Last man standing Premiership Betting

frangleberry

Anyone heard of this?Not sure which bookies are doing it,free bet,pick one team a week to win.If you lose or draw your out.Is this real or too good to be true?

Warper

frangleberry wrote: »

Anyone heard of this?Not sure which bookies are doing it,free bet,pick one team a week to win.If you lose or draw your out.Is this real or too good to be true?

No its true - Paddy Power are doing it - you simply write down your name with your choice each week before the matches start and bang youre in. You must do it in the same shop every week and cannot enter in more than 1 shop. 50k for National Champion

Raoul

Can you just do them all at once? Instead of going in each week. It would be fairly hard to get into the exact same bookies every week. I actually thought the winnings would be more.

It sounds so easy though doesnt it?:D

GBX

Its done in a lot of pubs for a while now... the locals generally run one. PP and the like are probably just catching on as another way of getting custom.

mike65

Sadly its on the PP site. Not that I can see.

Mike.

newballsplease

mike65 wrote: »

Sadly its on the PP site. Not that I can see.

Mike.

is it???? i cant see it anywhere

mike65

Heh, sorry I missed the word not

Mike

newballsplease

mike65 wrote: »

Heh, sorry I missed the word not

Mike

ohh rite!!ha
ya it wud be a bit to convienent if it was:D

Collie D

Trick is probably to find a shop with feck all entrants. The one I entered into has over 60 names up already. Could drag on for weeks. We have less than forty in our competition in work and it regularly goes into a 10th week. Never forget good old Sheff U coming from one-nil down and scoring a winner in
88th minute to win me the pot two seasons ago. Week 11 and was really struggling to find a team

newballsplease

I DONT REALLY UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION SO, IS IT, YOU HAVE TO BEAT ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLAYED IN THE SAME STORE AS YOU? OR JUST KEEP GOING,AND PP WILL PICK A NATIONAL WINNER AT THE END OF THE SEASON? THERE COULD BE HUNDREDS THAT GO ALL THE WAY.
SORRY BOUT THE CAPS, JUST REALISED NOW!

Collie D

newballsplease wrote: »

I DONT REALLY UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION SO, IS IT, YOU HAVE TO BEAT ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLAYED IN THE SAME STORE AS YOU? OR JUST KEEP GOING,AND PP WILL PICK A NATIONAL WINNER AT THE END OF THE SEASON? THERE COULD BE HUNDREDS THAT GO ALL THE WAY.
SORRY BOUT THE CAPS, JUST REALISED NOW!

Just beat the people in the shop you're registered in. Every week it goes on, they add fifty quid to the pot and last man in gets the pot so the longer the better for the purpose of getting a decent amount of cash although it does obvioulsy get harder the loner it goes. If there are two or more people left and they all go out same week, the pot is split.

Then, the winnners from every shop go into a national competition, although I think this is only outright winners ie if one shop's pot is split, you only get your share and can't go on to the big one. Winner of the national competition then gets 50 grand. Hoping to see one of you in the final against me

premierstone

Just took a stroll down to the local PP there and entered this for the craic, who have ye all picked for week 1??

Didint realise untill i went down that you can only use each team once, which obviously changes everything, for that reason i picked Bolton this weekend at home to Stoke cos i cant think of any other fixture that i will use bolton in tbh.

corban

did the same, strolled down an signed up, did bolton as well for the same reasons... lets hope its great minds think alike and not fools........:D

ssmith6287

you pick a team that you think will win every week (You can only pick that team once)
If the team wins yer into the next week, you loose or draw yer out.
As the seaon progresses it gets harder to pick a winning team, so yer better off not diving straight in with the big 4.
I got to the last 2 in the pub I work in last week but he was left with Porthsmouth and Derby, I was left with Derby and Reading. He won :mad:

newballsplease

premierstone wrote: »

Just took a stroll down to the local PP there and entered this for the craic, who have ye all picked for week 1??

