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Originally Posted by ALAEI
It's just an example of the difficultly of the situation. I don't claim to be in that position personally, but you can never be sure. A lot changes in 3 years, and to think that someone who is financially hurting would definitely reach out and admit it is a bit unrealistic in my opinion. I honestly don't know what a good resolution to this matter is. There are valid arguments for both sides and I am very sure that if the roles were opposite and jungleman backers had durrrr they would also present some issue in regards to the bets.
Honestly, it's very simple. There are not good arguments on both sides, there is as far as I see it exactly 1 relevant argument in all of this.
People who bet on this made a bet that very clearly mirrors the bet that JM and durrrr made. If you made a bet on the results of the match, you made a bet that mirrors their side bet. If you made a xbook, that reflects the actual played hands. By entering into these bets, you are subject to the same results of the bet between JM and Tom themselves. Unless you specified with whoever you bet with that the terms of your bet or crossbook are somehow not governed by the same terms of the actual match you are betting on, then you are by default held to the same rules as JM and Tom for their bet.
Unless Tom somehow gets the 30+buy ins he is down back, then whatever your crossbook was you are responsible for at this point, and going forward. If you bet on the sidebet, I'd say you are fine waiting until they settle it.
Every attempted argument to draw comparisons to a rain out are completely absurd. The reason why your bet is void in a rain out, is because
THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF THE GAME ARE VOIDED. In the current bet, jungleman is not giving back the 1.3m or whatever he is already up, so that counts as part of the results. And if he somehow gets paid the 1.5m sidebet, or settles for another amount- you better believe you are on the hook for that amount if you bet against him.
Oh and full disclosure: I have no money on the match, I have known both parties for a long time but I am not friends with either really, and I have very good friends with money on both sides.