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08-21-2015 , 10:27 PM

BobJoeJim

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I'd like to hear thoughts from this forum about the disclaimer I put at the bottom of my Sinquefield Cup preview

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08-21-2015 , 11:50 PM

Golfdish

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pretty much advertising that we should bet on this, im on it!

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08-22-2015 , 12:03 AM

Golfdish

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The maximum stake on Tournament, Winner: Topalov, Veselin - Yes is $ 2.25 i wouldnt worry too much about people losing their rolls

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08-22-2015 , 12:36 AM

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by BobJoeJim

I'd like to hear thoughts from this forum about the disclaimer I put at the bottom of my Sinquefield Cup preview

I don't think you should be telling people bets are actually profitable in a DISCLAIMER.

Mixed messages man.

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08-22-2015 , 12:44 AM

Rei Ayanami

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I like it if it's a humorous disclaimer ("wink wink these are great bets"). If it's a serious one, you could get rid of it; you aren't responsible for what adults do with their money.

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08-22-2015 , 12:56 AM

BobJoeJim

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Originally Posted by Rei Ayanami

I like it if it's a humorous disclaimer ("wink wink these are great bets"). If it's a serious one, you could get rid of it; you aren't responsible for what adults do with their money.

Thought it was obvious enough that it was a humorous disclaimer

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08-22-2015 , 01:03 AM

BobJoeJim

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Originally Posted by Golfdish

The maximum stake on Tournament, Winner: Topalov, Veselin - Yes is $ 2.25 i wouldnt worry too much about people losing their rolls

LOL I did not check the max bets, that's hilariously!

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08-22-2015 , 01:40 AM

All-inMcLovin

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Thought it was obvious enough that it was a humorous disclaimer

Lmao

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08-22-2015 , 04:23 AM

A-Rod's Cousin

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You may want to edit the last line of the first paragraph. Due to the seemingly neverending race war in Ferguson, this tournament is sort of the secondary battle for [white vs. black] supremacy in St. Louis.

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08-22-2015 , 10:42 AM

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The Yugoslavian

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Disclaimer is best part of a really solid article. You are always super thorough!

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08-22-2015 , 06:30 PM

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networth

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Had forgotten the Sinq Cup was starting. Thanks. It's so awesome we get to watch these tournies live. There goes my last weeks of summer

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08-22-2015 , 10:20 PM

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All-inMcLovin

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Sinqufield net worth o/u $1 billion USD ?

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08-22-2015 , 10:25 PM

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coon74

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Over, though he denies the 'billionaire' label.

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08-23-2015 , 03:46 PM

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coon74

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Magnus has just sacrificed a piece vs Veselin (11. Nxc4), and the chess24 comp says it's about equal. Wow, how good for chess is that!

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08-23-2015 , 04:23 PM

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coon74

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And now we have the 25. Ne4 rook sac by Aronian, making Caruana go busto

(especially after Fab took that rook - what a patzer, hehe).

[ ] chess is dead

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08-23-2015 , 05:39 PM

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RoundTower

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Jen Shahade "what were odds that Carlsen would get the same opponent in round one this time he lost to last time, we calculated it as something like 350 to 1"

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08-23-2015 , 06:43 PM

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Golfdish

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i guess they mean losing to the same opponent twice in the first round.

looking forward to the update BJJ!

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08-23-2015 , 06:48 PM

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RoundTower

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Well, the next sentence (after Seirawan gently suggested that the odds might be a bit shorter) was something like "and then to lose to the same opponent again, it must be thousands to one".

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08-23-2015 , 09:48 PM

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Gorgonian

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Did you catch Maurice Ashley saying that one of the players was going to sit on the other one's face? I was like wtf. He doubled down on it, too.

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08-23-2015 , 09:55 PM

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Sholar

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Quite the first round!

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08-23-2015 , 10:57 PM

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All-inMcLovin

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I would never think Carlsen would play such a poor game as White.

If someone just showed me that game and didn't tell me where it was from or who were the players, no one would be able to convince me that White was played by Carlsen.

Fancy play syndrome much Magnus?

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08-23-2015 , 11:09 PM

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ScottTK

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Originally Posted by Gorgonian

Did you catch Maurice Ashley saying that one of the players was going to sit on the other one's face? I was like wtf. He doubled down on it, too.

I wasn't following all of it, but I did happen to tune in exactly when Maurice said that, hahaha. Tremendous WTF moment.

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08-23-2015 , 11:28 PM

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BobJoeJim

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We can probably have an actual thread for the Sinquefield Cup, rather than leaving it in low content. Here's my recap of the first round for those interested.