DFS Tournament Report: NFL Week 4

It might not have been the highest scoring week but it was definitely among the most dramatic as a fumble out of the end zone led to a $700,000 difference in the amount top ranked grinder ChipotleAddict took home. That fumble led to him winning the Millionaire Maker on DraftKings. It was a huge night for ChipotleAddict as he also took second in the $700K Slant, won a FFWC seat and tied for another FFWC seat. Here’s a look at all the big GPPs for Week 4 of the NFL season:

DraftKings FFWC Live Final Qualifier Winners

Erikacason_nyg
chmi32n
nbonaddio x2
Tarheelsfan51311
ross1326
srolle
djpz420
Carl_Winslow/ChipotleAddict tied
ChipotleAddict
jhamilton99
mmcgru22
meolaman
BrandonAdams

FanDuel $6M Sunday Million ($25 entry)

1. brettrau24 176.12, $1,000,000
2. mcmagin 1746.2, $350,000
3. rootdown2 168.02, $150,000
4. stratas 167.92, $100,000
5. moose6421 167.02, $75,000

FanDuel $2M Rush ($5 entry)

1. grhm_houston 186.86, $150,000
2. miltsallin 178.92, $57,500
2. milstallin 178.92, $57,500
4. rwgutsch 175.98, $25,000
5. dhaynes935 172.46, $15,000

FanDuel $800K Monster ($300 entry)

1. sircharles1982 154.22, $100,000
2. pkyanks211 154.06, $60,000
3. bcalicore 152.44, $35,000
4. stlcardinalsfan84 152.34, $20,000
5. ryazan2000 150.06, $15,000

FanDuel $750K NBC Sunday Night Showdown ($5 entry)

1. mrtuttle05 119.26, $75,000
2. diomedes45 117.86, $40,000
3. gotto123 117.54, $25,000
4. mikejay 117.46, $15,000
5. knickvictor 117.06, $10,000

FanDuel $700K Thu NFL Rush ($5 entry)

1. wakefieldmafia 172.66
2. cisco6511 171.54
3. snake137 171.04
4. cos2015 170.04
5. pliskaa 168.66

DraftKings $7M Millionaire Maker ($20 entry)

1. ChipotleAddict 200.02, $1,200,000
2. ManOChild 199.44, $500,000
3. nawmsayin 199.32, $250,000
4. rsessions 199.12, $150,000
5. parkercokc 197.72, $100,000

DraftKings $1.5M Play-Action ($3 entry)

1. FreyaThePuppy 206.78, $100,000
2. acristic 206.16, $50,000
3. Mosand 205.02, $30,000
4. chopes 204.94, $20,000
5. pic330 204.16, $15,000

DraftKings $1M Kickoff Million ($3 entry)

1. slick1124 217.92, $100,000
2. whitaker9784 210.52, $50,000
3. wally1278 207.58, $30,000
4. planoryno 206.04, $20,000
5. PatchCan 205.76, $15,000

DraftKings $1M Blitz ($300 entry)

1. Stinger88 183.34, $150,000
2. rpoehrig 181.94, $75,000
3. Staneetanator 179.24, $50,000
4. jsurab 178.94, $30,000
5. MSteinberg09 177.52, $20,000

DraftKings $700K Slant ($9 entry)

1. ocdobv 201.88, $50,000
2. ChipotleAddict 200.02, $30,000
3. shawred 196.52, $20,000
4. Ctk012 196.14, $15,000
5. mjpol9 194.52, $10,000

11:25 p.m. ET

And that’s the game. I’ll post a review of all the GPP’s and live qualifiers shortly.

11:15 p.m. ET

What a crazy swing of events! Calvin Johnson is about to go into the end zone for a touchdown which will bring Seattle’s defense score down. Instead the ball gets punched out, goes out of the end zone and the Seattle D gets another two points. Let’s see if that changed anything…

On Fan Duel, hussflier and gmudd moved up to fifth and sixth respectively in the $6M Sunday Million but other than that there was no major movement or lead changes. The same could not be said on DraftKings, however, as that two points for the Seattle defense moved ChipotleAddict into the lead for the $1.2 million first place prize. It also moved Stinger88 into first place in the $1M Blitz.

10:56 p.m. ET

We have a defensive touchdown! But oh wait… it’s by the Lions which does nothing for DFS purposes. None of the standings change and the final 8:30 and how the Seahawks defense does will determine who wins the big money.

10:37 p.m. ET

It was another quiet quarter as only a Seahawks field goal was put on the board. The Seahawks defense is dominating but unfortunately for those needing points from them it’s not happening as they’ve forced no turnovers and have no sacks. The only significant change was bcalicore moving into third place in FanDuel’s $800K Monster as a result of Hauschka’s field goal. One more three pointer from the Seahawks kicker would move him into the lead.

9:45 p.m. ET

It was a low scoring first half that ends with the Seahawks holding a 10-3 lead. Let’s look at the current standings and players with PMR in the big GPP’s.

