here has either, so it’s not something that was even considered by any of us, because it’s out of the norm. That’s a material fact being left out. It’s not like it’s a lot of money, but it’s the principle of it all.

Yeah Hhampuz didn’t take a cut because he’s an awesome dude, even though it would have been understandable considering he is the escrow.

I able to follow this thread from Page 1 and 2 and now while browsing the pages here, I read that OP will have a commission out of nowhere.  It's small amount but as a host he have to be professional.

Having a commission is fine but it should properly disclosed. And as far as the established competitions here are concern, I don't see any new host yet who take a cut.

I doubt someone will participate on his next competition. He intenionally dissemulated that information to mislead the participants. He could have easily stated where the 15% is going but he opted not to. That is clear deception by not stating an information.

To calm all of you, especially those registered participants. I decided to change it again and hope this will be the final and would be fine with the 6 participants. With me having 0% commission, again it's fine with me I have no intention to deceive anyone of you.

1st place: 60% prize pool
2nd place: 40% prize pool

PRIZE POOL BTC0.03509438

1st place: BTC0.021056628
2nd place: BTC0.014037752

Great decision, no confusion here from now on, so let's finish this competition and enjoy the game.
I would love to give OP a tip if I win this competition.  ;D

Tip will be greatly appreciated if you win, my predictions is so fucked up right now just like GSW losing with a 31 points lead  >:(

Hhampuz with the lead on 5 points! This definitely wasn't the Boston I expected in the playoffs, They've stepped up their game big time, or maybe it was the Pacers that weren't up to par.

I expected that Pacers can win 1-2 games in this series. And every game in this series was very close. Unfortunately, star of Pacers Oladipo is injured and this is main reason why Celtics won 4:0.
There is few series which are fun to watch - Nuggets vs Spurs now tied 2:2. And Clippers vs GSW is somewhat unexpected. GSW leading 2:1, now I'm watching game 4 and after Q3 GSW is leading just by 3 points.

I just review my picks, and it seems like I have no chance to win at this round.
Maybe my online chance is this pick

It's okay, at least you have points that'll accumulate for the next round  ;D

By the way, my predictions are messed up too so you aren't alone.

My unexpected scenarios:

-Pacers didn't even managed to win a single game lol.
-Warriors blew a 31 point lead and give chances to Clippers to steal one game.
-Thunder down at 3-1

Some of my predictions were messed up too.

Points wise, Im still expecting a good score after 1st round. Some of the remaining games are still closed to my predictions.

Goodluck to all.

Pacers and Detroit Pistons had me screwed over too, I had clippers to win one as well as magic, I'm pretty on some games too, let's just what game round 5 has in store for us.

Clippers upset the warriors today in front of the sold out crowd, this game will be extended to 6 or 7 and with what happened, no one manage to win from us.

Lou Williams and Patrick Beverly is the real deal with the Clippers though. I thought GSW would just easily sweep the LAC but our predictions are all losing on this one  ;D

The 1st round of the Eastern Conference is already done while the top 2 seeds in the Western is thrilled by their foes.

What the heck. Los Angeles Clippers did some another blowout win against the Warriors.

Lou William's several clutch shots..that was amazing.

Looks like all of us screwed by that match (except Hhampuz which select LAC, who knows.).

Hehe, I had LAC to win in game 6 so I'm screwed on it too, lol. Great games though! Would be amazing if they went on to win this although I highly doubt it.

I doubt the LAC would win it too, but they can't be underestimated and they've proved that. I think everyone has got screwed by the GSW I had them on game 5, but winning it in games 6 is still okay for me with 3 points, I'm mostly hoping the Nuggets would win against the Spurs tonight, at least for my sake  ;)

Denver Nuggets must win next game. Sorry Spurs fans lol.

That will make my 3rd right prediction if ever. Got 0 points for OKC vs POR so need to push for some extra points.

---

If LAC won the series, you are the only one who nailed it. :)

The quarter-finals matches will start in less than 48 hours, while LAC vs GSW could reach game 7 and Nuggets vs Spurs will also be played after the first game of the second round, How do we go about predictions of the second round ?
Are we going to submit predictions for the available fixtures and send in the LAC/GSW and Nuggets/Spurs?

You can now submit your Eastern Conference 2nd round predictions through PM, Just send me afterwards your Western Conference 2nd round predictions after the 1st round finishes. I'll post the scores for the 1st round after the intense battle between Gsw vs. Lac/Sas vs. Den

Unbelievable, I accidentally had Det in 5 instead of the Bucks. No way I'd have picked the Bucks to lose. Damnt!!   >:(

Some fun games so far.

