My bets got cooked, Navi was so disjointed in that elimination series, and with the other top teams not performing well, Team Spirit is starting to look like they'll repeat what they've done during IEM Katowice.

Or it might be both, I remember those five slots were tagged as "interregional" before they officially distributed it to the proper regions.

It's also the ESL organizers behind the tournament, and they'll always do their best to make it as fair as possible.

These first few days of the round have been underdogs galore, and i'm about to go down 0-3 if Heroic somehow qualifies by beating BIG clan in the lower bracket final.  

I'm struggling so badly that I could lose this round before Friday, and Renato is a few steps closer to his third win since I also have Hurkacz and Paul to survive until next week.

I can't recall the exact highest odds i've won overall, but one of the highest I can remember is around 4.50~ odds.

It all started from tailing someone's bet builder from one of the betting groups i'm in because it looked convincing with the stats he provided.

I also posted it somewhere in another thread, but I couldn't find it anymore due to the broken images.

I'll be testing my luck with today's IEM Dallas matches, and hopefully, these teams deliver because I also need them for the BSFL.  

My first bet is on Navi @1.4, i'm not going to risk the handicap here due to their questionable form, even though they're not on fire compared to before, they should still beat Heroic.

Later i'll go with the Faze map handicap @1.5~ because Team Spirit is becoming overvalued and Faze can sometimes have a slow start.



It's not a direct invite, but these 5 slots will be given out to the more competitive regions based on the EPT points.

If I end up in the same situation, i'll give the sportsbook some time before doing something because they mentioned that his account would go through an investigation. And maybe that's their protocol whenever one of their customers suddenly hits a big win. Certain sportsbooks are cautious in paying out winners because mistakes happen (wrongly settled bets, bugs, glitches, etc.). If there's still no update within the week, i'd forward the problem to AskGamblers, and start posting my issue on their social media pages to provide awareness.

Our bets were looking so good heading into the second quarter, and then the Timberwolves suddenly shot themselves in the foot with those unnecessary fouls and turnovers. 🤦‍♂️

I'm currently tuned in, the Mavs are missing way too much, but it only took one good run in the second quarter to close the gap.

While the Timberwolves are shooting the ball well, the Mavs are punishing them for each miss and turnover.

Maybe it's because of the reduced direct invites, even though BOOM Esports has been getting a few top 5 finishes in some big tournaments. The same goes for the SEA region, they're generous to allocate two slots when Aurora is the only team that can keep up with the rest.

On the bright side, we'll likely see the three best China teams (G2.IG and Azure Ray) with XG already having an invite.

I'm also on the Timberwolves first half, but this time it's only for the team totals (over 51.5 for 1.8 odds), they've gone 3/3 with the over first-half points, and I highly doubt the Timberwolves would go slow in this elimination game.

As much as i'd want the series to last longer, I still need the Mavs to close it out today since I have them winning by less than 6 points in the prediction league. Then again, Scott Foster is officiating this game, so my prediction will probably get spoiled, and a game five could be on the horizon. 

Today's daily special is another betbuilder for the Mavs match winner+ Doncic over 49.5 PRA @2.90 decimal odds.

It's best to skip this one or go with the regular betbuilder odds because it only hit once out of the three games played, and the latter is currently at 3.00 odds (3.14 with boosted odds). Also, I noticed that the new price boost will adjust based on your bet size so you might not get that flat .14 increase.



Congrats, on bagging the top prize. 

It's time to check the inbox because Stake just sent out the post-monthly bonus. My bonus doubled this time from $5 to $10, but it's expected since my luck is only handing out losses for the past few weeks or so.



I agree, even though there's an alternative for them to hand out the rewards it's still a downgrade unless they plan to introduce a better way of tipping. If they switch to the links, at least we get the upside of picking the coin we prefer.

There's no MENA because it's Valve handing out the invites, and the MENA teams back then were always under the WEU region. It only became a thing after the third-party tournaments started allocating slots for that region.

It's good to see Team Liquid in there, but I doubt they'll have what it takes to win it all. The best case I can imagine is probably them making it to the grand finals. 

That's true and it's also why FaZe is currently ranked second in the HLTV rankings. Team Liquid somewhat improved their form only because they participated in the CCT Global Finals and that tournament only had a few good teams.

I always spend some time checking out the casinos I visit because there are casinos that are more competitive than the others, and they do it by offering better rewards. These extra features they offer are always helpful and as a player, they can sometimes be the main factor in playing and skipping a casino. You always want to play with the best casinos because once you've tried a better casino you'll realize how much you'll be missing out if you keep playing with the same casino that doesn't improve in the other department.

Congrats on your quick first-quarter win on the Celtics.

Unfortunately, my first half over fell short by a point, they got it going early in the second quarter and I thought it would hit with how the live totals hovered around 120+ points. If only the team totals were available I should've taken those instead of the total for both teams. 

Those four teams are already on my prediction list for the BSFL question, but we might have to change our prediction if Mouz doesn't survive in the lower bracket today.

I also didn't know there was an ongoing online tournament for Dota and they even got a few good teams. If Nigma Galaxy can beat OG during the playoffs it's probably their tournament to win.

I skipped out on game three because I thought the Pacers would have an issue hitting the over without Haliburton. My doubts were wrong, they still went over 120 as the Pacers scored 60+ points. That said, i'll still go with the first half over, they've been consistently scoring a lot, and I still think we'd have another high-scoring half.



BOL with your 1st quarter bet, even though they've only covered that line once, I still like their chances since they're the best first-half team.

My betting style is still all over the place so I can't say it had an impact, but those bad decisions did encourage me to change by spending less and taking things more casually. Most of us would eventually experience countless losses, so we might as well do our best to take a step back and do something about it. We've heard stories about problem gamblers putting themselves in a worse financial situation, and going through the same situation is the last thing we want to experience.

The patch only gave them more options due to the new meta heroes becoming another problem. Also, they didn't allow Storm Spirit to end up in Gaimin Gladiator's hands throughout the series after that previous one-sided win from the upper final.

With DreamLeague finishing earlier today, we still have the IEM Dallas scheduled next. Looking at the matchup for Group A we could get a Vitality vs Mouz rematch while for Group B Team Spirit vs Navi could be an interesting matchup for the next round if Navi doesn't disappoint.

On top of what the others mentioned, these sportsbooks could have an ongoing NBA promotion but are blocking it through geo-restriction.

It could also be their business decision to focus on less popular sports like tennis, baseball, etc because they're getting more action through those sports.

Not all sportsbooks have a big budget to spend on promotions so we don't see them often and some of them aren't as competitive in terms of the promotion side.

What a sweat, I thought i'm about to miss some points since it felt like my predictions weren't that good overall (failing q2, q4, and q6), but i'm glad Southampton came through with the upset against Leeds. Good round @LTU_btc, and see you on the next one if we end up in the same division again.

It's nice to see a CS2 question popping up for this round. Even though I like my chances to get the point, the possibility of upsets is always high as you don't know which version of the team you'll be getting.

I'll be shifting sides this time since i've lost my trust in the Timberwolves after that game two as they had another poor second half while having one of the biggest leads in the first half.

We could see them wake up on the road and pull off the same thing during the Nuggets series, but i'll take the better team for now as I don't want to get my hopes up for the third time.