FanDuel $6M Sunday Million ($25 entry)

1. brettrau24 176.12
9. hussflier 165.22 (Seahawks D left)

FanDuel $2M Rush ($5 entry)

1. grhm_houston 186.86
4. rwgutsch 172.64 (Russell Wilson left)

FanDuel $800K Monster ($300 entry)

1. sircharles1982 154.22
5. bcalicore 147.44 (Hauschka left)
10. ganondorf 142.24 (Jimmy Graham left)

FanDuel $750K NBC Sunday Night Showdown ($5 entry)

1. mrtuttle05 107.46
… bunch of players with PMR left, should be an exciting finish!

FanDuel $700K Thu NFL Rush ($5 entry)

1. wakefieldmafia 172.66

DraftKings $7M Millionaire Maker ($20 entry)

1. ManOChild 199.44
4. ChipotleAddict 198.02 (Seahawks D)

DraftKings $1.5M Play-Action ($3 entry)

1. FreyaThePuppy 206.78
7. Mosand 203.02 (Seahawks D)

DraftKings $1M Kickoff Million ($3 entry)

1. slick1124 217.92

DraftKings $1M Blitz ($300 entry)

1. rpoehrig 181.94
2. Stinger88 181.34 (Seahawks D)

DraftKings $700K Slant ($9 entry)

1. ocdobv 201.88
2. ChipotleAddict 198.02 (Seahawks D)

9:25 p.m. ET

The Lions get three points which means minus three points for all those holding the Seahawks defense. That changes things up some…

On FanDuel that dropped hussflier and gmudd to ninth and tenth respectively in the $6M Sunday Million. At DraftKings, ChipotleAddict fell to fourth place in the $7M Millionaire Maker and Stinger88 slipped to second place in the $1M Blitz.

9:10 p.m. ET

The Seahawks get on the board first with Russell Wilson hooking up with Doug Baldwin. The only significant change on FanDuel was in the $2M Rush where rwgutsch moved into fifth place with Wilson on his roster. He’s just nine points out of second place but still has a ways to go to catch the leader grhm_houston who is 17 points ahead. There were no significant moves on DraftKings.

9:00 p.m. ET

The first quarter went by with no scoring but that’s good for those that have the Seahawks defense. The 10 points the defense gets at the start was good enough to change the following…

On FanDuel, Hussflier moved up to third in the $6M Sunday Million while gmudd now sits in fourth. Gmudd is also now in eighth place in the $2M Rush – it’s going to be a good day in his household as he’s looking to collect a good chunk of change. Ganondorf moved to seventh place in the $800K Monster with bcalicore close behind him in tenth place. Briandec now sits in eighth place in the Thu NFL Rush.

Over at DraftKings, ChipotleAddict takes the top spot in the $7M Millionaire Maker and will need the Seahawks D to continue to shut down the Lions – he also is now in second in the $700K Slant. Jimerti and CSURam88 both also move into the top 10. In the $1.5M Play-Action, Mosand is now in third just fractions of a point behind the leader. Kcid08 moved up to seventh in the $1M Kickoff Million and Stinger88 has taken the lead in the $1M Blitz.

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Scores came back down to earth this week with the winning scores in the big NFL GPPs being almost three figures lower than in Week 3. There’s still plenty on the line, however, and we’ll be here to provide live updates throughout the Monday Night Football game between the Lions and Seahawks to see if anyone can move up and make some more cash. We’ll also take a quick look at the Live Qualifiers and who takes down the seats.

Here’s a quick review of the current standings, the current winning lineups, and the players that have a chance at moving up the leader boards.

Note the players remaining are assumptions based on remaining salary.

DraftKings $7M Millionaire Maker ($20 entry)

ManOChild currently holds the top spot with a lineup that included the second big weekend in a row from Devonta Freeman and big days by Jeremy Maclin, Charles Clay, and Vincent Jackson. First glance at the standings would make you think he has it locked up but if you scroll down you’ll see that’s not the case as ChipotleAddict (#50 in RG’s TPOY race and #13 in NFL) sits in 40th place just a mere 8.42 points behind. He’ll need the Seahawks defense to show up – if they do, he’ll be $1.2 million dollars richer.

Current Standings:

1. ManOChild 199.44
2. nawmsayin 199.32
3. rsessions 199.12
4. parkercokc 197.72
5. themoneyman 197.14
40. ChipotleAddict 191.02 (Seahawks D)

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DraftKings $1.5M Play-Action ($3 entry)

FreyaThePuppy rode good days from Allen Hurns and Coby Fleener coupled with Freeman to the top of the standings in the $1.5M Play-Action. He too has to sweat out the Monday night game as Mosand is 10.76 points behind with the Seattle defense and cg31 is 14.42 points behind with $4,100 left in the RB slot which means he could roster either Abdullah or Rawls. Interesting decision for him coming in prior to tonight’s game.