1st ROUND NBA PLAYOFFS RESULTS

https://i.imgur.com/wF7geCL.jpg

1st Round Participants Predictions:

leonair
Western:
GSW vs. LAC = GSW win in game 4 = 2 points
HOU vs. UTA = HOU win in game 6 = 3 points
POR vs. OKC = POR win in game 6 = 3 points
DEN vs. SAS = DEN win in game 6 = 3 points

Eastern:
MIL vs. DET = MIL win in game 4 = 5 points
BOS vs. IND = BOS win in game 6 = 2 points
PHI vs. BKN = PHI win in game 5 = 5 points
TOR vs. ORL = TOR win in game 4 = 3 points

Total = 26 points

Questat
GSW vs Clippers - GSW in 4  = 2 points
Rockets vs Jazz - Rockets in 7 = 2 points
Blazers vs OKC - OKC in 6 = 0 points
DEN vs SAS - SAS in 6 = 0 points
BUCKS vs PISTONS - BUCKS in 6 = 2 points
BOS vs IND - BOS in 5 = 3 points
PHI vs BKN - PHI in 4 = 3 points
TOR vs ORL - TOR in 5 = 5 points

Total = 17 points

ChiBitCTy
My predictions(1st round of Eastern/Western Conference):                                            
Western:                                                           Eastern:                                                          
GSW vs LA: GSW in 4 = 2 points                MIL vs DET: DET in 5 = 0 points
Hou vs UTA: Hou in 6 = 3 points                 BOS vs IND: BOS in 7 = 1 points
POR vs OKC: OKC in 6 = 0 points              PHI vs BKN: PHI in 5 = 5 points
DEN vs SAS: DEN in 5 = 2 points              TOR vs ORL: TOR in 5 = 5 points

Total = 18 points

Harkorede
EAST:
Bucks vs. Pistons = Bucks wins in 5 games = 3 points
Celtics vs. Pacers = Celtics wins in 6 games = 2 points
76ers vs. Nets = 76ers wins in 6 games = 3 points
Raptors vs. Magic = Raptors wins in 5 games = 5 points

WEST:
Warriors vs. Clippers = Warriors wins in 5 games = 3 points
Rockets vs. Jazz = Rockets wins in 5 games = 5 points
Blazers vs. Thunders = Blazers wins in 6 games = 3 points
Nuggets vs. Spurs = Nuggets wins in 6 games = 3 points

Total = 27 points

harizen
Eastern Conference:

Milwaukee vs Detroit = MIL @ Game 4 = 5 points
Boston vs Indiana = BOS @ Game 5 = 3 points
Philadelphia vs Brooklyn = PHI @ Game 6 = 3 points
Toronto vs Orlando = TOR @ Game 6 = 3 points

Western Conference:

Golden State vs. Los Angeles C = GSW @ Game 4 = 2 points
Portland vs. Oklahoma = OKC @ Game 6 = 0 points
Houston vs Utah = HOU @ Game 5 = 5 points
Denver vs San Antonio = DEN @ Game 6 = 3 points

Total = 24 points

Hhampuz
Western:                                                    Eastern:
GSW vs LAC: LAC in Game 6 = 0 points                        MIL vs DET: MIL in Game 5 = 3 points
HOU vs UTA:  HOU in Game 6 = 3 points                       BOS vs IND: BOS in Game 4 = 5 points
POR vs OKC: POR in Game 5 = 5 points                       PHI vs BKN: BKN in Game 7 = 0 points
DEN vs SAS: DEN in Game 4 = 1 points                       TOR vs ORL: TOR in Game 6 = 3 points

Total = 20 points

LTU_btc
Eastern conference:
MIL vs. DET =  MIL win in Game 4. = 5 points
BOS vs IND = BOS win in game 6. = 2 points
PHI vs BKN = PHI win in game 5. = 5 points
TOR vs ORL = TOR win in game 4. = 3 points

Western conference:
GSW vs LAC = GSW win in game 4. = 2 points
HOU vs UTH = HOU win in game 5. = 5 points
POR vs OKC = POR win in game 6. = 3 points
DEN vs SAS = DEN win in game 5. = 1 points

Total = 26 points

If there's anything wrong in your prediction score results please let me know.

Congrats leonair and Harklode, you are first in the standing now..

Watch out, I'll take the lead after the round 2. LOL

---

Just PM you my 2nd round predictions.

Didn't leonair get 26 points and not 27?

EDIT; I'm also a bit confused, in the above if you were 2 games off you get 2 points in some cases and 1 point in other cases?

lol. We'll see if you can beat my instinct in predicting, you can still cope up with the x2 multiplier in the 2nd round though. Nice predictions Harkorede  :D

You're right Hhampuz thanks for taking a closer look.

