US Open Contest 2018 - Men's Singles

[shari91]

the fact that most people in the forum like joker to beat federer is a good thing for u

For sure. It's the worst feeling when you see everyone and their dog likes your pick... may as well consider it toast right then!

[cincinnatikid513]

For sure. It's the worst feeling when you see everyone and their dog likes your pick... may as well consider it toast right then!

ur not kidding i would love for somebody to go thru the forum and check the results when somebody says they have a lock wager or biggest wager ever and see what the win pct on those has to be around 25 pct or worse



of course the aussie millman might shock the world tonight and beat fed

[shari91]

ur not kidding i would love for somebody to go thru the forum and check the results when somebody says they have a lock wager or biggest wager ever and see what the win pct on those has to be around 25 pct or worse



of course the aussie millman might shock the world tonight and beat fed

I think you're going high with 25%!! Maybe 15

As for Millman he's probably been thinking about the money he's made getting this far. He just scored almost a quarter of his lifetime earnings in one tourney

[cincinnatikid513]

I think you're going high with 25%!! Maybe 15

As for Millman he's probably been thinking about the money he's made getting this far. He just scored almost a quarter of his lifetime earnings in one tourney

i always cringe when i read somebody say big wager or lock they risk so much, wager more than they usually do on one game and are so over confident, i wonder why these lose so often

[cincinnatikid513]

what is going on here federer up 5-3 in the 2nd set can u imagine the odds of him losing the 2nd would be w that score, millman wins 4 in a row breaks fed twice wins 2nd set 7-5 watch out for millman 1 set a piece

[shari91]

what is going on here federer up 5-3 in the 2nd set can u imagine the odds of him losing the 2nd would be w that score, millman wins 4 in a row breaks fed twice wins 2nd set 7-5 watch out for millman 1 set a piece

This is crazy!!

[Optional]

Wow, Johnny Millman showing where heart and determination can take him.

Good for him. Hope he can bring it home.

[shari91]

Well there goes my bracket

Unbelievable win for Millman

[cincinnatikid513]

“I’m probably in a little bit of disbelief,” says Millman, a gracious winner, in the on-court interview with Brad Gilbert. “He’s been a hero of mine and today he was definitely not at his best. But I’ll take it.”


congrats on the win millman

[shari91]

SCORES AFTER ROUND FOUR

PharaohUB: 155

fried cheese: 154

Samsncharge: 153

DR225, sam losco: 150

yisman, Giuvara: 149

Chaz, thetrinity: 147

Stefan, beefcake, unlearn, Pinocchio: 144

mikejamm, Snowball, Arunsh, Cross: 142

Mr. Teaser, malikhusam, vladfan, bsmmenon, deadphish: 140

Alright, cincikid: 139

advantage, Jakepeavy: 138

Shari: 137

Empiremaker, PO69: 136

HossWilbur: 135

dhristov: 132

OVAKUL: 130

spider, europe_baller: 129

Miklos, toga toga: 127

Hawkeye, Mucak77: 124

brodie: 116

pabonaparte, Igor: 111

leovegas: 110

grivas_degeni: 108

dgp: 101

[MalikHusam]

ur not kidding i would love for somebody to go thru the forum and check the results when somebody says they have a lock wager or biggest wager ever and see what the win pct on those has to be around 25 pct or worse



of course the aussie millman might shock the world tonight and beat fed

not funny

[shari91]

not funny

I'm still stunned. And I had plenty of time today to put even $20 or $50 on Millman just to back an Aussie and it never crossed my mind once, even for a second, because I've lost so many times betting with my heart. What a missed opportunity.

[SamsNCharge99]

Im out. Mehhhh

[cincinnatikid513]

is nadal next to go out hmm

[Optional]

I'm still stunned. And I had plenty of time today to put even $20 or $50 on Millman just to back an Aussie and it never crossed my mind once, even for a second, because I've lost so many times betting with my heart. What a missed opportunity.

To make it worse a few "foreigners" posted threads about backing him :\

[OVAKUL]

To make it worse a few "foreigners" posted threads about backing him :\

Same guys will post about fading Djokovic and fail

[shari91]

To make it worse a few "foreigners" posted threads about backing him :\

Gahhhhh tell me about it. You just can't win... you back them they stink, you don't bet/fade and they're suddenly playing like their lives depend on it. I think I'm still scarred from Stosur in the French when I lost a fortune live betting on that bird. And Kyrgios. And Tomic. And Hewitt.