Current Standings:

1. FreyaThePuppy 206.78
2. acristic 206.16
3. chopes 204.94
4. pic330 204.16
5. Bracelet76 204.02
28. Mosand 196.02 (Seahawks D)
57. cg31 192.36 (RB under $4,100 in salary)

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DraftKings $1M Kickoff Million ($3 entry)

The Thursday night slate big GPP on DraftKings sees slick1124 holding the top spot with a roster of Hurns, Freeman, Martellus Bennett, and Leveon Bell and his 31 fpt night. He holds a solid lock on the top spot as only kcid08 is within striking distance and would need a massive night from the Seahawks defense as he is 23.7 points behind.

Current Standings:

1. slick1124 217.92
2. whitaker9784 210.52
3. wally1278 207.58
4. planoryno 206.04
5. PatchCan 205.76
55. kcid08 194.22 (Seahawks D)

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DraftKings $1M Blitz ($300 entry)

The big high roller event on DraftKings is in for a thrilling ending as rpoehrig hopes the Seahawks defense chokes as Stinger88 (aka Brian Hastings) is only 7.6 points behind.

Current Standings:

1. rpoehrig 181.94
2. Staneetanator 179.24
3. ganondorf 174.64
4. Stinger88 174.34 (Seahawks D)
5. underjones 173.64

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DraftKings $700K Slant ($9 entry)

Ocdobv currently holds the top spot but he’ll also be sweating out the Seahawks defense as ChipotleAddict is lurking in ninth place just 10.86 points behind.

Current Standings:

1. ocdobv 201.88
2. shawred 196.52
3. Ctk012 196.14
4. mjpol9 194.52
5. baseball15678 193.72
5. MadScout 193.72
9. ChipotleAddict 191.02 (Seahawks D)

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FanDuel $6M Sunday Million ($25 entry fee)

The big GPP at FanDuel looks to be locked up as brettrau24 with a roster of Philip Rivers, Freeman, Bennett, and the Panthers defense holds a comfortable advantage over the only player who has a legitimate shot at catching him. That would be hussflier who is 17.9 points behind with the Seahawks defense remaining. Unlikely, but the Panthers defense did put up 18 points so it’s not impossible.

Current Standings:

1. brettrau24 176.12
2. mcmagin 174.62
3. rootdown2 168.02
4. stratas 167.92
5. moose6421 167.02
43. hussflier 158.22 (Seahawks D left)

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FanDuel $2M Rush ($5 entry fee)

Grhm_houston is nearly 8 points in front of the current second place finisher and barring a record-setting game from a kicker or Russell Wilson will likely win the top prize of the $2M Rush. It’s always good to get some points from your kicker but 27 points like he got from Cairos Santos is almost unheard of. Add in some Freeman, VJax, and Bennett and you have a winning roster.

Current Standings

1. grhm_houston 186.86
2. miltsallin 178.92
2. milstallin 178.92
4. emscfp 170.46
5. bsusea 169.22
48. dhaynes935 161.46 (Kicker left)
66. rwgutsch 160.50 (Russell Wilson left)

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FanDuel $800K Monster ($300 entry fee)

Sircharles1982 sits atop the Monster on FanDuel but will have to sweat out the rosters of high-profile DFS’ers bcalicore and ganondorf as those two both have 60 PMR remaining. Bcalicore has a kicker left and is just under 13 points behind in ninth place while ganondorf has Jimmy Graham left and is also about 13 points behind in 11th place.

Current Standings:

1. sircharles1982 154.22
2. pkyanks211 154.06
3. stlcardinalsfan84 152.34
4. ryazan2000 150.06
5. sircharles1982 146.82
9. bcalicore 141.44 (Kicker left)
11. ganondorf 141.14 (Jimmy Graham left)

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FanDuel $750K NBC Sunday Night Showdown ($5 entry fee)

As always with the Sunday Night Showdown, it’s much too early in a two-game slate to figure out what’s going on. Currently reptile77 holds the top spot but there’s plenty of PMR left remaining and he’ll likely need a low-scoring affair to hold on to the top spot.

Current Standings:

1. reptile77 99.36
2. gotto123 95.54
3. lantzman 94.86
4-6. keithbartee 937.76

FanDuel $700K Thur NFL Rush ($5 entry fee)

The big Thursday night GPP on FanDuel sees wakefieldmafia on top and only needing to fade a huge night from the Seattle defense to win it all. Wakefield’s roster included the big game from Le’Veon Bell as well as Freeman, VJax, and the surprising Falcons defense.

Current Standings:

1. wakefieldmafia 172.66
2. cisco6511 171.54
3. snake137 171.04
4. cos2015 170.04
5. pliskaa 168.66
82. briandec 155.84 (Seahawks D)

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Aaron Hendrix (thehazyone)

Aaron Hendrix is a former professional poker player who made the transition from season long fantasy sports to DFS in October of 2014. He used to cover poker tournaments for a living until stepping into his current role at RotoGrinders. He can be found on Twitter at @aaronhendrix