Sportsbet.io's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread

[KTChampions]

200 mBtc?

Did I see that right plus the entry fees of each participant plus tons of free bets to get from?That sound just as great as last season,I will make sure to start saving some coins (losing dramatically in the casino many times in a row now  ) so I can be part of this wonderful pool again.I was in the prize spots last year so my hope and objective will be the same to be again there.What would be a better objective is if we come near 100 people to join this pool,I am sure the interest is there,it just needs some sparkling  .

100 people would be a frightening competition - because in this case, if you take a full random, then the chance of winning the yellow cap during the season would be 38/100 - quite small. On the other hand, by increasing the number of participants, the prizes would also increase and be even more attractive. Top 1 would get about 0.14 mbtc 

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[Harkorede]

Hey guys,

With the English Premier League set to kick-off on August 12, we wanted to give everyone the chance to get excited for what should be another fun and competitive season 

Sponsorship
*  Sportsbet.io has agreed to continue the tradition with a generous 200 mBTC sponsorship   (Big thanks to Steve)
*  If we get our usual 50-60+ entrants, that brings the total pot to 325-350 mBTC+
*  The entry fee will be 2.5 mBTC and I'll leave the pot breakdown for hilariousandco to decide

Free Bets
*  There are 38 weeks in the season with the Yellow Cap winner(s) receiving a 3 mBTC Free Bet each week
*  In addition, there will be Exclusive Prediction Contests for paid entrants throughout the season; so plenty of opportunities to win additional Free Bets

Let's try to break last season's record of 61 paid entrants and get an even bigger pot 

This really is an enormous sponsorship again, wow!

I hope we can get as many users more than those of the previous seasons, and the weekly free bet also is something worth playing for the entire 38 weeks, I just hope I'll do much better this season, because I fell off totally in the last edition.


It's better to have the signup thread available as soon as possible so that there will be enough time for a wider audience reach and also enough time for everyone interested to join in. 

[arallmuus]

100 people would be a frightening competition - because in this case, if you take a full random, then the chance of winning the yellow cap during the season would be 38/100 - quite small.

Its technically correct but if you factor in people that will quit halfway of the season then chances is actually still decent.

It's better to have the signup thread available as soon as possible so that there will be enough time for a wider audience reach and also enough time for everyone interested to join in. 

Pretty sure at this point there are alot of people that have seen this pool's thread already with 519 pages of reply but it seems some people are always hesitant to pay 2.5 mbtc to sign up on this pool. I guess we'll get somewhere around 50-55 this season, still a pretty decent pool to play with this high prizepool if we include the freebets for yellow cap winner then it would be $10,000 prizepool

[KTChampions]

100 people would be a frightening competition - because in this case, if you take a full random, then the chance of winning the yellow cap during the season would be 38/100 - quite small.

Its technically correct but if you factor in people that will quit halfway of the season then chances is actually still decent.
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I think that when a participant loses a chance at the main prizes, instead of stopping predictions, he starts making bolder and more variable predictions - after all, he still has a chance to get a yellow cap, right? In fact, for those who continue to fight for a strategic general victory, this reduces the chances of getting a yellow cap.

[un_rank]

I will be giving this a shot for the first time with this new season and see how it turns out in the end. Great sponsorship from SportsBet which means that it will attract the best of punters to join in the fun.

Also, any particular reason why the opening thread is in red?

- Jay -

[Igebotz]

Also, any particular reason why the opening thread is in red?

For more visibility....

[arallmuus]

100 people would be a frightening competition - because in this case, if you take a full random, then the chance of winning the yellow cap during the season would be 38/100 - quite small.

Its technically correct but if you factor in people that will quit halfway of the season then chances is actually still decent.
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I think that when a participant loses a chance at the main prizes, instead of stopping predictions, he starts making bolder and more variable predictions - after all, he still has a chance to get a yellow cap, right? In fact, for those who continue to fight for a strategic general victory, this reduces the chances of getting a yellow cap.

