[Dexter]

Here are the rules for the 16 man contest:

• each player will start with a bankroll of 100 units per round. you will be allowed to bet 15% of your bankroll each day (except for final day of each round - see next bullet). ie, i have 124 units going into a day i can man make up to 19 units (.15 x 124 = 18.6...then round up to 19.....if 18.4, round down to 18) wagered that day. all bets must be minimum of 1 unit. you must make a minimum of 50 plays per round.
  
• the final day of each round, you are allowed to bet just 8% of your bankroll. this should help eliminate someone chasing on the final day.
  
• we will be using the opening line from sbr as our lines. we are only allowed to bet the side or total of a game vs the spread/total. no moneyline wagers and all bets are -110 per 100 bet. if the opening line is way off from the closing (due to injury etc) we still use whatever sbr has listed as the opener. part of being a good capper is finding weak lines and pouncing.
  
• it is up to you to keep track of your records. i am not the official scorekeeper. though anyone can catch a mistake and let me or the participants know. after each day, there should be an updated unit total in each thread. if a player breaks the daily % rule, then we subtract the units he went over from his most recent play posted. (ie, you're allowed 20 units, but have bet 22 - your last bet posted was lakers for 3 units. that play is now adjusted to lakers 1 unit so please use a calculator and pay attention to what your opponent is posting. you must catch % rule mistakes before the next set of games begin on an upcoming day. errors on lines/totals can be corrected at any time during the round, but we wont worry about how that change affected the total % allowed since it can get too confusing depending on how far we go back for a correction.
• plays must be posted 5 minutes before the start of any game (ie, if 7:05 is the listed start, play must be in by 7:00.) daily % total cant be adjusted going into west coast games. it is what it is going into that day.
• if there happens to be a tie after the round is over, the player with the best % will move on. if there is still a tie, then we use the tiebreaker day listed below where each participant will play each side and total on the board for 1 unit.
• once down to 0 units, you are toast. the participant with the most units is the winner.
• though we will start each round over at 100 units, we will reseed each round based on the total number of units accumulated for each player. win % for that round is used as a tiebreaker for units. ie, going into round 3, we would total the units from round 1 and 2, then reseed. round 1 will be drawn from a hat.

Round 1: 10/27-11/29 (11/30 tiebreaker)
Round 2: 12/1-12/31 (1/1 tiebreaker)
Round 3: 1/2-1/31 (2/1 tiebreaker)
Round 4: 2/2-3/12 (3/13 tiebreaker)

[Dexter]

the 16 participant are already confirmed - this is not an open invitational tournament.

[Dexter]

*added rule - on the last day of each round, the guy in the lead must post his plays first (if he has any) that way we eliminate the possibility of someone being a jerk and just taking what the guy trailing has to win.

sort of an added bonus for the leader to take what he wants rather then be put in an awkward position.
once the picks are made my both parties, they cant be switched (but you can still add more plays, units etc)

[TonyP]

I will play if possible

[SoonerGreg]

I'm out on the NBA. I just started on the NBA last year and my handicapping skills aren't were they need to be yet. I'm still learning the tricks of the trade. Good Luck to everyone involved.

[wangichu]

i'm not positive i'll have the time i want to play the NBA as vigorously this year, but i'll give the contest a shot.

[Dexter]

i'll draw the first round matchups this weekend - 16 confirmed:

dexter
kmar
oda
peterpan
jgbsox
shoe
ragiche
joana
phx32
therber
houlihans
tonyp
jello
lakerboy
wang

[cgars1]

if there is an opening I'm in!!!

[oda11]

Can't wait for this sh*tzness to start

[ztballer]

whats the prize?

[joanapoker]

where can I see the draw dexter?

thx

[pho3nix32]

let's do this!!!!!!!!!

[Dexter]

Round 1:

-Therber vs Ragiche

-TonyP vs Houlihans

-Phx32 vs Oda

-Wang vs JGB

-Cgar vs Peterpan

-Jello vs Shoe

-Lakerboy vs Dexter

-Joana vs Kmar

[pho3nix32]

oda!!!!!!!!!! let's kill the books!!!!!

[Dexter]

here are the individual threads....

http://forum.sbrforum.com/handicapping-contests/

[ragiche]

Wow.I'm up against one of the consistent cappers and also a veteran in this field .I'll try my best in this contest.Just to win the books here.I think this contest will be fun,i can't wait. GL Therber and to the rest of the participants .

[shoebox]

GL Jello

[Dexter]

a solid field no doubt.

[cgars1]

Let's roll pan!!!! Great field!!!!

[BrandonLaz]

yea good field dex should be some good picks going daily. People that don't know how to pick games on their own should look at those participants to find someone to tail.

[Dexter]

Round 1 Winners:

1) JGBSox (+108.9) 33-23
2) Houlihans (+65.5) 46-24
3) Jello (+42.6) ?
4) Oda (+30.9) 24-27
5) Joana (+29.2) 60-45
6) Cgar (+8.8) 33-31
7) Therber (-26.3) 30-35
8) Dexter (-29.1) 35-38

Round 2 begins tomorrow - threads will be up in a little while.

Therber and Dexter sheepishly move on

[HoulihansTX]

Great First round fellas. Lets get kill the books once more.

Gl in the Next round fellas

[cgars1]

NICE JOB BOYS and GL!!!

[Dexter]

Originally Posted by Dexter

Round 1 Winners:

1) JGBSox (+108.9) 33-23
2) Houlihans (+65.5) 46-24
3) Jello (+42.6) ?
4) Oda (+30.9) 24-27
5) Joana (+29.2) 60-45
6) Cgar (+8.8) 33-31
7) Therber (-26.3) 30-35
8) Dexter (-29.1) 35-38

Round 2 begins tomorrow - threads will be up in a little while.

Therber and Dexter sheepishly move on

Round 2 Winners:

1) JGBSox +100.7 (34-26)
Total +209.6u (67-49)
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2) Oda +65.6 (32-22)
Total +96.5u (56-49)
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3) Jello +11.4 (21-28)
Total +54u (never got your first rd record jello - post if you have it)
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4) Therber +14.8 (31-30)
Total -11.5 (61-65)
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Round 3 Threads are up - good luck.

[jayc88]

winner gets a bj from dexter

[Dexter]

Originally Posted by jayc88

winner gets a bj from dexter

nah, i don't go that route skippy.

interesting that man on man is on your mind