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PAKISTAN - T20 2009 WORLD CHAMPIONS ! SHANE - T20 WC SPREADBET LEAGUE CHAMPION !
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23-Jun Folks, the site is fully updated, and we have a clear winner of the T20 WC SPREADBET LEAGUE. Big well done to SHANE who walks away with Steve Waugh's West Indies '95 Tour Diary courtesy of THE OUTSIDER. In a tournament where India and Australia crashed out early, and Pakistan won, it's no surprise that Goose, chief market-maker, racked up a whopping $73,319,000 ! However, I believe this should be distributed amongst the players. There's a few different ways we could do this and I'd like to hear your thoughts. I suggest we use Goose winnings to mitigate the losses of those players in the red in direct proportion to the size of the loss. It's tempting to reward the likes of OUTSIDER, who did mighty well given the sheer volume of bets he placed. Other players that placed comparable bet volumes e.g. KARTEEKMVS, LORD, and DINAKKAR are all languishing at the bottom of the table showing just how hard it is to get it right if you over-trade. However, it's wrong to penalize those that adopt an approach of selective betting, waiting patiently for a few choice trades - a tactic adopted by SHANE who's single focus was to win. ARNDP and BUNNY achieved 2nd and 3rd spot with just a handful of bets. You might say ARNDP in particular just got lucky, but hey, nothing wrong with that ! Other special mentions go to DON SHARMA who was solid as usual, and PUNJABI KHOTA who fought back well from the dead ! Hope you all enjoyed this edition of the Spreadbet League ! 20-Jun The latest League Standings are finally released. Myself aside (remember all my winnings will be redistributed), SHANE is looking pretty in top spot, followed by ARNDP in 2nd place. Then it gets really interesting - as many as four players bunched together fighting hard for that 3rd spot. You've still got a great chance of overhauling SHANE. Remember the max bet size is simply the limit on single bet size. You can keep coming back for more once I've acknowledged each trade. In theory you could buy SL in 1000K per point if you wanted to ! This is where you'll need to keep an eye on what others are doing so you'll know exactly how much risk you'll have to take to stand a chance of getting that all important league ranking ! 20-Jun The Final Sri Lanka v. Pakistan Bet Extravaganza is now open for betting which includes all the usual bet markets plus a few more. Check out the new Zero-Tolerance, BigWickets, and Player Performance markets ! I'm still working on getting the Player Bet History and latest League Standings up to date and will have those for you later today. Meanwhile ALL markets are OPEN ! And in case you've been hibernating for the last few weeks, remember, the winner will receive Steve Waugh's West Indies '95 Tour Diary. Get betting ! 20-Jun Sri Lanka breeze past Gayle and his men ! It's going to be the battle of the spinners on Sunday. Tune in on Saturday for The Final Bet Extravaganza Sri Lanka v. Pakistan, as well as all the usual Win Index and Tournament Bets markets. I'll have the latest league standings and Player Bet History updated for you too. I'll be offering dozens of new bets markets never seen before! Want to bet on something and can't see a market in it - just drop me a line here and I'll make you a market right away ! Until then this is Goose saying good night. 19-Jun Pakistan upset South Africa to make the finals ! Can't say that's altogether surprising. Thank god I'm not a South African tonight ! All markets have been updated and the Sri Lanka v. West Indies Bet Extravaganza is already up and running - what are you waiting for ! 18-Jun Now the serious stuff starts! The site is fully updated. All markets including the South Africa v. Pakistan Bet Extravaganza, Win Index, and Tournament Bet markets are open. We also have a new market, back by popular demand, the Aiye Aiye Captain market. For the final three games only, bet on the total performance points scored by the four captains across the final three matches - see below for performance rules. Remember, the winner will receive Steve Waugh's West Indies '95 Tour Diary. Get betting ! 13-Jun Win Index markets are now updated and open for betting. I shall be offering Bet Extravaganza markets on a bespoke basis only. If you would like a market in these or any other market just drop me a line. The last four Bet Extravaganza markets have not attracted any bets so looks like there's little demand for this just now. Again if you would like to see a particular long-term tournament market refreshed just shout. 12-Jun Friday...day off work...soaking up the sun at Lords...India facing off to Gayle...love it ! Bet Extravaganzas open ! 11-Jun It's day one of the SUPER 8 phase. ALL markets are available for betting ! It has been brought to my attention that since the Win Index in particular was suspended for a few days that spanned some key games such Aus/SL and Pak/Holl, certain players were left stranded given they weren't allowed to cut losses, add to positions etc. I think that's a fair point. Not offering new markets is one thing. Withdrawing liquidity in long-term markets is quite another. I will revert with a fair solution to compensate affected players though haven't figured one out as yet - any ideas gratefully accepted. I'm going to prioritize the time I spend on the site and have decided the way forward is to focus first on offering up to date markets on as many matches and long-term bets as possible. The collation of bets and refreshing of league standings can wait till I have the time. e.g. weekends. Of course I will aim to deliver both as often as possible. 10-Jun Folks we're back and with a bang ! With well over half the games left and hundreds of markets on offer, top spot and Steve Waugh's West Indies '95 Tour Diary is very much up for grabs ! The site has been fully updated and ALL markets including today's Sri Lanka v. West Indies and India v. Ireland Bet Extravaganzas are now open for betting ! Tournament markets have been updated to reflect the contributions from the 10 games we've had so far. These running total contributions are listed in green. Where there is reason to declare an individual match settlement void, default allocation rules will apply. These default allocations are listed in black. Remember league standings reflect valuations on all bets including both settled and open bets. Open bets are valued using the conservative side of the blue market spread. Profit and loss on settled bets can be seen in Player Bet History. Help me out and do check your Player Bet History details. Last but not least, welcome ABHINAV to the keague ! 6-Jun As if the excitement wasn't enough the league winner will also pocket Steve Waugh's West Indies '95 Tour Diary ! New Zealand overcome a stonking effort from Scotland. Meanhwile, there's been a murder at the Oval ! League standings have been recently updated as has the Player Bet History. Apologies for the wait. Ok pay attention. With all the rain expected I need to lay down some rules regarding the Tournament Bets and India Tournament Specials. Where a player is not named in the starting XI or the game is abandoned due to weather, a default points allocation will be awarded to that player. To not take this approach would turn this league into a game of weather odds and we don't want that. I'll be publishing these allocations tomorrow. Bet Extravaganza outcomes, however, will not be subject to any such allocations so you will need to think about weather and the like. If those that placed Tournament Bets wish to revise their bets as a result please drop me a line. I'll make the final decision. 5-Jun MATCH 1 - ENGLAND v. HOLLAND BET EXTRAVAGANZA available now ! 4-Jun INDIA TOURNAMENT SPECIALS available now ! New BET ARCHIVE scrollbox added at bottom to show recent bet outcomes. Welcome H4TE, ARNDP, and HAMO785 to the league ! In fact ARNDP goes straight to the top of the charts with fat profits on yesterday's Supremacy bets proving it's NEVER too late to join in the fun ! A word on the FREE BET POLICY. Occasionally, I will specifically announce special promotions or criteria to win a 25K free bet e.g. providing a fellow newcomer with an explanation to a question, or place four bets get the fifth one free type offers. In addition to this, I will be keeping a close eye on impromptu contributions that improve a newcomer's understanding of the league and leads to placement of new bets e.g. Outsider explained the concept to HAMO785 leading to the latter placing his first bet. I might be running this joint but the league belongs to everyone here, and anything you can do to enhance user experience and player numbers will be rewarded. Ok that's enough rambling from me. No cricket action today which means more time to place those bets especially those Tournament Bets that require a little more thought. Good luck ! 3-Jun The India-Pakistan Bet Extravaganza is ready so place your bets! Don Sharma tops the league table but it's very early days ! Remember, all live bets, e.g. Win Index, are valued on the conservative side of the current market spread. Hence with little move in the markets so far, those players that transacted large volumes will suffer initially due to my 3pt spread. The advantage of reporting p/l this way is that everyone knows exactly what their total p/l would be were they to close all bets at current prices. Welcome Dinakkar to the league ! 2-Jun And we're off! Stay tuned for the first look at the player standings after the first day of action. Bet outcomes for permanently settled bets along with p/l can be found in the Player Bet History scrollbox. Bets yet to be settled (open bets) will be temporarily valued using the current market quoted on that bet and included in the league standings. Welcome RubyDuck and Zubinpepsi to the league! 1-Jun Tournament Bets just expanded to include Total 200-ups, Highest Team Score, and Lowest Team Score. Stay tuned for more special tournament bet markets offered on India. 31-May Welcome Bunny and Vipin to the league! A quick note on max bet size. It's 100k everywhere apart from the tournament Win Index where you can trade up to 150k. Look out for new Supremacy bets on offer for the warm-up matches starting with four games on Monday! 30-May This section will contain miscellaneous comments on the league including betting trends, clarification of rules, and other banter that doesn't really fit anywhere else ! I see a few of you have gone for the jugular and placed Win Index bets in the maximum bet size 150k. Remember, that's the max per single bet. If you buy India at 30 in 150k, there's nothing to stop you coming back to buy some more later. The idea is that I need to see your trade, add it to the bet history and have a chance to update my markets before you add to your risk. In theory you could buy 150k at 30, 150k at 32, 150k at 34 etc if you were feeling especially punchy!
