Ep 23 – Millionaire Winner “ektdar” – Insight into creating a DFS model, evaluating your process, and trading stock futures

DraftKings Millionaire Winner “ektdar” created his own DFS model from scratch. He used his job experience and lessons learned from trading stock futures to create a process that in only a couple of years has gotten him into 3 live finals and a $1,000,000 payday from the PGA 2017 US Open contest. He shares how he got started and how he built his model for MLB, NBA and PGA. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

    • How a job in construction gave him confidence in DFS modeling
    • How he evolved his MLB stats
    • How he treats ownership %
    • His golf volume in DFS
    • How he approached the USOpen and Erin Hills statistically
    • How he approached the fescue rough at Erin Hills
    • Why he had 76% ownership on a 0.8% owned player
    • Why he threw out his top ranked player
    • How he treats popular golf “names” in DFS
    • How he almost submitted dead lineups into the Milly Maker
    • How he sweated the game with his wife
    • Introducing his wife to DFS
    • MLB insights into matchups
    • How long it took to build his model
    • How to get better in DFS
    • How to evaluate your model for success
    • Why he likes NBA and MLB over NFL
    • Why he believes NBA still has room for new players
    • How watching games affects his model in NBA and MLB
    • His FanDuel live final experience in Miami
    • Trading stock futures
    • Correlations in stock futures and DFS
    • Evaluating other lineups
    • What he would do as CEO for a day of DK or FD
    • Common misunderstandings of the US Economy
    • Good life advice

LINKS MENTIONED:

ektdar’s “Perfect Lineup” in PGA for US Open at Erin Hills:
https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ektdar_winningLineups.png

ektdar’s 150 lineups exposure breakdown:
https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ektdar_usopen_draftkings_ownership.png

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Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Mike on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ektdar_

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