Didint realise untill i went down that you can only use each team once, which obviously changes everything, for that reason i picked Bolton this weekend at home to Stoke cos i cant think of any other fixture that i will use bolton in tbh.

aaahhh, it all makes sense now!! gonna go with fulham.
can someone explain so....does it only go on for 20 game weeks??? if you only can pick a team once?!

newballsplease

anyone?

corban

newballsplease wrote: »

aaahhh, it all makes sense now!! gonna go with fulham.
can someone explain so....does it only go on for 20 game weeks??? if you only can pick a team once?!

it only counts weekend matches that take place on sat, sun and monday. if there are midweek games they are not included

premierstone

So who's still left in this and who are you picking for week two, going with Blackburn myself??

corban

premierstone wrote: »

So who's still left in this and who are you picking for week two, going with Blackburn myself??

still in after boltons great win, prob gonna go with blackburn (v hull) or villa (v stoke). edgin towards blackburn atm...

premierstone

corban wrote: »

still in after boltons great win, prob gonna go with blackburn (v hull) or villa (v stoke). edgin towards blackburn atm...

Stop copying me i never win Yeah im goin with blackburn cos i think villa will actually be really good this season so i wouldnt be wasting them just yet

newballsplease

hey. i actually didnt get time to go in to do this, but ive had a good luck at the fixtures, and i reckon this is / has a good enough chance
week1-west ham
2-blackburn
3-bolton
4-newcastle
5-liveerpool
6-villa
7-spurs
8-fulham (v sunderland?)
9-westbrom
10-chelsea
11-everton
12-wigan
13-man city
14-stoke v(west brom?)
15-portsmouth
16-middlesboro
17-sunderland v(west brom?)
18-hull v (sunderland)
19-arsenal
20-man utd

in brackets, the ones that will probably let me down. feel free to copy!!:D

Collie D

Good idea saving Man Utd and Arsenal for a while, newballs but I honestly can't see it going to 20 weeks so you could utilise them earlier. Plan to ignore the top four for first four weeks and always stick with home teams. Bolton did the trick for me in PP and in work.

Not sure who to go with this week. Probably Liverpool as I can see them struggling this season and want to get rid of them.

How many in the shops you're entered into, by the way? I'm in Amiens Street in Dublin. 118 entered, 33 gone, 85 left.

jkelly85

i am thinkin of going with a home teams for the first few week myself spurs or blackburn,just droped into paddypowers earlyer and someone put down leeds and the girls had to put down aresanl so your man went through from the first week, if he wins in my shop i wil not be a happy man :mad:

newballsplease

but at some stage ur goin to have to try and pick, stoke hull wigan westbrom etc to win, and i kinda think there the best weeks for it.
ur either in it to win it or not!!!
gutted i didnt enter it.

PIMPHO

Thinking of picking Blackburn or Chelsea this weekend?

Thoughts?

newballsplease

PIMPHO wrote: »

Thinking of picking Blackburn or Chelsea this weekend?

Thoughts?

blackburn............save chelsea for later

Collie D

Looking like a lot of draws today. Could be a few out. Did Liverpool in work and Newcastle in PP. Newcastle have let me down three times in past couple of seasons in work so no idea why I did them this week.

corban

blackburn let me down today

Collie D

Anyone else still in after that massacre of a weekend?

My shop

Entrants 128
Week 2 85

13 left including four on Chelsea this afternoon.

Still hanging on there after super Shay saves a penalty and Sicknote Owen comes off the bench to score winner.

16 left out of 38 in work including nine on Chelsea and one on Man United this week. First time I ever celebrated a Liverpool goal when Stevie Me hit that late winner.

Collie D

Anyone left in?

16 left in work. Myself and six others gone with Middlesboro which is the most popular choice. Next best is Arsenal with thre and Chelsea and Everton both with two.

17 left in Paddy Power. I've done Arsenal along with one other person. Chelsea the popular choice there with six selections.

So, if I had to choose one team not to win this weekend for competition purposes it would be Chelsea.

Collie D

Probably a bit early but I think I'm stuck already. Was avoiding top four as much as possile and saving them but next week's fixtures are a bit tough. If I can get through that I will be happy enough having a lot of big teams left.

Paddy Power - 8 left from 128

Have used Bolton, Newcastle and Arsenal

Thinking of going with Stoke to beat Everton but surely has to be something better out there.

Work - 10 left out of 38

Have used Bolton, Liverpool and Middlesborough

Was going ot go with Newcastle to beat Hull but with all the shenangiagns going on I'm not so sure, that and I'd be certainthat most of the other nine (if not all) will be looking at this as well.

