Bitcointalk English Premier League pool betting Discussion Thread

[buwaytress]

@Here4Trades. Yeah, I jumped the gun by giving hilarious the crown of Bastard of the Week, when it is rightfully yours. Congratulations, you slimy hat.

@malrboroza, I made the same 2:1 prediction, thought Man City were stuttering and time to take advantage, and ALSO switched to 3-1 before kick off. Can't say I'm too pleased with myself, would have made a decent 140 points otherwise.

@tokeweed: I hope we're not adding extra pressure on our sidehorses to win. OR, maybe the get so pressured they drop points so we can leapfrog them

I've put in all next week's predictions early and for once will do nothing to change them. A United win and Liverpool 3-0 will make my day. See you guys til then!

[hilariousetc]

Congratulations are in order to hilarious, who's been stringing us all along with silly predictions until this week.

What's silly about them? I've been pretty consistent overall and been hovering around the top five for quite some time.

I'm predicting a lot of draws this week. A lot of very evenly matched games.

[hilariousetc]

i have made  payment for BIT bitcoin accelerator but my order is still unconfirmed

I'm not sure this is the right thread. You made a payment to the address in the op or somewhere else? If you used a bitcoin accelerator for anything other than making a payment to this pool then you're in the wrong thread.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

West Ham 1-0 Chelsea - 88 minutes

I put West Ham 1-2 Chelsea - I don’t think many would have predicted this?

[hilariousetc]

West Ham 1-0 Chelsea - 88 minutes

I put West Ham 1-2 Chelsea - I don’t think many would have predicted this?

Well I went with the 1-1 draw haha. I was also thinking about changing it to 1-2 though. They're in five minutes of injury time now so I'm hoping for a late Chelsea goal but I doubt anyone else backed them to win but you never know. This is why sometimes it's worth taking the risk and backing the underdog.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

West Ham 1-0 Chelsea - 88 minutes

I put West Ham 1-2 Chelsea - I don’t think many would have predicted this?

Well I went with the 1-1 draw haha. I was also thinking about changing it to 1-2 though. They're in five minutes of injury time now so I'm hoping for a late Chelsea goal but I doubt anyone else backed them to win but you never know. This is why sometimes it's worth taking the risk and backing the underdog.

Maybe Chelsea’s foreign, exotic, pretty play footballers don’t like the snow

[BitcoinSupremo]

My most failed week so far, with only 10 points. Well let's hope for some better results tomorrow , wow didn't expect such miserable performance , apparently I am more focused on my tipping thread and didn't analyse the games like I should. Good thing there are a lot of weeks of Premier until 31 December so there is time to recover.

[hilariousetc]

My most failed week so far, with only 10 points. Well let's hope for some better results tomorrow , wow didn't expect such miserable performance , apparently I am more focused on my tipping thread and didn't analyse the games like I should. Good thing there are a lot of weeks of Premier until 31 December so there is time to recover.

I got 60. I was out by only one goal on two others. I bet most people didn't get many points from the first set of games. Still a few matches to go and another set starting midweek so don't forget to get them in asap after this round finishes.

I've got the Leicester game down as 1-1 which it is at half time so hopefully no more goals haha.

[BetAdviser]

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[LFC_Bitcoin]

Must admit I’m having a fucking awful day so far, think Tottenham winning is my only correct result so far - 10 points.

[cicciobtc]

Must admit I’m having a fucking awful day so far, think Tottenham winning is my only correct result so far - 10 points.

even for me a disastrous day (even for me only 10 points of Tottenham).
Great score for Ajaxmoor (100 points) that gets closer to the top of the standing.

[ralle14]

I got 60

Me too, 1 correct score (Huddersfield Town) and 2 correct outcome (Burnley and Tottenham). I'm averaging 50-60 pts a week losing hope to win everytime I look at the leaderboard my name is going down regardless i'm still enjoying the weekly routine of predicting correct outcomes.

[hilariousetc]

Moved up to clear second from joint second but only by ten points. Things are getting very close at the top and I'm only 40 points/one correct score away from joining StephCurry at joint top. Looking forward to today's last three games even more now as they should be interesting matches regardless, especially the two derbies.