Technically this should be the case but if you look at the leaderboard from last season, atleast 5 players out of 61 players actually stopped playing for various reasons so if we actually make it to 100 players then Im pretty sure that we might even have atleast 10 players that would stop playing mid way of the tournament


Just wondering this, does anyone know anything about @tomahawk9? Dude just stop playing the pool the same month he stop being active in bitcointalk

[LTU_btc]

200 mBTC from Sportsbet is very generous offer, big thanks tor what they're doing. There was question about how many spots to award and I think that fewer places should be rewarded. 20 places awarded would significantly increase chance to win something, but I'm in for higher prizes. Especially when there is other chances to recover what you paid as sign up fee through prizes for yellow caps and weekly prediction contests.

100 people would be a frightening competition - because in this case, if you take a full random, then the chance of winning the yellow cap during the season would be 38/100 - quite small. On the other hand, by increasing the number of participants, the prizes would also increase and be even more attractive. Top 1 would get about 0.14 mbtc 

100 players would make prize pot even more huge, but I think that such number would be too big. Then chances to win something would become very tiny. Even winning weekly yellow cap would become very difficult task (not saying that's easy now ). So, I think that such huge pool would be less fun to play.

[hilariousandco]

Just wondering this, does anyone know anything about @tomahawk9? Dude just stop playing the pool the same month he stop being active in bitcointalk

Dunno, but looking at his feedback he might still have an active loan out with Darkstar that he took out a month prior to going AWOL to pay back within two months, so that doesn't look good: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3243635.msg61241585#msg61241585

[slaman29]

Wow I didn't see the news here before, wish I could merit everyone but am out hehe.

Thank you to Sportsbet/Steve mainly for continuing the tradition of the pool, such a big prize and it might actually be worth even much more next season end after halving

Thanks to hilarious, jeremypwr for all the arrangements. See you next season guys, I can't do badly again right??

Just wondering this, does anyone know anything about @tomahawk9? Dude just stop playing the pool the same month he stop being active in bitcointalk

No idea. I think some of the legendaries mentioned about him in other pools as well, just disappeared.

[Trofo]

Just wondering this, does anyone know anything about @tomahawk9? Dude just stop playing the pool the same month he stop being active in bitcointalk

Dunno, but looking at his feedback he might still have an active loan out with Darkstar that he took out a month prior to going AWOL to pay back within two months, so that doesn't look good: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3243635.msg61241585#msg61241585

Did not know about this loan thing. The amount is quite big but not big enough to merit going a way for high ranking account. Couple of months in sig campaign would have taken care of that.

My thinking so far was that unfortunately something happened to him. He went missing suddenly and he did not just disappear from forum, he stopped playing all the pools as well. I always thought that if it is conscious decision to step back, we higher ranks on the forum would have said so in some topic at least.

[Igebotz]

Just wondering this, does anyone know anything about @tomahawk9? Dude just stop playing the pool the same month he stop being active in bitcointalk

Dunno, but looking at his feedback he might still have an active loan out with Darkstar that he took out a month prior to going AWOL to pay back within two months, so that doesn't look good: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3243635.msg61241585#msg61241585

Did not know about this loan thing. The amount is quite big but not big enough to merit going a way for high ranking account. Couple of months in sig campaign would have taken care of that.

My thinking so far was that unfortunately something happened to him. He went missing suddenly and he did not just disappear from forum, he stopped playing all the pools as well. I always thought that if it is conscious decision to step back, we higher ranks on the forum would have said so in some topic at least.

I have a feeling something happened to him, but there is no way we can verify it unless someone from his community who knows him personally comes out to clear it up. I don't think he left the forum because of a loan or something, and BTW Darkstar has been offline for almost two months now, I have an overdue loan as well, I've sent him a message on TG because that's where we mostly deal, but no response yet, and I don't think sending coin to his address is brave enough without hearing from the owner.

Where is Darkstar?

[hilariousandco]

Just wondering this, does anyone know anything about @tomahawk9? Dude just stop playing the pool the same month he stop being active in bitcointalk

Dunno, but looking at his feedback he might still have an active loan out with Darkstar that he took out a month prior to going AWOL to pay back within two months, so that doesn't look good: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3243635.msg61241585#msg61241585

Did not know about this loan thing. The amount is quite big but not big enough to merit going a way for high ranking account. Couple of months in sig campaign would have taken care of that.