Bubs101

Surely with only 8 left in Paddy Power trying to save the top teams isn't really worth it anymore

Collie D

Bubs101 wrote: »

Surely with only 8 left in Paddy Power trying to save the top teams isn't really worth it anymore

I agree but the fixtures for the top teams aren't great next week. Liverpool v Man Utd which I wouldn't go near. Have already picked Arsenal and Chelsea are away to City (I'm a big believer in only picking home wins) so I've kind of shot myself in the foot by saving the big boys. Effectively, I have taken out arguably the next best bet (Newcastle). By using weaker teams in the first couple of weeks I have left myself between a rock and a hard place. Having said that, if I get through the fourth week I would be extremely confident. That's a big IF though

Will probably be on looking for advice closer to the games so all comments appreciated

Collie D

As it stands before weekend play

2,484 nationwide in PP, 8 left out of 128 in the shop I am registered, this weeks' prize fund €200

I am on Portsmouth
Newcastle x 2
Arsenal
Chelsea
Unknown x 3

In work, a pot of €360, ten left out of 36

Newcastle x 6 including myself
Portsmouth x 2
Man United
Fulham

Can see myself going out of at least one this wk, not confident at all. Either Arsenal, Chelsea or Fulham drawing/losing would do me...preferably all three. Fingers crossed

Anyone else still going??

okidoki987

Can you see the other people choices before you pick yours?

Collie D

okidoki987 wrote: »

Can you see the other people choices before you pick yours?

If you wait long enough you can. I was first up last week. Would rather stick with my original selection than let the competition sway my decision. That way if I'm wrong I won't be kicking myself for changing mind over and again. Down to last four in shop gping into week 5 and 1192 nationwide before Spurs-Villa last night

titti

hi collie im still going in my shop too i think there five left thinking of aresnal this weekend ,difficult weekend ,

Collie D wrote: »

As it stands before weekend play

2,484 nationwide in PP, 8 left out of 128 in the shop I am registered, this weeks' prize fund €200

I am on Portsmouth
Newcastle x 2
Arsenal
Chelsea
Unknown x 3

In work, a pot of €360, ten left out of 36

Newcastle x 6 including myself
Portsmouth x 2
Man United
Fulham

Can see myself going out of at least one this wk, not confident at all. Either Arsenal, Chelsea or Fulham drawing/losing would do me...preferably all three. Fingers crossed

Anyone else still going??

Collie D

Hope you did Arsenal, I got done by Liverpool. 314 left nationwide, good luck

FANTAPANTS

woot woot im still in cum on the money:D

okidoki987

I'd say a lot went down this weekend with Arsenal losing.

titti

Collie D wrote: »

Hope you did Arsenal, I got done by Liverpool. 314 left nationwide, good luck

still going lads two of us left , i had man utd he had villa , next week might try portsmouth at home ,good luck all :cool:

titti

FANTAPANTS wrote: »

woot woot im still in cum on the money:D

what shop are you in , this week i fancy portsmouth what do u think :cool:

FANTAPANTS

ye im in cavan!!! the big smoke:D gonna do the pool myself pompey should win good luck all thats left in it:cool:

luckyjimbobs

How many still going now in country? ive won my shop prize 350 euros for bit of fun not bad. If get the 50k will pay for my divorce lol

okidoki987

Saw a poster on a screen yesterday, there's 146 left in the whole Country.

muppetkiller

Is Anyone still left is this competition on the boards ?
I'm in Galway and one of two left in my shop.
there was 51 people left before the Newcastle V WBA on Tuesday. (I picked Newcastle and he picked Villa)
I'm really running out of teams now though
I've got
Blackburn
Hull
Stoke
Aston Villa
Fullum
Sunderland
WBA
and Wigan left to pick from.
This week is Tricky although I think Villa should beat Newcastle.

luckyjimbobs

hi

Im still standing here in arklow

Was 55 before newcastle game dunno how many left after

wednesday nights fixtures.

Powers very slow to update them

podge018

Is this starting again tomorrow or something?

whatsupdoc?

29 left in First one.
New one starts this weekend.
€500,000 prize fund with first prize €100,000 and it's all mine

SteJay

For the new round starting tomorrow how many matches do you need to pick?is it for the rest of the season?

abouttobebanned

You can do it online here - http://www.letsbet.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=4244 (not a pp one - great fun though....im only new to this forum but it's one of the best ive found on the net)