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Full report · Polymarket · last 30 days · address hidden

Where the money went.

What fees and overpaying cost this trader this month: $420 — $245.24 in fees + $175 for buying above the price at kickoff. That is 3.2% of the $13,015 it bet.

Two numbers, two jobs

Polymarket shows −⁠$428 for the month: that counts bets still open, at today’s prices. This report looks at the 123 bets that finished in these 30 days: together −⁠$599 after fees. Finished bets are the only ones you can judge one by one. That includes +⁠$41 from 5 bets opened before these 30 days, which are not in the tables below.

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Polymarket · last 30 daysaddress hidden

Fees paid to Polymarket

$245.24

Polymarket shows (30 days)−⁠$428
Same bets, no fees−⁠$183
Finished bets only, after fees−⁠$599
Paid above the kickoff price, 9 bets$175
Fees to the cent, from Polymarket’s public recordsTo the cent

The rules for next month

  1. 1Don't pay more than 3 cents above the price at kickoff: 9 bets, $175 overpaid. That is the cost of the decision, not of luck.proven by this month
  2. 2Use limit orders: set your price and wait instead of buying instantly. $245 in fees this month; a limit order pays none.proven by this month
  3. 3After three losses in a row, don't raise the stake: 9 such bets, −$953 on $2,292 at risk.proven by this month

The 10 costliest bets

The verdict compares what was paid with the price at kickoff. Paid too much, lost: 3 cents or more above it, and lost. Paid too much, won: above it, won anyway. Fair price, lost: the price was right, the result wasn’t — luck, not a decision.

Market → pickPaidAt kickoffBetResultVerdictWhen
Counter-Strike: Nemiga vs Astralis (BO5) → Nemiga52¢48¢$775−⁠$784paid too much, lostbefore kickoff, 1 h before · Oct 04
Counter-Strike: Luminosity vs 3DMAX (BO5) → 3DMAX51¢—$445−⁠$456lost (bet during the game)during the game · Sep 23
Counter-Strike: Luminosity vs 3DMAX (BO5) → 3DMAX47¢—$375−⁠$377lost (bet during the game)during the game · Sep 23
Counter-Strike: FURIA vs MIBR (BO3) → MIBR55¢—$329−⁠$336lost (bet during the game)during the game · Sep 17
Counter-Strike: 100 Thieves vs Phantom (BO3) → Phantom55¢—$264−⁠$270lost (bet during the game)during the game · Sep 23
Counter-Strike: B8 vs Luminosity (BO3) → B862¢66¢$178−⁠$181fair price, lostbefore kickoff, 1 h before · Sep 22
Counter-Strike: Legacy vs PARIVISION (BO3) → Legacy55¢—$164−⁠$168lost (bet during the game)during the game · Oct 03
Counter-Strike: Virtus.pro vs HOTU (BO5) → HOTU66¢—$150−⁠$152lost (bet during the game)during the game · Sep 13
Counter-Strike: Metizport vs GamerLegion (BO1) → GamerLegion65¢66¢$142−⁠$137fair price, lostbefore kickoff, 3 h before · Sep 17
Counter-Strike: fnatic vs Phantom (BO3) → fnatic60¢60¢$120−⁠$122fair price, lostbefore kickoff, 6 h before · Sep 23

All finished bets by verdict: paid too much, lost — 3 (−⁠$825); paid too much, won — 6 (+⁠$562); fair price, lost — 21 (−⁠$877); fair price, won — 33 (+⁠$1,911); lost (bet during the game) — 31 (−⁠$2,540); won (bet during the game) — 24 (+⁠$1,053); lost or won, no kickoff price — 5 (+⁠$77). Paid above the kickoff price on 9 bets: $175. That part is decision, not luck.

Where the money leaks

Fees in these tables cover finished bets only ($239). Another $6 was paid on bets still open or on selling older bets.

By sport or market

Biggest leak by category: CS2 (108 bets, −$792); best: UFC (+$91).

BetsBetResultFees
CS2108$11,505−⁠$792$234
Dota 21$11−⁠$11$0
LoL4$244−⁠$4$1
other markets5$948+⁠$77$0
UFC5$307+⁠$91$4

Before vs during the game

Biggest leak by entry timing: in-game (55 bets, −$1,487); best: before start (+$771).

BetsBetResultFees
during the game55$4,925−⁠$1,487$92
no start time5$948+⁠$77$0
before kickoff63$7,141+⁠$771$147

By time of day (UTC)

Biggest leak by time of day: evening 18–24 (23 bets, −$872); best: night 0–6 (+$326).

BetsBetResultFees
evening 18–2423$2,841−⁠$872$58
afternoon 12–1857$5,570−⁠$365$109
morning 6–1224$2,019+⁠$272$41
night 0–619$2,584+⁠$326$32

Last 10 minutes before kickoff vs earlier

Biggest leak by timing before start: earlier (48 bets, −$206); best: ≤10 min before start (+$977).

BetsBetResultFees
earlier48$5,629−⁠$206$119
last 10 min before kickoff15$1,512+⁠$977$29

Habits

Kept to the end vs sold early

BetsResultWon %
Kept to the end93+⁠$2554%
Sold early30−⁠$66553%

Selling early vs keeping

30 bets sold before the end. Selling early cost $794 compared with keeping them to the end.

Raising the stake after losses

9 times, after three losses in a row, the next bet was at least twice the usual ($51): −⁠$953 on $2,292 at risk.

Public data only. A review of past trades, not advice.

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