Check the predictions of Questat quoted above
He was one game away with his Boston vs Indiana Pacers prediction, he should get 3 points not 1



Challenge accepted, Let's wait and see, Cheers  ;)

2nd Round Participants Predictions(Score multiplier: x2):


leonair
Western:
GSW vs. HOU = GSW win in game 7
POR vs. DEN = DEN win in game 6

Eastern:
MIL vs. BOS = MIL win in game 6
PHI vs. TOR = TOR win in game 5

Harkorede
Eastern Conference ;

Raptors vs 76ers : Raptors to win in 5 games
Bucks vs Celtics : Bucks to win in 5 games
Western Conference ;

Warriors vs Rockets: Warriors to win in 5 games
Nuggets vs Blazers: Nuggets to win in 6 games

LTU_btc
Estern conference:
MIL vs BOS = BOS win in game 7
PHI vs TOR = TOR win in game 6

Western conference:
GSW vs HOU = GSW win in game 6
DEN vs POR = POR win iņ game 6

ChiBitCTy
East
———
Bucks vs Celtics-Bucks in 7
Raptors vs 76rs- Tor in 6

West
———
Rockets vs Warriors-Warriors in 6
Nuggets vs Blazers- Blazers in 7

Hhampuz
MIL vs BOS = BOS in game 7
PHI vs TOR = TOR in game 7
GSW vs HOU = HOU in game 7
POR vs DEN = POR in game 6

Questat
Nuggets vs Blazers - Nuggets in 6
Warriors vs Rockets - Warriors in 5

Toronto vs Sixers - Toronto in 5
Bucks vs Celtics - Bucks in 7

harizen
Western Conference:
GSW vs HOU = GSW @ Game 7
POR vs DEN = DENVER @ Game 6

Eastern Conference:
MIL vs BOS = MIL @ Game 7
PHI vs TOR = TOR @ Game 6

If there's anything wrong in your prediction entries here and the one you PM with me please let me know.

The last time I checked my score was 18, now down to 17 points.. I need to score more  in the 2nd round so I can cope up with you guys.
Anyways, I can confirmed that my picks written above are true and correct.

Nuggets plays against Blazers, not Rockets too. I'll guess he's backing the Blazers there, but you might want to confirm, because he made mistake with a prediction in the first round too.

---

Good luck to everyone!

I doubled check the 1st round score results and I just corrected it, if you find anything wrong please do tell me  :D

Already PM-ed him, waiting for his reply before I change his predictions. Thanks Harkorede

What do you mean that he made a mistake on the first round?  The "GSW vs. LA"? if that's the one then I think it's fine because LeBron didn't make to the playoffs  ;D so there's only one LA in the NBA 2019 playoffs

Gaining points is a must at this round even at 1 point because of multipliers. Im fine not hitting my exact prediction but Im expecting my bets should win their respective series. That 0 point does really have an impact.

An intense 1st round not just in NBA but also here lol.

Goodluck on 2nd round to everyone.

You can find it in the below mate, And I obviously I wouldn't bhave expected anyone to back the Pistons against the Bucks.

I think it's ChiBitCTy's expression, compare to his mistake on 2nd round prediction regarding about the rockets it's a valid entry though and he just noticed it yesterday so obviously he can't change it anymore.

Whoops I meant to type "Nuggets vs Blazers - Blazers in 7".  Thanks for the heads up and apologies.

Yes there's two LA's in the NBA  :)  I also accidentally typed DET instead of the Milwaukee Bucks but yeah that was just a dumb error on my part  :'(

My TOR prediction seems off even though Kawhi is doing a great job but his teammates is not functioning well in the playoffs.

POR is doing great too and my DEN bet is in danger, 0 point is on  :(

Denver had a chance to win game 3 but they blew it.

Your prediction still has a chance, they just need to win the remaining games. (which is unlikely) :-[

My prediction update.


Nuggets vs Blazers - Nuggets in 6
Warriors vs Rockets - Warriors in 5
Bucks vs Celtics - Bucks in 7


Toronto vs Sixers - Toronto in 5 - this one is over.


I have a slim chance to win in the competition as I have one prediction that is down already.

Warriors and Celtics winning tomorrow will give me a little chance to hit the prediction still alive.

My predictions are damn screwed too  >:(
Warriors lost game, which means my Raptors and Warriors predictions are very well down the drain, There's only one good chances I'll hit one correct series score and that's if the Bucks manages to win game 5.

I think I don't have to expect on this prediction below.

