Ep 22 – DFS Pro “BobbyFi” – Building tournament winning lineups, MLB strategy, and a lifetime of traveling the world

Ep 22 – DFS Pro “BobbyFi” – Building tournament winning lineups, MLB strategy, and a lifetime of traveling the world

Bobby Firestone (aka BobbyFi) pursued Daily Fantasy from the beginning as a career and now he makes a living taking down GPPs. He talks tournament strategy, game theory, and shares how he evaluates players. He gives tons of DFS insight and MLB advice. He also talks about how he grew up as a world traveller and shares some great thoughts about fears, fasting and family. 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 Bobby grew up traveling
    • Game theory in DFS
    • Breaking down Perfect Lineups
    • Evaluating MLB Pitchers
    • Importance of pitch counts
    • Lineup construction
    • MLB, NBA, NFL advice
    • How to spend salary
    • His favorite websites
    • His trusted DFS reads and podcasts
    • Relief pitching and winning GPPs
    • Gut based lineups
    • Having confidence
    • Building lineups from $5 entry fees to $1,500
    • How he got into DFS
    • Having confidence in DFS
    • The future of DFS internationally
    • Creating own projection system
    • Stats he likes to lean on
    • Trusting (or not) your research
    • Insightful tie-breaker strategy in your lineups
    • Fears and getting wiser
    • Tinder and long term relationships
    • Regrets and Best life advice
  • and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Bobby on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BobbyFi

Check out example of Bobby advice on Rotogrinders: https://rotogrinders.com/live/daily-fantasy-cycle-thursday-may-11th-1909286

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Ep 21 – DFS Pro Ben “JazzRaz” Rasa – His $83,000 PGA win, his process for golf, and how he takes a stand

Ep 21 – DFS Pro Ben “JazzRaz” Rasa – His $83,000 PGA win, his process for golf, and how he takes a stand

Ben “JazzRaz” Rasa has found huge success on DraftKings Golf as he took down several tournaments during the Colonial for over $83,000.  He comes onto the show to talk about his strategy and what he looks at when evaluating golfers each week. He shares how he got started, how he correlates players in Golf, and where he shares his insights each week. 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 Ben got his username
    • How he got into DFS
    • His lineup building process
    • His thoughts on how to take a stand in DFS
    • How to start in PGA DFS
    • His first big win
    • Ideas on how to correlate players
    • Lineup strategies
    • What he wants to do with part of his winnings
    • What he would do if CEO for a day
  • and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Ben’s 1st place “Perfect Lineup”: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/BenRasa_lineup.jpg

Ben’s list of winnings: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/BenRasa_winnings.jpg

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Ben on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jazzrazDFS

Suscribe to Ben on Fanvice: http://www.fanvice.com

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Ep 20 – $15K winner “CScore2” builds very few lineups, hear his process and how he evaluates golfers

Ep 20 – $15K winner “CScore2” builds very few lineups, hear his process and how he evaluates golfers

Carmelo “Cscore2” Scorpo has found early success on FanDuel Golf taking down the $3 Birdie for $15,000 and almost did it in back-to-back weeks! He comes onto the show to talk about his strategy and what he looks at when evaluating golfers each week. He shares who he follows for insight about golf, his priorities when evaluating golfers, and his confidence in only a few lineups. 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:

    • Carmelo’s day job and daily process
    • How he got into DFS
    • His top follows for golf information and insight
    • His thoughts on the mental side of golf
    • Tournament history
    • Stats he uses
    • Current form
    • Lineup breakdown
    • Almost winning again
    • What he would do if CEO for a day
  • and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Carmelo’s 1st place “Perfect Lineup”: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cscore2_lineup.png

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Carmelo on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cscore2
Wiley77 on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wiley77
Pat Mayo on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thepme
Rotogrinders strategy website: http://www.rotogrinders.com

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Ep 19 – McJester Interview Part 2 – Pivoting off chalk plays, removing late swap, and living in the moment

