1. 01-07-12 04:24 AM #1
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    Australian Open Contest 2012 - Mens and Womens singles

    For those of you who may not have entered one of my contests before, here are the rules:

    1. This is a bracket contest which starts at the First Round of the Aussie Open. The draw will be released FRIDAY JANUARY 13TH local time, with the first match commencing at 11am local time, MONDAY JANUARY 16TH (Sunday, Jan 15th, 7pm US Eastern Time). I will create contest threads with the draws when they're available.

    2. Each person is to PM ME their winners all the way through from the First Round until the Final before the first match commences. I'll post everyone's picks at some point in the day so all of us can follow along.

    3. You will receive 10 points for each correct winner of a match. NOT betpoints - POINTS TOWARD YOUR CONTEST SCORE. There will be a 50 point bonus to your score if you correctly pick the two players in the Final and a 25 point bonus if you correctly predict the winner of the Final. If you have chosen the winner of the Final and they are seeded outside of the top 10, you will receive an additional 50 point bonus.

    4. In the event of a tie when grading for contest purposes, the first tie-break will go to the person who picked the highest number of matches correctly. The second tie-break will go to the person who picked the most dog winners in the first round.

    The entry fee is 20 POINTS which MUST be paid before the commencement of the first match of Round 1. If you're a Non Pro you can start paying now at a rate of 2/day in this thread but you need to specify in here if you're entering the Men's or Women's contest or both.

    If you start to pay the entry fee and stop at ANY POINT throughout the contest, your entry is forfeited and your points will be contributed to the prize pool.

    If any Pro's want to pay sooner as well, feel free to do it in here but again let me know which contest you're entering, unless you give me 40 for both.
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  2. 01-07-12 04:50 AM #2
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    Shari, u really hot or not?
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  3. 01-07-12 04:50 AM #3
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    Superwoman??
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  4. 01-07-12 05:00 AM #4
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    Okaaaaaaay
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  5. 01-07-12 07:32 AM #5
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    Shari are you using auto grading bracket software this year??

    I think you said you were going to have it

    I will boycott this again if no

    Where is the link for the brackets?
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  6. 01-07-12 09:52 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Shari are you using auto grading bracket software this year??

    I think you said you were going to have it

    I will boycott this again if no

    Where is the link for the brackets?
    Read the post horseshoe erectus: Draw isn't out until Friday.
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  7. 01-07-12 10:02 AM #7
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  8. 01-07-12 12:12 PM #8
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    I am confused

    I will look at SBR Picks and see if the brackets are up next week
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  9. 01-07-12 12:21 PM #9
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  10. 01-07-12 01:03 PM #10
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    How many entrants do you expect? Is it winner take all or payouts determined by # of entrants (i.e. top 3 get paid for 9-18, top 4 for 19-27, etc.)?
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  11. 01-07-12 01:11 PM #11
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    Moses I have no clue

    I keep reading Shari's posts and trying to sort it out

    Its a good contest but somewhat confusing
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  12. 01-07-12 01:15 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by moses millsap View Post
    How many entrants do you expect? Is it winner take all or payouts determined by # of entrants (i.e. top 3 get paid for 9-18, top 4 for 19-27, etc.)?
    Usually we get between 15-20 for the men, sometimes more, and a bit less for the women. It's either going to be top 3 or top 5 getting paid depending on how many we get. Prizes will be made up of entry fees plus SBR sportsbook freeplays on top of that. It's hard to say what they are before the contest starts though because I give non Pros the option to pay 2 a day... if they stop paying once the contest starts, it affects the prize pool.
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  13. 01-07-12 01:17 PM #13
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    The freeplays are added to the pool? If 20 entrants, the 400 points will be broken up and given back to the winners, right?

    Thanks.
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  14. 01-07-12 01:19 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by moses millsap View Post
    The freeplays are added to the pool? If 20 entrants, the 400 points will be broken up and given back to the winners, right?

    Thanks.
    Yeah the prizes equal entry fees + freeplays which are a higher value than the entry fees.
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  15. 01-07-12 01:29 PM #15
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    Sounds good, paid for both.
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  16. 01-07-12 01:32 PM #16
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    . Each person is to PM ME their winners all the way through from the First Round until the Final before the first match commences. I'll post everyone's picks at some point in the day so all of us can follow along.

