Win $20,000 In The 2019 NFBC Post-Season Contest

[Greg Ambrosius]

After a three-year hiatus, the NFFC Post-Season Hold 'em Contest returns this season. We are offering a $20,000 grand prize for this MLB playoffs game and basing prizes on 300 teams, fewer than in previous years. We'll pay out the Top 15 finishers. Let's sell this one out and keep this contest running for years to come.

Cost of entry is $150 per team and you can have multiple teams. The one change for this contest is that we will lock lineups starting with the Divisional Round Series, not before the Wild Card games. This year we are watching the AL and NL Wild Card game results before locking in lineups with the eight remaining teams. This gives us two more days of signups after the regular season and more certainty with the playoff teams.

Also, we will work with owners on payment if they know they are going to have money on their Player Accounts from the NFBC regular season. Our goal is to get winnings on your Player Accounts before the end of that week, but even if it's not there by Wednesday or Thursday when you want to sign up and we know that we'll be depositing those winnings soon, we can work with each owner to secure those teams in advance. Just contact me, Tom or Darik and we'll register you for those teams and take it out of your account before week's end.

Okay, now onto the format, in case you missed it.

This is a Hold 'em Contest which rewards owners for each additional round those players are on your team. You are limited to the number of players per team you can have on your team per round, but the points double for players who advance from Round 1 to Round 2 and then triple if they are still on your roster for the World Series. Picking the right players in Round 1 from the right teams is the key to winning this contest.

Here's the Contest link: https://nfc.shgn.com/rules/263

Owners will select 16 players for Round 1 from the pool of available players from the eight MLB playoff teams. There is no draft for this contest, nor any salary cap. You pick who you want and build your roster that way.

The starting lineup/positions will consist of 10 hitters and 6 pitchers, with the same positions and position eligibility of standard NFBC leagues, except for one less catcher. All 16 players on a roster for a round are considered "active." There are no bench positions.

1 Catcher
1 First Baseman
1 Second Baseman
1 Shortstop
1 Third Baseman
4 Outfielders
1 Utility Player
6 Pitchers

This is a points-based scoring system. Players can accumulate points in the following ways:

Hitters
Single - 1 point
Double - 2 points
Triple - 3 points
Home Run - 4 points
OUT (AB - H) minus .25 point
RBI - 1 point
Run - 1 point
Walk - 1 point
Stolen Base - 1 point
HBP - 1 point

Pitchers
Win - 4 points
Save - 4 points
Earned Run - minus 1 point
Strikeout - 1 point
IP - 1 point (1/2 = .3334, 2/3 = .6667)

After Round 1, owners can replace any player on their roster that was eliminated from the playoffs with another player. However, that new addition starts at 1x their points. All remaining players get double their points in Round 2 and triple their points in Round 3. Rosters can also be updated with new players before Round 3, but again those new additions start at 1x.

There are limits to how many players you can have per team per round of the MLB playoffs. They are:

Round 1: Divisional Games
Minimum of one player from each of the eight remaining teams
Maximum of three players from one team

Round 2: League Championship Series
Minimum of two players from each team
Maximum of six players from one team

Round 3: World Series
Maximum of 10 players from each team and minimum of 6 players from each team

Thanks all for pushing us to return this contest and let's extend the NFBC season into November, right before we open the 2020 NFBC drafting season. Finally, we are actually and drafting baseball year-round. Good luck and enjoy the return of the NFBC Post-Season Hold 'em Contest.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's start a signup list and post it here since we have only 300 spots available. Thanks all for the support:

