Bitcointalk English Premier League pool betting Discussion Thread

[buwaytress]

Yeah, hopefully buwaytress got them in as well. 40 minutes to go till the first kick off.

I didn't, as was travelling right after I made that post, but actually am not too concerned - only 3 correct outcomes in the end for 30 points, so I think we won't need to make a fuss about that! Thick and fast games, I'm just really glad Liverpool pulled through and will now have a solid defender to rely on for the next game onwards.

Looks like I've really fallen down the table though! Even with 30 extra points, I'd still be in 9th place, almost 300 points off the top. Well done to everyone, the table keeps changing every week, so we all know we've got a chance with only 1 week of good results. Got my predictions in all the way til Spurs' game on Thursday.

[hilariousetc]

I thought there is no game on January 1,   ...
6 games left on week 22...

Yeah, hopefully buwaytress got them in as well. 40 minutes to go till the first kick off.

I didn't, as was travelling right after I made that post, but actually am not too concerned - only 3 correct outcomes in the end for 30 points, so I think we won't need to make a fuss about that! Thick and fast games, I'm just really glad Liverpool pulled through and will now have a solid defender to rely on for the next game onwards.

Looks like I've really fallen down the table though! Even with 30 extra points, I'd still be in 9th place, almost 300 points off the top. Well done to everyone, the table keeps changing every week, so we all know we've got a chance with only 1 week of good results. Got my predictions in all the way til Spurs' game on Thursday.

I wouldn't worry about it. Most people seemed to do pretty badly this week looking at the table. Both me and StephenCurry only got 20 points and looks like half the players didn't even put their scores in (or just got no points haha). Liverpool screwed me over in the last minute of injury time for a correct score. Apart from the City and Tottenham games I think the others will all be pretty close so very hard to predict.

[BitcoinSupremo]

I did get Liverpool correct score this time and God I was happy at that 96 minute goal. It made me get 60 points so far and a correct result. My aim now is to be in the top 5 and not fighting for top spot (although still possible) and my aim is to make 60-70 points at least every week in order to achieve this.

[cicciobtc]

I did get Liverpool correct score this time and God I was happy at that 96 minute goal. It made me get 60 points so far and a correct result. My aim now is to be in the top 5 and not fighting for top spot (although still possible) and my aim is to make 60-70 points at least every week in order to achieve this.

Wow, you've already scored 160 points in this round and has recovered so many points from the first places!
Good score for me too, up to now, with 100 points.
Stephencurry is trying to recover the first place (only 10 points his gap from Hilarious)

[BitcoinSupremo]

I did get Liverpool correct score this time and God I was happy at that 96 minute goal. It made me get 60 points so far and a correct result. My aim now is to be in the top 5 and not fighting for top spot (although still possible) and my aim is to make 60-70 points at least every week in order to achieve this.

Wow, you've already scored 160 points in this round and has recovered so many points from the first places!
Good score for me too, up to now, with 100 points.
Stephencurry is trying to recover the first place (only 10 points his gap from Hilarious)

Yes I got Southampton vs C.Palace correct score and I guess I am the only one here to think of  Southampton loss at home field. I also got Man.City correct score and all other games yesterday correct result. I am happy about this performance but still my aim is 60-70 points weekly which in the long run to the finish I am pretty sure I will be in top 5 to share a prize of the pool.

[tokeweed]

Another update on my side bets with Here4Trades and buwaytress.

Bet with Here4Trades (.01 BTC at stake):  Who scores more goals this season?

Me:  Aguero - 13 goals.
Here4Trades:  Lukaku - 10 goals.

Bet with buwaytress (10 USD at stake):  Who scores more points in the betting pool?

Me:  LFC_Bitcoin - 1820 points.
buwaytress:  CarlesPuyol - 1840 points.

Here4Trades my offer from my last post in itt still stands.  You can choose between the two.  Anyway I hope you choose the one that makes us continue on with the bet.  Lol.  

