Board 8 > ~Character Battle X Spread Betting~ Round 3 Divisions 1+2

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Welcome to Spread Betting 2018! You can signup now or anytime during the contest. Regardless, you will be given $1000 to bet on matches as you see fit. If at any time you fall below $1000, you can bet up to $1000 but beware you can enter the negatives. The user with the most money at the end will be crowned the winner and receive a game of their choice (within reason) courtesy of your host (unless I win, then the prize will go to the runner-up).

WHAT IS SPREAD BETTING?
Basically this works like sports betting with spreads, if you're familiar with that. Here's an example line:

Dante (-40) vs Cuphead (Dante over Cuphead with 70%)

If you bet on Dante, he would have to beat Cuphead by 40%, meaning he'd have to get at least 70% of the vote (70-30 = 40). If you bet on Cuphead (+40) he needs to score at least 30.01% of the vote (69.99 - 30.01 = 39.98) to keep the difference in percentage, or spread, within 40.

PARLAYS
New for this contest is 4-match days, so I am introducing a parlays! For those unfamiliar, you can earn more by combining your bets, but if even just one is wrong you lose the whole thing. The parlay odds are:

2-Match Parlay: 3 to 1 ($100 bet = $300 profit)
3-Match Parlay: 7 to 1 ($100 bet = $700 profit)
4-Match Parlay: 15 to 1 ($100 bet = $1500 profit)

RULES
-You can bet up to your total current bank (or up to $1000 if you are under $1000) each day (not each match). This means one MAX bet per day.
-Newcomers start with $1000
-You can choose any combination of parlays and single bets you want. However, you can only bet on each match once, either as a single bet or as part of a parlay
-I will accept "if" bets (If Dante covers, $1000 on Vivi. If not, $500 on Vivi, etc.) in case the match is close. This only applies for bets made on the next days matches
-If you bet MAX, the bet will be calculated based on the results of the previous days matches. For example, if youre at $0 with $1000 riding on a 3-match parlay, your MAX bet will be $8000 if the bet is successful and $1000 if its not.
-If you fall below $1000, you can bet up to $1000 for the day. However, if you lose it will go into your debt which will be subtracted from your total at the end.
-Betting closes as soon as the matches start
-Please label your bets (Single Bet, Two-Match Parlay, etc.)
-Don't be a jerk
-Feel free to ask any questions!

Today's Matches
(1) Dante vs. (4) Ganondorf (-5) (Ganondorf over Dante with 52.5%)
(3) Vivi (-8) vs. (10) Donkey Kong (Vivi over DK with 54%)
(1) Zero (-24) vs. (13) Wario (Zero over Wario with 62%)
(3) Yoshi vs. (7) Pikachu (-12) (Pikachu over Yoshi 56%)
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$10000 on Dante
$5000 on Parlay of Vivi, Zero, Pikachu
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As long as Seph keeps rising, I can perhaps do this.

MAX parlay on Ganon, DK, Zero, and Pikachu
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MAX on Ganon if I have money
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LEADERBOARD

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KN8zlFAZb-VzLCLZfynjaVN3epi7bE88g85LfL8MG8g/edit?usp=sharing
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SuperNiceDog posted...

MAX on Ganon if I have money

I have you losing a MAX bet on Red and nothing since, so you're at $0
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Wait, I put up a bet last round.
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hylianknight3 posted...

Wait, I put up a bet last round.

Yup, I have you down for MAX on Captain Falcon, just missed putting it in the bets section for some reason

Fixed!
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Not to be harsh or ungrateful for you running this but it would be really nice if we could get those a bit more often. Playing blind to other people's totals has made me overbet a few times.

Like I probably would not have felt a need to put so much on Chief had I known I wasn't actually super behind from other players. I mean I get you're busy we're all busy but it really shouldn't take a ton of work to manage bets on a day to day basis as long as you don't let the days pile up.
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MAX on Dante (+5)

Lopen posted...

Not to be harsh or ungrateful for you running this but it would be really nice if we could get those a bit more often. Playing blind to other people's totals has made me overbet a few times.

Like I probably would not have felt a need to put so much on Chief had I known I wasn't actually super behind from other players. I mean I get you're busy we're all busy but it really shouldn't take a ton of work to manage bets on a day to day basis as long as you don't let the days pile up.

Completely fair! I tried to do it everyday but this last week was rough. Should be fine from here on out though!
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MAX on Ganondorf and Donkey Kong
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CHANGE

$10000 on Parlay of Dante, Vivi, Zero, and Yoshi
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Looks like I got at least one of my parlay's correct yesterday, so that's good. The spreads are tougher today, though.

30% parlay on Ganondorf and Vivi
15% on Zero
15% on Yoshi
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my victory is inevitable.
i am the hillary clinton/pac-man of spread betting!
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MZero11 posted...

SuperNiceDog posted...

MAX on Ganon if I have money

I have you losing a MAX bet on Red and nothing since, so you're at $0

im at 0? awww ok. Never mind then, no bets.
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MAX on DK, Wario, and Yoshi parlay
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hylianknight3 posted...

MAX on Ganondorf and Donkey Kong

This is a MAX parlay btw
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MAX on a three-way parlay on Vivi, Zero, and Yoshi.

Because I have nothing to lose and a whole lot (relatively speaking) to gain if this wins.

MAX on Zero
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HALF two-match parlay on Zero and Pikachu.
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MAX on Ganondorf.
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1000 4-Match Parlay

Ganondorf
Vivi
Zero
Pikachu

Quarter on (1) Dante (+5)
Quarter on (10) Donkey Kong (+8)
Quarter on (1) Zero (-24)
Quarter on (3) Yoshi (+12)
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One last CHANGE

MAX on Parlay of Dante, Donkey Kong, Zero and Yoshi

Some of these are shaky but I need some shaky right now.
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Max Ganondorf.
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Half on Zero
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50% on a Ganondorf/DK Parlay
50% on a Zero/Pikachu Parlay

Parlay 5% on Dante and Vivi
12% on Zero
8% on Pikachu
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MAX Ganon

10% on Ganondorf
20% on Donkey Kong
20% on Zero
10% on Yoshi
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10% on Ganondorf + Vivi + Wario + Yoshi [parlay]
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pirate109 posted...

10% on Ganondorf + Vivi + Wario + Yoshi [parlay]

Change

15% on Ganondorf + Zero + Pikachu [parlay]
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quarter on Vivi
quarter on Yoshi
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750 on Yoshi

MAX parlay on Ganon, DK, and Zero
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$150,000 parlay on DK & Zero