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High-stakes Polymarket bettors split as France leads England 69%-31% before kickoff

High-stakes Polymarket bettors split as France leads England 69%-31% before kickoff

BreakTheBank wagered $500,000 against a France win while Allezpapa backed France with about $250,000-$260,000, as more than $57 million was traded on the World Cup third-place playoff.

Fact Check
The Phemex source snippet directly confirms 'BreakTheBank' wagered $500,000 against France and 'Allezpapa' backed France. The odaily source confirms Allezpapa held a $260,000 bet on France in regulation time, matching the claimed $250,000-$260,000 range. The Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) X post confirms France leading 69%-31% before kickoff with more than $57M traded, matching the headline figures. The Polymarket market page confirms the match and market existed. The $57M figure spans the full playoff market while the Polymarket page snapshot showed lower volume at an earlier update time, consistent with volume growing to kickoff. All key claims are corroborated across multiple sources.
Summary

Two prominent Polymarket bettors took opposite sides of the France-England World Cup third-place match ahead of kickoff, with BreakTheBank staking $500,000 against a France win and Allezpapa backing France with roughly $250,000, after an earlier report cited a $260,000 regular-time France position. With 40 minutes remaining before the FIFA World Cup third-place playoff began, the market priced France at 69% and England at 31%, and more than $57 million had been traded. Both accounts were described as having more than $3 million in lifetime earnings on Polymarket, while an earlier report said PPP’s monitoring tool showed Allezpapa’s wallet had made $1.9 million in profit over the past week.

Terms & Concepts
  • Polymarket: A crypto-based prediction market platform.
  • prediction market: A venue where traders buy and sell contracts tied to future event outcomes.
  • implied odds: Probabilities inferred from market pricing.