My thinking so far was that unfortunately something happened to him. He went missing suddenly and he did not just disappear from forum, he stopped playing all the pools as well. I always thought that if it is conscious decision to step back, we higher ranks on the forum would have said so in some topic at least.

I have a feeling something happened to him, but there is no way we can verify it unless someone from his community who knows him personally comes out to clear it up. I don't think he left the forum because of a loan or something, and BTW Darkstar has been offline for almost two months now, I have an overdue loan as well, I've sent him a message on TG because that's where we mostly deal, but no response yet, and I don't think sending coin to his address is brave enough without hearing from the owner.

Where is Darkstar?

Don't know. Hadn't noticed he'd been away but his sig says he's on a break: "taking a break - expect delayed responses".

[Igebotz]

Where is Darkstar?

Don't know. Hadn't noticed he'd been away but his sig says he's on a break: "taking a break - expect delayed responses".

Oh now I see ! He needed a break somewhere where the beach  for some fresh air to clear his head after the whole Chipmixer drama.

[casperBGD]

and after almost having us relegated last season, Frank Lampard is close to be back in Everton
he could not succeed as manager, but as Sean Dyche is no magnet for any player, and Everton can't even sign Gyokeres from Coventry, not to mention any better, Lampard will be back as transfer lead, since players obviously like him, and have trust in him

unbelievable, but almost truth, waiting to see what will happen

[examplens]

*  The entry fee will be 2.5 mBTC and I'll leave the pot breakdown for hilariousandco to decide

Wasn't this always around £35-£40? 2.5 mBTC currently it's $77 (or £61), is it inflation? 

[hilariousandco]

*  The entry fee will be 2.5 mBTC and I'll leave the pot breakdown for hilariousandco to decide

Wasn't this always around £35-£40? 2.5 mBTC currently it's $77 (or £61), is it inflation? 

Maybe the first few when we only had 20 users or so. It was 0.0025 last year and the World Cup pool was 0.002 but we're getting 0.2 in sponsorship compared to nothing when we first started. £60 is still a bargain when there's a chance to 3 mBTC Free Bet each week and 0.1 for first place.

[KTChampions]

Maybe the first few when we only had 20 users or so. It was 0.0025 last year and the World Cup pool was 0.002 but we're getting 0.2 in sponsorship compared to nothing when we first started. £60 is still a bargain when there's a chance to 3 mBTC Free Bet each week and 0.1 for first place.

Yes, since sponsorship is in bitcoin, participation is in any case beneficial, since even if 2.5 mbtc is equal to $200, then the prizes will increase accordingly.
And if you take it as a whole, then for most of the participants such pools are actually free - everyone wears signatures and receives money just for communication. Why not invest some of that money back into the forum? At least that's how I feel about it.

[Ulven]

Where is Darkstar?

Don't know. Hadn't noticed he'd been away but his sig says he's on a break: "taking a break - expect delayed responses".

Oh now I see ! He needed a break somewhere where the beach  for some fresh air to clear his head after the whole Chipmixer drama.

You’re right, the beach can be a therapeutic escape from the pressures of daily life. I hope nothing bad has happened to him. Let's wait for his safe return to the forum and then inquire about the reason for his long absence!

and after almost having us relegated last season, Frank Lampard is close to be back in Everton
he could not succeed as manager, but as Sean Dyche is no magnet for any player, and Everton can't even sign Gyokeres from Coventry, not to mention any better, Lampard will be back as transfer lead, since players obviously like him, and have trust in him

unbelievable, but almost truth, waiting to see what will happen

Frankly, Lampard's experience with Everton last season was poor, perhaps due to some injuries suffered by his players, and he failed to provide adequate alternative options throughout the season. I believe that the club's management has been unable to find a replacement who has a good understanding of English football, which is why they decided to bring Lampard in to save the upcoming season. Actually, if they give Lampard the advantage of choosing players for the next season, it will be beneficial. Let's wait and see how things unfold.

[darxiaomi]

Great to heard we have again the sponsorship confirmed, thanks Jeremy, Steve and Sportsbet.


Again Lampard on Everton? this have to be a bad joke......

Im still very far from news about clubs, im gonna put more intereset when we are more closer to the date of start.