Nice race, was a hell of a fight last few minutes. Expected 10+ btc wagered to be enough to guarantee me first place, guess not.
This is the art of wagering contest that usually happens in the last minutes. We can guarantee our position is safe enough, especially if you could see that the gap between you and other players is not that big.
Even if the gap is big enough, something surprise may happen as whales may come overtake your position just in few seconds.
But still you did it great and congrats for your winning of the 3rd prize, hopefully you did not lose bigger amount than the prize while wagering that 10btc.
Congratulations @yoloer808 for finishing third and don’t be disappointed you wagered very well, and now you have learnt a nice lesson too i.e. never to take your bets for granted, and always be alert and ready to take on the whales if they decide to show up at the last minute.
@panjul07 you’re absolutely correct as whales indeed sit back till the very end, and then suddenly come out nowhere and then they try to claim the first spot for themselves.
In your case the whale was observing the table and when it saw time was almost over it decided to wager more than you, and sadly before you could challenge him time was up but I believe you’ll definitely win the top spot in the next competition.