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Is Fanduel Always this bad?

Posted on 11/17/15 at 8:55 pm
Posted by Drank
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Member since Dec 2012
10531 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 8:55 pm
Every single tourney I entered had the same people listed over and over and over and over again. Are these full time gamblers who just do this, or have inside info or both? This is crazy. It went on for the first few hundred (all of the paying) spots.














And it kept going and going and going.
That was a fun 1 day experiment for me. Scratched that itch and promptly closed the account.
This post was edited on 11/17/15 at 8:56 pm
Posted by philabuck
NE Ohio
Member since Sep 2008
10378 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 8:58 pm to
On the $1, $2 contests yes. I play single entry games or specific slots like 8pm NBA only games to get away from the algorithm nerds.
Posted by Drank
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Member since Dec 2012
10531 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:01 pm to
quote:

On the $1, $2 contests yes. I play single entry games or specific slots like 8pm NBA only games to get away from the algorithm nerds.


Ah didn't see the single entry games. Oh well. Do you make any money on there?
Posted by Cap Crunch
Fire Alleva
Member since Dec 2010
54189 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:07 pm to
quote:

Are these full time gamblers who just do this

Yes. You should watch the John Oliver segment on it LINK
Posted by NotoriousFSU
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2008
10185 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:08 pm to
Yeah I try to avoid the multiple entry contests, but my biggest complaint is their 4% rate of release per every dollar spent to claim your bonus for signing up using a promo code. I deposited $25 in Aug and am still riding that bitch out, but I've only gotten it down to $22.24 so far. Once it runs out I'm done for this year.
Posted by philabuck
NE Ohio
Member since Sep 2008
10378 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:10 pm to
I've hit a hundred here and there. The difference between hitting a hundred and a grand is typically a few points and I'm always on the low end
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
60119 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:11 pm to
Posted by brgfather129
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Jul 2009
17098 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:12 pm to
The "double ups" are fairly easy money if you have a pulse and don't mind grinding it out.
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65774 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:14 pm to
As others have said, when you do the really cheap $1 and $2 that allow multiple entries you're going to get a lot of that from people that have large accounts.

There are single entry tournaments a plenty.

As for winning money, me and my buddy put $50 on before football season, have won about 8K. 6K from one $5 entry where we took 2nd overall.
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
83445 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:16 pm to
quote:

Ah didn't see the single entry games. Oh well. Do you make any money on there?
I put 25 dollars on at the last year and I'm at $80 now. I couldn't care less about making money on it. I only enter NBA and PGA contexts because I love looking into numbers and stats in those 2 sports.
Posted by Drank
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Member since Dec 2012
10531 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:20 pm to
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As for winning money, me and my buddy put $50 on before football season, have won about 8K. 6K from one $5 entry where we took 2nd overall.


Posted by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
poolside at Cocal (UA since 2010)
Member since Dec 2009
2053 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:31 pm to
And yet you have only one post on the Fantasy Sports board...
Posted by arkyhawk
SWMO
Member since Jan 2013
8116 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:31 pm to
I know someone on a different board I frequent who won $500,000 a few weeks ago. There's not many posters so we all know each other and everything checked out. Just a random dude from Tennessee that hit the jackpot on a $25 entry.
Posted by Chuker
St George, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2015
7544 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:32 pm to
It's like, the best adrenaline rush ever.




























It's definitely made my sundays A-lot more interesting.
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
82010 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:36 pm to
promo code DICK69
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
99999 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:39 pm to
Draft Kings and Fan Duel are both scams.
Posted by Sterling Archer
Austin
Member since Aug 2012
7297 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 9:52 pm to
Yahoo has a similar set up. I've "won" a couple hundred books doing it but I'm probably only in the positive for this season $20 or so. I've lost a lot. It's fun and cheap entertainment IMO
Posted by VaBamaMan
North AL
Member since Apr 2013
7649 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 10:00 pm to
I was going to do that, but I haven't had the time. It's the smart way to do it.

What kills me are the guys who somehow always know the perfectly random 5th string WR from a school like Ole Dominion who is going to go nuts on a given week. It almost feels like they are playing from the future.

Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65774 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 10:01 pm to
quote:

Drank



Yeah, it was a complete luck win tbh. Was I think week 3 CFB, early entry only (early games only) the week when Baker Mayfield had 6 TD's 2 rushing and almost 600 yards.

We lost the 10K first place we held for over an hour thanks to the last play of the Nebraska game, by half a point.

I'll go take a screen one sec.

This post was edited on 11/17/15 at 10:20 pm
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
66892 posts
Posted on 11/17/15 at 10:28 pm to
That segment is money.

Shutzpah
This post was edited on 11/17/15 at 10:30 pm
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