NFBC Post-Season Contest
1. Rian Lange
2. Jeffrey Cook
3. Robert Klein
4. Gregg Janoff
5. David Whilden
6. michael nelsen
7. Kenneth Gavron
8. George Kleemann
9. Douglas Gruber
10. Scott Zeidman
11. Michael O`Brien
12. Daniel Epstein
13. Steven Metzler
14. Jenny Butler
15. Steve Fiore
16. Eric Gailing
17. Eric Albright
18. Stephen Sondermann
19. John Magnozzi
20. Jeffrey Cook
21. Christopher Chaloux
22. Beau Reid
23. Beau Reid
24. Christopher Buitenbos
25. Jason Duponte
26. Jason Duponte
27. Michael Lins
28. Joshua Dawalt
29. Ryan Robish
30. Jeffrey Cook
31. Dale Morgan
32. Steven Metzler
33. Michael Christie
34. Scott Feschuk
35. matthew jacobson
36. Mathew Reese
37. Lisa Schinker
38. Douglas Gruber
39. Philippe Dussault
40. Michelle Smith
41. James Bradtke
42. James Bradtke
43. James Bradtke
44. Jeffrey Cook
45. Alexander Krivosheev
46. Wyatt Gill
47. Anthony Krebs
48. Todd Whitestone
49. Todd Whitestone
50. Stephen Ruschak
51. Scott Jenstad
52. Andre Bourcier
53. Andre Bourcier
54. Andre Bourcier
55. jack anthony
56. Steven Dannaway
57. Robert Klein
58. Roy Ericson III
59. Roy Ericson III
60. Stephen Atkinson
61. Ryan Marsh
62. Andy Robinson
63. Andy Robinson
64. Jason Aberli
65. mike brace
66. Harley Ratner
67. Don Lacknett
68. Anthony Palavis
69. Anthony Palavis
70. Erik Sudigala
71. Andrew Viglietti
72. Michelle Smith
73. Jason Gill
74. John Lyons
75. John Lyons
76. Kevin Grady
77. Kevin Grady
78. Christopher Cosley
79. Christopher Cosley
80. Christopher Cosley
81. Christopher Cosley
82. Christopher Cosley
83. DARREN LYONS
84. James Wilson
85. Ted Cohan
86. Ted Cohan
87. Ted Cohan
88. Jose Parapar
89. John Riccio
90. Herb Eroh
91. Herb Eroh
92. Paul Sporer
93. Andrew Edenbaum
94. Jim Christie
95. Jeffrey Cook
96. Jeffrey Cook
97. Timothy Reinwald
98. Douglas Roth
99. Joseph Illari
100. Douglas Roth
101. Marilyn Snell
102. Christopher Chaloux
103. James Mehall
104. Ryan Erickson
105. Jody Earley
106. Joe Meyer
107. Richard Kulaski
108. Jacob Boehm
109. Ken Clark
110. Ken Clark
111. John Rozek
112. Paul Mammino
113. Ryan Fedor
114. Kevin Kulp
115. Jeffrey Gray
116. Greg Blankenship
117. Mark Hartsfield
118. Dennis Gahry
119. Leonard Ringle
120. Lisa Schahet
121. Michael Hegarty
122. Joshua Shugart
123. Jeff Thomas
124. Ben Klein
125. Kevin O'Rourke
126. John OBrien
127. Colin Weatherwax
128. John Roberts
129. Dave Clum
130. John OBrien
131. Sam Johnson
132. Steven Kalfaian
133. Pat Tremaglio
134. Derren Teixeira
135. Stephen Jupinka
136. Stephen Jupinka
137. Stephen Jupinka
138. Phil Serraino
139. karen frye
140. John Laghezza
141. Jordan Mohs
142. Glenn Lowy
143. Dave Bristow
144. Bryan Daniels
145. Chris Killman
146. Rick Garlinghouse
147. BRYAN BROOKS
148. BRYAN BROOKS
149. Ryan Faye
150. Mark Hatton
151. nickolaus sackett
152. Luke Norris
153. Steve Wells
154. Russel Wyatt
155. Steven Shaw
156. Michael Alexander
157. Robert Glennon
158. Chris Corcoran
159. Chris Corcoran
160. Kyle Estes
161. Steven Weimer
162. John Fousek
163. James MacDonald
164. elliott pell
165. Steve Wells
166. Steve Wells
167. Steve Wells
168. Steve Wells
169. Steve Wells
170. Steve Wells
171. Steve Wells
172. thad shirley
173. Scott Keikoan
174. Scott Keikoan
175. Scott Keikoan
176. Scott Keikoan
177. Scott Keikoan
178. Scott Keikoan
179. Scott Keikoan
180. Scott Keikoan
181. David Miller
182. Dustin Wagner
183. Jeffrey Holbrook
184. Jason Duponte
185. Jason Duponte
186. Jason Duponte
187. Dave Smith
188. Ryan Atkins
189. Justin Aspite
190. Mark Hartsfield
191. Justin Aspite
192. kelly bates
193. Stephen Ruschak
194. Chris Fessler
195. Chris Fessler
196. Chris Fessler
197. KEVIN KIRVES
198. Daniel Polisano
199. KEVIN KIRVES
200. KEVIN KIRVES
201. KEVIN KIRVES
202. KEVIN KIRVES
203. KEVIN KIRVES
204. Steven Metzler
205. scott vetter
206. KEVIN KIRVES
207. William Dandridge
208. KEVIN KIRVES
209. KEVIN KIRVES
210. KEVIN KIRVES
211. David Einhorn
212. Jody Earley
213. Chris Bieri
214. Jason Kufs
215. matthew jacobson
216. Paul Weber
217. Kenneth Enfield
218. Michael Hegarty
219. Andrew Nolan
220. RYAN SEES
221. John OBrien
222. Rian Lange
223. Rian Lange
224. Brian Rudd
225. Gordon Whitlow
226. Douglas Gruber
227. Curtis Jones
228. Peter Christensen
229. Gregory Tarascio
230. Justin Salinger
231. Michael Pennywark
232. silas dain
233. silas dain
234. Stephen Jupinka
235. thomas eshenfelder
236. Mark Hartsfield
237. silas dain
238. Mark Hartsfield
239. Christopher Chaloux
240. Mark Hartsfield
241. Daniel DaSilva
242. Daren Eliason
243. Mark Hartsfield
244. David Dorman
245. Roger Martin
246. John Peterson
247. Craig Dean
248. Douglas Gruber
249. Shawn Harvey
250. Eric Albright
251. Alan Gellin
252. Philippe Dussault
253. Jason Aberli
254. Matt Paul
255. Andrew Bagley
256. Nate Anderson
257. Randahl Short
258. Philippe Dussault
259. David Archambault
260. Ben Fils
261. Tim Sansome
262. Thomas Evans
263. Scott Burke
264. Michael Fozard
265. Stephen Atkinson
266. Jeff Singer
267. Duane Hotkevich
268. Sam Johnson
269. Michael Faulkner
270. Tom O`Bryan
271. Robert Riemer
272. Doug Townsend
273. Daniel Bourdon
274. Jason Duponte
275. Jason Duponte
276. Jason Duponte
277. Kerry Cockrell
278. Chris Fargis
279. MICHAEL MARCINKUS
280. Ryan Robish
281. Bill Strickler
282. John Downing
283. James Milkowski
284. ryan gorman
285. Joe Gonzalez
286. Michael Kawazoe
287. Chris uram
288. Chris Corcoran
289. John Rozek
290. Jeff Erickson
291. Richard Kulaski
292. Doug Townsend
293. Jeffrey Matthews
294. Chris Cosley
295. Jeffrey Cook
296. Lindy Hinkelman
297. Jason Duponte
298. Vlad Sedler
299. Chris Fargis
300. Joshua Shugart
301. Stephen Jupinka
302. Silas Dain
303. Kyle Pitman

