Bitcointalk English Premier League pool betting Discussion Thread

[hilariousetc]

Spurs v Palace game is 0-0 at half time  . Palace haven't been too bad and were very unlucky not to get a goal. Could see them even pinching a win if Spurs don't step up their game. If Spurs don't get a win this is looking like a terrible week for most of us.

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[tokeweed]

Imo, a little pep talk from Poch, and they'll be opening the flood gates and end up winning 2 - 0, 3 - 0.  What are the odds for a +2 or a +2.5 goals bet be in live betting?  Too bad Nitrogen doesn't have it.  That would have been a fun bet. 

[hilariousetc]

Palace have had a couple of other great chances and just missed an open goal. I wouldn't be backing Spurs in this game now especially for more than a goal. It might be worth checking for odds on a 0-1 or 1-1 game. Doesn't look like my 4-0 is going to come in lol.

[buwaytress]

Well, it wasn't my worst week but 50 points on 5 correct outcomes feels hollow, especially when 3 of them were off by a single goal. My position's still unchanged at 8th - well done to ajax for reclaiming top spot. My wish for City to go down to Arsenal didn't come through. Seems like City's finally overcome their would-be rivals (Arsenal and Liverpool) with pretty comprehensive scorelines.

Seven more games before the halfway line, just wouldn't be fun if that lead at the top stayed at 8 point by then. Unfortunately, the leaders have extremely winnable games in the next four coming up. So I'll let you guys know early I'll bet on a slim win for their next, and then draws for the following three =p

[tokeweed]

Is it just me or does anybody else think Mourinho will be on his way out from Man United at the end of this season (or the season after)?  Their season started really great, but they have been playing uninspiring football as of late.

And I'd like to see Poch replace him.  He's the closest manager to an 'Alex Ferguson' they could get imho.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Is it just me or does anybody else think Mourinho will be on his way out from Man United at the end of this season (or the season after)?  Their season started really great, but they have been playing uninspiring football as of late.

And I'd like to see Poch replace him.  He's the closest manager to an 'Alex Ferguson' they could get imho.

They played all the crap teams at the start of the season & beat most of them convincingly, people started thinking they would be champions but I think they’ll be miles off.

Wouldn’t be surprised if they end up getting dragged into a battle for 4th. Agree on Pochettinho, great manager.

[cicciobtc]

Top 10 after 11 matches:

1   Ajaxmoor           1060 (average 96,4)
2   StephenCurry     1050 (average 95,5)
3   Cicciobtc             990  (average 90)
3   LFC_Bitcoin         990  (average 90)
5   Hilarious             970  (average 88,2)
6   Supremo1           950  (average 86,4)
7   CarlesPuyol        920  (average 83,6)
8   Buwaytress         850 (average 77,3)
8   G-spot                 850 (average 77,3)
10 Marlboroza          790 (average 71,8)

Great scores this week for Supremo (160), Lfc_bitcoin (120) and G-Spot (110), so they climb so many ranked positions.

the top 6 in the standings are enclosed in only 110 points

[hilariousetc]

Happy to be in fifth place and only 30 points behind third (though hard to catch when stephcurry, lfc and Cicciobtc do so good every week).

No games until 18th of November due to the international break. Games are up to predict on the bbc site now though:

AFC Bournemouth vs. Huddersfield Town
Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton vs. Stoke City
Burnley vs. Swansea City
Crystal Palace vs. Everton
Leicester City vs. Manchester City
Liverpool vs. Southampton
Manchester United vs. Newcastle United
Watford vs. West Ham United
West Bromwich Albion vs. Chelsea

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I think anybody all the way down to 7th could still likely win this league. It’s just so tough, so many good players

Edit - What are the prize pots for the first 3 places, I forgot.

[hilariousetc]

They haven't been determined yet but I'll get around to sorting it. I'm going to do 5 place payouts just to make it a bit more interesting and seeing how the value has doubled since we pledged. I'm also thinking about trying to contact a few bitcoin sportsbooks/gambling sites to see if they'll sponsor the tournament and any money received will go into the prize pot to make it even more interesting for us.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

They haven't been determined yet but I'll get around to sorting it. I'm going to do 5 place payouts just to make it a bit more interesting and seeing how the value has doubled since we pledged. I'm also thinking about trying to contact a few bitcoin sportsbooks/gambling sites to see if they'll sponsor the tournament and any money received will go into the prize pot to make it even more interesting for us.