    Ok that answered my question..this is not bracket software Like I wanted..you should take the word bracket out of all your posts

    I can understand maybe being foreign you do not understand what brackets are

    Its ok I will give you a free pass
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  17. 01-07-12 01:34 PM #17
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    you see Bracket contest in usa usually refer to sites like this

    http://bracketchallenge.ncaa.com/login

    So where is the link where I log into the contest??
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  18. 01-07-12 01:37 PM #18
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    Awesome moses


    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    . Each person is to PM ME their winners all the way through from the First Round until the Final before the first match commences. I'll post everyone's picks at some point in the day so all of us can follow along.

    Ok that answered my question..this is not bracket software Like I wanted..you should take the word bracket out of all your posts

    I can understand maybe being foreign you do not understand what brackets are

    Its ok I will give you a free pass
    Listen you little ratbag cueball - How the f am I going to get tennis software installed on SBR for a contest run 4 times a year??? Go shove a hoagie up your hoop.
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  19. 01-07-12 01:48 PM #19
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    Ok Shari I am withdrawing from the tourney take 34 points for it
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  20. 01-07-12 03:52 PM #20
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    I'll be in for both
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  21. 01-08-12 04:10 AM #21
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    I like murray here
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  22. 01-08-12 09:20 PM #22
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    I don't know.... ????
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  23. 01-08-12 09:30 PM #23
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  24. 01-08-12 11:31 PM #24
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    I'll be in for both.
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  25. 01-10-12 02:05 PM #25
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    still doing it the archaic way?
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  26. 01-10-12 02:10 PM #26
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    Last time I entered it actually costed me $200 because had to hire an auditor to see if points and grading was done correctly
    Its so complex even Shari can make mistakes so I took it upon myself to see what was what
    She did do it right but I heard she was up 16hrs a day grading this thing
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    I'll give it a shot in both.
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  28. 01-10-12 03:46 PM #28
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    will u supply a thread with every match listed so we can be sure to edit that and have all the 1st round correct? u pick every match in the firs t round for mens and womens?

    and then the contest ends? 1st Round only?
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  29. 01-10-12 03:59 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by revnecro1273 View Post
    still doing it the archaic way?
    Yes. And since you come into every one of these threads for every Slam to complain about software that I have no control over, I'm going to pay your entry into one of the contests just so I can make you work. PM me your picks for either the women or men before it starts and I'll pay your way in. You now have a free shot at a lot of points for 20 minutes work.

    Quote Originally Posted by trytrytry View Post
    will u supply a thread with every match listed so we can be sure to edit that and have all the 1st round correct? u pick every match in the firs t round for mens and womens?

    and then the contest ends? 1st Round only?
    To enter, you need to pick the players all the way through to the Final before the first match of Round 1 is played. To make it easier, when I make the individual contest threads I post a suggestion (wink wink) that you visit a certain website for a certain TV channel that seems to love tennis 24/7 that actually has the bracket software for the Slam. That way you just click your way through like for the NCAAB contests and then to enter, you'll need to take those picks and PM them to me for each round... before the first round starts. I provide you with the format. I also actually post most of my real picks in the example I supply so you don't have to do much editing because the big guns don't tend to lose early on. It's just a matter of typing a few names for the first round and then copying and pasting the rest of the way through.
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  30. 01-10-12 08:12 PM #30
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    Thanks Shari for doing this, I cant tell you how happy I am to be betting tennis again. I cant figure this year out though with the WTA at least, the more I read the less sure I am about anyone this year on the womens side.

    Should be an interesting year.
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  31. 01-10-12 08:32 PM #31
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    jj doing it again.

    I do want to join, but it depends if I have time to fill it out.
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  32. 01-10-12 08:38 PM #32
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    Shari I rather go head to head with you $300 per match

    Let me know
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  33. 01-11-12 01:34 AM #33
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    Ok, I'm in as well for men's competiton
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  34. 01-11-12 05:39 AM #34
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    Shari does an excellent job with all the tennis contests

    I just do not see eye to eye with her as far as software

    She knows I am big on it in all aspects of gambling
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  35. 01-11-12 06:01 AM #35
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    I'm in for both ...
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