%2$s Note - it is envisaged that Goose's total winnings shall be redistributed amongst the other players based on more subjective criteria. Further details of these criteria to follow. [TABLE=head]RANK|PLAYER|$ ICF 1|GOOSE|73,319,000 2|SHANE|10,025,000 3|ARNDP|7,155,000 4|BUNNY|4,800,000 5|DON SHARMA|2,625,000 6|P. KHOTA|2,080,000 7|OUTSIDER|1,607,000 8|HAMO785|37,000 9|SACHINISM|-108,000 10|ZUBINPEPSI|-125,000 11|RUBYDUCK|-472,500 12|GAURAV92|-1,545,000 13|BLUE BRIGADE|-4,275,000 14|SUNNYJI_2K|-5,500,000 15|DESI CARTMAN|-6,500,000 16|H4TE|-6,581,000 17|VIPIN|-7,275,000 18|RAJIV|-8,000,000 19|KARTEEKMVS|-9,144,000 20|LORD|-11,372,500 21|ABHINAV|-13,325,000 22|DINAKKAR|-27,425,000 [/TABLE] %2$s
GOOSE - CHIEF TAKES OTHER SIDES OF ALL BETS PLACED BY OTHER PLAYERS. SACHINISM BUY S.AFRICA @28 (6K) (SETTLED @20 / $48,000 LOSS) BUY INDIA @30 (3K) (SETTLED @10 / $60,000 LOSS) DON SHARMA BUY INDIA @30 (30K) (SETTLED @10 / $600,000 LOSS) BUY SOUTH AFRICA @28 (20K) (SETTLED @20 / $160,000 LOSS) BUY AUSTRALIA @22 (15K) (SETTLED @0 / $330,000 LOSS) BUY WEST INDIES @12 (5K) (SETTLED @20 / $40,000 PROFIT) SELL TOTAL NO-BALLS @110 (10K) (SETTLED @30 / $800,000 PROFIT) BUY NEW ZEALAND @24 (10K) (SETTLED @10 / $140,000 LOSS) BUY SOUTH AFRICA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP SUPREMACY @12 (50K) (SETTLED @59 / $2,350,000 PROFIT) BUY IRELAND / HOLLAND WARM-UP SUPREMACY @12 (50K) (SETTLED @0 / $600,000 LOSS) BUY INDIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP NZ BIGSHOTS @65 (30K) (SETTLED @50 / $450,000 LOSS) BUY AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP SUPREMACY @11 (40K) (SETTLED @70 / $2,360,000 PROFIT) BUY SOUTH AFRICA / SRI LANKA WARM-UP SUPREMACY @15 (25K) (SETTLED @60 / $1,125,000 PROFIT) SELL ENGLAND / WEST INDIES WARM-UP SUPREMACY @4 (20K) (SETTLED @90 / $1,720,000 LOSS) BUY HOLLAND / SCOTLAND WARM-UP SUPREMACY @11 (10K) (SETTLED @70 / $590,000 PROFIT) BUY TOURNAMENT RAINA 50-UPS @17 (30K) (SETTLED @0 / $510,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND TOTAL RUNS @295 (70K) (SETTLED @325 / $2,100,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND MULTI-SIXES @16 (80K) (SETTLED @0 / $1,280,000 PROFIT) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL MULTI-SIXES @15 (100K) (SETTLED @2 / $1,300,000 PROFIT) BUY 2ND SEMI-FINAL WI BIGSHOTS @58 (40K) (SETTLED @50 / $320,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL SANGAKKARA PERF @52 (40K) (SETTLED @89 / $1,480,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL ZERO TOLERANCE @21 (40K) (SETTLED @20 / $40,000 PROFIT) BUY FINAL PAK BIGWICKETS @43 (40K) (SETTLED @20 / $920,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL 100-UPS @0.25 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $25,000 PROFIT) BUY FINAL 50-UPS @19 (40K) (SETTLED @18 / $40,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL YOUNIS PERF @26 (40K) (SETTLED @0 / $1,040,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL WIDES @9 (40K) (SETTLED @4 / $200,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL MULTI-SIXES @11 (40K) (SETTLED @8 / $120,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL SL BIGSHOTS @44 (20K) (SETTLED @25 / $380,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL PAK BIGSHOTS @42 (20K) (SETTLED @100 / $1,160,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL 100-UPS @0.25 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $25,000 PROFIT) LORD SELL BANGLADESH @8 (50K) (SETTLED @0 / $400,000 PROFIT) SELL HOLLAND @1 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $150,000 PROFIT) SELL WEST INDIES @9 (50K) (SETTLED @20 / $550,000 LOSS) BUY INDIA @30 (50K) (SETTLED @10 / $1,500,000 LOSS) SELL TOTAL NO-BALLS @90 (100K) (SETTLED @30 / $6,000,000 PROFIT) BUY SOUTH AFRICA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP SUPREMACY @12 (50K) (SETTLED @59 / $2,350,000 PROFIT) BUY NEW ZEALAND @24 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $1,400,000 LOSS) BUY INDIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP 50-UPS @29 (50K) (SETTLED @0 / $1,450,000 LOSS) BUY INDIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP NZ BIGSHOTS @60 (60K) (SETTLED @50 / $600,000 LOSS) SELL AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP SUPREMACY @6 (60K) (SETTLED @70 / $3,840,000 LOSS) BUY ENGLAND / SCOTLAND WARM-UP SUPREMACY @56 (50K) (SETTLED @60 / $200,000 PROFIT) SELL HOLLAND @1 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $150,000 PROFIT) SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP PAK BIGSHOTS @60 (50K) (SETTLED @0 / $3,000,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT TEAM 200-UPS @80 (50K) (SETTLED @11 / $3,450,000 PROFIT) SELL AUSTRALIA @23 (30K) (SETTLED @0 / $690,000 PROFIT) BUY INDIA OVER OPPOSITION TOTAL SUPREMACY @150 (60K) (SETTLED @20 / $7,800,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND ENG BIGSHOTS @95 (50K) (VOID) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND TOTAL RUNS @295 (20K) (SETTLED @325 / $600,000 LOSS) SELL PAKISTAN @16 (100K) (SETTLED @60 / $4,400,000 LOSS) SELL IRELAND @10.25 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $75,000 PROFIT) SELL INDIA @18 (50K) (SETTLED @10 / $400,000 PROFIT) SELL PAKISTAN @25 (50K) (SETTLED @60 / $1,750,000 LOSS) SELL AIYE AIYE CAPTAIN @190 (80K) (SETTLED @211 / $1,680,000 LOSS) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL 100-UPS @0.5 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $50,000 PROFIT) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL SA BIGHSOTS @58 (50K) (SETTLED @0 / $2,900,000 LOSS) BUY PAKISTAN @31 (25K) (SETTLED @60 / $725,000 PROFIT) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL TOTAL RUNS @315 (50K) (SETTLED @291 / $1,200,000 PROFIT) BUY 2ND-SEMI-FINAL SUPREMACY @20 (50K) (SETTLED @57 / $1,850,000 PROFIT) BUY 2ND SEMI-FINAL SL BIGSHOTS @58 (50K) (SETTLED @50 / $400,000 LOSS) SELL 2ND SEMI-FINAL MULTI-FOURS @230 (50K) (SETTLED @190 / $2,000,000 PROFIT) BUY 2ND SEMI-FINAL SL BIGWICKETS @38 (60K) (SETTLED @60 / $1,320,000 PROFIT) BUY SRI LANKA @38 (60K) (SETTLED @40 / $120,000 PROFIT) BUY FINAL SANGAKKARA PERF @52 (60K) (SETTLED @89 / $2,220,000 PROFIT) BUY FINAL AKMAL PERF @45 (100K) (SETTLED @37 / $800,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL SL/PAK SUPREMACY @15 (50K) (SETTLED @-80 / $4,750,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL 100-UPS @0.25 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $25,000 PROFIT) BUY FINAL SL BIGSHOTS @54 (50K) (SETTLED @25 / $1,450,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL PAK BIGWICKETS @43 (80K) (SETTLED @20 / $1,840,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL ZERO TOLERANCE @25 (100K) (SETTLED @20 / $500,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL MULTI-FOURS @195 (25K) - FREE BET (SETTLED @112 / VOID) GAURAV92 BUY SOUTH AFRICA @28 (1K) (SETTLED @20 / $8,000 LOSS) BUY AUSTRALIA @22 (1K) (SETTLED @0 /$22,000 LOSS) SELL HOLLAND @1 (10K) (SETTLED @0 / $10,000 PROFIT) SELL IRELAND @2 (10K) (SETTLED @10 / $80,000 LOSS) SELL SCOTLAND @0.5 (10K) (SETTLED @0 / $5,000 PROFIT) SELL SCOTLAND @0.25 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $37,500 PROFIT) SELL HOLLAND @0.50 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $75,000 PROFIT) SELL HOLLAND @0.50 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $75,000 PROFIT) SELL SCOTLAND @0.25 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $37,500 PROFIT) SELL AUSTRALIA @17 (10K) (SETTLED @0 / $170,000 PROFIT ) SELL IRELAND @10.5 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $75,000 PROFIT) BUY MATCH 12 INDIA / IRELAND TOTAL SIXES @7.5 (10K) (SETTLED @3 / $45,000 LOSS) SELL IRELAND @10.5 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $75,000 PROFIT) SELL ENGLAND @15 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $750,000 PROFIT) BUY SOUTH AFRICA @38 (150K) (SETTLED @20 / $2,700,000 LOSS) KARTEEKMVS BUY AUSTRALIA @23 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $3,450,000 LOSS) BUY SRI LANKA @19 (150K) (CLOSED @35 / $2,400,000 PROFIT) BUY HOLLAND @3 (20K) (SETTLED @0 / $60,000 LOSS) BUY INDIA @31 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $3,150,000 LOSS) BUY SOUTH AFRICA @29 (150K) (CLOSED @42 / $1,950,000 PROFIT) SELL PAKISTAN @20 (150K) (SETTLED @60 / $6,000,000 LOSS) SELL ENGLAND @17 (100K) (SETTLED @10 / $700,000 PROFIT) SELL WEST INDIES @9 (150K) (SETTLED @20 / $1,650,000 LOSS) BUY SOUTH AFRICA / SRI LANKA WARM-UP SUPREMACY @15 (25K) (SETTLED @60 / $1,125,000 PROFIT) BUY INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP SUPREMACY @20 (25K) (SETTLED @90 / $1,750,000 PROFIT) BUY ENGLAND / WEST INDIES WARM-UP SUPREMACY @14 (25K) (SETTLED @90 / $1,900,000 PROFIT) BUY INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP PAK BIGSHOTS @68 (10K) (SETTLED @0 / $680,000 LOSS) SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP 50-UPS @23 (15K) (SETTLED @32 / $135,000 LOSS) SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP HIGH SCORE @62 (20K) (SETTLED @82 / $400,000 LOSS) SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP TOTAL RUNS @300 (20K) (SETTLED @317 / $340,000 LOSS) SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP MULTI-SIXES @23 (35K) (SETTLED @0 / $805,000 PROFIT) BUY INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP MULTI-WIDES @26 (30K) (SETTLED @36 / $300,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT WIDES @245 (10K) (SETTLED @217 / $280,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT FOURS @690 (3K) (SETTLED @667 / $69,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT SIXES @255 (25K) (SETTLED @166 / $2,225,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT NO-BALLS @70 (8K) (CLOSED @30 / $320,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT RUN-OUTS @45 (10K) (CLOSED @27 / $180,000 PROFIT) BUY TOURNAMENT 50-UPS @540 (8K) (CLOSED @380 / $1,280,000 LOSS) SELL TOURNAMENT 100-UPS @30 (9K) (CLOSED @3 / $243,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT 200-UPS @50 (5K) (CLOSED @15 / $175,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT HIGH TEAM SCORE @221 (8K) (CLOSED @212 / $72,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT LOW TEAM SCORE @82 (5K) (SETTLED @81 / $5,000 PROFIT) BUY TOURNAMENT HIGH INDIVIDUAL SCORE @113 (7K) (SETTLED @96 / $119,000 LOSS) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND SUPREMACY @58 (10K) (SETTLED @-40 / $980,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND WIDES @8.5 (38K) (SETTLED @12 / $133,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND SIXES @8 (27K) (SETTLED @4 / $108,000 PROFIT) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND NO-BALLS @2 (32K) (SETTLED @0 / $64,000 PROFIT) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND FOURS @27 (5K) (SETTLED @26 / $5,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND RUN-OUTS @1.5 (40K) (SETTLED @0 / $60,000 PROFIT) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND 50-UPS @21 (5K) (SETTLED @21 / $0 PROFIT) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND 100-UPS @2 (4K) (SETTLED @0 / $8,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND 100-UPS @0.5 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $50,000 PROFIT) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND MULTI-WIDES @17 (14K) (SETTLED @20 / $42,000 LOSS) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND MULTI-FOURS @175 (8K) (SETTLED @168 / $56,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND MULTI-SIXES @16 (30K) (SETTLED @0 / $ 480,000 PROFIT) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND HIGH SCORE @57 (6K) (SETTLED @71 / $84,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND ENG BIGSHOTS @85 (5K) (VOID) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND SCOT BIGSHOTS @32 (6K) (SETTLED @0 / $192,000 PROFIT) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL MULTI-FOURS @230 (100K) (SETTLED @180 / $5,000,000 LOSS) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL PAK BIGSHOTS @48 (100K) - FREE BET (SETTLED @25 - VOID) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL FOURS @30 (100K) (SETTLED @27 / $300,000 LOSS) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL SUPREMACY @22 (25K) (SETTLED@-7 / $725,000 LOSS) RAJIV BUY INDIA @31 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $3,150,000 LOSS) BUY ENGLAND @20 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $1,500,000 LOSS) BUY WEST INDIES @12 (100K) (SETTLED @20 / $800,000 PROFIT) SELL SOUTH AFRICA @26 (50K) (SETTLED @20 / $300,000 PROFIT) SELL PAKISTAN @20 (25K) (SETTLED @60 / $1,000,000 LOSS) BUY SOUTH AFRICA @43 (150K) (SETTLED @20 / $3,450,000 LOSS) THE OUTSIDER BUY ENGLAND @20 (100K) (SETTLED @10 / $1,000,000 LOSS) SELL HOLLAND @1 (150K) (SETTLED@0 / $150,000 PROFIT) SELL SCOTLAND @0.5 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $75,000 PROFIT) BUY WEST INDIES @12 (100K) (SETTLED @20 / $800,000 PROFIT) SELL SOUTH AFRICA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP SUPREMACY @10 (10K) (SETTLED @59 / $490,000 LOSS) SELL INDIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP SUPREMACY @4 (30K) (SETTLED @-9 / $390,000 PROFIT) BUY IRELAND / HOLLAND WARM-UP SUPREMACY @17 (10K) (SETTLED @0 / $170,000 LOSS) BUY INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP TOTAL RUNS @315 (1K) (SETTLED @317 / $2,000 PROFIT) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND WIDES @10 (100K) (SETTLED @12 / $200,000 PROFIT) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND NO-BALLS @2.75 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $275,000 LOSS) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND RUN-OUTS @2.25 (100K) (SETTLED@0 / $225,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND MULTI-WIDES @17 (100K) (SETTLED @20 / $300,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND MULTI-SIXES @16 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $1,600,000 PROFIT) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND TOTAL RUNS @295 (20K) (SETTLED @325 / $600,000 LOSS) BUY MATCH 4 INDIA / BANGLADESH WIDES @9.5 (100K) (SETTLED @8 / $150,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 4 INDIA / BANGLADESH 100-UPS @0.5 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $50,000 PROFIT) SELL MATCH 4 INDIA / BANGLADESH MULTI-SIXES @16 (100) (SETTLED @56 / $4,000,000 LOSS) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL WIDES @9.5 (50K) (SETTLED @4 / $275,000 LOSS) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL FOURS @28 (25K) (SETTLED @27 / $25,000 PROFIT) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL SIXES @7.5 (25K) (SETTLED @3 / $112,200 PROFIT) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL 50-UPS @16 (25K) (SETTLED @15 / $25,000 PROFIT) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL 100-UPS @0.5 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $50,000 PROFIT) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL MULTI-WIDES @20 (50K) (SETTLED @3 / $850,000 PROFIT) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL TOTAL RUNS @315 (50K) (SETTLED @291 / $1,200,000 PROFIT) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL PAK BIGSHOTS @48 (25K) - FREE BET (SETTLED @25 - VOIDED) BUY AIYE AIYE CAPTAIN @210 (25K) (SETTLED @211 / $25,000 PROFIT) SELL WEST INDIES @32 (50K) (SETTLED @20 / $600,000 PROFIT) SELL 2ND SEMI-FINAL SIXES @8 (100K) (SETTLED @5 / $300,000 PROFIT) SELL 2ND SEMI-FINAL MULTI-WIDES @20 (50K) (SETTLED @21 / $50,000 LOSS) SELL 2ND SEMI-FINAL MULTI-SIXES @17 (50K) (SETTLED @6 / $550,000 PROFIT) SELL 2ND SEMI-FINAL TOTAL RUNS @310 (25K) (SETTLED @259 / $1,275,000 PROFIT) SELL 2ND SEMI-FINAL SL BIGSHOTS @50 (25K) (SETTLED @50 / $0) SELL 2ND SEMI-FINAL 100-UPS @0.5 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $50,000 PROFIT) SELL 2ND SEMI-FINAL 50-UPS @17 (25K) (SETTLED @59 / $1,050,000 LOSS) BUY AIYE AIYE CAPTAIN @155 (25K) (SETTLED @211 / $1,400,000 PROFIT) BUY 2ND SEMI-FINAL SL BIGWICKETS @38 (100K) (SETTLED @60 / $2,200,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL WIDES @8 (50K) (SETTLED @4 / $200,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL SIXES @7 (100K) (SETTLED @6 / $100,000 PROFIT) BUY FINAL RUN-OUTS @1.75 (50K) (SETTLED @0 / $87,500 LOSS) SELL FINAL 50-UPS @15 (25K) (SETTLED @18 / $75,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL 100-UPS @025 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $25,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL MULTI-WIDES @17 (50K) (SETTLED @4 / $650,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL MULTI-SIXES @11 (100K) (SETTLED @8 / $300,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL TOTAL RUNS @290 (25K) (SETTLED @277 / $325,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL SL BIGSHOTS @44 (25K) (SETTLED @25 / $475,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL PAK BIGSHOTS @42 (25K) (SETTLED @100 / $1,450,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL SL BIGWICKETS @46 (25K) (SETTLED @10 / $900,000 PROFIT) BUY FINAL PAK BIGWICKETS @43 (25K) (SETTLED @20 / $575,000 LOSS) SELL JAYASURIYA PERF @37 (25K) (SETTLED @47 / $250,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL YOUNIS PERF @26 (25K) (SETTLED @0 / 650,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL SANGAKKARA PERF @47 (25K) (SETTLED @89 / $1,050,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL AKMAL PERF @40 (25K) (SETTLED @37 / $75,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL ZERO TOLERANCE @21 (25K) (SETTLED @20 / $25,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL AFRIDI PERF @47 (25K) (SETTLED @74 / $675,000 LOSS) DESI CARTMAN BUY AUSTRALIA @23 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $2,300,000 LOSS) BUY NEW ZEALAND @24 (50K) (SETTLED @10 / $700,000 LOSS) BUY INDIA @31 (100K) (SETTLED @10 / $2,100,000 LOSS) SHANE BUY TOURNAMENT 50-UPS @450 (25K) (FULLY CLOSED) SELL TOURNAMENT 50-UPS @480 (25K) (FULLY CLOSED BET / $750,000 PROFIT) BUY INDIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP TOTAL RUNS @300 (100K) (SETTLED @331 / $3,100,000 PROFIT) BUY INDIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP NZ BIGSHOTS @70 (100K) (SETTLED @50 / $2,000,000 LOSS) SELL HOLLAND @1 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $150,000 PROFIT) SELL SCOTLAND @0.5 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $75,000 PROFIT) BUY TOURNAMENT YUVRAJ 50-UPS @13 (100K) (SETTLED @17 / $400,000 PROFIT) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND TOTAL RUNS @295 (100K) (SETTLED @325 / $3,000,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND MULTI-SIXES @16 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $1,600,000 PROFIT) BUY MATCH 11 SRI LANKA / WEST INDIES SL BIGSHOTS @75 (50K) (SETTLED @100 / $1,250,000 PROFIT) SELL AIYE AIYE CAPTAIN @190 (100K) (CLOSED @155 / $3,500,000 PROFIT) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL MULTI-FOURS @190 (100K) (SETTLED @180 / $1,000,000 PROFIT) SELL 2ND SEMI-FINAL MULTI-FOURS @230 (100K) (SETTLED @190 / $4,000,000 PROFIT) BUY 2ND SEMI-FINAL SL BIGSHOTS @58 (100K) (SETTLED @50 / $800,000 LOSS) BUNNY BUY AUSTRALIA @23 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $3,450,000 LOSS) SELL SRI LANKA @16 (150K) (SETTLED @40 / $3,600,000 LOSS) SELL WEST INDIES @9 (150K) (SETTLED @20 / $1,650,000 LOSS) SELL TOURNAMENT NO-BALLS @100 (100K) (SETTLED @30 / $7,000,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT WIDES @255 (100K) (SETTLED @217 / $3,800,000 PROFIT) SELL TOURNAMENT RUN-OUTS @50 (100K) (SETTLED @23 / $2,700,000 PROFIT) VIPIN SELL WEST INDIES @9 (150K) (SETTLED @20 / $1,650,000 LOSS) SELL IRELAND @2 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $1,200,000 LOSS) SELL HOLLAND @1 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $150,000 PROFIT) SELL SCOTLAND @0.5 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $75,000 PROFIT) SELL PAKISTAN @29 (150K) (SETTLED @60 / $4,650,000 LOSS) PUNJABI KHOTA SELL ENGLAND @17 (10K) (SETTLED @10 / $70,000 PROFIT) SELL HOLLAND @0.5 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $75,000 PROFIT) SELL SCOTLAND @0.25 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $37,500 PROFIT) SELL WEST INDIES @8 (100K) (SETTLED @20 / $1,200,000 LOSS) SELL IRELAND @10.25 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $37,500 PROFIT) SELL WEST INDIES @17 (100K) (SETTLED @20 / $300,000 LOSS) BUY SND SEMI-FINAL SL BIGSHOTS @58 (40K) (SETTLED @50 / $320,000 LOSS) SELL WEST INDIES @32 (150K) (SETTLED @20 / $1,800,000 PROFIT) BUY 2ND SEMI-FINAL WI BIGSHOTS @58 (40K) (SETTLED @50 / $320,000 LOSS) BUY 2ND SEMI-FINAL SL BIGWICKETS @38 (100K) (SETTLED @60 / $2,200,000 PROFIT) RUBYDUCK BUY SOUTH AFRICA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP SUPREMACY @12 (50K) (SETTLED @59 / $2,350,000 PROFIT) BUY INDIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP NZ BIGSHOTS @60 (50K) (SETTLED @50 / $500,000 LOSS) SELL SOUTH AFRICA / SRI LANKA WARM-UP SUPREMACY @8 (20K) (SETTLED @60 / $1,040,000 LOSS) SELL ENGLAND / WEST