Bitcointalk's FIFA World Cup Pool Discussion Thread

[slaman29]

Please sign me up for both the World Cup and Premier League pools at 25 pounds (not dollars?) each. 100 pounds/dollars seems a bit of a gamble for me at the moment and you all seem to be quite good if I peek at the last pool thread. So how does this work, we just sign up an account at that FIFA game website and post our results here every week? Looks like I need to explore that a little.

[HugoStiglitz]

Sign me up for the World Cup, please.

[hilariousetc]

For Premier League, is it possible to confirm if I can participate later, maybe after World Cup? I want to join it (the small $25 one and maybe the big one too) but maybe not to pay so soon. It depends on what happens after the world Cup. I wanted to join earlier but it is maybe better to start fresh so this is good. Thank you.

Yeah, that's fine. Money won't be collected until a week or two before the start of the season for the Premier League.

Also want to join into the World cup for 25 pound in bitcoin. Where do I send the money ?

I'll contact everyone a week or so before the tournament starts to collect the money.

Put me down for the £25 premier league one at the very least. World cup I'm still undecided...

Belgium have the best team on paper but can they gel together as a team? They were my favourites to win the Euros in 2016 but that didn't happen and they lost to Wales in the semis, but they're always worth putting a bit of money on since the odds are usually pretty good.

Wales the best team confirmed.

What group are Wales in? I don't seem them anywhere...  .

Please sign me up for both the World Cup and Premier League pools at 25 pounds (not dollars?) each. 100 pounds/dollars seems a bit of a gamble for me at the moment and you all seem to be quite good if I peek at the last pool thread. So how does this work, we just sign up an account at that FIFA game website and post our results here every week? Looks like I need to explore that a little.

You won't need to post them here, though you can post your pics after if you wanted. I've been thinking we can do both pools for the World Cup then add the points together from both at the end of it. Ie we do the FIFA prediction and another where you pick the scores for every game like we do on the BBC Premier League.

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Op has been updated. Let me know if I missed anyone.

World Cup:

hilariousandco £25
Trofo £25
ralle14 £25
tokweed £25
buwaytress £25
Theb £25
leea-1334 £25
BitcoinSupremo £25
Welsh £25
panjul07 £25
LTU_btc £25
slaman29 £25
HugoStiglitz £25

Current pot: £325

Premier League:

hilariousandco £25 & £100
LFC_Bitcoin £25 (& possibly £100 if ten users join)
Trofo £25 & £100
ralle14 £25
buwaytress 25 & £100
tokeweed £25
BitcoinSupremo £25
rickbig41 £25
tba £25
tba £25
LTU_btc £25
crwth £25
KuromaYoichi £25
slaman29 £25

Current pot: £350

[BitcoinSupremo]

It would be nice if we do the FIFA correct score or result of each game here in a Games and Rounds topic. As I have already said the only downfall of this is that someone may copy some other one predictions when he doesn't feel in the mood to make them himself. I think it would be fun to do World Cup both ways.

[LTU_btc]

I would also be interested in running a pool where you predict the correct scores of each game like on the BBC Premier League Predictor but can't find a website that will do that so far. If anyone knows of one please let me know.

How about official FIFA World Cup match score predictor?
https://predictor.fifa.com

[hilariousandco]

I would also be interested in running a pool where you predict the correct scores of each game like on the BBC Premier League Predictor but can't find a website that will do that so far. If anyone knows of one please let me know.

How about official FIFA World Cup match score predictor?
https://predictor.fifa.com

Perfect. We'll do both and then just add the points together.

[BitcoinSupremo]

I would also be interested in running a pool where you predict the correct scores of each game like on the BBC Premier League Predictor but can't find a website that will do that so far. If anyone knows of one please let me know.

How about official FIFA World Cup match score predictor?
https://predictor.fifa.com

Perfect. We'll do both and then just add the points together.

Awesome because the fifa bracket is just a gamble in the predictor we can show some power of our predictions.

[StephenCurry333]

im in for world cup and premier league (25 and £100)

[marlboroza]

Premier League £25.

[hilariousandco]

Premier League £25.

im in for world cup and premier league (25 and £100)

Added you both.

A little over two weeks left for the World Cup now.

[tokeweed]

^  Can you post what address we should be sending it to now please?  While I still have the BTC, I'm afraid I might do something dumb with it again.  Lol.

[hilariousetc]

I would rather wait to a week or so before to collect all the money in so everyone pays in the same amount in bitcoin. I can send you an address if you want though but if the value lowers you'll have to make up the difference to what everyone else has paid in. Won't you be getting another signature payment before then anyway?

[tokeweed]

^  Ok I'll wait.  Was tilted.  I'm ok now...  I think.  Lol.

[BitcoinSupremo]

^  Ok I'll wait.  Was tilted.  I'm ok now...  I think.  Lol.

Hey tokeweed, you see Zidane didn't get sacked and I think it is the end of the season. So what about our side bet 

[Theb]

It would be nice if we do the FIFA correct score or result of each game here in a Games and Rounds topic. As I have already said the only downfall of this is that someone may copy some other one predictions when he doesn't feel in the mood to make them himself. I think it would be fun to do World Cup both ways.

I don't think that this would be a problem. If you look at the official website for both bracketchallenge and predictor FIFA is showing you the most popular prediction made by other players for both each match and each bracket. However I am not saying that they are right but it could serve as your basis for your own predictions, same as what NBA ODDs players are doing researching what is the most popular bet for that game.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

FAO: tokeweed & buwaytress - I’m still in Prague. My connecting flight from Boryspil (Kiev) to Prague was fine but Prague to Stansted (London) was cancelled.

I’m still depressed about the final, met some great people though. Will post vids & pics when I’m not feeling low.

Fabinho signing cheered me up a little.

Oh & fuck Karius.

[tokeweed]

^  Ok I'll wait.  Was tilted.  I'm ok now...  I think.  Lol.

Hey tokeweed, you see Zidane didn't get sacked and I think it is the end of the season. So what about our side bet  

Whoa there cowboy...  I think we both made the terms clear with each other in the old thread that if Zidane leaves (not get the sack) before the new season starts then you win the bet.

I'll look for the post.  You even quoted it and said you agreed to the terms.  Remember...?

And don't worry, I haven't forgotten all the side bets I made in the forum.

Edit:  But feel free to make a deadline date to decide 'payment day'.  I wanna make it June 20, that fair with you?

[BitcoinSupremo]

^  Ok I'll wait.  Was tilted.  I'm ok now...  I think.  Lol.

Hey tokeweed, you see Zidane didn't get sacked and I think it is the end of the season. So what about our side bet  

Whoa there cowboy...  I think we both made the terms clear with each other in the old thread that if Zidane leaves (not get the sack) before the new season starts then you win the bet.

I'll look for the post.  You even quoted it and said you agreed to the terms.  Remember...?

And don't worry, I haven't forgotten all the side bets I made in the forum.

Edit:  But feel free to make a deadline date to decide 'payment day'.  I wanna make it June 20, that fair with you?

Yeah you are correct , yeah I remember now and let's make it 20 June the last payment day. Cheers.

[tokeweed]

^  Wups...  What did I tell you?  Zidane left on his own.  

And guess who Real's first target replacement is...  Pochettino!  I knew it!

Good thing for Daniel Levy (Spurs owner) Poch just signed a new 5 year contract.  Levy could use that as leverage to milk as much money as he can from Real.  

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44315700

[BitcoinSupremo]

Means I won the bet or not?