How I made $10,000 in 2 weeks betting on SC2 - Page 3

On December 15 2011 22:00 Switchy wrote:
The way you seem to handle it OP makes me think it was just dumb luck. I mean making a poll who to put $1000 on? I've done football betting for a while and it was quite hard work to get just 103-104% ROI.
Just quit now while you are ahead or change you system, its very tempting to go for big stakes but in the long rung careful and balanced play will be more effective.

On December 15 2011 21:49 TiTanIum_ wrote:
It´s a zero sum game. If you won 10k someone else lost 10k, and if everybody betted correctly you would have gotten nothing.

On December 15 2011 22:03 nam nam wrote:


I'm not saying the op has the best of systems but I'd guess the ones setting the odds for sc2 are less knowledgable about the game relative to the ones betting than for a major sport like football so it wouldn't surprise me if you can have more success betting on sc2 from that perspective.

On December 15 2011 22:03 nam nam wrote:


I'm not saying the op has the best of systems but I'd guess the ones setting the odds for sc2 are less knowledgable about the game relative to the ones betting than for a major sport like football so it wouldn't surprise me if you can have more success betting on sc2 from that perspective.

On December 15 2011 21:50 droppanda wrote:


Ah, really sorry dude, I added spoiler tags now ..

On December 15 2011 22:03 nam nam wrote:


I'm not saying the op has the best of systems but I'd guess the ones setting the odds for sc2 are less knowledgable about the game relative to the ones betting than for a major sport like football so it wouldn't surprise me if you can have more success betting on sc2 from that perspective.

On December 15 2011 22:07 AIOL! wrote:
The best bet of the century was Stephano vs Hero at blizzcup, for those who watched Stephano win 90% of his ZvP on the ladder and with an odd at like 2.6, verry good affair

On December 15 2011 22:08 Switchy wrote:



Yes you are right in that, the bookmaker is more likely to lose because they probably dont have the same flawless systems as they use for football for example..

But bets like 1600 dollars on 1.15 odds are incredibly reckless. Those are never good bets unless you include them in combos.

On December 15 2011 21:53 Hider wrote:


No its a not a zero sum game. You actually lose in the lon run with average skills.

While i definitely do think that its possible to get a ROI of about 105% (long term) betting on sc2 if your really good, i dont think op is a winner long term. I have been working with odds my self, and it seems to me that the logic of op is way to simpe, and he is clearly a guy who probably doesn't understand the difference between long-term winnings short term, or basic terms such as bet value.

When that is said, you can probably come up with general rules, aka foreigners are overrated. Some players like nestea is overrated. But for me to bet according to those rules you will need much more testing.

On December 15 2011 22:15 droppanda wrote:


Yes, of course you are not guaranteed to win by following some rules, you need to use your own judgement and wits. I have followed starcraft since the days of BW and have seen almost every single GSL match. You get a feel after a while about the trends and you start learning from mistakes.

If you go over my betting history, it's difficult to see the matches I DON'T bet on.
That's where you make money. By avoiding the risky matches, you can see the majority of the sums are positive. Before, I used to bet on every match that ran, but I learn now to stay away from certain ones. There is no rule you can follow to do this consistently, it is something you pick up over time. I went through over $100,000 worth of wagers placed this year, and have consistently built up bankrolls close to $10,000 from $500 starting amounts. Now I am learning when NOT to bet and have managed to not lose my bank.

I have withdrawn everything except for $1.5k, which I plan to use most of it on the finals. It's the last bet of the year

Don't make statements like I do not know the difference between long terms winnings and basics such as bet value. I have been a betting man for a long time, over 10 years now. Is that long enough a term for you? I have made over 30k on tennis betting this year and all time, am up close to 150k. Sure there are some years I am down, but in the long run, I am up...

I have a full time job, am successful and I and like to punt on the side. Is it hard to believe you can profit from betting? I love starcraft and find it much more exciting than tennis to watch and have started to spend my time on starcraft matches rather than tennis. So yes, Starcraft betting is a fairly new avenue for me, but I have been doing it for longer than most, even probably you.