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William Hill bettor makes huge World Cup gamble. Betting $630,000 on Germany to beat Spain. Would win $1.2 million.
shari91
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
02-23-10
32661
#2
Absolutely insane.
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Mr.Kitty
SBR MVP
11-10-09
1880
#3
Sick
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Guru de Futbol
SBR High Roller
06-19-10
165
#4
. Wish I could toss around 600 grand, or even 30 grand.
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Sunde91
SBR Hall of Famer
11-26-09
8325
#5
Yes, no need for a source or anything.
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in2thethickofit
SBR MVP
09-26-09
2622
#6
My nerves would not handle that
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COOGI
SBR MVP
05-05-10
1510
#7
Originally posted by Guru de Futbol
. Wish I could toss around 600 grand, or even 30 grand.
.........me too ....630 grand again the octopus ?????.....if i were him i go with OCTOPUS
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shantystar
SBR Hall of Famer
11-13-05
7299
#8
spain will win ,he deprieve from money on germany .
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LaiLai
SBR Sharp
12-07-09
429
#9
I would very gladly take his bets. Hope i knew hkm. Germany always fail when they are expected to win. But win when they are expected to lose. Take the match against serbia for example. Everybody thinks germany will wib easily aft thumping australia 4-0 but pauls the octopus says serbia!!
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SRBI
SBR Hall of Famer
10-20-09
8393
#10
Originally posted by LaiLai
I would very gladly take his bets. Hope i knew hkm. Germany always fail when they are expected to win. But win when they are expected to lose. Take the match against serbia for example. Everybody thinks germany will wib easily aft thumping australia 4-0 but pauls the octopus says serbia!!
Germany did not lose that match. Serbia won it. There is a difference. Serbs knew they had to perform a miracle in that match and they succeeded. Good one for the Serb football history books, cause Germany will win this 2010 WC. That's right.
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TennisBabe
Restricted User
02-08-10
3565
#11
How would he feels if it ends in a tie and Germany wins in extra time. Judging by the payout they probably have 90 min only
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jwbjwbjwb12
Restricted User
05-12-10
533
#12
this is too funny...LOL
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Rixsaw
SBR MVP
10-23-08
4532
#13
I wouldn't be gambling if I have 600K laying around.
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julio_cat
SBR MVP
10-05-09
1208
#14
Well, I'm leaning towards Germany, but Tie is always a possibility.
ESPN pointed out Yesterday that the top goaler has 5 goals in 14 shots, while the rest of the team has 1 goal in more than 20 shots.
Germany could stop the famous and overrated Messi.
What will happen?
I like the over
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Karayilan9
Restricted User
01-10-09
3742
#15
Classic disinformation, get everyone thinking all the big hitters are on Germany to lure the sheep to take them aswell. They said the same about France, every media agency here had a "man makes 50K bet on France to win the WC", lots of money came in on France and they finish last in the group.
Books want the money to keep pouring in on Germany
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polsefest
SBR Sharp
11-24-09
253
#16
Originally posted by SRBI
Germany did not lose that match. Serbia won it. There is a difference. Serbs knew they had to perform a miracle in that match and they succeeded. Good one for the Serb football history books, cause Germany will win this 2010 WC. That's right.
well said. Serbia playedgreat and stopped a penalty too. similiar angle to East Germany in '74.
Germany always fail when they are expected to win. But win when they are expected to lose
... explain the 3 world cups and european cup titles then.
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PeePee
SBR Wise Guy
10-08-09
619
#17
Originally posted by Rixsaw
I wouldn't be gambling if I have 600K laying around.
Penny players say they wish they have $1000 and they will stop.
Dime players say they wish they have $100K and they will slow down.
To some people, gambling is a disease or maybe to make a living... to others, gambling is the excitement of winning/losing. The Heartache.
We have seen countless people with millions in their hands and still gamble.
William Hill bettor makes huge World Cup gamble. Betting $630,000 on Germany to beat Spain. Would win $1.2 million.
This is a sucker bet and bettors who bet crazy like this lose more often than winning.
Germany's style works well against attacking teams. When teams come on them attacking, they will score a lot through excellent counter attacks (example were games against australia, england, argentina). When teams play just full on defense germany struggles (example 1-0 win against ghana and 0-1 loss to serbia). Spain plays full defense and they don't push hard to attack....and they are waaaaaaaaaaaaay better than ghana and serbia.
Poor guy probably betting based on the score against argentina/england etc. But england this year was crap. Argentina had very shitty defense and their defense was not tested until germany. Public on the Over 2.5 and germany will get slaughtered in this game.
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Thomas_Garber
Restricted User
11-19-09
364
#22
Originally posted by Rixsaw
I wouldn't be gambling if I have 600K laying around.
The guy who made the 600k bet....his net worth is over 100 million euros.
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shari91
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
02-23-10
32661
#23
Originally posted by pavyracer
Why would a book make a bet public?
One of my books in Australia streams all bets over $5k I think it is. Definitely makes you sit up and think about it when you see $20k come in on some lower level footy team or a cyclist or whatever. Smart marketing ploy.
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Glada Tartan
SBR MVP
08-06-09
2820
#24
Originally posted by Thomas_Garber
The guy who made the 600k bet....his net worth is over 100 million euros.
Who is he?
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SolarisPoker
Restricted User
11-16-09
342
#25
Spain will win 2-0 or 3-1.
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byronbb
SBR MVP
11-13-08
3067
#26
Betfair has matched 22 million on the 1X2 on the Urg-Ned game alone. Incredible.
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treece
SBR Hall of Famer
11-28-07
6298
#27
Germany is much better than Spain. Spain has played like Italy and are lucky to be this far.
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dmiles1021
SBR MVP
09-10-07
1412
#28
that is so much money, but if he is betting 630k, even though it seems a lot to us it must be nothing to him.
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COOGI
SBR MVP
05-05-10
1510
#29
Originally posted by dmiles1021
that is so much money, but if he is betting 630k, even though it seems a lot to us it must be nothing to him.
. who's know maybe alot to him too
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Ced's shadow
SBR MVP
11-27-09
2986
#30
Amazing big ass wager he's making, but it's nothing for him, this Hill fellah has a lot of money 1.2 mil won't even show up in his radar
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JimmysEgo
SBR MVP
06-07-10
1201
#31
if i bet that much money, i would be watching the game with a bottle of Jack, a whore, and a loaded suicide gun. hopefully i win and only have to use 2 of those items.
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COOGI
SBR MVP
05-05-10
1510
#32
Originally posted by JimmysEgo
if i bet that much money, i would be watching the game with a bottle of Jack, a whore, and a loaded suicide gun. hopefully i win and only have to use 2 of those items.
...i like you...
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Taka
SBR Sharp
06-29-10
321
#33
Now I want Spain to win even more! I'm not too happy with their WC 2010 appearances so far, but definitely wish they beat Germany.