The Gold Card Podcast

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Analysis, discussion, and strategy for betting on professional League of Legends.

Episodes

Thursday Jun 04, 2020

Episode 60 - Pouring one out for Uzi

Thursday Jun 04, 2020

Episode 60 - Pouring one out for Uzi

Recorded on: June 3rd, 2020

Vince's router's power went out during the middle of this recording due to tornados in the area but only for a few minutes and since he does the recording it got a little choppy at the beginning and the end. I edited it in a way that should feel pretty natural besides the obvious cut. EVEN THROUGH TORNADOS WE BRING THE FREE CONTENT HYPE TRAIN!

Intro

0:00:58 - Kalvin stepping down from the show

0:03:18 - Uzi retires

0:21:58 - News: RNG add 705

0:25:10 - LEC Roster Changes and Overview

0:57:30 - LCS Roster Changes and Overview

1:33:40 - LPL Week 1 Slate

The show opens with some sad news as Kalvin wil be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the show. With his work schedule changing constantly and limited time to spend with friends and family he had to make a tough decision and step down until things are sorted out. He's an original founder, one of the guys doing this every week even when nobody was listening. May the underdogs live on my friend. Cheers!... this isn't a funeral guys you can still break his balls on Twitter ;-)

From there, more sad news, the retirement of one of the greatest to ever play the game. Below are some of his obscene career stats:

Accomplishments: Worlds Runner-up 2013 and 2014, Worlds Top 8 2016, Worlds Top 4 2017, Worlds Top 8 2018, 2x LPL Champion, 3x LPL Runner-up

Career Stats (includes exibitions):

683 games, 412 wins - 271 losses (60.3%)

3553 kills - 1526 deaths - 3821 assists (4.83 KDA)

9.75 cs per minute (over 230,000 creeps killed)

Advanced Metrics (since 2013 worlds):

5.1 KDA, 10.0 cs per minute, 471 gold per minute, 71.2% kill participation

Ahead in CS at 15 mins 77.5%, CS differential @ 15 mins +12.8 (two waves...)

XP differential @ 15 mins +417 (about two waves)

First blood victim 0.8%, first blood participant 4.1% (Ming was only first blood victim 2.2%, 3% as a bot lane is insane)

607.9 damage per minute (again, since Worlds 2013... think about that)

Highest CS per minute every single LPL season he ever played in full-time

7 Pentakills (3 on Vayne)

Most kills in professional history. First to 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000, 3500

Reached 100 kills in first 14 games of his career (avg 7.1 kills per game)

From there the gang discusses LEC and LCS roster changes and a brief overview of those leagues as we prepare for the Summer split. Who will be improved? Who got worse? How does the playoff picture look? All that and more! Last but not least we touch on the opening weekend for LPL Summer 2020 and make our selections!

Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and leave a review. Vince will read every single review left on iTunes on the cast! If it's good, or at least entertaining, we have some prizes lined up!

Chris works with The Game Haus who present awesome LOL content!

Vince's Picks/Analysis Blog - Daily betting picks, analysis, and musings about professional LOL

Kalvin is writing DFS material for RotoWire

John and Vince were both guests on RotoGrinders' Morning Grind Podcast. We'd like to thank Stevie for having us on! Check him out @SteveTPFL !

Vince was a guest on The Deep Dive April 1st

2020 Pick of the Week Records (Winnings assuming one unit on each bet):

Vince: 10 - 5 (+4.59u)

John: 8 - 7 (+1.3u)

Chris: 4 - 9 (-3.48u)

Josh: 1 - 3 (-1.25u)

Kalvin: 6 - 4 (+4.71u)

As a cast: 29 - 28 (+5.87u)