EPTBut the op is good at spamming and getting attention, by making a thread instead of spamming the blizzard cup thread. I know how i call such people ^.~
How I made $10,000 in 2 weeks betting on SC2 - Page 6
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As with all forms of gambling, betting on progames will yield winners and losers. Don't forget that you could easily be that loser. | ||
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
But the op is good at spamming and getting attention, by making a thread instead of spamming the blizzard cup thread. I know how i call such people ^.~ | ||
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caradoc
Canada3022 Posts
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Teddyman
Finland362 Posts
Here's another rule that I recommend: If you bet against a terran in GSL, make sure you get really good odds. | ||
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NoobSkills
United States1603 Posts
On December 15 2011 23:05 droppanda wrote: I'm not betting on SC2 to make money. All punts I make, I can afford to lose and do so for fun. I know a lot of people probably don't know you could place bets on SC2 matches, so just wanted to let people know, along with bragging about my huge winning streak ;p I have been a betting man for a long time, and was super excited when I first learnt about being able to place bets on BW matches, as I am also a huge starcraft fan. So it doesn't bother me one bit if the odds get skewed either which way. I had to make a few edits to the original post to make it clear that I am not condoning this a serious way to make money. Just want the sport I love to keep growing, I enjoy the matches thoroughly win or lose (was very happy for MMA and the fan reaction even though I blew 2k of my bankroll on that match, which btw to all of those making excuses for MVP about him being tired - all excuses! MVP underestimated an extremely well prepared MMA. That's why he lost full stop.) Actually in their last meet I think MMA beat MVP. Could be wrong and atm don't have time to look it up. Interesting that your bet with zero care it actually then makes little sense to be betting in the first place. I play hold-em pretty well, but the risk even though I play well provides me with the adrenaline rush that fuels my playing. I am still confused on the whole, but I accept that one could probably not care about the results despite being invested in them. | ||
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rems
Netherlands186 Posts
On December 15 2011 23:12 caradoc wrote: I dunno, on the one hand, betting is cool and fun, on the other hand, I'm not sure how the individual leagues/tournaments feel about this. On the other other hand, when I opened this thread, I wondered whether you worked for the company you plug in the OP seeing as how you mention them in like almost 20% of your posts. I was really expecting a referral link to be honest, i was pleasantly surprised it was not that at all!  | ||
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ReaperX
Hong Kong1758 Posts
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DarkSider
Romania66 Posts
In the pdf file you have games like brown(never heard of) vs Losira. You bet 50$ on Brown(the underdog) he miraculously wins and you win .. 40 ? If you bet on something that has under 50% chances to win shouldn't you win more than you risk ? I think the betting sites get a good chunk of the prize money .. so if i was to bet i think it would be more fun to do it against some friends .. that way the money stay "in family"  Or even better one guy estimates the right odds for players and then the other picks side. Strategy ! | ||
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infinity2k9
United Kingdom2397 Posts
Btw MMA convincingly beat MVP in the most important series they played and it wasn't even that long ago.. 2.93 was GREAT odds. | ||
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rems
Netherlands186 Posts
On December 15 2011 23:16 DarkSider wrote: Am i missing something ? In the pdf file you have games like brown(never heard of) vs Losira. You bet 50$ on Brown(the underdog) he miraculously wins and you win .. 40 ? If you bet on something that has under 50% chances to win shouldn't you win more than you risk ? I think the betting sites get a good chunk of the prize money .. so if i was to bet i think it would be more fun to do it against some friends .. that way the money stay "in family" Or even better one guy estimates the right odds for players and then the other picks side. Strategy !Well losirA was NOT doing that well lately, and brown came up pretty easy through the first rounds of code A if i am correctly, so not that big a shock if you ask me. | ||
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Warrior Madness
Canada3791 Posts
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xUnSeEnx
United States183 Posts
