Gamblers Game - FA Cup

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Selby White
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Re: Gamblers Game - FA Cup

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Just a polite reminder to those still in and yet to bet that round 4 starts next Tuesday.
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Re: Gamblers Game - FA Cup

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Remember you have 8 bets to place as follows - 2x£50 bets, 1x£40, 2x£30, 1x£20 & 2x£10

My bets:
Round Four :-
Liverpool £50
Spurs v Man City - D11/4 £10
Juventus - £40
Barcelona - £30
Napoli - £20
E Frankfurt - £10
Chelsea - £30
Valencia £50


many thanks
Players still in :-

Selby white
Whitedancer
Cheffy007
Big Jon
Mr Russell
Barlow Boy

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Re: Gamblers Game - FA Cup

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£50 Liverpool @ 1/3
£50 Chelsea @ 4/6
£40 Barcelona @ 1/1
£30 Man City @ 8/11
£30 Arsenal @ 5/4
£20 Juventus @ 1/1
£10 Villarreal v Valencia Draw @ 11/5
£10 Benfica @ 15/4

Many thanks for the competition SW :thumbup:
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Re: Gamblers Game - FA Cup

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£50 Liverpool @ 1/3
£50 Barcelona @ 1/1
£40 Arsenal v Napoli Draw @ 5/2
£30 Man City @8/11
£30 Benfica v Frankfurt Draw @ 13/5
£20 Juventos @ 1/1
£10 Valencia @ 7/4
£10 Chelsea @ 8/11
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Re: Gamblers Game - FA Cup

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As it stands after first two matches :-

Whitedancer & myself sat on the trap door but early days as we have used the least of our money (figure in brackets is money bet on games played).

Cheffy007 - £66.67 (£80)
Big Jon - £66.67 (£60)
Mr Russell - £66.67 (£90)
Barlow Boy - £66.67 (£80)
Selby white - £45 (£20)
Whitedancer - £13.33 (£40)
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As it stands after four matches :-

Mr R looking good at the top and on his way to the Semi's maybe.
Whitedancer & myself still sat on the trap door but its only half time (figure in brackets is money bet on games played).

Mr Russell - £201.67 (£150)
Cheffy007 - £166.67 (£150)
Barlow Boy - £146.67 (£140)
Big Jon - £126.67 (£130)
Whitedancer - £113.33 (£130)
Selby white - £45 (£70)
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The dust has settled and its Barlow Boy, Mr Russell, Big Jon & Selby White that will contest Easter Mondays semi-final round.
Whitedancer & Cheffy007 leave the competition via the trap door but with 12 points to be added to their Grand Prix totals (at the completion of the competition).


Barlow Boy - £348.03
Mr Russell - £320.98
Big Jon - £315.98
Selby white - £268.86
Whitedancer - £254.70
Cheffy007 - £211.44
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Re: Gamblers Game - FA Cup

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Semi Final Matches and Odds to follow for the 4 remaining players.
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good luck to those remaining
thks for the comp. :wave:
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Four players remain :-
Barlow Boy
Mr Russell
Big Jon
Selby White


The Semi-Final matches be under neutral venue rules and take place on Monday 22nd April.

Bets should be PM'd to KK white before midnight on Friday 19th April.
Once all four players have placed their bets he will publish them on the forum.

Another two players will be eliminated following this round leaving two to contest the final.

Remember you have 8 bets to place as follows - 2x£50 bets, 1x£40, 2x£30, 1x£20 & 2x£10

Semi-Final (odds to follow) :-
Derby v QPR -
Hull City v Sheff Utd -
Forest v Middlesboro -
Reading v West Brom -
Rotherham v Birmingham -
Sheff Wed v Bristol City -
Stoke v Norwich -
Wigan v Preston -
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