Which One of You Was This?

[Jonah]

"A student lost £4,400 ($7100U.S.) this week when he decided to lump his entire student loan on Angola beating Mali in the African Cup of Nations.

At the time of the bet Angola were cruising at 4-0 up with just 10 minutes to go, but the unthinkable happened and Mali scored 4 goals at the death to grab a remarkable 4-4 draw.


The odds on offer on BetFair were so ridiculous that the student only stood to make £44 back from the wager."


Full Article @ Heaven Sports here.

[pavyracer]

Venditto?

[tltaylor89]

Venditto -390

[Masu485]

there's been a thread about this in the soccer forum. there's a link to a thread from another forum w/ 11+ pages of people mocking this idiot.

he even thought he'd be set to win 440 pounds. even his math was shit

[Jonah]

there's been a thread about this in the soccer forum. there's a link to a thread from another forum w/ 11+ pages of people mocking this idiot.

he even thought he'd be set to win 440 pounds. even his math was shit

Ouch. How bout the guy that won even more than this guy lost betting the draw when they were down 4-0. What makes you want to practically throw away 50 or so bucks on a longshot like that?

[TheLock]

No one suggested G'sPks yet?

You guys are slipping man.

[nobs]

Easy to mock this "idiot" after the results are known and we know he lost, but

soccer is low scoring, and it was 4-0 with 10 minutes left and the line was -10000 ( 100 to 1 )
I say his bet was very +EV

[nobs]

We talk about the NBA and NFL being fixed. I dont believe that for shit, but these soccer games I dont know.

A Guy bets $7100 USD and then all a sudden Mali, who hasnt scored all game scores 4 goals in 10 minutes which is virtually unheard of in soccer. Makes you wonder.

[Masu485]

Easy to mock this "idiot" after the results are known and we know he lost, but

soccer is low scoring, and it was 4-0 with 10 minutes left and the line was -10000 ( 100 to 1 )
I say his bet was very +EV

i understand what you're saying. but it's the fact that he had no idea what he was doing that made him an idiot in my view. he thought it was to win 440 when in reality it was 44 and not only that, he used loan money. the general character he conveyed was just someone out to make some quick cash on a '100% sure thing'.

[Shortstop]

Angola and Mali? Unreal.