EPTHow I made $10,000 in 2 weeks betting on SC2 - Page 9
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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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Cuh
United States403 Posts
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Cytokinesis
Canada330 Posts
Seems fun, though. Good luck and have fun everyone else who is doing it! | ||
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m0ck
4194 Posts
On December 16 2011 09:13 CryingPoo wrote: So to sum it up.. +1.5 = You bet on a player if you think a player is capable of winning 2 games out of 7. (If this is the case what about BO3 and BO5?) -1.5 = You bet on a player if you think that the opponent of the player you put money on cannot take 2 games out of 7. (The same question, how will this change if it's BO3 and BO5?) And why is it? 1.5 not 2? Sorry I am a noob at this betting thing and am just very curious before making a bet for the first time. Thank you Your example is not correct. For each of the BoX, think of the number of maps you need to win. Bo3 = 2 ; Bo5 = 3 ; Bo7 = 4 Your player needs to end with the most maps at the end of the match. If in a bo3 you think DRG will win at least 1 map, then you can play +1,5 map. That way, he will have at least 2,5 (1+1,5) maps, while his opponent can at the most get 2 maps (if he wins the match). If DRG wins 0 maps, he will end up with 1,5 (0+1,5) map, while MMA ends up with 2 maps. if DRG wins 1 map, he will end up with 2,5 (1+1,5), while MMA ends up with 2 maps. If DRG wins 2 maps, he will end up with 3,5 (2+1,5), while MMA can at the most have 1 map. Do you see the system? | ||
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Lavi
Bangladesh793 Posts
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Corrik
United States1416 Posts
On December 16 2011 09:07 CryingPoo wrote: So to sum it up.. +1.5 = you get money if a player wins at least 2 games -1.5 = you get money if a player doesnt even win at least 2 games Is this right for the handicap thing? Add 1.5 to the maps won to the guy with a +1.5. Thus, if Huk played Idra. Huk was -1.5 / Idra +1.5. If it turned out Huk wins 3-2. If you bet Huk, you lose the bet. He would lose 2-1.5. If you bet Idra, you would win the bet. He would win 3.5-3. You add the handicap or subtract it from the total maps won based on who you bet. You are betting Huk will win by at least a 2 map cushion or that Idra won't lose by more than 2 maps in the instance. | ||
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dhe95
United States1213 Posts
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NeWeNiyaLord
Norway2474 Posts
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THM
Bulgaria1131 Posts
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Jetaap
France4814 Posts
On December 16 2011 09:50 NeWeNiyaLord wrote: I really dont get betting, why dont you just bet 1k on each (DRG And MMA) Then your guerantied a win? Because the booker takes a cut ... | ||
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davidohx
United States114 Posts
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llKenZyll
United States853 Posts
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Dubsy
Canada186 Posts
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. LMAO. Whatever you take from this topic, make sure it's not this. That is just so wrong. I've bet sports since I was a wee lad. This is a brag topic, don't get it twisted. SC2 isn't like the NFL where margins are super thin. It's a niche bet so expect to pay more to bet SC2. If you're a real savant living in Korea maybe you'd have enough insight to beat that kind of vig. Congrats to the OP but it's still some good sense mixed with a lot of variance. I'm hoping SC2 blows up though and those lines tighten up, cuz I don't know enough about the scene to beat the book. | ||
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On December 16 2011 09:54 THM wrote: MMA -1.5 on 2.53 seems like the best bet to me. If MMA's gonna win, it's almost surely not going to be a 4:3. if MMA wins 4:3 and you bet -1.5 you would have lost your bet... | ||
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jobber123rd
United States501 Posts
Using the moneylines posted by CryingPoo, if you bet 1k on each, that's a total investment of 2000 to get back either 2220 (DRG wins) or 1699 (MMA wins). That's certainly not a guaranteed win. | ||
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tuho12345
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Horse...falcon
United States1851 Posts
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
 . Gambling was probably the first form of entertainment ever, seriously lighten up. Another good tip: bet on terran BW pros | ||
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ThaZenith
Canada3116 Posts
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oman573
United States14 Posts
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kaisr
Canada715 Posts
On December 16 2011 11:14 tuho12345 wrote: If betting in esport and SC2 get big, I'm kinda fear of the match fixing in the future. too late buddy | ||
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