Bucks vs Celtics - Bucks in 7
Warriors vs Rockets - Warriors in 5

My chance now is the Nuggets to win in 6, but its a hard job to do since Blazers will surely do everything to win.

I just realized I have quite a chance to make two correct predictions, Bucks in 5 and Nuggets in 6 too.

I'm just gonna make a small bet as a parlay on their opponents, I'll either get one correct series prediction or win my small parlay bet.

So you are hedging your bet here?
Wow, that's a nice strategy mate.. as for my status here, I don't stand a chance anymore so my chance is just to gambling with the remaining games this playoffs. It's still a long play run, some games might go game 7 but I hope I'll be profitable outside this competition.

It's not about edging the bet for me, There's still along way in the competition and there will be nothing left If I decide to start edging now, most in importantly where's the fun of joining the competition in the first place.


I'm betting for the fun of it, I find the Odds Celtics for this round quite tempting. It's just struck me that I've something in return if I lose the bet.

Nice Game 5 win by Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors.

Hope they will finish the series next round even playing on the road so that I will be nailed my 2 bets.

POR vs DEN = DENVER @ Game 6
PHI vs TOR = TOR @ Game 6

Goodluck to all.

Good luck, DENVER and TORONTO both needs to win tomorrow, which not likely to happen.
But anyway, surprises happens and this is NBA though where amazing happens.

If DENVER wins tomorrow, that's my only correct prediction in this series.

https://i.imgur.com/41XYOQG.jpg

2nd Round Participants Predictions(Score multiplier: x2):


leonair
Western:
GSW vs. HOU = GSW win in game 7 = 3 points
POR vs. DEN = DEN win in game 6 = 0 points

Eastern:
MIL vs. BOS = MIL win in game 6 = 3 points
PHI vs. TOR = TOR win in game 5 = 2 points

Total = 8 x 2 = 16 points

Harkorede
Eastern Conference ;

Raptors vs 76ers : Raptors to win in 5 games = 2 points
Bucks vs Celtics : Bucks to win in 5 games = 5 points
Western Conference ;

Warriors vs Rockets: Warriors to win in 5 games = 3 points
Nuggets vs Blazers: Nuggets to win in 6 games = 0 points

Total = 10 x 2 = 20 points

LTU_btc
Estern conference:
MIL vs BOS = BOS win in game 7 = 0 points
PHI vs TOR = TOR win in game 6 = 3 points

Western conference:
GSW vs HOU = GSW win in game 6 = 5 points
DEN vs POR = POR win iņ game 6 = 3 points

Total = 11 x 2 = 22 points

ChiBitCTy
East
———
Bucks vs Celtics-Bucks in 7 = 2 points
Raptors vs 76rs- Tor in 6 = 3 points

West
———
Rockets vs Warriors-Warriors in 6 = 5 points
Nuggets vs Blazers- Blazers in 7 = 5 points

Total = 15 x 2 = 30 points

Hhampuz
MIL vs BOS = BOS in game 7 = 0 points
PHI vs TOR = TOR in game 7 = 5 points
GSW vs HOU = HOU in game 7 = 0 points
POR vs DEN = POR in game 6 = 3 points

Total = 8 x 2 = 16 points

Questat
Nuggets vs Blazers - Nuggets in 6 = 0 points
Warriors vs Rockets - Warriors in 5 = 3 points

Toronto vs Sixers - Toronto in 5 = 2 points
Bucks vs Celtics - Bucks in 7 = 2 points

Total = 7 x 2 = 14 points

harizen
Western Conference:
GSW vs HOU = GSW @ Game 7 = 3 points
POR vs DEN = DENVER @ Game 6 = 0 points

Eastern Conference:
MIL vs BOS = MIL @ Game 7 = 2 points
PHI vs TOR = TOR @ Game 6 = 3 points

Total = 8 x 2 = 16 points

If there's anything wrong in your prediction scores please let me know.

Congratulations to ChiBitCTy for dominating this round  :o you can now pm me your 3rd round predictions

The round multiplier is really changing things pretty fast, Congratulations to ChiBitCTy and LTU_btc as they are top players currently,

Round 3 with x3 multiplier  :o

With these multipliers anyone could still be the winner of the pool.

Good luck to everyone for the next round!

Thanks for the timely update, congratulations to the top scorer in the last round.

@leonair, can you also update us with the grand total thus far?

Check the second post on the first page, He updated it there.


I was thinking of a side bet of 0.0015-0.002, in a winner take all for this round ? anyone(s) Interested ? Or any suggestions ?

We could send the fee it to the escrow address as well, If that won't be a problem with Hhampuz ?

