Breaking News! Berrettini is out of Wimbledon after testing positive for Covid. He was 8th seed, but obviously a lot of people had him down as a potential winner. With both him and Hurk out, the men's draw is already starting to open up a bit. I'm sure he'll be really disappointed, as he had a genuine chance of winning the thing. On the plus side though, it won't make any difference to his ranking points - everyone gets a 0 this year! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61966938I have Just read this news and I am pretty shocked too. I mean he was in a strong condition, and last year (Just last year) he was playing the final ! As a gambler I have a question... In this case (player suspended due Covid19) bettings for the winner Will be reimbursed ? I would say so! the match didnt take place Wow, thats a shocker, I'd say he is absolutely gutted after fighting to get back fit and playing and possibly targeting Wimbledon as a possible win. @buwaytress - your bet is safe now anyway ! With Berrettini out that leaves a bit of a void for Nadal to fill, that side of the draw favours Nadal even more now |
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The article in your post is garbage(no offense to you ofc). It tries to convince us that Bitcoin is a good investment to mitigate inflation, but it doesn't talk about its volatility even once. It's trying to say that Bitcoin is a good investment because it's immune to inflation, but in the same breath, it admits that Bitcoin's prices swing up and down based on people's opinions  . So if you're thinking about investing in it to save yourself from "inflation", you'd better be prepared to ride the roller coaster lol The simple fact that FIAT is devaluing, our FIAT is no longer able to buy the same goods it was able to 12+ months ago should be enough for people to look elsewhere and protecting their savings/wealth. Michael Saylor started talking about this about 18months ago referring to the "block of ice" melting in front of your eyes. If you can look past Bitcoins market movements and consider it long term, its the best safe haven for wealth/savings preservation. Unfortunately too many focus on what Bitcoin is doing NOW. |
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Wasn't expecting Bencic to lose in the first round to Wang. I was just looking at her career stats and other than the Olympic Gold(which is a big achievement and everyones dream) she has a pretty poor showing in most slams. Just 1 Semis appearance at the US Open and she has never gone past the 4th round at any other slam. Surprising to say the least and now, she's out of Wimby in the 1st round with Wang up a set and 5-2 in the 2nd. Serving for the match.
Ah we have seen this many times at Wimbledon and other grand slams, players tipped to do well getting dumped out in the first set. Hurkacz was tipped to go far too as the posts above lots of tickets got liquidated. Also on the Womens side Haddad Maia who has 3 titles on grass in the last few weeks got beaten too. A few of us had her backed and I even did an in play bet @2.45 on her after she lost the first set. Other players looked less convincing, Alcaraz took 5 sets to win, Djokovic got broken numerous times and lost a set to Kwon before winning. So yea there will always be upsets.....unfortunately |
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Wow - ANOTHER raffle  Yea, because he is "STILL IN A GOOD MOOD" This is great, thak you K. 52 - aoluain |
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Interesting to see what 1 BTC can buy ATM around the world... Here in Ireland it could get me: A car: MERCEDES-BENZ C63 AMG EESTATE 510 BHP   A house: [Project] on 0.62acres with outbuildings in the countryside   Damn, My images are gone from my first post in this thread. Anyway what I can buy now in my country as a direct comparison to about 8 months ago has changed dramatically! I can still buy my Merc but not the same one...  I cant even buy a ruin like I could back in October, I can just get a 0.5 acre site to build a house on in a few years time...  |
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Just checked the markets for first day and there isn't many value bets for me. Here are a couple that stand out and I will include them in some form on all my tickets.
Monteiro to win @1.65, he comes after solid performances and a win against Humbert, while Munar never won a match on grass
Van Rijtoven to win 3:0 @1.8, Delbonis is terrible on grass and this one should be very easy.
Haddad Maia to win, cover handi, or 2:0 in sets. Can't make my mind which market to take but she should win without much problems.
Be careful about Alcaraz, I am thinking he wil lose against first solid opponent and and Struff from couple of years ago would be good enough for sure. Today I am not so sure so skipping this one.
Yea I was going to go with an Alcaraz bet but aside from the threat of Struff the odds arent great. I have definitely gone with Haddad Maia, she looks very strong on grass, its a no-brainer really. I have also gone with Murray to beat Duckworth and Norrie to beat Andujar, He is one set up 6-0 so far. |
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While searching for something non sticker related I came to this website and while scrolling I noticed they have stickers, lots and lots of stickers, and some really cool designs too at really affordable prices. It looks like there are a lot of designers so I dont know how postage etc. works. https://www.teepublic.com/stickers/bitcoinI cant seem to be able to link the images, here are some screenshots from the phone.   |
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She has got lucky with a first round draw, she plays Harmony Tan, a player ranked
outside the top100, she should win that. As she progresses she will meet tougher
opposition. I'm taking from that article that she wants to leave on a positive tone, not
necessarily winning but not injured either.
