Crypto trader turns $170 into $118,000 in a month betting on esports

A cryptocurrency trader on the popular prediction market Polymarket appears to have managed to turn his hobby into a staggering source of wealth, having made approximately $118,000 in just one month.

What makes the success of the trader, designated xdd07070 on the platform, even more remarkable is that their original stake was just $170. This means that, between mid-January and February 16, they achieved a nearly 70,000% return on the investment.

The Polymarket esports strategy that generated 70,000% return

Additionally, the strategy itself appears not to rely on any complex model or lightning-fast trading bots, such as some of the previously seen highly successful accounts, as xdd07070 made only 40 trades focused on the outcome of esports matches.

Indeed, strategy involves tracking and betting on esports matches in video games, with the vast majority of predictions being focused on popular titles Counter Strike (CS), League of Legends (LoL), and Valorant. 

The outliers to the pattern were two trades centered on Dota 2 – a game similar to LoL that is the direct successor of the Warcraft 3 mod that arguably established the genre.

Crypto trader first lost more than $20,000 before turning $170 into $118,000

Another interesting facet of xdd07070’s trading is their win rate. The initial five trades – four centered on LoL and one on CS – were all losers, with Polymarket displaying losses in excess of $20,000.

After these, the trader’s fortunes completely changed, and the subsequent 35 wagers were all successful, leading to the $170-to-$118,000 outcome and an 80% win rate by press time on February 16, 2026.

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