INDIES WARM-UP SUPREMACY @8 (10K) (SETTLED @90 / $820,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND TOTAL RUNS @295 (10K) (SETTLED @325 / $300,000 LOSS) SELL MATCH 12 INDIA / IRELAND MATCH SUPREMACY @44 (20K) (SETTLED @80 / $680,000 LOSS) BUY MATCH 11 SRI LANKA / WEST INDIES TOTAL RUNS @335 (10K) (SETTLED @369 / $340,000 PROFIT) BUY MATCH 11 SRI LANKA / WEST INDIES TOTAL WIDES @9 (20K) (SETTLED @21 / $240,000 PROFIT) SELL IRELAND @10.5 (15K) (SETTLED @10 / $7,500 PROFIT) BUY MATCH 11 SRI LANKA / WEST INDIES SUPREMACY @26 (50K) (SETTLED @15 / $550,000 LOSS) SELL 1ST SEMI-FINAL TOTAL RUNS @315 (20K) (SETTLED @291 / $480,000 PROFIT) ZUBINPEPSI BUY INDIA / NEW ZEALAND WARM-UP SUPREMACY @14 (5K) (SETTLED @-9 / $115,000 LOSS) SELL AUSTRALIA / BANGLADESH WARM-UP SUPREMACY @36 (5K) (SETTLED @38 / $10,000 LOSS) DINAKKAR BUY INDIA @31 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $3,150,000 LOSS) BUY AUSTRALIA @23 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $3,450,000 LOSS) BUY WEST INDIES @12 (100K) (SETTLED @20 / $800,000 PROFIT) BUY IRELAND @4 (50K) (SETTLED @10 / $300,000 PROFIT) SELL SCOTLAND @0.5 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $75,000 PROFIT) SELL HOLLAND @1 (150K) (SETTLED @0 / $150,000 PROFIT) SELL BANGLADESH @9 (50K) (SETTLED @0 / $450,000 PROFIT) SELL ENGLAND @17 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $1,050,000 PROFIT) SELL PAKISTAN @19 (150K) (SETTLED @60 / $6,150,000 LOSS) SELL NEW ZEALAND @22 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $1,800,000 PROFIT) BUY IRELAND @3 (50K) (SETTLED @10 / $350,000 PROFIT) SELL SRI LANKA @35 (150K) (SETTLED @40 / $750,000 LOSS) SELL PAKISTAN @29 (150K) (SETTLED @60 / $4,650,000 LOSS) BUY WEST INDIES @34 (150K) (SETTLED @20 / $2,100,000 LOSS) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL SA BIGSHOTS @58 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $5,800,000 LOSS) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL PAK BIGSHOTS @48 (50K) - FREE BET (SETTLED @25 - VOIDED) BUY 1ST SEMI-FINAL PAL BIGSHOTS @48 (50K) (SETTLED @25 / $1,150,000 LOSS) BUY AIYE AIYE CAPTAIN @210 (100K) (SETTLED @211 / $100,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL HIGH SCORE @61 (100K) (SETTLED @64 / $300,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL SL BIGSHOTS @54 (100K) (SETTLED @25 / $2,900,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL ZERO TOLERANCE @21 (100K) (SETTLED @20 / $100,000 PROFIT) SELL FINAL JAYASURIYA PERF @37 (100K) (SETTLED @47 / $1,000,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL YOUNIS PERF @26 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $2,600,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL AKMAL PERF @45 (100K) (SETTLED @37 / $800,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL AFRIDI PERF @52 (100K) (SETTLED @74 / $2,200,000 PROFIT) H4TE SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP WIDES @9 (1K) (SETTLED @13 / $4,000 LOSS) SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP FOURS @30 (1K) (SETTLED @36 / $6,000 LOSS) SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP 50-UPS @23 (1K) (SETTLED @32 / $9,000 LOSS) SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP HIGH SCORE @62 (1K) (SETTLED @82 / $20,000 LOSS) SELL INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP PAK BIGSHOTS @58 (1K) (SETTLED @0 / $58,000 PROFIT) BUY HOLLAND @1.5 (100K) (SETTLED @0 / $150,000 LOSS) SELL PAKISTAN @17 (150K) (SETTLED @60 / $6,450,000 LOSS) ARNDP BUY SOUTH AFRICA / SRI LANKA WARM-UP SUPREMACY @15 (50K) (SETTLED @60 / $2,250,000 PROFIT) BUY ENGLAND / WEST INDIES WARM SUPREMACY @14 (50K) (SETTLED @90 / $3,750,000 PROFIT) BUY HOLLAND / SCOTLAND WARM-UP SUPREMACY @11 (20K) (SETTLED @70 / $1,180,000 PROFIT) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND 50-UPS @26 (5K) (SETTLED @21 / $25,000 LOSS) HAMO785 BUY INDIA / PAKISTAN WARM-UP TOTAL RUNS @315 (2K) (SETTLED @317 / $4,000 PROFIT) SELL IRELAND @10.5 (66K) (SETTLED @10 / $33,000 PROFIT) ABHINAV BUY AUSTRALIA @25 (50K) (SETTLED @0 / $1,250,000 LOSS) BUY INDIA @33 (150K) (SETTLED @10 / $3,450,000 LOSS) BUY SOUTH AFRICA @32 (150K) (SETTLED @20 / $1,800,000 LOSS) SELL PAKISTAN @15 (50K) (SETTLED @60 / $2,250,000 LOSS) SELL WEST INDIES @6 (150K) (SETTLED @20 / $2,100,000 LOSS) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND SUPREMACY @58 (25K) (SETTLED @-40 / $2,450,000 LOSS) BUY MATCH 1 ENGLAND / HOLLAND TOTAL FOURS @27 (25K) (SETTLED @26 / $25,000 LOSS) SUNNYJI_2K SELL PAKISTAN @29 (100K) (SETTLED @60 / $3,100,000 LOSS) BUY SOUTH AFRCIA @44 (100K) (SETTLED @20 / $2,400,000 LOSS) BLUE BRIGADE BUY FINAL SL/PAK SUPREMACY @15 (50K) (SETTLED @-80 / $4,750,000 LOSS) BUY FINAL TOTAL RUNS @310 (50K) (SETTLED @277 / $1,650,000 LOSS) SELL FINAL SL/PAK SUPREMACY @5 (25K) - FREE BET (SETTLED @-80 / $2,125,000 PROFIT)
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1) The BLUE markets are my current two-way prices I am prepared to trade with you. Think my markets are too low then you BUY or if you think they are too high then you SELL. The RED numbers tell you how points are awarded for certain bets such as the Win Index. Example - on the Win Index you think India will finish as runner-up or higher then go ahead and buy India from me at 31 and if they make the finals you've won 9 pts (40 minus 31) or even better 29 pts if they win the whole thing (60 minus 31 pts). However, if they only make the Super 8 phase you lose 21 pts (10 minus 31) etc. 2) Here's the bit that makes this betting format exciting. Assume you bought at 31 and after that India go on a bit of a winning run and make the finals and I move their price to 51-54. You are able to lock in your profits by selling at 51 (thus making 20pts) or you could just run the bet to the end of WC of course risking that they lose and end up with just the 40 points. Make sense? You can buy and sell at any time, close out old bets, initiate new ones - the choices are endless. 3) When you trade specify how many $ you want to bet per point - maximum bet size is $100k and minimum bet size is $1k but check each market for exceptions e.g Win Index this time has max bet size of $150k per point. 4) All bets will be valued at the end of each day based on the prevailing prices - just like a share trading account. This way you always know exactly how much p/l you'd be left with if you closed out all your trades by buying and selling at the current prices. 5) The player that makes the most $ wins this league and all profit and loss to be added to your ICF account at end of the WC. 6) As market-maker I take other side of every bet placed. 7) Markets will be suspended during games and updated for fresh betting end of each day and remain open until before the start of next game the following day. 8) Betting to be suspended 30 minutes before toss of next match. Leave your bets here and trades will be accepted/rejected basis your time-stamp. All make sense? Don't fret, pick a side, have a think about whether I have undervalued it, or overvalued it and place your bets specifying your stake. EXAMPLE 'GOOSE - I WOULD LIKE TO BUY INDIA AT 30 PLS IN $5k PER PT'. OR 'GOOSE - I WOULD LIKE TO SELL PAKISTAN AT 20 PLS IN $3k PER PT'.
