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Natombi entered 30 in the past couple of hours :shock:

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yeah only 25 euro a team...why not :)

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Quick question about the weekly games on FanTeam...

Is the prizepool for these games guaranteed or will it instead be a carve-up of the total amount paid by entrants (presumably by the ratios set out in the description of Prizes)?

At the time I write this, the "GW 1 Main Event" with €20 buy-in has 285 entrants, meaning the entrants have funded €5,700. Long way from there to the stated prize pool of €50,000!
I quite like the idea of taking part in a competition where so much of the prize pool is funded not by entrants but a company's shareholders :)
Sounds too good to be true, and the description of the weekly contest isn't screaming that it's a guaranteed pool (unlike the heavily promoted season-long game).

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Yes the Fanteam GW1 50k is guaranteed.

'Don’t forget the €50,000 GTD Gameweek 1! For the main buy-in of €20, the guaranteed prize pool will be 50k, which is double of previous year.'

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Imagine how much work Sandor will have on his hands if Mane gets a surprise start tonight :lol:

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twhelan22 wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 12:06
jaycar25 wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 09:08 I'd rather stick my money in multiple sky leagues.
Guaranteed secure, hassle free, and probably
got more chance of winning.

What reputation do they have to lose, by saying at
the end of it all 'sorry we can't pay out because we've
lost money'.
At the end of the day, this is just glorified gambling, and
even bookies don't have a legal obligation to pay out, they
just do because it's a gentlemans agreement.

Wouldn't surprise me if they walk off with the money, claiming it
as lost and you don't even get your stake back.
Sites often accept that they will lose money on something like this, since they are more focused on the bigger picture. Big guarantees attract plenty of new customers, and if people are logging on every gw to sort their teams they will be tempted to play in the weekly games as well, which is where most of the site's revenue comes from. They are also licensed in Malta and UK gambling law is rock solid too, so I think you should be very surprised if they steal your money! Fwiw I have been involved with real-money fantasy sports for as long as it's been around in the UK, and whilst sites go out of business/pull out of the market, they never fail to pay you first.

Also, yes this is gambling but do you consider FPL to be a skill game or not? I would say it's a skill game with luck involved, which is different to a lot of 'traditional' gambling.

Anyway, I thought I would let everyone know that FantasyBet also have a season-long competition. Theirs is £50k guaranteed, £5.50 entry fee, and it works a bit differently. The first two gameweeks are for qualifying, after which points are reset and teams are split into 4 divisions. Prizes are won every 4 games and you compete for titles, promotion, relegation etc, before points are reset again. Source: https://bit.ly/2YC7zny
Believe me! I know how gambling and FF works, and the skill and expertise involved in both.

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For the likes of Sandor entering dozens or even hundreds of teams -what's the optimal strategy from their point of view?

With the game being almost identical to FPL I guess the Block defence strategy doesn't make the most sense?

Is it then a case of just using tonnes of different combinations of midfield and forward players?

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flippetyflop wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 15:54 For the likes of Sandor entering dozens or even hundreds of teams -what's the optimal strategy from their point of view?

With the game being almost identical to FPL I guess the Block defence strategy doesn't make the most sense?

Is it then a case of just using tonnes of different combinations of midfield and forward players?
I guess just pick as many combinations of the 30-40 viable players in various workable team structures knowing that at least one will be near perfect, then sack off the teams that don't perform as the season progresses.

I'd love to do it just as an experiment but neither money nor time are on my side.

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David Luiz Is A Hero wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:01
flippetyflop wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 15:54 For the likes of Sandor entering dozens or even hundreds of teams -what's the optimal strategy from their point of view?

With the game being almost identical to FPL I guess the Block defence strategy doesn't make the most sense?

Is it then a case of just using tonnes of different combinations of midfield and forward players?
I guess just pick as many combinations of the 30-40 viable players in various workable team structures knowing that at least one will be near perfect, then sack off the teams that don't perform as the season progresses.

I'd love to do it just as an experiment but neither money nor time are on my side.
What an Amateur company , sent documents yesterday am, not verified by noon, today was told no problem , i will be verified soon, just spoke to them in live chat,,, BEWARE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS,, CANNOT VERIFY ANYBODY,, SO IN ESSENCE THATS IT ,WAS told quote,, will not be fixed before kickoff tonight

Huge multiple entries will love this news,, maybe the money is already being split up,, collusion, springs to mind,,

Bunch of xxxxers.

