SOLD OUT: Chicago March 16 $1300 Auction Championship

[Greg Ambrosius]

The NFBC Auction Championship Leagues are filling up across all three cities and now Chicago is next. ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT in the Friday, March 16th 4 pm CT Chicago Auction Championship League at the Sheraton Northbrook. Don't delay if you want to secure your spot now because this one is filling fast. We're also closing in on a full Main Event league in Chicago and would love to get two leagues there this year. Hurry if you want that guaranteed spot.

Here's the current signup list for the Chicago Auction League:

CHICAGO
$1300 AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP
Sheraton Northbrook
1. Mike Rothe
2. Christopher Cosley
3. Vince Clemente
4. David Van Der Stuyf
5. Kyle Brinkmann
6. Brian Jenner
7. John Pausma
8. Robert Nolter
9. Zachary Olszewski
10. John Lyons
11. Todd Cohen
12. Mike Diedrich
13. Jason Aberli
14. Hiep Hoang
15. Derrick Kaleta

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT in the Chicago Auction Championship League on Friday, March 16th at 4 pm CT. This is almost like a home league for most of these folks, but we have added some old friends back to this league. Don't delay if you want to get into this league because it's going to sell out fast. Plus we also are close to filling up our first Chicago Main Event, so grab a spot there as well if you want to return.

Here's the current signup list for the Auction Championship League:

CHICAGO
$1300 AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP
Sheraton Northbrook
1. Mike Rothe
2. Christopher Cosley
3. Vince Clemente
4. David Van Der Stuyf
5. Kyle Brinkmann
6. Brian Jenner
7. John Pausma
8. Robert Nolter
9. Zachary Olszewski
10. John Lyons
11. Todd Cohen
12. Mike Diedrich
13. Hiep Hoang

[Tom Kessenich]

Our Chicago auction league is unofficially SOLD OUT. We have a couple of people who have requested to have spots secured who haven't signed up yet but once they do it'll officially be closed. Here's a look at the lineup card in the Windy City:

CHICAGO
$1300 AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP
Sheraton Northbrook
1. Mike Rothe
2. Christopher Cosley
3. Vince Clemente
4. David Van Der Stuyf
5. Kyle Brinkmann
6. Brian Jenner
7. John Pausma
8. Robert Nolter
9. Zachary Olszewski
10. John Lyons
11. Todd Cohen
12. Mike Diedrich
13. Jason Aberli
14. Hiep Hoang
15. Derrick Kaleta

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, quick question for the Windy City participants. Is there enough interest to add a second $1300 Auction Championship to the schedule on the weekend of March 16-17? Would a Friday 10 am Auction Championship fill up a day of auctions or would a Saturday 5 pm Auction work best? Anyone up for a Main Event-Auction Championship doubleheader on St. Patrick's Day?

Wow, that might be something. Let me know and we can add if needed. Thanks all and good luck.

[Tom Kessenich]

We have added a second auction time in Chicago. 5 pm CT on Saturday March 17 is now on registration. So there's still a way to get into an auction in Chicago or join a second league you can now do that. Sign up and let's play two in the Windy City this year.

[COZ]

Great another chance to try to claim my first Auction Championship. Tom, I'll take all 15 spots. Thanks much.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Thanks to all of our loyal, die-hard Chicago auction players yesterday for putting up with server issues last night and trudging through a later than expected start and a slow reserve round. Again, we apologize for the constant refreshing of the board, but it was the only way last night to force feed those picks through a clogged server. I know Al and Dean did the best they could and Dean said everyone was fantastic last night, but make sure you get another round of beers on us today. We prevented you from seeing that Virginia upset last night.

We will have a smooth ride today with the software as the server was updated overnight and tested through. Enjoy the Chicago Main today and good luck.

Just a note that auction players do have two auction boards on their My Teams page: One with the initial 23 rounds and dollar values and then the one with the reserve round picks. The auction grid shows the players in their respective positions and the dollar values, which seems to have more meaning to everyone now.

Look at the "auction" section
The "Draft complete" link is just your 30 guys...no prices.
Right below it is "(Auction Results)" link...that is where you can see $$$ spent during auction on guys.

Good luck all.

[Brian Jenner]

The spread was pretty good, but it's too bad we couldn't have arranged for this for the Chicago auction!! Maybe next year we opt for pizza? haha