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Why are there two numbers next to each betting market? The two numbers represent my two way price. You buy at the higher price and you can sell at the lower price. Sounds unfair? That's my perogative as tournament chief. I have to make money somehow whilst I'm taking the other side of your trades/bets. Think about buying and selling anything in life - e.g you tend to have to buy a car a bit higher then where you could sell to a dealer. In theory I have made the perfect price in India at 28-31 and I attract punters willing to sell at 28 and punters willing to buy at 31 leaving me with a handsome 3pt profit in the middle without taking any risk...that's the idea. Of course my prices are only my opinions and it's your job to identify opportunities to buy and sell. How can I sell if I have not bought it yet? You can buy or sell at any time - not a problem. If you felt Pakistan was a sure fire bet to not make it out of their group you could sell at 20 and collect 20pts (20 minus 0). That's the beauty of this format. Want to back a team and think I've UNDERPRICED them? Then you BUY. Want to bet against a team and think I've OVERPRICED them? Then you SELL. How does the Supremacy bet work? The Supremacy bet is quoted to cover both a result that's measured in terms of wkts and in terms of runs. The rules to remember are 1 RUN=1PT and 1 WKT=10PTS. So take Match 41 where I quoted 11-16. Along comes the toss and BRC field first, you know at that stage they will either win by wkts or lose by runs. If they win by 5 wickets the market settles at +50. If they lose by 35 runs the market settles at -35. Remember these markets are suspended before the toss occurs. Can we bet with fellow posters - or do we have to deal with just you? That is not currently allowed. If and when we get a critical mass of players with a good grasp of the spreadbet concept, peer-to-peer betting is something I might well explore. In the meantime, my spreads will be attractive e.g Win Index spreads will narrow as we progress through the games and also as we get more players on board. What's the point in selling Holland @ 1 - just to make 1 point? ? Some would say it's easy money. The fact that's there's still 1 point to be made indicates Holland have a very slim chance of making it to the Super 8. If they do qualify and get knocked out in the Super 8 they 'settle' at 10 precisely and the bet profit & loss gets marked off 10. Until a market settles, all bets are marked on the opposing side of the market i.e. sales are marked at the higher price and vice versa. What's the Bet Extravaganza - how do I play? This is a bunch of betting markets I offer on each and every game. Example - how many wides you think there will be in this match? My market is 9-11. Think there's going to be more than 11? Just go ahead and buy 11 and state your size in $k per wide. If total wides comes in at 15 you make (15 minus 11) times your stake per wide. Of course you can sell at 9, and same principles apply. You would lose (9 minus 15 ) times your stake per wide. Same concept as Win Index. So go ahead and bet on wides, run-outs, fours, sixes, etc for the next game. Example - GOOSE I WANT TO BUY WIDES AT 11 IN $25K PER WIDE. I sold Bangalore at 37 so why I have I lost money? Based on latest markets you are down -$185,000. Here's why. You sold RCB at 37 in $25k per point. To close that trade you'd have to buy at current price 46 so your profit and loss is (37 minus 46) times 25k = -$225k. You sold KPXI at 49 in $40k per point. To close that trade you'd have to buy at current price of 48 so your profit and loss is (49 minus 48) times 40k = +$40k. Add these two together and you have -$185k. -185k is just a measure of where you are valued right now given current markets - you haven't necessarily lost that money yet. Example - if you sold Satyam shares because you thought they were going bust but the next day the share price actually went up your stockbroker would send you a statement saying you were down right? But your trades are still open and Satyam might still go bust and you could still clean up. Or you could lose your bottle and buy them back higher and guarantee a small loss. If RCB and KPXI don't make the semis they will settle at 25 each and you'll make money. In the meantime the markets have moved against you but they are only MY markets and I might have them wrong. So if you are convinced RCB are not making the semis then go ahead and sell some more at 42! Do I have to place a new bet every day - are previous bets void? What if I want to change a bet? Your bets are not void, they stand forever, but of course you can place new bets in the opposite direction to close the bet and naturally that may well have to be at a different price. Try this - imagine you're trading shares - 8 different shares. You don't like the Mumbai share price so you sell Mumbai shares at 47. Then Mumbai loses to Deccan, Mumbai shares fall to 44, so you make money. You can buy back at 44 to realize that money, or you can hope they keep falling, or you can even add and sell some more at 44! Hope that makes sense - remember you're trading shares. I set the rules and the markets. The cricket matches provide the economic data ! Look at Lord's bet history. He sold DC in 15k per pt, then watched them win and decided to buy them at $30k per pt albeit at higher price. He is now net long $15k DC shares after cutting his losses and turning his bet strategy right round. The $/pt is confusing ! Ok first forget all concept of $. I have assigned points to each final ranking in the WC. e.g losing semi-finalist gets 20pts. Call it points, call it widgets, call it elephants or anything you like. I then set two-way markets in those points (or widgets). You can decide to buy or sell any team at any time based on the market I am quoting at that time. You can even have multiple bets open. Now, to make it more interesting, you can specify a stake i.e. how may $ per point (or widget). You trade on a two-way points market in a $ stake per point of your choice. Your running score will be stated in $. Where do you get your odds/markets from? I make them up. Just like you, I read the game, follow the points table, monitor injuries, and set my prices accordingly. One needs a firm grasp of cricket and probabilities. I can get it wrong though. Of course I'll skew my prices if I start to accumulate large positions on one team e.g. I almost certainly underpriced Bangalore at 33-37 and Shane was quick to exploit that by trading $75k per point at 37. I've moved Bangalore a lot higher now :-| The tournament started a few days ago - is it too late to play? You can join in at any time ! In theory you could place one single bet on the last day and win the league.
