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« on: April 02, 2015, 11:59:18 AM »

Selections spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cKEmiFKLSEq_ge1rQpH_St9TkFuJ3QE9UVZECfw0Dag/edit?usp=sharing

Prices spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FPpX_WIuPf8y2KMyWIDPqIpAoFtMAqYAyF77vsbe6ak/edit?usp=sharing


I am pleased to announce this year's Blonde US Masters Tipster Competition.


The rules are as follows:

1. Entry is open to everyone upon payment of a £25 (or £10) entry fee to me. I will PM my bank details to everyone who expresses even a remote interest. Payment must be received by me before 10am on Thursday 9th April. If you are interested, please indicate below or PM me.
There will be two pools for this event. One costing £10 and one costing £15. It will not be possible to enter the £15 pool on its own. The same selections will be entered in both pools. The object for this is to try to encourage more people to take part.


2. Each entrant will pick one selection in each of the categories below. The selection must either be for a £2 win or a £1 each-way bet. Winnings will be settled on the basis of the prices that I will post by midnight on Tuesday. These prices will be taken from SkyBet or other sites if these markets are not available on SkyBet.
If your selection withdraws before the competition starts, he will be replaced with a "win only" bet on the favourite for that category.

The categories are:

Top US player
Top Great Britain and Ireland player
Top Continental Europe player
Top Australian player
Top Asian player
Top South African player
Top Debutant
Top Senior player
Top Amateur player


3. The organiser reserves the right to substitute other markets if prices for these markets are not available on Tuesday.

4. The place component of an each-way bet will be decided using a fraction of the full odds for a win (as specified by the bookies). The number of places paid in each market and the appropriate fraction will be determined by me when I post the lists on Tuesday and know how many runners there are in each market. Note that the emboldened part is a change in the rules from previous years where I have used a blanket quarter of the full odds for all markets. There was some dissatisfaction with the scoring last year so I have decided to make a change. I hope that it is clear; if not, I will be happy to elaborate.

5. I will be using http://www.masters.com/ for the purpose of deciding the result of each market.
Where golfers achieve an equal score (with the exception of a player who wins the event in a play-off), I will apply dead heat rules.

6. Entries must be sent to me via PM by 10am on Thursday 9th April. I will then make everyone's selections available via the spreadsheet to which I have provided a link at the top of this post.

7. The winner will be the person who makes most profit (or least loss) over the course of the tournament. Where two (or more) people achieve the same score, I will apply dead heat rules to split the prize money evenly. There will be no tie-break conditions.

8. Each person may enter the competition up to 2 times at a cost of £25 (or £10) per entry.

9. My decision is final in all matters (until proven otherwise).

Payouts will be as follows:

1-10 entrants
1st 100%

11-20 entrants
1st 75%
2nd 25%

21-30 entrants
1st  60%
2nd 30%
3rd 10%

>30 entrants
tba

Final prize allocations will be posted at midday on 9th April.
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2015, 11:59:35 AM »

The categories that you need to make a selection from are as follows:

Category                             Runners                          Places Paid              Fraction of full odds for place
Top US player                                    47                               4                            1/4                     
Top Great Britain and Ireland                 16                       3                                    1/5
Top Continental Europe                       12                       3                                     1/5
Top Australian player                       6                               2                                   1/3
Top Asian player                              6                               2                                  1/3
Top South African player                      5                               2                               1/3
Top Debutant                                    20                               3                               1/4
Top senior player                            10                               2                                   1/3
Top amateur                                      7                               2                                  1/3


The "fraction of full odds for place" is taken from the SkyBet offering except in two cases where they are not currently offering a place market and I have used my skill and judgement.
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« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2015, 12:04:07 PM »

Donating!
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« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2015, 12:08:32 PM »



Excellent news.

Did you know I won the last Greyhound Tipping Comp? Incred scenes.

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« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2015, 12:20:13 PM »

This is unmissable.

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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2015, 12:29:20 PM »

Brilliant, IN.
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« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2015, 12:33:02 PM »

For anyone who has not entered one of these competitions before and is wondering how it works, here is a link to last year's thread.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=63532.0
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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2015, 01:24:34 PM »

Reigning champ is in for £25.
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« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2015, 01:59:57 PM »

Reigning champ is in for £25.

GIQ son.

I was right on your heels last year, only a spreadsheet malfunction by Vince robbed me.
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« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2015, 06:24:01 PM »



In Please. As i won the Cheltenham comp, I have your bank deets and will send early next week.
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« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2015, 06:26:27 PM »



In Please. As i won the Cheltenham comp, I have your bank deets and will send early next week.

FFS, they are all at it now.
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« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2015, 06:27:09 PM »



New Rule - 2 stroke penalty for chirp merchants. 
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« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2015, 07:02:47 PM »

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« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2015, 07:08:11 PM »

£25 shipped.

Hoping to improve on last year when Nico25 pipped me on the 72nd hole.

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« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2015, 07:21:22 PM »

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