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Old 06-12-2018, 01:45 PM   #1
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1. You have 500 Calgary Puck Bucks (say that 3 times fast!)
2. Odds will be posted for Outright Winner at these stages:
a) at the beginning of tournament (TODAY!)
b) after group stage
c) after Round of 16
d) after Quarters
e) after Semis
3. Odds will be posted for Top Goalscorer at the beginning of the tournament
4. Odds will be posted for Group Winner at the beginning of the tournament
5. Odds for each game (win, lose or draw) will be posted in advance
6. You can make any bets at any stage, post all bets in this thread.
7. Who ever has the most money at the end wins.
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Old 06-12-2018, 01:45 PM   #2
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Beginning of Tournament Odds

Outright Winner
Brazil 4/1, Germany 9/2, Spain 6/1, France 13/2, Argentina 9/1, Belgium 11/1, England 16/1, Portugal 25/1
Uruguay 28/1, Croatia 33/1, Colombia 40/1, Russia 40/1, Poland 66/1, Denmark 100/1, Mexico 100/1, Switzerland 125/1
Sweden 150/1, Peru 150/1, Serbia 150/1, Senegal 200/1, Egypt 200/1, Iceland 200/1, Nigeria 200/1, Japan 300/1
Australia 300/1, Morocco 500/1, Iran 500/1, Costa Rica 500/1, Tunisia 750/1, South Korea 750/1, Saudi Arabia 1000/1, Panama 1000/1

Top Goalscorer
Neymar (BRA) 9/1, Messi (ARG) 10/1, Greizmann (FRA) 12/1, Werner (GER) 14/1, Kane (ENG) 16/1, Lukaku (BEL) 16/1, Jesus (BRA) 16/1
Ronaldo (POR) 16/1, Cavani (URU) 20/1, Suarez (URU) 25/1, Costa (ESP) 25/1, Aguero (ARG) 25/1, Mbappe (FRA) 25/1, Lewandoski (POL) 33/1
Muller (GER) 33/1, Isco (ESP) 40/1, Hazard (BEL) 40/1, Giroud (FRA) 40/1, Higuain (ARG) 40/1, Salah (EGY) 50/1, Silva (ESP) 50/1
Falcao (COL) 50/1, Coutinho (BRA) 50/1, Mertens (BEL) 66/1, Mandzukic (CRO) 66/1, Aspas (ESP) 66/1, Rodrigo (ESP) 66/1, Smolov (RUS) 66/1
Firmino (BRA) 66/1, Dybala (ARG) 66/1, Sterling (ENG) 66/1, Rodriguez (COL) 66/1, Asensio (ESP) 66/1
others upon request

Group Winner
Group A: Uruguay 8/11, Russia 2/1, Egypt 11/2, Saudi Arabia 40/1
Group B: Spain 1/2, Portugal 2/1, Morocco 16/1, Iran 33/1
Group C: France 2/7, Denmark 9/2, Peru 10/1, Australia 20/1
Group D: Argentina 8/13, Croatia 9/4, Nigeria 10/1, Iceland 12/1
Group E: Brazil 2/7, Switzerland 6/1, Serbia 8/1, Costa Rica 18/1
Group F: Germany 1/3, Mexico 5/1, Sweden 13/2, South Korea 16/1
Group G: Belgium 5/6, England 6/5, Tunisia 12/1, Panama 40/1
Group H: Colombia 11/8, Poland 7/4, Senegal 9/2, Japan 15/2

Betting on the above three categories will be closed Thursday at 11am Eastern.


Matches
Will accept before kickoff of each match

Match 1 Russia 4/9 Draw 17/5 Saudi Arabia 9/1
Match 2 Egypt 6/1 Draw 11/4 Uruguay 8/13
Match 3 Morocco 13/10 Draw 2/1 Iran 29/10
Match 4 Portugal 15/4 Draw 12/5 Spain 10/11
Match 5 France 1/4 Draw 23/4 Australia 12/1
Match 6 Argentina 1/3 Draw 7/2 Iceland 10/1
Match 7 Peru 23/10 Draw 9/4 Denmark 7/5
Match 8 Croatia 8/11 Draw 27/10 Nigeria 19/4
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Old 06-12-2018, 01:46 PM   #3
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I will start with the two bets I posted in the other thread.

20 on Croatia to win tournament
5 on Denmark to win tournament

will add some more later.
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Old 06-12-2018, 10:55 PM   #4
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200 on Spain to win it all
200 on France to win it all
50 Greizman top scorer
50 Lukaku top scorer

Done
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Old 06-13-2018, 04:17 AM   #5
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Isn’t the first game tomorrow?
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Old 06-13-2018, 10:12 AM   #6
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Let's throw $499 on dark horse Uruguay to win the whole thing and $1 on England to win it.
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Old 06-13-2018, 11:15 AM   #7
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Isn’t the first game tomorrow?
yes, it starts tomorrow! everyone get the picks in.

Some more from me

50 Belgium to win World Cup
20 Lukaku top goalscorer
10 Ronaldo top goalscorer

100 Russia to win Group A
50 Croatia to win group D
100 Belgium to win group G

50 Spain/Portugal DRAW
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Old 06-13-2018, 11:19 AM   #8
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and also

5 on Son Heung Min top goalscorer at 150/1

GO KOOOOOOOOREA!
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Old 06-13-2018, 04:44 PM   #9
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200 on Germany to win it all
100 on France to win it all
50 Croatia to win Group D
50 England to win Group G
50 Greizman top scorer
25 Jesus top scorer
25 Messi top scorer
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Old 06-13-2018, 08:19 PM   #10
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$500 on England to win it all.
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12 hours to go. Get your picks in!
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Old 06-13-2018, 10:46 PM   #12
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$500 on England
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Old 06-14-2018, 07:07 AM   #13
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200 on Brazil to win
25 on Croatia to win

25 on Kane to be top scorer

50 on Portugal to win group B
75 on Croatia to win group D
25 on Denmark to win group C

Last edited by Slava; 06-14-2018 at 08:47 AM. Reason: Changed things up ahead of the deadline!
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Old 06-14-2018, 07:50 AM   #14
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You know how they always say bet with your brain not your heart?


500 on Croatia to win at 33-1
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Old 06-14-2018, 07:55 AM   #15
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500 on Brazil winning it all, need that safe bet
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Old 06-14-2018, 09:45 AM   #16
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Let's throw $499 on dark horse Uruguay to win the whole thing and $1 on England to win it.
That is $1 poorly spent.
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So will OP do some calculations to see who won money so far and who is out?
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