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THE FINAL - SRI LANKA v. PAKISTAN BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE SL / PAK SUPREMACY|8-16|-80 TOTAL WIDES|8-9|4 TOTAL FOURS|26-28|22 TOTAL SIXES|7-8|6 TOTAL NO-BALLS|1.0-1.75|2 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.0-1.75|0 TOTAL 50-UPS|15-19|18 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.25-0.75|0 MULTI-WIDES|17-21|4 MULTI-FOURS|165-195|112 MULTI-SIXES|11-15|8 HIGHEST SCORE|61-66|64 TOTAL RUNS|290-310|277 SL BIGSHOTS|44-54|25 PAK BIGSHOTS|42-52|100 SL BIGWICKETS|46-50|10 PAK BIGWICKETS|39-43|20 ZERO TOLERANCE|21-25|20 JAYASURIYA PERF|37-41|47 DILSHAN PERF|34-38|0 SANGAKKARA PERF|47-52|89 AFRIDI PERF|47-52|74 YOUNIS PERF|22-26|0 AKMAL PERF|40-45|37 [/TABLE] WIN INDEX [TABLE=head]TEAM|MARKET INDIA|10 SOUTH AFRICA|20 NEW ZEALAND|10 PAKISTAN|60 AUSTRALIA|0 ENGLAND|10 SRI LANKA|40 WEST INDIES|20 BANGLADESH|0 IRELAND|10 HOLLAND|0 SCOTLAND|0 [/TABLE] TOURNAMENT BETS - 27 MATCHES [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|CURRENT|ALLOCATION TOTAL WIDES|221-222|217 (27)|10 TOTAL FOURS|670-672|667 (27)|30 TOTAL SIXES|166-167|166 (27)|9 TOTAL NO-BALLS|28.5-29|30 (27)|1.5 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|24.1-24.4|23 (27)|1.5 TOTAL 50-UPS|411-415|415 (27)|30 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.25-0.75|0 (27)|1 TOTAL 200-UPS|11.25-11.75|11 (27)|3 HIGHEST TEAM INNINGS|211.25-211.75|211 (27)|- LOWEST TEAM INNINGS|80.7-80.9|81 (27)|- HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE|96.25-97|96 (27)|- [/TABLE] AIYE AIYE CAPTAIN !!! [table=head]BET|MARKET|CURRENT HOW WILL THE CAPTAINS PERFORM IN THE LAST 3 MATCHES|190-200|211 [/TABLE] 2ND SEMI-FINAL - SRI LANKA v. WEST INDIES BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE SL / WI SUPREMACY|10-20|57 TOTAL WIDES|8.5-9.5|10 TOTAL FOURS|31-33|29 TOTAL SIXES|8-9|5 TOTAL NO-BALLS|1.0-1.75|1 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.0-1.75|0 TOTAL 50-UPS|17-21|59 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.50-1.25|0 MULTI-WIDES|20-24|21 MULTI-FOURS|230-270|190 MULTI-SIXES|17-21|6 HIGHEST SCORE|61-66|96 TOTAL RUNS|310-330|259 SL BIGSHOTS|50-58|50 WI BIGSHOTS|50-58|50 SL BIGWICKETS|34-38|60 WI BIGWICKETS|27-31|VOID [/TABLE] 1ST SEMI-FINAL - SOUTH AFRICA v. PAKISTAN BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE SA / PAK SUPREMACY|12-22|-7 TOTAL WIDES|8.5-9.5|4 TOTAL FOURS|28-30|27 TOTAL SIXES|7.5-8.5|3 TOTAL NO-BALLS|1.0-1.75|0 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.0-1.75|1 TOTAL 50-UPS|16-20|15 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.50-1.25|0 MULTI-WIDES|20-24|3 MULTI-FOURS|190-230|180 MULTI-SIXES|14-18|2 HIGHEST SCORE|57-62|64 TOTAL RUNS|315-335|291 SA BIGSHOTS|50-58|0 PAK BIGSHOTS|40-48|25 [/TABLE] INDIA TOURNAMENT SPECIALS [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|CURRENT|ALLOCATION RUNS|910-940|714 (5)|160 RUN-OUTS|2.3-2.6|1 (5)|0.5 50-UPS|46-54|19 (5)|15 FOURS|76-84|53 (5)|15 SIXES|27-33|19 (5)|6 WIDES|21-27|23 (5)|5 SUPREMACY OVER OPP.|120-140|20 (5)|10 SEHWAG RUNS|VOID|VOID (5)|30 GAMBHIR RUNS|195-205|148 (5)|30 YUVRAJ RUNS|125-140|153 (5)|20 RAINA RUNS|100-115|20 (5)|25 SEHWAG 50-UPS|VOID|VOID (5)|4 GAMBHIR 50-UPS|10-15|0 (5)|4 YUVRAJ 50-UPS|6-11|17 (5)|1 RAINA 50-UPS|5-10|0 (5)|2 [/TABLE] MATCH 12 - INDIA v. IRELAND BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE IND / IRE SUPREMACY|44-54|80 TOTAL WIDES|8-9.5|5 TOTAL FOURS|26-29|17 TOTAL SIXES|6-7.5|3 TOTAL NO-BALLS|1.75-2.5|0 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.75-2.5|1 TOTAL 50-UPS|13-18|2 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.25-1|0 MULTI-WIDES|17-22|6 MULTI-FOURS|180-220|72 MULTI-SIXES|10-15|2 HIGHEST SCORE|58-63|52 TOTAL RUNS|290-310|225 IRE BIGSHOTS|35-45|VOID IND BIGSHOTS|78-88|50 [/TABLE] MATCH 11 - SRI LANKA v. WEST INDIES BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE SL / WI SUPREMACY|6-16|15 TOTAL WIDES|7.5-9|21 TOTAL FOURS|26-29|38 TOTAL SIXES|8-9.5|7 TOTAL NO-BALLS|1.0-1.75|2 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.0-1.75|0 TOTAL 50-UPS|28-33|55 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.50-1.25|0 MULTI-WIDES|13-17|68 MULTI-FOURS|180-220|345 MULTI-SIXES|17-21|12 HIGHEST SCORE|63-68|81 TOTAL RUNS|315-335|369 SL BIGSHOTS|65-75|100 WI BIGSHOTS|80-90|VOID [/TABLE] MATCH 4 - INDIA v. BANGLADESH BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE IND / BANG SUPREMACY|32-42|25 TOTAL WIDES|8-9.5|8 TOTAL FOURS|26-29|20 TOTAL SIXES|8-9.5|15 TOTAL NO-BALLS|1.75-2.5|0 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.75-2.5|0 TOTAL 50-UPS|16-21|0 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.5-2|0 MULTI-WIDES|17-22|15 MULTI-FOURS|180-220|96 MULTI-SIXES|16-21|56 HIGHEST SCORE|58-63|50 TOTAL RUNS|290-310|335 BANG BIGSHOTS|35-45|75 IND BIGSHOTS|78-88|50 [/TABLE] MATCH 3 - AUSTRALIA