But what is the positive tone for a champion like Serena? I am sure she would have considered just the title as a positive result in the past and I wonder if she adjusted the expectations. Don't forget, her own sister said multiple times that the difference between them is that Serena must win every match even when they are sparing. I feel like she is poised for a disappointment here. Ah I cannot believe Serena thinks she can win Wimbledon, I mean sure a lot of being a top Tennis player is about having the right mentality as well as skills but surely with her experience she has to know its a big ask? Just looking at the matches for tomorrow, does it seem strange that some of the top seeds are playing on the first day? Djokovic, Norrie, Alcaraz and Hurkacz. |
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*pokes fun at self for Tsitsi finally taking something when have given up on him, and then of course only put money on him for Wimbledon oops* For Williams maybe in the doubles if she plays with Jabeur depending on how serious
her injury is which she picked up yesterday. I wouldnt fancy her chances in a singles match,
she would brobably get through a couple of rounds all right.
@aoluain Yeah, left it out in the end, it's one thing to stay fit and able to play, quite another to come out on top vs Ons if they do end up meeting. @Daniel91 Tennis pension, there's such a thing? Haha. @Trofo Took a tip from UFC yesterday and smashed it, what's your tennis spider sense say? Yea I was wondering if you had Tsitsipas backed, and yea its typical when holding off backing him that he actually wins. In fairness though this year is a mixed bag for him. ^^ Not sure though, but yes, this is going to be maybe his last hurray in the Wimbledon so it's going to be fun tow watch Serena. Maybe she still has it getting past several rounds, but it's going to be very tough for her if she is match against a round and high rank opponents. And let's see if she really heals specially in the mental aspects of the game.
Maybe that's what she really needs, more rest as she is aging and importantly, the psychology of the game. If her mind tells her that she can't compete at this high level of tennis, then for sure we will see Serena exiting early in Wimbledon. But is she has just that one push, like Nadal or even Andy Murray, then maybe there is a possibility but it will be very hard and difficult road for her. She has got lucky with a first round draw, she plays Harmony Tan, a player ranked outside the top100, she should win that. As she progresses she will meet tougher opposition. I'm taking from that article that she wants to leave on a positive tone, not necessarily winning but not injured either. |
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“Since Bitcoin topped at $69,000, it is clear to me the next target can only be $4,20,000. There is no in between. No fire without smoke.”
Another crypto enthusiast DrNick wondered whether the next Bitcoin peak is going to be around the $4,20,000 level. Similarly, another enthusiast Rssi predicted a $420k Bitcoin peak based on the $69k top. “The BTC top was $69k. Next cycle pico top will be @420k obviously.”
Hi mate. You'd better fix that $4,20,000 crap. It's just $420,000 otherwise looks confusing. Going to the point, it is quite laughable that $420k prediction. People seem to forget that some predicted last year (the supercycle theory) that this year we would already be around that price. Then the ath was only $69 and now we are in bear market. I agree with Wexnident and SquirrelJulietGarden that we will break that ath after the next halving, and hopefully we will be able to break the $100k mark. Yea I think the general consensus is that we will be breaking the ATH after the next halving. $420,000 is very optimistic and if we think back to the prediction on the last Bull run to be at least $100,000, we can take the new prediction of $420,000 with a pinch of salt, I'm sure we would all love to be wrong though. Also bear in mind theories and expectations have been broken before. Up to this cycle the market has never gone below the previous ATH, last week that record was broken. With the Bitcoin market, anything can happen! |
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^
Yea its still a newbie trend to be involved with $hitcoins and focussing on Altcoins when
really the only show in town is Bitcoin. Thats where everyone should be focussing their attentions.
What the OP is advocating in terms of Bitcoin is essentially whats been referred to
as "Zoom out" and not be so affected by the movement of the markets.
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An interesting turn of events in the eastebourne atp tournament cressy made it to the finals which was unexpected, but the most important game is today fritz will face de minaur who has being not doing well in the recent tournaments but in this one he is really impressive, i will bet on him to win this one.
De Minaur on grass looks really good but got knocked out by Fritz today and we will see an intresting match by two Americans and really good servers. Both Cressy and Fritz serve really good and we will see probobly 3 sets in the final tommorow I did not expect that outcome between fritz and de minaur they both played really well but fritz was slightly superior, as for the finals americans are really known for their powerfull serves, it was as you expected fritz won 2 1 i think experience at the high level played a good role in the outcome especially in that first set but still great work from both players. Yea I was of 2 minds on who to back between Fritz and de Minaur, so I didnt bet, but I did back Fritz in the final and yes it turned into a 3 setter Tsitsipas has won the tournament. Final was quite fun to watch and it went on for a long time. The final set was decided in style by a tie break. Tsitipas was supreme in this and he won this tiebreak with no less than 7-2. Tsitsipas also has chances to get far at Wimbledon, which will start next week. I haven't seen the draw yet, but there are some dangerous unseeded players in it. you have to be lucky with the draw.