Ep 19 – McJester Interview Part 2 – Pivoting off chalk plays, removing late swap, and living in the moment

PART 2 of 2 —

Jonathan “McJester” Zellers is a Daily Fantasy legend at this point. The 2014 Tournament Player of the Year has once again returned to the top of the podium to win another live final championship. This time a FanDuel Perfect Lineup at the NBA live final. He comes onto the podcast to talk about his lineup, his win, and his process. Lots to listen to and laugh at in this episode, so we broke it into two parts for all the content it provides.  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:

    • What new developments have lead McJester to becoming a ‘house wife’
    • How he was mentored and what he took from it
    • How McJester prepares for DFS
    • Deadspots in pricing you can exploit
    • His live final experience
    • Advantage to building lineups by hand
    • The processes he thinks about when creating a lineup
    • Finding alternatives off low priced chalk plays
    • Using your imagination
    • Why he’d remove late swap
    • Refunding players with true late scratch players in them
    • How they celebrated his win
    • Life advice on living in the moment
    • His first fight
    • and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

McJesters’s FanDuel Live Final 1st place lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/McJester_PerfectLineup.png

McJester with Jack & FuegoSteve: Steve_with_McJester_Jack

VIDEO: McJester winning and hosting trophy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcismlcd4Hg

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
McJester on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mcjester_

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Ep 18 – McJester Interview Part 1 – His FanDuel NBA Championship, lineup building, and being mentored

Ep 18 – McJester Interview Part 1 – His FanDuel NBA Championship, lineup building, and being mentored

PART 1 of 2 —

Jonathan “McJester” Zellers is a Daily Fantasy legend at this point. The 2014 Tournament Player of the Year has once again returned to the top of the podium to win another live final championship. This time a FanDuel Perfect Lineup at the NBA live final. He comes onto the podcast to talk about his lineup, his win, and his process. Lots to listen to and laugh at in this episode, so we broke it into two parts for all the content it provides.  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:

    • What new developments have lead McJester to becoming a ‘house wife’
    • How he was mentored and what he took from it
    • How McJester prepares for DFS
    • Deadspots in pricing you can exploit
    • His live final experience
    • Advantage to building lineups by hand
    • The processes he thinks about when creating a lineup
    • Finding alternatives off low priced chalk plays
    • Using your imagination
    • Why he’d remove late swap
    • Refunding players with true late scratch players in them
    • How they celebrated his win
    • Life advice on living in the moment
    • His first fight
    • and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

McJesters’s FanDuel Live Final 1st place lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/McJester_PerfectLineup.png

McJester with Jack & FuegoSteve: Steve_with_McJester_Jack

VIDEO: McJester winning and hosting trophy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcismlcd4Hg

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
McJester on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mcjester_

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Ep 14 – Millionaire Winner “jrveurink” Interview – How a microstakes DFS player won big

Ep 14 – Millionaire Winner “jrveurink” Interview – How a microstakes DFS player won big

Hear Millionaire Winner Josh “jrveurink” Veurink talk about his big win, how he plays Daily Fantasy on a small scale, and how he developed his strategy while having a full time job. Josh shares how his exciting sweat unfolded the night he won, the podcasts and articles he trusts, and how many lineups he builds each weekend.  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.

TOURNAMENT WINNING “PERFECT LINEUP”:

Josh’s Week 17 NFL Perfect Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/JVeurink_WinningLineup.png

All 5 of Josh’s Week 17 Milly Maker Lineups:  https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/JVeurink_5_millymakerLIneups.png

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Josh’s background and day job
  • His family’s reaction to the big win
  • How he and his wife handle DFS in their life
  • How Josh sweated the big win
  • Why Josh was on Geronimo Allison at 0.4% owned
  • Josh’s weekly process for NFL
  • Podcasts and articles Josh trusts
  • Josh’s normal lineups and bankroll each weekend
  • How Josh built his winning lineup
  • What Josh will do with the money
  • Josh’s reaction to the DFS community support

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Josh on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jv2929

Josh’s video of his winning moment on twitter: https://twitter.com/JV2929/status/815817530006708224

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Ep 13 – Scott Hanson wins another $2,000,000!! – His strategy, sweat, and historic win in Daily Fantasy.