[BitcoinSupremo]

Thanks to the correct score of the Man derby I am at 60 points. This week was one of the worst for many people ,including me in the beginning but then thanks to this game of today I am on my average at 60-90 points weekly. Only 140 points divide the first 8 places, so 8th place is only 140 points from the top. Glad there is midweek action in Premier league.

[hilariousetc]

Thanks to the correct score of the Man derby I am at 60 points. This week was one of the worst for many people ,including me in the beginning but then thanks to this game of today I am on my average at 60-90 points weekly. Only 140 points divide the first 8 places, so 8th place is only 140 points from the top. Glad there is midweek action in Premier league.

Yeah, I also got just 60 points and none at all from the Sunday games though I needed Man city to just score another for a perfect score. Hopefully none of the bastards above me got m/any points cos I'm gunning to at least temporarily take the top spot.

Also, don't forget to put your scores in for the next round as the games start on tuesday.

[buwaytress]

I thought I couldn't do worse than 30 points, so this week's haul of 20 is my record low. 220 points gap just opened up between me and number 1, but that top 5 looks like it could change easily after midweek's games. Ziskin: good effort to tie for highest, a few more weeks with that performance and you'll climb out of bottom very quickly. ajax, I can see you're intent on getting your topspot back.

I predicted a lot of draws on the first night, should have saved them for yesterday instead. I guess we can now see Man City top of the league at least til February. Every other rival dropped points, while Spurs must be so grateful for everyone above them to draw/lose.

Don't forget your picks, guys.

Congratulations are in order to hilarious, who's been stringing us all along with silly predictions until this week.

What's silly about them? I've been pretty consistent overall and been hovering around the top five for quite some time.

I'm predicting a lot of draws this week. A lot of very evenly matched games.

Just a poor attempt at a joke, hilarious. I've been of course watching everyone above me and been impressed, not without some envy

[tokeweed]

Weekly update on my side bets with Here4Trades and buwaytress.

Bet vs Here4Trades (.01 BTC).  Who scores higher in the EPL 2017 - 2018.

My bet:  Aguero - 9 goals.
Here4Trades' bet:  Lukaku - 8 goals.

Bet vs buwaytress (10 USD worth of BTC).  Who finishes higher in the betting pool.

My bet:  LFC_Bitcoin - 1330 points.
buwaytress' bet:  CarlesPuyol - 1320 points.


Both close and exciting!  

Hilarious, I'm ready so send the .01 BTC for escrow.  Just tell me when.  Thanks.

[cicciobtc]

Top 10 after 16 matches:

1   StephenCurry     1460 (average 91,3)
2   Hilarious             1420 (average 88,8)
3   Ajaxmoor            1410 (average 88,1)

4   Cicciobtc            1370  (average 85,6)
5   Lfc_Bitcoin         1330 (average 83,1)
6   CarlesPuyol        1320 (average 82,5)
6   Supremo1           1320 (average 82,5)

8   Rickbig                1250  (average 78,1)
9   Buwaytress         1240  (average 77,5)     
10 Marlboroza         1210  (average 75,6)

Only 4 players with at least 100 points this week:
110 points for Ziskinberg and Hahay; 100 points for Ajaxmoor and Rickbig
Ajaxmoor return to the podium, Rickbig continues his climb.

[hilariousetc]

What does everybody think about a small additional prize to the person who gets the most points from one round? There's enough cash to go round and I think it will make it worthwhile for those that feel they've got no chance of getting in the top five to keep on playing?

If I do it I'll probably start it from not this round but the next one maybe so we can keep track of who get the highest points from there onward.

[tokeweed]

What does everybody think about a small additional prize to the person who gets the most points from one round? There's enough cash to go round and I think it will make it worthwhile for those that feel they've got no chance of getting in the top five to keep on playing?

If I do it I'll probably start it from not this round but the next one maybe so we can keep track of who get the highest points from there onward.

Yes please.  That would motivate me to play again tbh.  Come to think of it, we should have had that from the beginning to have everyone keep playing.  And it's more fun to have the chance to win something every week. 

I hope everyone agrees.