I really doubt Tsitsipas chances on Wimbledon, should be better than last year first round drop-out, but second week is too much for him did not look at the draw, but as I heard he is within Nadal and Berrettini half, and either from two will easily kick him out nevertheless, congrats on winning tournament, Agut is a clay specialist, as him, and final between them on grass is remarkable for both Again I was doubting on who to back in that final too, Bautista Agut at his "home" tournament ir Tsitsipas whom I have lost a lot on in the past, so I skipped it, well done to him. Thats interesting though to see two clay specialists in a final on grass with decent players in attendance like Medvedev, Kyrgios, Giron, Karatsev and Griekspoor. Those two may go far at Wimbledon. |
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Anyone fancy Williams to get one last hurrah? Itching to pull the trigger... I'd have put money on Fedex had he made it. -snip
Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon.
hard to finish year as number one, not impossible, but very hard nevertheless, probably more important to him to get back to equal number of GS title with Rafa at the moment, since he has longest number one strike, and it is not reachable by active players Hurkacs and Alcaraz are his draw half in Wimbledon, Berrettini is with Nadal Yeah like how Brazil's to me been the best and most consistent over the past few years, and yet Belgium somehow stayed in #1 rank for a while (not any longer apparently but I no longer keep up). I guess in tennis it's a lot more important to be ranked as it's individual but yeah, I've to say it's really just the GS titles that makes the most impact -- whether you're following tennis closely or just a casual observer like me. He'll hope Berrettini does him a favour and prevent Nadal from widening the gap but he's got a hell of a job on his hands! For Williams maybe in the doubles if she plays with Jabeur depending on how serious
her injury is which she picked up yesterday. I wouldnt fancy her chances in a singles match, she would brobably get through a couple of rounds all right. Beretini will be for sure a bigger chalenge to Nadal than Hurkacz and the unknown on grass Alcaraz will be to Djokovic IMO. |
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Getting in closer for the details . . . with warm house lights  |
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Jeez, I'm in the collectibles board a few times per day and I dont know how I missed these?
...so I will take a set of the errors
and maybe a set of the 5 too....
I'll pm you later and organise payment then.
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Always nice to see things like this, however I'm curious if this was a compulsory class or is this something that's optional? I'm glad to hear they responded well to it. I'm just not completely sold on the idea of teaching Bitcoin to children quite yet. Honestly, that might just be because our culture here, they probably wouldn't benefit from it, but I suppose in certain other cultures, Bitcoin is actually becoming pretty much something they'll encounter on the daily. So, I'll admit it might be the culture gap.
I'm not bashing the idea, I love it that there's people out there doing this sort of stuff, and I know in my teenager years I would've been absolutely loving a class like this. However, for any younger children I don't think teaching them quite yet what Bitcoin is, and what it can be used for will be that useful. Although, I tend to think we teach the concept of money too early to children anyway.
Yea I agree with Welsh and everyone here more or less, its a great idea and a great initiative by the OP to educate others about Bitcoin. Its a bold step and I'm impressed with the school principal for allowing this to happen. Like Welsh I'm not sure teaching 'Junior' classes the concept, they may be too young, but definitely students preparing for their next level of education or going into the workforce after high school is beneficial for sure. From the images it looks like a different sort if learning, students have to use their imagination and visualisation differently without computers. This is great. Its deserves more Merit im out unfortunately |
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I think you are correct, I don't see any mention of participants allowed 2 spots in this raffle. haha! I agree - I totally misunderstood that - I read it as "who has already selected a number, select another" total misunderstanding on my part.
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Please, for that who has chosen a number already selected, please choice another number. Thank you !
Ah yes, I read that also a different way !! 'selected' is the giveaway which a few of us missed. @Gianluca95 please remove my second choice #62, that was a mistake on my part and it hasnt been picked up in because the name is spelled wrong. apologies for that! |
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Hopefully he can live up to being the top seed right now otherwise, Djokovic can still reclaim that this year. This is just the difference between the big 3 before, they are really psychologically though in close games and seldom we see them being upset perhaps just to other ranked but not to relatively unknown player.
I don't think Djokovic will be able to regain the number one spot this year. He's a long way back in points already, there are zero points available for Wimbledon, and there's a decent chance that Djokovic won't be able to play the US Open or other US events. Looking at the 2022 singles race, Nadal is already almost 4000 points clear of Djokovic. Djokovic may still be the best player in the world, but the rankings won't reflect that any time soon. Thats interesting actually, its a big changeup in the ranking because of basically Wimbledons decision over Russian players and the resulting ATP ruling on points. I wonder would Djokovic do anything differently if he could go back to the start of the year? probably not. Whole Medvedev has had mixed results this year, Nadal is the one to watch in the points race. He has and will continue to create a gap between himself and Djokovic with points and Slams. |
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