v. WEST INDIES BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE AUS / WI SUPREMACY|17-27|-70 TOTAL WIDES|9-10.5|15 TOTAL FOURS|23-27|27 TOTAL SIXES|8-9.5|13 TOTAL NO-BALLS|1.5-2.25|4 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.5-2.25|0 TOTAL 50-UPS|14-19|54 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.25-0.75|0 MULTI-WIDES|18-23|56 MULTI-FOURS|170-210|180 MULTI-SIXES|14-18|42 HIGHEST SCORE|55-60|88 TOTAL RUNS|280-300|341 AUS BIGSHOTS|75-85|100 WI BIGSHOTS|70-80|150 [/TABLE] MATCH 2 - NEW ZELAND v. SCOTLAND BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE NZ / SCOT SUPREMACY|50-60|70 TOTAL WIDES|4-5.5|1 TOTAL FOURS|14-19|20 TOTAL SIXES|3-4.5|8 TOTAL NO-BALLS|1.0-1.75|3 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.0-1.75|1 TOTAL 50-UPS|4-9|0 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.25-0.75|0 MULTI-WIDES|8-13|0 MULTI-FOURS|50-70|89 MULTI-SIXES|4-9|15 HIGHEST SCORE|47-52|33 TOTAL RUNS|120-140|179 NZ BIGSHOTS|65-75|100 SCOT BIGSHOTS|27-37|50 [/TABLE] MATCH 1 - ENGLAND v. HOLLAND BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE ENG / HOLL SUPREMACY|48-58|-40 TOTAL WIDES|8.5-10|12 TOTAL FOURS|24-27|26 TOTAL SIXES|8-9.5|4 TOTAL NO-BALLS|2-2.75|0 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.5-2.25|0 TOTAL 50-UPS|21-26|21 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.5-2|0 MULTI-WIDES|17-22|20 MULTI-FOURS|145-175|168 MULTI-SIXES|16-21|0 HIGHEST SCORE|57-62|71 TOTAL RUNS|295-315|325 ENG BIGSHOTS|85-95|VOID HOLL BIGSHOTS|32-42|0 [/TABLE] INDIA v. PAKISTAN WARM-UP BET EXTRAVAGANZA ! [TABLE=head]BET|MARKET|SETTLE TOTAL WIDES|10-11.5|13 TOTAL FOURS|30-33|36 TOTAL SIXES|9-10.5|2 TOTAL NO-BALLS|2-2.75|2 TOTAL RUN-OUTS|1.5-2.25|1 TOTAL 50-UPS|21-26|32 TOTAL 100-UPS|0.5-2|0 MULTI-WIDES|24-28|36 MULTI-FOURS|220-250|320 MULTI-SIXES|20-24|0 HIGHEST SCORE|60-65|80 TOTAL RUNS|295-315|317 INDIA BIGSHOTS|68-78|0 PAKISTAN BIGSHOTS|60-70|0 [/TABLE] WED 3-JUN WARM-UP MATCH SUPREMACY BETS [TABLE=head]TEAM|MARKET|SETTLE SOUTH AFRICA OVER SRI LANKA|8-18|60 HOLLAND OVER SCOTLAND|5-15|70 INDIA OVER PAKISTAN|12-22|90 ENGLAND OVER WEST INDIES|8-18|90 [/TABLE]
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[table=head]TEAM|POINTS INDIA|27-30 SOUTH AFRICA|25-28 NEW ZEALAND|21-24 PAKISTAN|20-23 AUSTRALIA|19-22 ENGLAND|17-20 SRI LANKA|16-19 WEST INDIES|9-12 BANGLADESH|8-11 IRELAND|2-4 HOLLAND|1-3 SCOTLAND|0.5-2 [/table] What do these points represent India 27-30 what?

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Ok glad you asked. See them rules in red below? Points are awarded to each side at the end of the tournament based on these rules. So if India win the whole thing they get 60pts. If they only make it as losing semi-finalists then they get 20pts. [table=head]RULES|POINTS WINNER|60 PTS RUNNER-UP|40 PTS SEMI-FINAL|20 PTS SUPER 8|10 PTS GROUP|0 PT [/table] The numbers in blue are my predictions of points each team will get. So you think India will get more than 30pts? then go ahead and Buy at 30. If they end up as runner up, for example, you will have made (40 minus 30) = 10 pts. Or, you could sell India instead at 27 if you think the best they'll do is make the semi-finals. Want to know why there is one price for selling and one for buying? Check out this very question in the FAQ.

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To be honest it's all very simple and intuitive once you grasp the concept and you needn't bother with all that reading if you 'get it'. It's identical to buying and selling shares. Feel free to buy or sell any side in any size as many times as you wish at any stage of the competition. Your bets have been added - check OP for your bet history. - and welcome to the league !

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Example - you could buy Scotland at 2. Should they win their first game i might move their price up to 6-9 and you could sell at 6 and thus lock in 4pts profit. Another scenario - you think Scotland are guaranteed to get knocked out in Group stages so you sell at 0.5 and makes 0.5pts when they settle (you hope!) at 0pts.

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Goose: Buy Australia @ 23 @ 150K per point Buy Sri Lanka @ 19 @ 150K per point Buy Netherlands @ 3 @ 20K per point Buy India @ 31 @ 150K per point Buy South Africa @ 29 @ 150K per point Sell Pakistan @ 20 @ 150k per point Sell England @ 17 @ 100k per point Sell West Indies @ 9 @ 150k per point

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ALL BETS HAVE BEEN ADDED. Rajiv - note some of your prices are not valid. You can buy India at 31. It was offered at 30 two days ago. South Africa and Pakistan you will have to sell on the lower price (bid). Remember you sell on the bid and buy at the offer. I've input at correct prices - let me know if you want to change.

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