[shari91]

SCORES AFTER QUARTERS

PharaohUB: 175

fried cheese: 174

Samsncharge: 173

DR225: 170

yisman, Giuvara: 169

Chaz, thetrinity: 167

Stefan, unlearn, Pinocchio: 164

mikejamm, Snowball, Arunsh: 162

sam losco, Mr. Teaser, vladfan, bsmmenon, deadphish: 160

Alright, cincikid: 159

advantage, Jakepeavy: 158

Shari: 157

Cross: 152

malikhusam: 150

europe_baller: 149

Empiremaker, PO69: 146

HossWilbur: 145

Mucak, beefcake: 144

dhristov: 142

OVAKUL: 140

spider: 139

Miklos, toga toga: 137

Hawkeye: 134

brodie: 126

pabonaparte, Igor: 121

dkp: 111

leovegas: 110

grivas_degeni: 108

[yisman]

After millman beat Federer he said in the interview that he needed to get up at 7 AM for a fantasy football draft and he didn’t know whether to take gurley or Bell. Classic.

[Grivas_Digeni]

After millman beat Federer he said in the interview that he needed to get up at 7 AM for a fantasy football draft and he didn’t know whether to take gurley or Bell. Classic.

Bell isn't even going to play week 1, is this guy for real?

[yisman]

yeah, I hope he didn't draft Bell. He must not have heard the news about the hold-out.

https://twitter.com/DFSchat/status/1036841738411814912

[cincinnatikid513]

i prefer scenario #7 the best del potro defeats joker in the final

[PharaohUB]

Hangin on by skin of my teeth. Need Nishi over Nadal in the finals.

[fried cheese]

i vote for crybaby over nadal in the finals

[SamsNCharge99]

I have delpo over nadal. But dont have djokovic. Need nishikori upset to have a chance

[yisman]

the 8 scenarios here:

https://www.tourneytopia.com/racquetbracketusopenatp/shari91/pool/whatif.aspx

[SamsNCharge99]

only thing wrong with that scenario is I'm not in the pool for whatever glitch happened. I have Del Potro in finals, so I imagine if it's Del Potro and Nishikori, I'd be in the top 3???

[cincinnatikid513]

only thing wrong with that scenario is I'm not in the pool for whatever glitch happened. I have Del Potro in finals, so I imagine if it's Del Potro and Nishikori, I'd be in the top 3???

don't quote me on this but i believe if del po beats niki in finals u are 5th and if niki beats del po in the finals u are the winner

[Snowball]

Didn't realize til now if JMDP wins I place 2nd for 2000 bp
cincy kid would win for 2500.

gonna be tough to beat Djokovic

[cincinnatikid513]

Didn't realize til now if JMDP wins I place 2nd for 2000 bp
cincy kid would win for 2500.

gonna be tough to beat Djokovic

yah and if joker wins we get nothing will finish way outside the top 10 and look like we never had a chance

[Snowball]

yah and if joker wins we get nothing will finish way outside the top 10 and look like we never had a chance

hedge partial?

[cincinnatikid513]

hedge partial?

i did, it's hard tho cuz the price on joker such a big fav , might be able do a small hedge like 500-250 on joker 800-400

[Sam Losco]

i think i have a top 10 spot locked up

[Snowball]

i did, it's hard tho cuz the price on joker such a big fav , might be able do a small hedge like 500-250 on joker 800-400

i'm thinking quarter hedge at ml and quarter at joker -1.5 sets for -118
and another half unhedged. something like this at most.
will wait for the women first where I'm big on Serena.

Don't want to hedge too much as I still believe JMDP can win.

[shari91]

Congrats to all of the winners and thank you again everyone for taking part in one of my contests. You're all a joy to discuss tennis with and I look forward to the next one. Your prizes will be paid later today


FINAL SCORES

1. giuvara: 249, 2500BP prize

2. thetrinity: 247, 2000 BP

3. fried cheese: 234, 1500BP

4. sam losco: 230, 1000

5. europe_baller: 229, 750

6. yisman: 229, 300

7. Stefan: 224, 300

8. unlearn: 224, 300

9. Pinocchio: 224, 300

10. mikejamm: 222, 300


Arunsh: 222

Mr. Teaser, deadphish, vladfan: 220

Alright: 219

advantage, jakepeavy: 218

Cross: 212

malikhusam: 210

cincikid: 209

Empiremaker: 206

beefcake: 204

Miklos, toga toga: 197

Samsncharge: 193

Snowball: 192

bsmmenon: 190

Pharoah: 185

pabonaparte: 181

DR225: 180

spider: 169

grivas_degeni: 168

Chaz: 167

Hawkeye: 164

Shari: 157

Mucak: 154

Igor: 151

PO69: 146

HossWilbur: 145

dhristov: 142

OVAKUL: 140

dkp: 131

brodie: 126

leovegas: 120