[BitcoinSupremo]

Holy f*ck another correct score for me ,hitting 200 points so far during the week. Don't know whats the top record is in our Bitcointalk league, I don't know if this is the record but clearly the most perfect week for me during the tournament. Freakin wonderful week.

[cicciobtc]

Holy f*ck another correct score for me ,hitting 200 points so far during the week. Don't know whats the top record is in our Bitcointalk league, I don't know if this is the record but clearly the most perfect week for me during the tournament. Freakin wonderful week.

wow, your performance this week shows that every moment, with skill and luck, can recover many points and positions in the standings.
I was 2-0 Leicester and 2-1 Chelsea but in both matches the result changed to 93' losing 70 points!

[hilariousetc]

I got ten points on the draw. Pretty shitty week for me unless I can get a correct outcome later.

Holy f*ck another correct score for me ,hitting 200 points so far during the week. Don't know whats the top record is in our Bitcointalk league, I don't know if this is the record but clearly the most perfect week for me during the tournament. Freakin wonderful week.

Yeah, I think that's the top score so far. Still one game to go tonight as well. Highest points I got was 170 I think.

I'll be sending out PMs to those who have expressed interest in the new pool most likely tomorrow so keep an eye out for that.

[BitcoinSupremo]

Holy f*ck another correct score for me ,hitting 200 points so far during the week. Don't know whats the top record is in our Bitcointalk league, I don't know if this is the record but clearly the most perfect week for me during the tournament. Freakin wonderful week.

wow, your performance this week shows that every moment, with skill and luck, can recover many points and positions in the standings.
I was 2-0 Leicester and 2-1 Chelsea but in both matches the result changed to 93' losing 70 points!

I got three correct scores in the near nineties, Crystal Palace goal on 81 minute, Arsenal goal on 90+ and Liverpool on 96 minutes from 3 games getting 120 points in the late minutes of the games. Only Man.City did their correct score line for me since in the seventies. Lol, I am know thinking and deceiving myself that I can also still have a go to the top spot, why not, dreaming is beautiful. Also great to know to hold the top record weekly during 22 weeks of Premier league, and I guess it will be a minimum of 210 points as I think Tottenham will win today.

[cicciobtc]

Top 10 after 22 matches:

1 Hilarious              1970 (average 89,5)
2 Stephencurry       1950 (average 88,6)

3 Cicciobtc              1890 (average 85,9)
4 CarlesPuyol.         1850 (average 84,1)
5 Lfc_Bitcoin           1820 (average 82,7)
5 Supremo              1820 (average 82,7)

7 Marlboroza           1740  (average 79,1)
8 Ajaxmoor             1730  (average 78,6)
9 Buwaytress          1660  (average 75,5)
10 RickBig               1650  (average 75)

Best score of the season for Supremo (200 points)! He is now 5th.

StephenCurry and Hilariuos lead the standings

[buwaytress]

Holy f*ck another correct score for me ,hitting 200 points so far during the week. Don't know whats the top record is in our Bitcointalk league, I don't know if this is the record but clearly the most perfect week for me during the tournament. Freakin wonderful week.

Bloody hell, Supremo, what a way to get Bastard of the Week - and yeah I don't recall a 200 point week for anyone ever, so you're currently Golden Bastard. Well done, and see how high you climbed the ranks!

I got three correct scores in the near nineties, Crystal Palace goal on 81 minute, Arsenal goal on 90+ and Liverpool on 96 minutes from 3 games getting 120 points in the late minutes of the games. Only Man.City did their correct score line for me since in the seventies. Lol, I am know thinking and deceiving myself that I can also still have a go to the top spot, why not, dreaming is beautiful. Also great to know to hold the top record weekly during 22 weeks of Premier league, and I guess it will be a minimum of 210 points as I think Tottenham will win today.

