⭐⚽⚽ Sportsbet's EURO 2024 Last Man Standing - 0.1 BTC minimum reward ⚽⚽⭐

[cryptofrka]

We are pleased to bring another creation from the Cro2 laboratory to Bitcointalk community!

This time, we’re debuting the high risk high reward Last Man Standing competition that we will pilot during the Euro 2024 tournament.

How does it work?

• In a BSFL-like system, a questionnaire will be sent before each round of the EURO2024 competition and you will have to submit your answers before the deadline.
  The difference is that it will not be a H2H format, but a winner takes all type of competition where the total amount of points at the end of the tournament will define the winner.
• There are 8 rounds in total – one round before the competition starts and another for each Euro round (3 in groups, 1 in R16, 1 in QF, SF and the final).
• All teams with the lowest amount of points per round (ignoring the initial pre-tournament bonus round) will be disqualified from the tournament after the end of that round.
  If they want to continue playing, a re-entry buy-in fee must be paid before the next round’s deadline.
  Please note that if you have the highest amount of total points and are the worst one in that round, you’re still disqualified.
• The re-entry fees are 0.5 mBTC after Group games 1, 2 and 3, 1 mBTC after R16, 2 mBTC after QF and 5 mBTC after the SF round.
  Re-entry fee must be paid 24h after the end of the previous round.
• The points are calculated after the final round and the winner is the person with the most points collected. If there are multiple players with the same amount of points, the prize will be equally shared among them.

Prizes and buy-ins

• The main prize starts at 0.1 BTC and rises with re-entry buy-ins.
  Sponsorship money has arrived and you can track the balance on our escrow address. All of it goes to the Last Man (Men) standing.
• Initial entry is free for members of all SB sponsored competitions (paid pools + BSFL, not free bet contests), otherwise it’s 1 mBTC.
• All buy-ins go to the main prize, which we’ll transparently increase after every round and you will be able to track it on dedicated escrow address in real time.
• There is also a 1000$ freebets budget to award. Currently we plan to evenly distribute the freebets to all people reaching the finals, excluding the winner.
  We might change this at a later date when we see the amount of players that signed up.
• Every member that reaches the knockout stages (passes the initial 3 rounds, either regularly or with rebuys) will receive a 0.5mBTC freebet.

Competition rules

• There will be a questionnaire for every round and it will consist of multiple questions – the BSFL participants already know how it looks like.
• There will be 10 questions in the pre-tournament round, 10 more in the group stages, R16 and QF and 5 questions in semifinal and final rounds.
• Total amount of points possible to collect will vary per round.
  Group rounds, semifinal round and final round will have a maximum of 10 points possible to collect, while the pre-tournament round, R16 and QF rounds will have a maximum of 15 points.
  In these rounds with 15 points as the maximum some weighted options will be offered in some questions, so there will be options to win 1 or more points – based on answers.
  In the semifinal and final rounds there won't be weighted options but each answer will be worth 2 points.
• This difference in points was made so that catching players is more possible – the average possible point per question rises from 1 to 1,5 to 2 as the tournament progresses.
• You can use VAR (change one of the answers before the deadline) 3 times during the competition.
  BSFL participants already know this, but to use VAR you need to send the pick you want to change to Trofo or me before the submission deadline for that round.
• All questions will be strictly about football on EURO2024.

Submission rules

• We plan to cover every game in the EUROS - therefore submission time will be much shorter than in BSFL (sometimes even less than 1 day).
• We will notify you twice - at the time we post the questions and 1-2h before the actual deadline.
  Please install Telegram Bitcointalk bot. You will get notified every time we tag participants for important info.

Late submission penalties

• In case of late submission, the player can still play in that round if he pays the evil fee.
  Evil fee is the same fee that would have to be paid if the player was the last one in that round, so 0,5mBTC in the group stages and 2mBTC in the quarterfinals.
• If a player that rebuys after late submission ends up with the worst round result, his submission does not count towards the ‘lowest score’ group.
  This means that if he’s the worst one with 3 points and 7 others have 4 points, all of them are out of the competition unless they rebuy back in.

Sign-up form

You can sign up here.

The submission list can be seen here.

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We’re happy to hear your comments about the format and are ready to start discussing EURO 2024.

[Trofo]

Reserved

[darxiaomi]

Like i said in the BSFL post count me in and thanks for bringing another majestic contest.

As far as i read is a combination of BSFL and the system used in PotB of UCL made by Buwaytress or im missing something?.

[buwaytress]

I expect to see 30+ people minimum from BSFL and pools alone. I'll probably buy-in after the inevitable "getting kicked out" phase, 9.5mbtc set aside for buy-ins -- that has got to be the most premium fee on forum, but the format and prize makes complete sense.

Perhaps a question because of the possible tight deadlines -- what if the buy-in to deadline timeframe is very small? Just thinking of possible Bitcoin network run-ins here plus timezone. Will affect me as I'll be in a very different timezone during the tourney, I suppose one should be able to request buy-in and pay perhaps with a grace period?

P.S. What happens if a non-man joins? Will they be the Last Non-Man Standing? #shitpost

P.P.S. darxiaomi Beat me to first post -- I have a feeling Cro2 came up with something smoother!