Ep 13 – Scott Hanson wins another $2,000,000!! – His strategy, sweat, and historic win in Daily Fantasy.

Hear our own Scott Hanson talk about his historic 2nd Fantasy Football Championship win at the DraftKings 2016 live final!! Listen in on what it is like to win a 2nd $2,000,000 playing DFS. Hear how he decided on his players, the sweat he had, and strategy he has implemented this year that he didn’t use in previous years. Hear what sites he uses in his process and gain some insight on how this now LEGEND in Daily Fantasy plays the game. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the DFS Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

TOURNAMENT WINNING “PERFECT LINEUP”:

Scott’s $2,000,000 DraftKings Perfect Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Scott_1stPlaceLineup.png

Scott’s 125th place lineup:https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Scotts125thLineup.png
Scott’s 150th place lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Scotts150thLineup.png

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • How a Goff TD saved the win for Scott
  • How Scott’s strategy was different for this year’s Qualifiers that helped achieve 3 seats in the live final
  • How Scott built his 3 lineups
  • The difference process for a live final week than a regular week of DFS
  • How Scott uses ProFootball Focus stats in building his lineups
  • How Scott buys into Jonathan Bales idea of “Anti-Fragile” lineups
  • Scott’s structured approach to lineup building
  • Using Rotogrinders Chris Gimino’s ownership percentages
  • Profiling WRs vs Defenses
  • Using Yahoo for analyzing matchups
  • A discount code for watching Perfect Lineup
  • How it felt to win $2Million the second time around
  • How Scott dealt with a big losing weekend this year
  • Themes to his live final lineups
  • How Scott and his wife celebrated their big win in NYC

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com

Scott’s ProFootball Focus instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQxnGJdHHYE
DraftKings video awarding top 3 winners on periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/w/1ZkKzqPawBZxv
Anti-fragility lesson from Jonathan Bales: https://rotogrinders.com/lessons/the-finale-an-antifragile-dfs-philosophy-807581
Ownership % Projections from Chris Gimino: https://rotogrinders.com/profiles/chrisgimino
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker

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Ep 12 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Scott’s 150 Lineup Building Process for Milly Maker – NFL Week 10

Ep 12 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Scott’s 150 Lineup Building Process for Milly Maker – NFL Week 10

Jason and Scott talk stacking games in the NFL, the lineup building process, and when to go contrarian to the Vegas Odds.   Jason and Scott analyze the NFL Week 10 DraftKings Millionaire Maker tournament and the winner of the $4 entry, $100K to first ‘Midseason Celebration’ winner on DraftKings. Subscribe to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction. Listen to gain some insight into how to go about building lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Fade or not to fade the top priced RB (David Johnson this past week)
  • Key players in the millionaire maker winning lineups
  • Stacking games in NFL tournament lineups
  • The stack breakdowns of the winner “mortyice” in the $2 Million, $100K to first tourney on DK
  • DK pricing changes and how that affects lineup building
  • Scott’s lineup building process each week without scripting
  • Scott’s approach to stacking, news, QB exposure and using Vegas vs his projections

Winning DraftKings Perfect Lineup for NFL Week 10 ($444 Millionaire Maker) – https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/draftkings_week10_millymakerwinner.png

Link to the DraftKings $1,000,000 tournament: https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/30362380

Winning DraftKings Perfect Lineup for NFL Week 10 ($4 Midseason Celebration) – https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/draftkings_week10_midseason100Kwinner.png

Link to the DraftKings $100,000 tournament: https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/31528188