That's the premier league for you! It's already statistically the league with the most goals scored during injury time (and in fact, if you take into account first half injury time, it does even better), so you can expect surprises almost every week. I'm really glad Liverpool seem to be recovering their knack for scoring late goals (instead of conceding them!) but you can almost count on the big teams like City and United to snatch up points in the last 10-15 minutes.

Dreaming is beautiful, and I hope you get top spot. Sorry about Spurs, I thought they'd win too

[BitcoinSupremo]

Bumping this thread to a reminder to every participant that tomorrow we have again Premier League games so if someone have forgotten about this, please make your predictions before tomorrow 16 PM European time, the time when Premier League starts for this round.

[cicciobtc]

For me it was a disaster today, I did only 30 points with 7 matches.
 I hope not to lose too many positions this week!

[hilariousetc]

For me it was a disaster today, I did only 30 points with 7 matches.
 I hope not to lose too many positions this week!

Well I only got ten points so far. I expected many wouldn't do very well after I saw the scores. I narrowly missed out on a correct score in the Spurs game as I predicted 3-0. Hopefully I can reclaim some points on the last two games but I think they will both be difficult and could go any of the three ways but can see draws/very close games.

[buwaytress]

For me it was a disaster today, I did only 30 points with 7 matches.
 I hope not to lose too many positions this week!

Well I only got ten points so far. I expected many wouldn't do very well after I saw the scores. I narrowly missed out on a correct score in the Spurs game as I predicted 3-0. Hopefully I can reclaim some points on the last two games but I think they will both be difficult and could go any of the three ways but can see draws/very close games.

Just my luck to also get 30 points when everyone else seems to be doing just as badly. It does feel pretty shitty when you bet on teams like Chelsea to draw and they do, but you got the wrong score. The last round, I bet on 3 unlikely draws all at 1-1 and two ended up in scoreless draws. Chelsea, like the other big teams minus City, just can't seem to find the net against poorer opposition.

Only 30 points, so I'm going for broke again. 3-0 Liverpool and 1-1 on Man Utd - Stoke. I'll give Arsenal a 2-0 away victory. You're all welcome to follow my winning tips

[tokeweed]

Just wondering what you guys have on Liverpool vs Man City later...?  Personally I think it's gonna be a draw, maybe 2 - 2 or 1 - 1.  Both clubs could negate each other out but the game itself will def be good, fast paced paced and going end to end.

Anyway yeah...  Interested in what you guys got.  Thanks.

[BitcoinSupremo]

I thought I was the only disaster this time but I see the average points for the week is 30 so I guess everyone had a miserable week so far. Since this week has gone in a disastrous way I am saying what I have bet on the big game today afternoon, I have placed City to win.

I am 2-2 for Arsenal today.

[cicciobtc]

For me it was a disaster today, I did only 30 points with 7 matches.
 I hope not to lose too many positions this week!

Well I only got ten points so far. I expected many wouldn't do very well after I saw the scores. I narrowly missed out on a correct score in the Spurs game as I predicted 3-0. Hopefully I can reclaim some points on the last two games but I think they will both be difficult and could go any of the three ways but can see draws/very close games.

I've just seen that only 3 players have scored more than 30 points with a maximum of 50 points, so this week it seems like there will not be big changes in the standings.
today I will risk winning Liverpool against the Manc. City!

[hilariousetc]

Just wondering what you guys have on Liverpool vs Man City later...?  Personally I think it's gonna be a draw, maybe 2 - 2 or 1 - 1.  Both clubs could negate each other out but the game itself will def be good, fast paced paced and going end to end.

Anyway yeah...  Interested in what you guys got.  Thanks.

I went for 2-3. Said these games could be very close and go either way and Arsenal lost 2-1 and Liverpool are currently winning 4-2. I'm still only on ten points but should get at least another ten from the Man U game tomorrow.

Edit 4-3 now with minutes to go. Can City come back? Doubt it. About time the got a reality check though haha.

Edit: finished 4-3.