Most of us will bet on the favorites, so we might see a lot of winners in this round competition.
It doesn't make sense IMO as one could bet online like the Blazers will get x5, so if I'm a Blazers fan, I would just choose to send my money in my sportsbook.

You're right, I didn't think it through, I only thought since our bets will be about the correct game series score and using the current format of the thread, that we see just a single or 2 winners at most (IMO), If only just one goes for Blazer for instance and they did win it It wouldn't matter if they get series predictions wrong they'll get win unlike with the sportbooks.

Don't get me wrong I'm happy to be in the position I'm in, but it still stings accidentally not having the Bucks winning in round one  :(  Shoulda paid better attention damnt!

Well, so far NBA playoffs are great to watch. I lost count how many times I watched replay of that crazy game winning buzzer-beater of Leonard.
And I'm a bit surprised that I'm running well in this pool. Only Celtics loss was big disappointment for me.
I have sent Conference Finals predictions.

I can see you have a chance to win in the competition.
Just forget that first round mistake. LOL



Let me guess, you are backing the Raptors against the Bucks series, right?

I hear ya. I’m just uber competitive. I get worked up and take it all way too seriously  :D. Should see me during Fantasy Football season. I’ll sulk about dropping a player too early, or passing on a guy on the waiver wire I should have picked up for like weeks lol.

Yeah. I'm not a big fan of them, but I would like to see them in the Finals this year. Kawhi probably is going to leave Raptors after this season and this team will have to create new long term project. Probably it's last chance for Raptors to go so far in playoffs in few upcoming years.

https://i.imgur.com/OnfxdJA.jpg
3rd Round Participants Predictions(Score multiplier: x3):

leonair
Western:
GSW vs. POR = GSW win in 6

Eastern:
MIL vs. TOR = MIL win in 6

Hhampuz
GSW v POR > GSW win in game 6

MIL v TOR > TOR win in game 7

harizen
Warriors @ Game 5

Bucks @ Game 5

Harkorede
Milwaukee Buck vs Raptors: Bucks to win in 6 games

Warriors vs Blazers: Warriors to win in 6 games.

LTU_btc
Conference finals:
Western:
GSW vs POR = GSW win in game 6
Eastern:
MIL vs TOR = TOR win in 7

Questat
GSW vs Blazers =4-1
BUCKS VS Raptors = 4-2

ChiBitCTy
Warriors vs T-Blazers- GS in 7
Bucks vs Raptors- Bucks in 6

If there's anything wrong in your prediction score results please let me know.

It's now about not getting zero points, because even being 2 game away from the correct series would get you 6 points, which is more than the points for a correct score prediction during the first round.

Good luck to everyone.

Bulls with the 7th pick in the draft  ???  >:(   >:(   >:(   :(   :'(   :'(

@ChiBitCTy, mate, good luck on your bet for the warriors/blazers series.


Looks like a sweep is coming.. Warriors dropped the bomb in game 1, with a 22 points lead.

I would not think so yet, Remember Warriors had a sweep with LA Clippers in the first game in round 1 but the series had to go all the way to game 6, The same thing happened with Houston Rockets where Warriors led the series 2 - 0 but still needed 6 games to win the series, It's quite still early to judge, Warriors can get really sloppy sometimes.

Who knows, without Durant, there is a good ball movement and the splash brothers are scoring well.
Durant's injury was a blessing in disguise to uncover the real talent of the Warriors.
They really look unbeatable now, sorry if I can change my pick which is "GSW vs Blazers =4-1", I will change it to 4-0.

'To uncover the real talent of the Warriors'? I don't think so because before KD join the warriors they're already a championship contender who've a solid talents but choked a 3-1 lead in the Finals.

The current roster that's running right now is the real Warriors lineup though and it's obvious that they don't need KD at all and his rings are meaningless for as long as he choose to stay with them.

You would have gotten it right, the Warriors indeed swept the Blazers and no one could have saw that coming before the first game at least, I expected the Warriors to struggle with KD absence, but they never looked to be in any sort of trouble even when they trailing by double digits points in some games.

Buck vs Raptors would still keep us busy, since Warriors have opted for an early break.

Most of our prediction to TOR vs. MIL is in jeopardy and only Hhampuz and LTU_btc would get a 2 digit score in the 3rd round if Raptors could end it at their home.  :'(

Those two does go against the public, Bucks are heavy favorites in this series but they already loss 3 straights, they need some miracle in game 6 to win.

coz' they've took the risk while others didn't so they will eventually gain more if the odds will be in their favor and it's happening  ;D

They don't need a miracle though as the series isn't yet over and Giannis will surely step up in game 6 as he's the reigning season's MVP.

