How does Elo work?

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Jun 25, 2014 8:59 AM #1211044
I'm bad at math so I don't really know how to calculate the winnings(or losing) at the end of the match. Somebody tell me how that works?
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Jun 25, 2014 9:14 AM #1211046
There's no real math involved.
It's just like this:

Favored gets less rating, and loses more rating.
Even gets a balanced amount of rating. Loses a balanced amount of rating.
Not favored gets more rating. Loses less rating.
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Jun 25, 2014 4:06 PM #1211167
If you really want to know the exact details of how it works, look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system
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Jun 25, 2014 5:04 PM #1211199
with equal rating one winning would get about 16.
I find that The amount you get when you win vs the amount you lose when you lose tend to add up to around 32, but this isnt always the case.
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Jun 25, 2014 8:20 PM #1211275
It's based on probability of a win. If a 1200 beats a 2k, they'll get a ton of rating (caps around 32 I think) and the 2k will likely get 0-1 rating.