[Jinetics1111]

Sounds like fun.

[Trofo]

Perhaps a question because of the possible tight deadlines -- what if the buy-in to deadline timeframe is very small? Just thinking of possible Bitcoin network run-ins here plus timezone. Will affect me as I'll be in a very different timezone during the tourney, I suppose one should be able to request buy-in and pay perhaps with a grace period?

There is one very short deadline period and we will have a grace period that time for sure. You will have to be able to come online to post answers anyway. Other rounds should be fine.

9.5mbtc set aside for buy-ins -- that has got to be the most premium fee on forum, but the format and prize makes complete sense.

Nobody is going to spend that much, if you are last every round, no point in re buying, you will not get to first place Rough estimate, I don't think anyone will buy in more than 3 times and that is pushing it.

As far as i read is a combination of BSFL and the system used in PotB of UCL made by Buwaytress or im missing something?.

He did not kick the worst ones every round out of the competition

[jeremypwr]

Another 🔥 collab from Cro2 

[bullrun2024bro]

I am in! Sounds great! Will be filling out the form later today!

[Harkorede]

I sure do love this new one, it's going to be another cracker, can't wait!

I've just submitted my response for the form! I guess cryptofrka was very right about his pre-announcement saying we should expect some big one for Euro, and alongside SB they've delivered another big one, yet again!

[Woodie]

Last Man Standing, like the sound of this one...

Let's do this..

[famososMuertos]

The dream of every BSFL player, represent their 'Team' in the Euro 2024, each season in the BSFL has in this competition all the possible experience factor, although the Meme factor in the post above is latent. 

On the other hand, as long as the time to deliver the responses is 24 hours, at least it is not a problem. 

Prizes include drinks!! ??

[cryptofrka]

Like i said in the BSFL post count me in and thanks for bringing another majestic contest.

As far as i read is a combination of BSFL and the system used in PotB of UCL made by Buwaytress or im missing something?.

Not really, in buwa's Pot B you could pick the games. Here you'll still have to answer all the questions, like in regular BSFL.
In some rounds (just 3 out of 8 - we want to test it for the future without risking too much) there will be just a few questions that will be inclined to one option, with a riskier option available for more points.

If we asked in BSFL who quailfies to the final, Real or Bayern, most would pick Real - and the bookies give it 1.50 odds. But if we awarded 1 point for Real and 2 for Bayern, some people would risk with Bayern.

These kind of questions we will have in the preliminary round (that is the one that will be settled only at the end and have questions like winner, best goalscorer etc), in R16 and in quarterfinal round.
With this we want to keep it exciting even if you're 5 points behind - this way it gives you more options to try and catch up.

I expect to see 30+ people minimum from BSFL and pools alone. I'll probably buy-in after the inevitable "getting kicked out" phase, 9.5mbtc set aside for buy-ins -- that has got to be the most premium fee on forum, but the format and prize makes complete sense.

Perhaps a question because of the possible tight deadlines -- what if the buy-in to deadline timeframe is very small? Just thinking of possible Bitcoin network run-ins here plus timezone. Will affect me as I'll be in a very different timezone during the tourney, I suppose one should be able to request buy-in and pay perhaps with a grace period?

We aim for 50+, which means that with re-buys the top reward might increase quite a bit. I will surely re-buy to eternity if needed but as Trofo said, 2 or 3 might be the soft spot.

Prizes include drinks!! ??

Sure, but the check is paid by the..
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Last Man Standing!

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We're really excited about this format, guys.
If it goes well, it will probably run as a side-competition in each BSFL season where players from all divisions can participate together.

More about that if this goes well though

[arallmuus]

• Initial entry is free for members of all SB sponsored competitions (paid pools + BSFL, not free bet contests), otherwise it’s 1 mBTC.

and this is why folks you always join SB sponsored pools. Either join one of them then you will receive lots if benefits from Sportsbet ! not to mention chances to win all those prizes across tournaments

If we asked in BSFL who quailfies to the final, Real or Bayern, most would pick Real - and the bookies give it 1.50 odds. But if we awarded 1 point for Real and 2 for Bayern, some people would risk with Bayern.

These kind of questions we will have in the preliminary round (that is the one that will be settled only at the end and have questions like winner, best goalscorer etc), in R16 and in quarterfinal round.
With this we want to keep it exciting even if you're 5 points behind - this way it gives you more options to try and catch up.

Well I answered yes on the signup form wether I understand or not but I probably only get around 80% of it lol. So in summary, it should be pretty similar to BSFL with abit twist on it so basically you just need. Well either way, Im really excited to see which one of us will ended up taking all those prize home though. Its alot of money at stake lol[/list]

[notblox1]

We are pleased to bring another creation from the Cro2 laboratory to Bitcointalk community!

We know mafia is using laboratories for making expensive powders  

You guys are going to be very busy this summer If EURO 2024 competition is going to be active in the same time as BSFL league.

Sign-up form

I have to read the rules again tomorrow when I am rested, but I like it after quick look and I have no choice but to join.
Tell me what is the last deadline for signing up?