So many twist and turns, You never know yet.

Warriors with an unexpected sweep over Blazers, Bucks blowing their chances already too. Regardless, anyone could still win the prize with a correct score in the finals thats 20 points. Although, I still hope for a Bucks miracle at Toronto in game 6.

Well, after Game 2 I already started to think why I did made such prediction. I agree that Bucks were favorites before series, but I backed Raptors because they have more experience in Playoffs and it's cleary visible in decisive minutes of games. Giannis isn't the same as he was in regulsr season. Still, I think it's too early to write-off Bucks.

3rd Round Participants Predictions(Score multiplier: x3):

leonair
Western:
GSW vs. POR = GSW win in 6 = 2 points

Eastern:
MIL vs. TOR = MIL win in 6 = 0 points

Total = 2 x 3 = 6 points

Hhampuz
GSW v POR > GSW win in game 6 = 2 points

MIL v TOR > TOR win in game 7 = 3 points

Total = 5 x 3 = 15

harizen
Warriors @ Game 5 = 3 points

Bucks @ Game 5 = 0 points

Total = 3 x 3 = 9 points

Harkorede
Milwaukee Buck vs Raptors: Bucks to win in 6 games = 0 points

Warriors vs Blazers: Warriors to win in 6 games. = 2 points

Total = 2 x 3 = 6 points

LTU_btc
Conference finals:
Western:
GSW vs POR = GSW win in game 6 = 2 points
Eastern:
MIL vs TOR = TOR win in 7 = 3 points

Total = 5 x 3 = 15 points

Questat
GSW vs Blazers =4-1 = 3 points
BUCKS VS Raptors = 4-2 = 0 points

Total = 3 x 3 = 9 points

ChiBitCTy
Warriors vs T-Blazers- GS in 7 = 1 points
Bucks vs Raptors- Bucks in 6 = 0 points

Total = 1 x 3 = 3 points

If there's anything wrong in your prediction scores please let me know.

ALL ROUND TOTAL SCORES(IN ORDER):
LTU_btc = 63
Harkorede = 53
ChiBitCTy = 51
Hhampuz = 51
harizen = 49
leonair = 48
Questat = 40

Congratulations to LTU_btc with the lead,

Still a very close competition though and here comes the final phase, Anyone hitting the correct series prediction will definitely win either prize except there are up to 3 people getting it correctly as well.

Good luck to everyone!

I'll just post my prediction here.

TORONTO to beat GSW in game 7, end of an era!

Seems your trust to Raptors is so big right now because they've beat the Bucks with 4 straight games.

I salute to this prediction of you Hhampuz, it's all about trust, All Hail the Claw!  :D

Wow, brave prediction! Raptors made something amazing in conference final, but personally, I don't see how they can beat GSW.
@leonair, I sent you PM with my prediction.

I don't think it'll happen but it's my only chance to win :D

Congrats to the person in the top. I already concede in this competition, I have no chance to win, I'm in the lowest.

Next time host a competition where the lowest scores wins. ;D

Lol! You still might not win if it was stated that the participant with the lowest point would be the winner, Perhaps It's all about your luck ;D

Not expecting to win the competition already since Round 2 lol.

My final bet: Toronto Raptors in Game 7. Yes, Raptors.

Raptors are the underdog and GSW surely has a greater chance to acquired the Larry O' Brien trophy.

It's just that "for a changed" and for fun since I already lost. :)

Good luck to top scorers and congratulations in advance.

https://i.imgur.com/WvU1W8s.jpg

4th Round Participants Predictions(Score multiplier: x4):

Hhampuz
TORONTO to beat GSW in game 7, end of an era!

leonair
TOR vs. GSW = TOR win in game 6

ChiBitCTy
GS over Toronto in 5

harizen
Toronto Raptors in Game 7

LTU_btc
GSW vs TOR = GSW win in game 5.

Harkorede
Raptors vs Warriors; Warriors to win 4 - 1


If there's anything wrong in your prediction entries here and the one you PM with me please let me know.

Don't mentioned it. hahah. :'( :'( :'(

I'm just unlucky at this competition.. But since I'm seeing some love here for the Raptors, I might put my bet on them to win in the series.
I got a better odds, plus I will be having fun while watching them.

Questat already had conceded for the 4th round. A good day for the Toronto Raptors and to my prediction as it's my only hope in winning the number 1 spot here, I really hope that they win it in game 6  ;D

The gods blessed my prediction as the odds are already in favor with me  ;D Those injuries and the Klaw is saving me, We the North! I hope there is no epic comeback for the warriors if KD would play in the next games.