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I paid and entered prior to verification so surely u can do so and verify at a later date

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ronny10 wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:28 I paid and entered prior to verification so surely u can do so and verify at a later date
True Ronny, and good luck to you ,, but i do like things to be above board, transparent ,, whos to say at a later date im not verified and to make matters worse just been sent a reminder via email, to enter teams ,

Did they not think they would get a lot of last minute traffic, ?? xxss poor

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juniors wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:23
What an Amateur company , sent documents yesterday am, not verified by noon, today was told no problem , i will be verified soon, just spoke to them in live chat,,, BEWARE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS,, CANNOT VERIFY ANYBODY,, SO IN ESSENCE THATS IT ,WAS told quote,, will not be fixed before kickoff tonight

Huge multiple entries will love this news,, maybe the money is already being split up,, collusion, springs to mind,,

Bunch of xxxxers.
Of course they can't verify people immediately!

What's the rush? Have you got any winnings to withdraw which is all the verification is needed for? Do it next month if you think you're going to win.

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Yeah not ideal but verification has never been a quick process in lots of cases and in all fairness when I did mine for this it was actually very very quick

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I entered my stuff yesterday morning and not yet verified. I haven't deposited any funds and was deliberately leaving it late to look at how many entries there were. Probably won't now, entered a few teams onto Fantasy bet instead, smaller prize but smaller buy in and entries capped at 10 per person so none of this 100 entries each stuff.

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admin wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:37
juniors wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:23
What an Amateur company , sent documents yesterday am, not verified by noon, today was told no problem , i will be verified soon, just spoke to them in live chat,,, BEWARE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS,, CANNOT VERIFY ANYBODY,, SO IN ESSENCE THATS IT ,WAS told quote,, will not be fixed before kickoff tonight

Huge multiple entries will love this news,, maybe the money is already being split up,, collusion, springs to mind,,

Bunch of xxxxers.
Of course they can't verify people immediately!

What's the rush? Have you got any winnings to withdraw which is all the verification is needed for? Do it next month if you think you're going to win.

Says quote upto 24 hours,,, so why state this if its not the case,, false truths or lies,, its not a case of if i think i can win, u smug so and so ,,, far from it , whichever way you look at it , its not ideal,, so thank you admin for your valued comments,, :lol:

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DavidLloydIsAHero wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:45 I entered my stuff yesterday morning and not yet verified. I haven't deposited any funds and was deliberately leaving it late to look at how many entries there were. Probably won't now, entered a few teams onto Fantasy bet instead, smaller prize but smaller buy in and entries capped at 10 per person so none of this 100 entries each stuff.
It might be capped at 10 but it doesn't mean people wont have more than 10 entries I very much doubt

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ronny10 wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:54
DavidLloydIsAHero wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:45 I entered my stuff yesterday morning and not yet verified. I haven't deposited any funds and was deliberately leaving it late to look at how many entries there were. Probably won't now, entered a few teams onto Fantasy bet instead, smaller prize but smaller buy in and entries capped at 10 per person so none of this 100 entries each stuff.
It might be capped at 10 but it doesn't mean people wont have more than 10 entries I very much doubt
Little bit harder to multi team across several accounts with ID checks I assume though

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juniors wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:49 Says quote upto 24 hours,,, so why state this if its not the case,, false truths or lies,, its not a case of if i think i can win, u smug so and so ,,, far from it , whichever way you look at it , its not ideal,, so thank you admin for your valued comments,, :lol:
Strange thing to say, i'd rather they took a little longer and checked properly rather than rushed to meet the 24 hr guideline - bit of a stretch saying it means collusion

Doesnt stop you playing, like admin says they will verify you in the next few days

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Don't get so angry with people, junior. It's not healthy for you. Today will be extremely busy for firms like FanTeam so be realistic about how many money laundering ID verifications they can process today which as I said are not needed to play but only when someone wants to withdraw winnings. Firms are open to high penalties if they don't verify IDs properly and document this.

