We started out in 2004 as the only high-stakes contest in the industry to host regional live events, starting in Las Vegas, New York and Chicago. Fifteen years later we are still hosting live NFBC events in those three cities. In 2004, we hosted a total of 17 contests: 13 Main Event leagues between the three cities and 4 auction leagues. That's a total of 243 teams.
This year we will host close to 800 different drafts and auctions with over 12,000 teams and more than $3.6 million in prize money. We've come a long way baby!!
We've also hosted at a lot of different venues in New York City as we went from available space there in 2004 to much tighter space in 2019. We started at the Javits Center, went to the New York Sheraton, the New York Hilton, Hotel Penn and now to the Stewart Hotel these last two years. We've gone from no media coverage at the beginning to having our Friday Night Ultimate League covered live by SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio the last four years. This year FNTSY Sports Network will also be there to cover our $2500 Auction Championship League and the three Main Event leagues. Now the whole country can follow what happens in New York City.
So with all of that in mind, let's have one thread on these Message Boards to show off the draft/nomination orders for each New York event and provide some space for some smack talking. At the very least, let's have a spot to show who competed in New York City during our 16th season of the NFBC. Here you go, and don't be afraid to smack talk here:
New York $1,400 Auction
Friday, March 15, 9 am ET
1. Anthony Palavis
2. Michael Edelman
3. Michael Mager
4. Errol Thompson
5. Andy Saxton
6. Chris Throop
7. Ariel Cohen
8. Kevin Krieger
9. James Maples
10. Dan Satinoff
11. Kent Stermon
12. Anson Chan
13. Mark Northan
14. Matthew Bruinix
15. Richard Talley
New York $2,500 Auction
Friday, March 15, 2:30 pm ET
1. Michael Wallis
2. Chris Vaccaro
3. Shawn Johnson
4. Michael DeCavalcante
5. Roy Ericson III
6. Dan Satinoff
7. Anthony Mezzatesta
8. Phil Consiglio
9. Jason Duponte
10. James Maples
11. Marc Fleisher
12. Ante Meich
13. Mark Srebro
14. Rick Talley
15. Ben Zamfino
New York $1,400 Auction
Friday March 15, 4 pm ET
1. Emilio Cutaneo
2. Tom Rath
3. John Spurlock
4. Errol Thompson
5. Todd Whitestone
6. Matt Modica
7. Anson Chan
8. Brian Zirlin
9. Rich McCormick
10. Kevin Krieger
11. Tom Sudol
12. John Donadio
13. Winston Sapigao
14. Chris Throop
15. Ken Magner
The draft spots for the New York MTM Invitational Ultimate League are picked right at the draft table, but here are the participants:
NFBC ULTIMATE LEAGUES
NEW YORK
MTM INVITATIONAL, Stewart Hotel
Friday, March 15, 8 pm ET
1. Jason Duponte
2. Michael Mager
3. Daniel Semsel
4. David Einhorn
5. Mike Massotto
6. Kent Stermon
7. Samuel Horton
8. Matt Modica
9. Leonard Ringle
10. Michael Edelman
11. Scott Fleming
12. Simon Hanft
13. Anthony Palavis
14. Joe Thelen
15. Marc Perlmutter
Now stop crying. We are all expecting a little more from an NFBC HOF inductee who should be able to take down any league he's in even carrying Emma as dead weight. 