Hey! This will end 4-3 in favor of Raptors, believe it!  ;D

Good luck Hhampuz,looks like the odds for that happening is very low, most likely it will end in 5, but if Durant will play, there might be some magic.

That's the spirit Hhampuz! hahaha, I rather believe Toronto in 5!  ;D but if that happens then I would win nothing as Harizen have the same prediction with you.

The series is not over yet and anything can happen but if KD will not play in the next game then I think Toronto will end it at their home.

If Raptors win in game 5 you take the competition with 1 point over me, right?

If they win in game 6 you win straight up?

If they win in game 7 I win?

If GSW wins in 7, I won't do the math  ;D

YES!

technically I have a 66.67% chance of winning as of now but your 33.33% chance is still there though. By the way NBA finals has a record of 1-32 in team with 1-3 deficit comeback(only Cleveland won in 2016), GSW is less likely to stretch this with game 7 with Durant-less and their players injuries.

The game is not over yet, but game 5 is coming and possibly the series will end that time.

The Raptors are just too much for the Warriors to handle basing on the last 2 games.

But good luck to you guys, whoever wins the competition deserve it.

This got me! However, I don't see Warriors winning the next 3 games against this Raptors team even with Durant in the picture, they're just so full of confidence.

I think either way LTU_btc would win at least the second position, right ?

Those multipliers are really game changing factors, once round you're out then the next you're fighting for the top spot.

The crazy thing here is the fact those who went with the Raptors did so because it was their only shot at winning, as the current leading participants obviously were going to back GSW.  :-X
 
Good luck to you guys.

I really hope that Toronto will end it in game 5 or even in game 6 :D I didn't expect that Toronto would reach this point.

If Torono could win and end the series in game 5 then the scores will be

LTU_btc = 63 + 0      = 63
Hhampuz = 51 + 10  = 61
Harizen = 49 + 10     = 59
leonair = 48 + 15      = 63

If Toronto wins at 6

LTU_btc = 63 + 0      = 63
Hhampuz = 51 + 15  = 66
Harizen = 49 + 15     = 64
leonair = 48 + 20      = 68

There are some mistakes with your math,

Round 4 is  4x multiplier right ? If yes then there's no way any participant will get + 15 points... 15 is indivisible by 4 to get a whole number...

So;

If Toronto could win and end the series in game 5 then the scores will be

LTU_btc = 63 + 0      = 63
Hhampuz = 51 + 8(2x4)  = 59
Harizen = 49 + 8(2x4)     = 57
leonair = 48 + 12(3x4)      = 60


while, If Toronto wins at 6

LTU_btc = 63 + 0      = 63
Hhampuz = 51 + 12(3x4)  = 63
Harizen = 49 + 12(3x4)    = 62
leonair = 48 + 20(5x4)     = 68

 

You are right! I'm quite busy right now, I was wronged and thought that we would be getting 5 pts each  :'(  

It seems that LTU_btc will win no matter what the outcome is, TORONTO IN 6!!!  ;D

After Raptors won game 4, I thought I'm f**ked up with my prediction. I haven't tried to calculate how many points each player can get, but with these crazy multipliers I was sure that I have no chance to win :D
Now I don't believe that GSW can win series, even with KD, so I just want to say - Raptors in game 5!

Advance congratulation for our winner here. There will be no Game 6 (I hope lol) and already accepted that my prediction @Game 7 will wreck again. And even I make it, I'm still loss lol.

Already covered my loss here with over @2+ odds in Game 3 and 4 for the Raptors ML. And now waiting for @3 if Raptors will win the series so I will be biased here that game must end today. :)

Queue Wolf of Wallstreet "I'm not fucking leaving" for GS tonight.

Let's take this to game 7!

Possible the game end today, specially if thompson and stephen not communicate well to lead their team mates, because raptors take this advantage because of durant adsent in the game. Let's wait what will happen the result 5th game end or not stay tune and enjoy watching.

You've got a big points from the previous rounds and if the series ends later you'll still be winning the 1st prize

Durant will not finish the game now, might have reinjured himself again, so most likely series will end tonight.
That was a bad move by Durant, might affect his off season price with this injury again.

I totally agree to you but well we can't blame him or the management if they allow KD to play because it's already an all or nothing situation for them. They should now give their best shot despite of all risks that could happen.

But IMHO, Warriors will not even win today's game not only because of the homecourt disadvantage but also because some of their star players are not in their 100%. Advance congtats for Raptors ;D (I might be wrong tho).

And there you have it, fucking clairvoyant!

Indeed, Let's go to game 7 before your tables turn   :P


GS definitely don't wanna give up their last game on home court!