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ffstuff wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:56
ronny10 wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:54
DavidLloydIsAHero wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 16:45 I entered my stuff yesterday morning and not yet verified. I haven't deposited any funds and was deliberately leaving it late to look at how many entries there were. Probably won't now, entered a few teams onto Fantasy bet instead, smaller prize but smaller buy in and entries capped at 10 per person so none of this 100 entries each stuff.
It might be capped at 10 but it doesn't mean people wont have more than 10 entries I very much doubt
Little bit harder to multi team across several accounts with ID checks I assume though
Exactly, I'd have to use someone else's ID and docs to do so and given they have to be over 18 I could only really nick my wife's should I be so inclined. Not saying there aren't ways around it but it does make things like that harder to do (and illegal)

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3 Hours to go..

Total Number Of Teams: 6496
Total Number Of Users: 3514

26 managers with 20 teams or over

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sandor			115
Cujo Jr.		100
Natombi			100
Stegg741		96
Hulios			80
russcane		63
Bogginho		53
Slavko			42
khan			40
michailovic		36
Buddyboy01		32
nobody			28
SpicerQQ		24
Andre1966		24
TeelXp			24
nevermind721		24
PITON81			23
peasyeasy		22
Flippetyflop		22
Klimmie			21
The G.O.A.T.		21
*mikko*			21
turturelul1		21
D7099615D45D3F2E8389	20
Bck			20
kuningasmasa		20

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RickyRosa wrote: 31 Jul 2019, 20:28 Is it me or does the high roller comp get your juices flowing.

Reminds me of the old poker days.

Some sick games used to run.

Btw, I had the same issue with IE...chrome works perfect though.
I see 5 people have parted with 2,625 euros each in the big high roller season game.

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And there's now 7,353 In the 25 euro game.

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admin wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 19:26
RickyRosa wrote: 31 Jul 2019, 20:28 Is it me or does the high roller comp get your juices flowing.

Reminds me of the old poker days.

Some sick games used to run.

Btw, I had the same issue with IE...chrome works perfect though.
I see 5 people have parted with 2,625 euros each in the big high roller season game.
7 high rollers at the start chasing 7 x 2.5k euros to the winner.

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admin wrote: 09 Aug 2019, 19:28 And there's now 7,353 In the 25 euro game.
7,748.

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RickyRosa wrote: 08 Aug 2019, 08:51 If there wasn’t such a huge overlay I would also concur that the mass team strategy would become counter productive beyond the level that was optimum for the individual manager.

Assuming of course they are being managed by one manager.

Wonder what the optimum actually is?

Most I have ever entered in any comp was 20 and that was full on.
You gave Salah the armband in both teams, right?

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7,770 teams in now and apparently I'm ranked 85th which will probably be the highest I manage all season ;)

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yep

Total Number Of Teams: 7770
Total Number Of Users: 4250

"nobody" the biggest late mover i can see

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sandor			115
Natombi			110
Cujo Jr.		100
Stegg741		96
Hulios			80
nobody			69
russcane		63
Bogginho		54
Slavko			45
khan			40
Buddyboy01		36
nevermind721		36
michailovic		36
*mikko*			30
SpicerQQ		28
D7099615D45D3F2E8389	28
Flippetyflop		24
TeelXp			24
ILYAN1			24
Andre1966		24
PITON81			23
peasyeasy		22
karlros			22
tigana			21
The G.O.A.T.		21
turturelul1		21
Klimmie			21
Bck			20
kuningasmasa		20
kasten4ik		20
GD1			20

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12345678 wrote: 07 Aug 2019, 14:14
ffstuff wrote: 07 Aug 2019, 13:18 Sandor on the move again, more teams being put in - below managers with 20 teams or more

Total Number Of Teams: 2594
Total Number Of managers: 1376

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Cujo Jr.		100
sandor			64
russcane		60
Bogginho		52
michailovic		36
The G.O.A.T.		21
SpicerQQ		21
Buddyboy01		20
Natombi			20
not sure how much large entries is going to help here, was thinking of 10 but might up it to 20. will not be easy to manage that many, you could end up hurting some teams once you reach a certain threshold, good luck to cujo, hopefully he doesn't have much else to do at the weekend;) surprised to see russ with as many. i don't recognise any of them from daily/weekly games but suspect a few i know of will appear.
Well this Cujo character had 65 teams or so in the last seasons season game. Around GW5-10 or so he had 60 teams in the top 100. At the end of the season only two teams in the top 100 (and those were between 90. and 100.). All of his teams were pretty similar and he usually made the exact same transfers to all of them.

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Sandor couldn't even get one team in the top 50 :lol:

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