Interesting - OK cool, thanks for the response buddy.

[BitcoinSupremo]

This time we have a break in the weekend because of play offs and national teams. However I believe that we will see who will go leading in the front with certain distance during the month of December. This is the only league that plays on December 31 and January 1 and that is great.

[cicciobtc]

They haven't been determined yet but I'll get around to sorting it. I'm going to do 5 place payouts just to make it a bit more interesting and seeing how the value has doubled since we pledged. I'm also thinking about trying to contact a few bitcoin sportsbooks/gambling sites to see if they'll sponsor the tournament and any money received will go into the prize pot to make it even more interesting for us.

Interesting - OK cool, thanks for the response buddy.

I agree with the top 5 prizes, so the season will be interesting until the end.
Interesting is the possibility of sponsorship, so next year I am convinced that we will increase the players in this pool betting!

[hilariousetc]

Yeah, I plan to run the tournament every year and I'm sure we will definitely get more players for the next one, especially if we set it up as soon as the season finishes so we've got plenty of time to drum up interest (and hopefully we can get a sponsorship to make the prizes more alluring). I'll also try set them up for the Champions League and World Cup / Euro tournaments as well. It's been pretty good fun so far and it's good value for an entire season of betting for a relatively small fee and the prizes are quite big in comparison (especially with the rise in value (though hopefully btc doesn't keep falling  )).

[tokeweed]

Yeah, I plan to run the tournament every year and I'm sure we will definitely get more players for the next one, especially if we set it up as soon as the season finishes so we've got plenty of time to drum up interest (and hopefully we can get a sponsorship to make the prizes more alluring). I'll also try set them up for the Champions League and World Cup / Euro tournaments as well. It's been pretty good fun so far and it's good value for an entire season of betting for a relatively small fee and the prizes are quite big in comparison (especially with the rise in value (though hopefully btc doesn't keep falling  )).

Nice.  Why not offer other side bets as well like top goal scorers for the season.  I think some degens would have more fun betting on that than the betting pool itself.  Lol.

Btw...  Here4Trades pm'd me that the bet is still on but he hasn't posted in here like I told him too.  He's prolly trying to run away.  Rofl.

[ralle14]

That's a nice update for the prize. It'll definitely make things more competitive now that there will be more slots. Having a sponsor for our pool would be nice if there is one i'll be betting my predictions on their site.

Btw...  Here4Trades pm'd me that the bet is still on but he hasn't posted in here like I told him too.  He's prolly trying to run away.  Rofl.

Maybe he's busy irl that's why he hasn't posted yet.

[tokeweed]

Yeah sorry, I didn't mean to come off as douchey.  It's just it would be nice if he dropped in the thread to confirm that the bet was still on and that he was willing to do escrow and have hilariousandco in with his bet, just like he did when he pm'd me.

Anyway, no big deal.

[cicciobtc]

Yeah, I plan to run the tournament every year and I'm sure we will definitely get more players for the next one, especially if we set it up as soon as the season finishes so we've got plenty of time to drum up interest (and hopefully we can get a sponsorship to make the prizes more alluring). I'll also try set them up for the Champions League and World Cup / Euro tournaments as well. It's been pretty good fun so far and it's good value for an entire season of betting for a relatively small fee and the prizes are quite big in comparison (especially with the rise in value (though hopefully btc doesn't keep falling  )).

yes, great idea we can also do a pool betting for the next world cup! you can already count on me.

with more players and with any sponsors next year than the Premier League we can do pool betting for: Champion's League, Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga

[hilariousandco]

I don't really care for running them for La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga etc but you guys can certainly set them up if you wish.

[BitcoinSupremo]

I agree that Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A and Germany Bundesliga are not as good as the Premier League to bet on. For today I played a lot of surprise results gambling what can bring me lots of points or very few points or even 0 points for this week games of the league. I think it is the only way to have a chance to go to the top, only through big risks.