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Any real DFS success stories? Any big paydays for you in tournaments? (1 Viewer)
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Devin Knotts
Footballguy
From a college football standpoint, last week three people using the IVC's finished 2nd in different GPP's. Taking home between $1,500-$5,000, which for $5-$10 GPP's was nice to see.
From my personal standpoint, I have had a few big scores and have been to a few different live finals.
From my personal standpoint, I have had a few big scores and have been to a few different live finals.
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
NBA yes, a few. A couple 5k, a 3k, a 2.5k, and a few 1k. All between Nov 1 and New Years last year. I was shooting as many as 100 bullets into those gpps. I was watching every nba game, honed in on daily breaking injury news, and more importantly crushing cash games and head to heads. My regret is limiting myself to maximum $5 gpp entries. I don't have the stones to put out 100 $25 entries.
I guess I suck at NFL. I lost last season and I am doing terrible this season, but I did take something Who Dat wrote to heart. I am going very lightly early in the season to get some data behind us before playing heavier. I'm down less than $200. Yesterday I took 30 swings in the $2 Sunday only gpp. OFER 30, nothing cashed. Glad I didn't mess with cash games, nothing would have cashed there either. oof.
I guess I suck at NFL. I lost last season and I am doing terrible this season, but I did take something Who Dat wrote to heart. I am going very lightly early in the season to get some data behind us before playing heavier. I'm down less than $200. Yesterday I took 30 swings in the $2 Sunday only gpp. OFER 30, nothing cashed. Glad I didn't mess with cash games, nothing would have cashed there either. oof.
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
Also FBG Willie Nelson has a hellofa LU in the Fanduel Million this week. Sweating Aaron Rodgers tonight. RBs Freeman and Peterson, WRs Julio and Green, Cam/Olsen stack. I doubt it holds up but he's posted about it in the ffa.
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root of all aliai
Mincashing in a massive tournament isn't that much harder than cashing in a 50/50. It seems like it should be but when the field is so huge I bet 10% of it is bad lineups (not watching injury reports, etc).gbanko4 said:
Still, I totally agree with keeping your tourney ratio under 25%
John Lee
Footballguy
Devin Knotts
Footballguy
I've only done the $5 50/50s and have been spreading out multiple lineups in each one. So I can't answer that question since I haven't participated in a 50/50 over that price.
I have noticed the beginner contests are exceptional when it comes to lackluster lineups though, so I would get in on those.
Good point. I think I embrace the high variance players too much in tournaments since I'm looking to finish among the top tier.
But is it a sound strategy to play a tournament game like a cash game if you're just aiming to min cash?
Maybe I play tourneys to much like cash games. My ROI is good so far on these about the same as for cash games but its because I've cashed a lot for small amounts, no big hits. I don't have any plans to change my 15% GPP play though regardless.
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
Didn't you crush NBA there or somewhere, post the highest score in the site's history, get a trip to the Caribbean for another finals contest? Yes, I stalk you anonymously.
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root of all aliai
No, just play in another 50/50 if you are looking for that. I don't think you can be too high variance in a tournament as long as your picks are sound.
The ROI comes from finishing high those rare times you do.
Joe T
Footballguy
He doesn't have Peterson. and he has John Brown. His lineup isn't actually that great.
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
Ah well, I wasn't paying too close attention there. I've been in the top 100 enough times to know it's more likely I'll end up in the top 5000 than the top ten.
Protocols of Stringer Bell
Footballguy
My best result in a tourney was in basketball and was total luck. On night that jr smith and Dion waiters got traded for each other 10 min after lineup lock on fanduel, I had neither. Their ownership level was like 40-50 percent a piece. Anyway I won a GPP for 2500.
