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Jan-08-21 Chessgames Bookie chessforum    Chessgames Bookie: Thanks for the tip, WinKing. Hope it works because, to tell you the truth, I'm feeling a bit frustrated. ciao, jingo      Jan-08-21 chessgames.com chessforum    Chessgames Bookie: It would be great if we could get the Bookie site set up to start the new leg with the TATA Steel tournament about to begin in a week. Thanks      Dec-26-20 Sargon chessforum    Chessgames Bookie: Sargon, Could we get an adminstrator to close out the Fall Leg of the Chessbookie? Prizes and reset all to $1000, or more if we're not going to get a mid-leg payday? Thanks, jingo Gens una sumus!      Oct-07-20 Norway Chess (2020)    Chessgames Bookie: Please join us at the ChessBookie room for some fun wagering, play money. Tough competition! Altibox Norway 2020, Rd 6: Aronian-Caruana Thanks      Oct-01-20 Kibitzer's Café    Chessgames Bookie: Rub your lucky charm! Time to bet on the Winner of the upcoming Altibox tournament. Altibox Norway 2020: Winner! Gens una sumus      Sep-16-20 Petrosian vs G Stoltz, 1952    Chessgames Bookie: I had no idea that Kotov won that tournament, and with what a score!!      Sep-15-20 St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (2020)    Chessgames Bookie: And how will Alireza do tomorrow against the Champ? St. Louis Rapid & Blitz, Rd 7 Rapid: Firouzja-Carlsen Place your bet (after checking your crystal ball, of course).      Sep-13-20 Champions Showdown Chess 9LX (2020)    Chessgames Bookie: Speaking of draws, how many today in round 7? Starts in a few hours. Only one in Rd 6 yesterday. Place your bets! Click ChessBookie at the top of the page to play!      Apr-19-20 moronovich chessforum    Chessgames Bookie: Hi moronovich, I'm jingohanson, the new Bookie. The Pick two is for day four of the event, with the games I posted. Sorry about the confusion. I should have put (Day 4) in the description. Thanks for welcoming me. Your suggestions are welcome. Ciao, jingohanson      Dec-23-19 Biographer Bistro    Chessgames Bookie: Just for the record. Annie and Twinlark were volunteers. I posted more on my profile page. 😊

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 446 OF 501 ·  Later Kibitzing> Apr-20-18    FSR: <syd> Only bet $100, alas. Apr-20-18    sydbarrett: Thanks for the updates. What would I do without you... Apr-20-18    FSR: <sydbarrett: Thanks for the updates. What would I do without you...> Probably lose all your chessbucks and finish almost last, like you did in the Championship Leg. Apr-21-18    sydbarrett: lol I could have played on, but I quit after a week because I had other things to do. I wouldn't have won, but if I persisted on, I'm certain I could have finished in the middle. Why are you stalking my results. Please don't be mean sir If this round turns into another full set of draws... ugh Apr-21-18    sydbarrett: So like I bet "snoozefest" as insurance in case my white-black bets don't pan out... but right now Top might become the only one to score a win and he's the only player I didn't bet money on? So I don't get any white-black bets AND I don't get snoozefest insurance. Gee If that happens I quit. Hope that makes you happy FSR Apr-21-18    morfishine: I'm out of chessbucks. What happens next? Apr-21-18    sydbarrett: Use Kickstarter maybe? Apr-21-18    chessgames.com: <I'm out of chessbucks. What happens next?> The loanshark is your friend. If he doesn't give you at least 100 bucks, try again the next day. <All> Does anybody know when the rest days at Shamkir are? I've been up and down their site and can't find anything. Apr-21-18    Count Wedgemore: <chessgames.com> Seems like there is only one rest day (on April 24th), scheduled to be after round five, at least according to chessbase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/vugar... (scroll down a bit on the page) Apr-21-18    chessgames.com: Thanks! Apr-21-18    redribbon3700: Love the Firstblood? bet Apr-21-18    zborris8: No payouts yet? I'm blocked from making any wagers. Does it take a day sometimes, or is it just a glitch? Says it's supposed to pay April 21. Apr-22-18    sydbarrett: Yeah zborris8... same here. I need the payouts to wager further. This long wait for payout is rare. Maybe bookie passed out in the bar? ;-) :O Apr-22-18    Boomie: I have one losing ticket, Akobian-Xiong, which has not cleared. Apr-22-18    truepacifism: I have the same problem as zborris8. Also, I owe the Loanshark and can't pay him and am being charged $1 for every $100 that I borrowed. Only 40 minutes till betting closes and I can't bet anything. Apr-22-18    truepacifism: Betting is now closed for the morning games, I couldn't bet anything at all. I'll have to be patient and wait for the later games. Apr-22-18    truepacifism: Perhaps, an equitable way to even the odds would be to give everyone,, IDK, $1500. I bet on the mistaken assumption that I would be able to pay back my loans, I bet too much too quickly and must pay the price, so to speak. I'll be more prudent in the future. Apr-22-18    sydbarrett: <truepacifism> Paying back bookie too early is bad if you're in debt- you will have less to bet with because you can't borrow as much again, I think? I would just keep betting with what you have without paying back. If I'm wrong someone correct me Apr-22-18    Chessgames Bookie: Apologies for the delay in settling the bets. I fully understand the pain and frustration of not having any money to place wagers with, and the inconvenience of not being able to pay your loans back in a timely manner. (As <sydbarrett> correctly noted, it's often a good idea to hang on to your loan anyway - but the Bookie cannot predict whether that will be the case. The best time to hang on to a loan is if it's worth more than half your net worth.) Unfortunately, and understandably, <WinKing> has much more important things to look after right now than the Bookie game. I'm not currently Bookie in any official capacity (indeed, I'm supposed to be retired as Bookie), but since I still had the keys and this looked like a time for adult intervention... Chessgames administrators will run the show until <WinKing> returns, hopefully without any further need for unofficial cameo appearances from me. -- Switch Apr-22-18    WinKing: I'll be back taking over the ChessBookie duties on Tuesday, April 24th. Apr-22-18    Chessgames Bookie: Thanks Switch. I was about to pay off the bets, save the ongoing Giri-Liren, which is looking strongly like 0-1. <WinKing> That's great news, I'll email you all of the new credentials. Apr-22-18    truepacifism: Yes, I have been paying my debt off too quickly to avoid the penalty, but it is better not to do this. I have learned that. Apr-22-18    truepacifism: Fortunately, I was able to bet on the afternoon games, so thanks for doing the payoffs in time for that. :) Apr-22-18    chessgames.com: Added a US Championship Rd 6: PICK THREE for tomorrow's games. Apr-23-18    Marmot PFL: Carlsen won today, that should pay off, not draw. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 501) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 446 OF 501 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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