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, we are down to nine eligible MLB teams now for the NFBC Post-Season Contest as the Milwaukee Brewers were eliminated last night when Josh Hader couldn't find the strike zone. One AL team will be eliminated tonight and then we'll have our final field of eight playoff teams.

You can start to set your starting lineups for Round 1 of our Post-Season Contest, but it won't save until we eliminate one team tonight. Lineups will save tomorrow morning and will be available to make changes just before the first pitch on Thursday afternoon. This should be a lot of fun.

We have 149 spots left in the NFBC Post-Season Contest as of this morning with 30+ hours to go. Let's sell this one out as we are guaranteeing the prize money, which includes $20,000 to the eventual champion. Thanks all and best of luck.

And be ready to draft once the World Series ends as we will be launching the 2020 NFBC site sooner than ever before. Draft Champions 4-Hour drafts are right around the corner!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, Registration locks tonight at around 4:55 pm ET before the first game. We currently have 225 teams entered into the NFBC Post-Season Contest, so still room for you to get in.

It takes a few minutes to set your Round 1 lineup, so secure those teams now and be ready to create that winning lineup. Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We are just over 270 teams for the NFBC Post-Season Contest with about 90 minutes to go. Lineups will lock a few minutes before 5 pm ET, so don't delay if you want to secure a team and compete for the $20,000 grand prize. Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

13 More Spots Away From 300 Teams!!! Who wants a last second team in this Post-Season Contest?

https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/baseball?for=0;263

[Greg Ambrosius]

Round 2 of the NFBC Post-Season Contest starts tonight at 8:08 pm ET. Please lock in your second round rosters before then and best of luck in the battle for the $20,000 grand prize.

To move a current player to a new position (say 2B to SS), you have to first open up that new position. So if you have a Second Baseman that you want moved to Shortstop because he has dual eligibility then just bench your current SS. Even if you still want that SS for Round 2, benching him and then adding him back at a different position won't affect his 2x status. Don't worry, you won't lose the 2x designation because you took him out of your starting lineup today. The software will remember that he was on your team and will keep him at 2x even at the new position and even though you had to bench him first.

This is the only way to move a player to a new position. Open the position you want him moved to first or bench him first and then move him back at a new position. Either way, the software will recognize players you had in Round 1 and if they are on your roster in Round 2 they will get 2x designation even if you had to bench them to get them at a new position.

Hope this helps. Good luck all.

[Wolfpac]

Doesn’t look like the 2x scoring was working for last nights game

[Daren E]

+1 (I think), although I'm not 100% sure how to even figure out if the 2x is working or not. Can somebody point us in the right direction to show us where the 2x shows up?

[skmetz51]

Just wondering if there is a scoring issue that might be affecting some teams. I was checking the rosters of the top teams and the teams stats for #10 Kawazoe list everyone in the owner's lineup with X2 and includes players already eliminated from the competition -- Kepler, Meadows, Acuna and Bellinger -- as listed among the starters, and they are also designated as x2 players. Qbviously would be helpful to know the current rosters of all the teams to know what we're all up against. Thanks, Steve M