Probably the same from my part of the world (I venture dominated by Indonesians judging from the usernames). I think also not here for the fun part, presence on forum driven by necessity. Then again, I always say, if you're active in gambling sub, and wear a gambling-related signature, and you're not participating in a gamble, then you're not helping build the forum up in a way that makes your signature sustainable. Least, that's the way I try to sell it to people from my place to get them to be more active (and contributing).
Yep, this is 100% true. Then again, if you don't understand just how high ROI is in these contests, you're not really into gambling at all.
You literally need to be good in one of these contests to cover all the buy-ins for all of them for the next few years.
It's a lot easier to fulfill your quotas, and you're having fun - so should be a no-brainer.
I explained it too, actually in the past when trying to recruit people into pools haha. The CL pool, for example, even at 50 people, and ten prize spots (the lowest paying 7% of pot), with a freebet each round almost returns your fee if you do well in just 1 round (17 rounds to do it!). Win a prize and you're paying for many seasons after, like you say. But the Gross EV of that with 50 players is 200%! It's roughly the same high +EV for all the pools, adjusted higher or lower for participation requirement, if you blindly enter picks.
That's the pure math. Bring into the equation that you have valid discussions, that help fill your quotas naturally, whilst contributing properly to a vibrant subforum of gambling... and it's win-win-win.
Rough/Gross +EV for 20 teams in this contest? 180%
No.
Brainer.
It should be more interesting for everyone participating if we actually follow the rules and band up with the other guys from same region.
Was always going to be a bit difficult for the first time around, and just for me finding out my teammates were closer in origin than I'd ever have guessed, I think there's also an element of trust -- but this is what this forum is about too, this very fragile, vague, ethereal thing of trust. Very pleased with my teammates, we're already discussing what to spend the 57mbtc we'll win on. Gardening tools maybe.