im in - who is a cpa?
On Mar 25, 10:35 pm, Jon Baer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Im in ... wife needs new pair of shoes ...
>
> On Mar 25, 2009, at 12:50 PM, alex kirtland wrote:
>
>
>
> > Good suggestion on Google docs. I don't love their spreadsheet, but
> > at the
> > very least I can use it to share a pdf file or something, that shows
> > all the
> > betting.
>
> > Good point about when people get to see bets. For the sake of
> > fairness and
> > simplicity, we all place the bets blind, and get to see them
> > together, at
> > the same time (basically, once all bets are in), with no changing
> > afterwards. The second round is when you'll be able to try and take
> > advantage of how you expect people to bet, based on what they've
> > done in the
> > first round.
>
> > I, as collector of bets, have a bit of an advantage in this regard.
> > I'm
> > happy to send someone my picks early just so people can feel
> > comfortable I'm
> > not changing my betting based on what other people do.
>
> > Anyway, so far we have 7 people. Who else?!?!
>
> > ~alex
>
> > On 3/25/09 11:11 AM, "Jordan Weinstein" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> >> I'm in, might I recommend google docs spreadsheet assuming you're
> >> using a spreadsheet.
>
> >> then you can share it out to only those who are participating. also,
> >> do we get to see how people are betting while they place bets? do you
> >> get to see? that could be considered quite an advantage..
>
> >> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:24 AM, alex kirtland
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> Gents, I think it’s time to start thinking about an NHL playoff
> >>> pool. This
> >>> pool is a bit different than most pools, but also, hopefully, more
> >>> fun.
>
> >>> The only thing I need to know now is whether you’re in. Friends
> >>> are also
> >>> invited.
>
> >>> The rules are:
>
> >>> MAIN RULES (for $20 real cash)
> >>> - Every player receives $1,000 play money.
> >>> - They can use this play money to bet however they like on the
> >>> first round.
> >>> They can put all their money on Detroit, or they can spread their
> >>> money out
> >>> over all the series. ($12 PIT, $12 BOS, and so on)
> >>> - You must pick a series winner (if you bet on a series). Doesn't
> >>> matter
> >>> how many games the series go.
> >>> - If you lose a series, you lose all the play money you bet on
> >>> that series.
> >>> If you win, you win in proportion to how much you bet alongside
> >>> the other
> >>> winners. (So, if I bet $20 on DET and there's a total of $100 on
> >>> the
> >>> series, yet I'm the only player that picked DET, then I win all
> >>> $100 for
> >>> that series. If another person picked DET too, but bet $40 of
> >>> their money,
> >>> they'd win 2/3 of the pot and I'd win 1/3. If a third person had
> >>> picked DET
> >>> and bet $20, the pot would be split 1/2, 1/4 and a 1/4.
> >>> Conversely, if
> >>> everyone had picked DET, everyone just gets their money back.)
> >>> - At the end of the round we tote up who won the most play money.
> >>> Each
> >>> player can carry over their winnings to the next round and bet as
> >>> they see
> >>> fit. The more money you won, the more money you can bet. Also,
> >>> *everyone*
> >>> gets an additional $200 of play money. And at each new round
> >>> everyone gets
> >>> the additional $200 (so you're never out).
> >>> - We repeat this until the cup is trotted out.
> >>> - There is no requirement to bet all of your play money in each
> >>> round.
> >>> - At the end we add up who won the most play money, and the real
> >>> cash gets
> >>> split three ways: 1st place gets 70%, 2nd 20%, and 3rd 10%.
>
> >>> SIDE BET (for an extra $5 real cash)
> >>> - Between the 1st and 2nd rounds (but not before) we'll share with
> >>> everyone
> >>> how you bet in the 1st round (totally transparent, who you picked
> >>> and how
> >>> much you bet).
> >>> - For $5 you can then bet on who you think will win the whole thing.
> >>> - For example, I see that Joe is a great better and picker, so I
> >>> bet my
> >>> money that Joe will be the ultimate winner. You can only pick one
> >>> person.
> >>> And you can pick yourself, if you like.
> >>> - At the end the pot gets split evenly between those who correctly
> >>> picked
> >>> the winner.
> >>> - If no one correctly picked the winner everyone gets their money
> >>> back.
>
> >>> IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS: email me asap
>
> >>> IF YOU'RE IN: Just send me your name, we’ll take picks later
>
> >>> ~alex
>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> ~alex
>
> >>> Alex Kirtland
> >>> alexkirtland.com | phone: +1 917.623.9131 | skype: akirtland
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