On December 15 2011 21:39 HALFKNOT wrote: Another golden rule of starcraft betting: if 2 players of the same skill match and you want to bet, bet against the Z. Unless its ZvP LOL (then vote zerg) | ||
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droppanda
Australia176 Posts
On December 15 2011 23:16 DarkSider wrote: Am i missing something ? In the pdf file you have games like brown(never heard of) vs Losira. You bet 50$ on Brown(the underdog) he miraculously wins and you win .. 40 ? If you bet on something that has under 50% chances to win shouldn't you win more than you risk ? I think the betting sites get a good chunk of the prize money .. so if i was to bet i think it would be more fun to do it against some friends .. that way the money stay "in family" Or even better one guy estimates the right odds for players and then the other picks side. Strategy !I actually got $150 on brown (there is another $100 on the page above that). But you can see next to his name, it's at +1.5. That means I bet that brown could take at least 1 game out of a bo3. This is why the odds are lower. If I have bet for brown to take the bo3 series, then the odds would be something like 2.6 (just a guess, can't recall exactly what it was), which means you would win 2.6 times your wager. Also, for todays matches on MMA vs MVP. I put $450 on MMA at +1.5 handicap. So that means that I will win unless MVP can beat him 3-0 or 3-1 (Won at least 2 games more). | ||
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droppanda
Australia176 Posts
Yes, this is also true. I meant only VS terran ;p | ||
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Grovbolle
Denmark3813 Posts
Good for you that you can afford to lose the money you bet. Good for you that you make money on SC2 betting. Who cares if people call you stupid, you are not enticing anyone to bet. Why do people fucking hate so much? I think you are doing what ever the fuck you want and you are happy that way... And isn't that the dream? | ||
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Mattchew
United States5684 Posts
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sixfour
England11062 Posts
On December 15 2011 21:49 Tanatos wrote: Is it legal to bet on progaming? Does gsl knows and recognizes betting as proper system? I highly doubt that they will like betting because of bad impression came from last year's incident. of course it's legal, oh wow | ||
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GoSuChicken
Germany1726 Posts
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Montana[TK]
1624 Posts
I have been betting on SC since odds were offered at pinnacle and have lost my fair share! But it adds even more excitement to the game, and sometimes, I bet with my heart instead of my head. I don't mind though, I often place bets I know I will probably lose, but I did so because I wanted to cheer for a particular player. Yeah, betting 1-2k on a match, you'll go broke quickly. Saying that luck plays a big part is probably one of the more stupid things I've heard in regards to sports betting. If you think luck has anything to do with your success you're bound to go busto. Good luck, Pinnacle will cherish with all the noobs trying to get into SC2 Betting. I've done it for ~6 months and made a few grand (starting with 100EUR) but just yesterday I cashed out all of my winnings. It's not worth my time and it can get really depressing when you lose large bets, something the OP is apparently advocating. If you wanna make money do something sustainable, get a job, but don't try to make SC2 betting profitable, the market is too small, there's not enough games to bet on to take it seriously, the only sportsbook is Pinnacle. If you wanna bet for fun, sure go for it, but in terms of making money it's one of the worst wastes of times you can imagine. Remember that for every big winner, there's many many losers, big and small, and those won't publicly broadcast their experience. Also I hate the title, you didn't make 10 grand in 2 weeks, it took you a year to hit that random streak of luck and win a couple of games in a row, don't deceive people by making this statistical anomaly sound like a repeatable experience. | ||
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R3m3mb3rM3
Germany954 Posts
was up about 250€ lost about 150€ then on that one dreamhack where elfi beat nada and the pros were complaining about too small desks etc. lot of upsets and then i lost my last 100€ on qxc´s gsl allkill yeah goodbye betting ^^ | ||
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rems
Netherlands186 Posts
On December 15 2011 23:44 R3m3mb3rM3 wrote: i started with 100€ was up about 250€ lost about 150€ then on that one dreamhack where elfi beat nada and the pros were complaining about too small desks etc. lot of upsets and then i lost my last 100€ on qxc´s gsl allkill yeah goodbye betting ^^ Wooh, just imagine you'd bet QXC's streak right, i bet he had amazing odds! | ||
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