And here we go again! hahaha a 1 point lead 106-105 that was close! how I wish raptors end it with a win.

I really hope that Raptors will be a Champion in game 6!!! and no more game 7  :'(

Wow! What a game!

Congratulations to The Raptors as the new NBA Championship Holders!

Congratulations to the Pool Winners as well Leonair and LTU_btc / Hhampuz

Thanks to Leonair for hosting the pool and Hhampuz for escrowing, It was a great pleasure playing with you all, until next time.

Regards.

I got 12 points, me and LTU get to split 2nd?  ;D

Oh. yeah right. ;D

Congratulations man!

Haha let's wait for the final tally by leonair. He beat me at my own game (I knew I shouldn't have picked toronto publicly, lol). Well deserved though, fortune favors the bold yada yada :)

Let's do this next year too, and Lebron better win it then!

4th Round Participants Predictions(Score multiplier: x4):

Hhampuz
TORONTO to beat GSW in game 7, end of an era! = 3x4 = 12 points

leonair
TOR vs. GSW = TOR win in game 6 = 5x4 = 20 points

ChiBitCTy
GS over Toronto in 5 = 0 point

harizen
Toronto Raptors in Game 7 = 3x4 =12 points

LTU_btc
GSW vs TOR = GSW win in game 5. = 0 point

Harkorede
Raptors vs Warriors; Warriors to win 4 - 1 = 0 point

ALL ROUND TOTAL SCORES(IN ORDER):

leonair = 68       *1st prize Winner
Hhampuz = 63   *2nd prize Winner
LTU_btc = 63     *2nd prize winner
harizen = 61
Harkorede = 53
ChiBitCTy = 51
Questat = 40

---

LET'S GOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!! TORONTOOOOOO!!

I Predict!, I Believe!, God helped me beat the odds with those injures, I Won!!!

Actually I didn't expect to win after round 4 score results because LTU_btc got 63 pts. and my score was 2nd to the lowest but I didn't lose hope and planned to predict Raptors in 6 because Hhampuz and harizen predicted Tor in game 7 so I must be unique from them to be able to get that 2nd prize at least but guess what! I won the 1st prize!!!!!! HAHAHAHHAHA  ;D ;D ;D LET'Z GOW!!!!!

NICE GAME TO ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS!!!! I HOPE TO SEE MORE OF THIS PREDICTION POOL NEXT YEAR!

Yes, You're right participants with the same scores will split the prize as stated in the rules.

Congratulations to the winners, especially leonair who topped the competition.
I conceded early and I thought that was the right decision and if I have given my pick, I would have still bet on the Warriors.

I mentioned in my early post that I might bet on the Raptors to win in the series, but I did not pursue it as I have doubt in the end that they win the series, but luckily I got one big win today as I was not wrong with my prediction that they will not win without Durant.

They never won a single game in their home, that's not the Warriors I loved.

Winnings have been sent out (https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/transaction/160f562abe572248ff8aedaed9e0b5974e1ef708d402bd881cad9e4e9bb1ce2d)!

---

Thank you for the competition leonair, and congratz on winning 1st prize :)

Me and LTU_btc gets to split the 2nd prize, slightly above entry fee so that's always something!

Hope to get this going next year too, hopefully with some more participants.

I confirm that I received BTC, thanks! I had fun time during playoffs, I hope next season we will have this competition on Bitcointalk again. Only thing that made me sad during finals is these serious injuries of Durant and Thompson...

Just visited this thread now after the Finals lol.

Damn, never thought I will still end up a few points behind those top 3 because I literally gave up prior to Finals opening. Never think of my final bet because not pursuing any winnings anymore.

Let's do this again next year and hopefully, more will participate.

There is no such thing as ad/disadvantages here between us, NBA enthusiast, and to those newbies to NBA because even how knowledgeable are we, there is no way we can't predict accurately on what series does a certain match will end. That's what makes this competition exciting and intense. Join next year guys. :)

Congratulations to our winners once again; leonair, Hhampuz, LTU_btc (I'm a winner too lol. Thanks Raps. :)).

..Thanks to those who joined.
..Also for OP, the man behind the competition.
..And to our escrow Hhampuz.

(OP you can now consider closing this thread later on if you want).

The prediction pool was quite a success for me as I think it's the first time that someone conducted it for the first time here. Those multipliers was really a game changer, I was 2nd to the lowest among all of the participants before the last round and I still manage to win the 1st prize  ;D

I really hope to see you and all of the participant who joined, and expecting that more people to get interested next year because we already have this thread. 'till next year!

I'm locking this thread now  ;)