Last Man Standing!

Now LMS needs logo 

[slackovic]

/snip

We're really excited about this format, guys.
If it goes well, it will probably run as a side-competition in each BSFL season where players from all divisions can participate together.

More about that if this goes well though

The format sounds great to me! I never thought about getting more points for choosing the riskier answer, but it makes sense. Just like with betting - your earnings go up if you go with the riskier option.

I have a question about buy-ins. Are we allowed to buy-in only when we get kicked out? For example, if someone gets kicked out in the first round, he can buy-in only for the second round or can he skip a round or two? I guess not, but just want to be sure.

[cryptofrka]

Well I answered yes on the signup form wether I understand or not but I probably only get around 80% of it lol.

That's good enough, we'll explain in more detail if needed when we start.
So far it seems that everybody understands, but it's people from BSFL so far so that's normal.

We'll see how the new ones answer

You guys are going to be very busy this summer If EURO 2024 competition is going to be active in the same time as BSFL league.
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Now LMS needs logo  

That's the plan! We watch all Euro games anyway (at least I do, I'm sure Trofo does as well) so why not have some fun with it?
BSFL will keep running normally, there won't be any double questions but BSFL will be heavy on EURO as well.

Regarding the logo - it's only a 1-month long competition. If you want to showcase your skills though, we'll gladly add it

I have a question about buy-ins. Are we allowed to buy-in only when we get kicked out? For example, if someone gets kicked out in the first round, he can buy-in only for the second round or can he skip a round or two? I guess not, but just want to be sure.

You have to buy for the next round. Anything else is pointless for you anyway, because the person with most points in all rounds combined is the winner - getting to the final doesn't give you anything other than the freebet and there's no way you get the 1st place if you miss a full round.

[slackovic]

/snip

I have a question about buy-ins. Are we allowed to buy-in only when we get kicked out? For example, if someone gets kicked out in the first round, he can buy-in only for the second round or can he skip a round or two? I guess not, but just want to be sure.

You have to buy for the next round. Anything else is pointless for you anyway, because the person with most points in all rounds combined is the winner - getting to the final doesn't give you anything other than the freebet and there's no way you get the 1st place if you miss a full round.

Yeah, that makes sense. I forgot the part where the winner will be a person who gets most points in all the questions. It's different than what we have in the BSFL so that's why I was confused. Thanks for clarification.

Again, I must say thank you for organizing such competitions to you two and to Sportsbet for sponsoring it. I don't like pools, but I love this kind of competitions.

[slaman29]

Coming in from BSFL of course so I LOVE THIS

But, let me clarify. I guess I understand the rules but just want to ask, sorry

Firstly. the BTC prize is just 1, for the best winner right? Only 1 winner so it's the guy with most points from all the rounds.

Secondly, then, I guess, the re-buy-in won't make sense if you have too few points right? I'm just trying to think of a reason why someone would buy in again since if you are kicked out, you are with very big distance from 1st already. I would for sure rebuyin if it's a format of like the old Sportsbet Bracket Challenge. Everyone who makes it starts with zero points again.

But if #1 has 10 points and I got 5 in round 1, why would I buy-in again to chase 5 points?

This is important to ask because let's say, before the final, if 1 guy is too many points ahead, the rest will feel they will not want to re-buy for 5mbtc, then nobody rebuys and the "Final" is not exciting.

Finally, what if many people are tied for lowest points, how do you eliminate players? Penalty question? Not sure I understood this. The rule says

All teams with the lowest amount of points per round.

[Trofo]

Coming in from BSFL of course so I LOVE THIS

But, let me clarify. I guess I understand the rules but just want to ask, sorry

Firstly. the BTC prize is just 1, for the best winner right? Only 1 winner so it's the guy with most points from all the rounds.

Secondly, then, I guess, the re-buy-in won't make sense if you have too few points right? I'm just trying to think of a reason why someone would buy in again since if you are kicked out, you are with very big distance from 1st already. I would for sure rebuyin if it's a format of like the old Sportsbet Bracket Challenge. Everyone who makes it starts with zero points again.

But if #1 has 10 points and I got 5 in round 1, why would I buy-in again to chase 5 points?

This is important to ask because let's say, before the final, if 1 guy is too many points ahead, the rest will feel they will not want to re-buy for 5mbtc, then nobody rebuys and the "Final" is not exciting.

Finally, what if many people are tied for lowest points, how do you eliminate players? Penalty question? Not sure I understood this. The rule says

All teams with the lowest amount of points per round.

Tackling your questions in opposite way. All teams with lowest points seems pretty understandable to me. If the lowest acore is 2, all that scored 2 are eliminated.

Regarding rebuys, it is on each of us to judge if it is worth it. Just remember these questions are always in balance not like in Superbru. So leader is far from guaranteed to get good score. It is quite probable that someone gets 8 points one week and then gets 1 point in the next round and find himself eliminated.

There is also at least 1000$ free bets pool to be split on all that reach the final. Will be a lot of tactics in final rounds for sure.

[Chi20]

This is very interesting....
I'm waiting ✋️ 😌