Visual Breakdown of “mortyice” player stacks: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/MortyIce_QBStacks.pdf

 

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Ep 11 – Millionaire Winner Eric Crain “jakz101” Interview – His story, building a core strategy and how he celebrated

Ep 11 – Millionaire Winner Eric Crain “jakz101” Interview – His story, building a core strategy and how he celebrated

Hear Millionaire Winner Eric “Jakz101” Crain talk about his big win, how he got started in DFS, and how he developed his strategy. Eric gives advice on what site to start on, who to listen to for advice, and what he does for his process each week. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the DFS Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

TOURNAMENT WINNING “PERFECT LINEUP”:

Eric’s Week 8 NFL Perfect Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/winninglineup.jpg

Eric’s DraftKings Winnings Week 8: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AlltheWinnings_jakz101.jpg

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Eric’s wife, Karen, perspective on DFS
  • Lifestyle of a full time poker player
  • How Eric went from a losing DFS player to a successful player
  • People Eric learned from
  • How Eric balances bankroll
  • What sites Eric started on
  • Eric’s advice on which sites to start on
  • Different slates and how Eric attacks them
  • How Eric came up with his core strategy
  • Eric’s daily process and the time he puts in
  • Websites Eric uses in his process
  • How Eric balances life and DFS work
  • Building his core for his winning lineup
  • Who he trusts when building lineups
  • Eric’s focus between ownership and the best plays
  • How Eric sweated his big win
  • What the moment was like when he won
  • How Eric and his wife celebrated
  • What he will do with the money
  • How to learn to multi-entry
  • The satisfaction of DFS
  • What drew Eric into this lifestyle
  • Advice on getting started
  • Story of Eric’s username “jakz101”

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie:  http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Eric on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ericcrain

Watch Eric’s sweat of the million on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyQa0X9G-Xs

Eric’s Rotogrinders Course on Multi-Entry GPP Strategy: https://rotogrinders.com/marketplace/mass-multi-entering-nfl-gpps-330

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Ep 10 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Millionaire Winner Eric Craine’s 150 lineups breakdown – NFL Week 8

Ep 10 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Millionaire Winner Eric Craine’s 150 lineups breakdown – NFL Week 8

Dive into the analysis on the best player choices for Week 8 and a breakdown of how the winner “jakz101” created a strong ‘core’ of players that he built around. Jason and Scott talk how to set player exposure in your lineups determined by the rest of the field. Scott also talks his player choices based on home/road split, snap distributions and how he uses Pro Football Focus statistics.  Jason and Scott analyze the NFL Week 8 DraftKings Millionaire Maker tournament to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction. Listen to gain some insight into how to go about building lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Takeaways from the Top 10 lineups in the Milly Maker NFL Week 8
  • Using a small core to build lots of lineups
  • Making decisions based on the field’s player exposure
  • How impactful injuries can affect your tournament lineups
  • Why fading top priced WR can be a good strategy
  • How pivot plays can set you apart in tournaments
  • What type of players to feel comfortable having heavy exposure on
  • How paying attention to team injuries can give you insight into player usage
  • Using snap distributions and home/road splits for players
  • Using Pro Football Focus player grades to target players each week
  • How one injury on a Defense can really impact Offensive players output
  • Breakdown and takeaways of the top 150 lineups of the winner Eric “Jakz101” Craine
  • The actual DraftKings Perfect Lineup for the week if someone had built it (via RotoQL)

Winning DraftKings Perfect Lineup for NFL Week 8 – https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Week8_WinningLineup_jakz101.png

Link to the DraftKings Milly Maker tournament: https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/30579862

Visual Breakdown of “jakz101” top 150 lineups and player distribution: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/JAKZ101_lineupbreakdown.png

The DraftKings Perfect Lineup if one had built it (via RotoQL.com):https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/week8-dk-perfect-lineup-rotoql.jpg

 

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