Adam Scott - Genesis (Dead Heat)

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I fully comprehend how dead heat works, the stipulations, etc. I took Scott +110 t20 on FD, $5455 to win $6k. He finished t19 along with 5 other golfers. FanDuel ultimately paid $4,500 on this, not allocating my initial wager to said winnings.

So I was docked nearly $1k on a bet that didn’t lose. Again, I understand the concept of dead heat, but when is the initial wager not applied to a winning bet? I’ve checked twitter and all golf cappers are counting the same wager as a win.

What am I missing here?

PeterSteele · Accepted Answer

@BigPlayAK&#xA; What you&#x2019;re missing is that you DON&#x2019;T understand how dead heat rules are applied. When Scott had to share the edge and going over top 20 with 5 guys (himself included) there were two spots available for five golfers in the tie (since 5 tied for 19th). Therefore, you automatically lose 3/5 of your original bet. They treat it as if you had 2/5 left at &#x2B;110 odds. Do the math and it gets you close to that. You just learned how much it sucks to tie with others at the edge (while going outside of) a top 20. &#xA;Books have to do this. What if the rest of the field shot that same number? Everyone would get top 20 payouts and their initial wager back. The scenario isn&#x2019;t going to happen but having 10 tied there is common. Books would get killed and unfairly too. Don&#x2019;t bet Top anything without understanding this because it&#x2019;s a kick to the nuts getting surprised by it.

BigPlayAK · Answer

I fully comprehend how dead heat works, the stipulations, etc. I took Scott +110 t20 on FD, $5455 to win $6k. He finished t19 along with 5 other golfers. FanDuel ultimately paid $4,500 on this, not allocating my initial wager to said winnings.

So I was docked nearly $1k on a bet that didn’t lose. Again, I understand the concept of dead heat, but when is the initial wager not applied to a winning bet? I’ve checked twitter and all golf cappers are counting the same wager as a win.

What am I missing here?

Adam Scott - Genesis (Dead Heat)

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