DFS Tournament Report: NFL Week 5

A thrilling finish to the Monday Night Football game led to a thrilling finish in GPPs across the industry. It was a big night for two of the bigger names in the industry as CONDIA took down two live final qualifiers on DraftKings as did 00oreo00 (who also took down the $600K Slant). Here’s a look at who won what…

DraftKings Live Final Qualifier Winners

CONDIA x2
00oreo00 ×2
sackmansworld
iamoris
pickingnutshells
Jpack08
davish
smittydome
kingspoint11
syntheticvirus

DraftKings $7M Millionaire Maker($20 Entry)

1. chenthai15 255.62, $1,200,000
2. mcnizzi 252.92, $500,000
3. bluepride27 250.26, $250,000
4. erock07 249.12, $150,000
5. rodrjo 244.8, $100,000

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

1. Rberdy74 254.24, $100,000
2. bcorrell 254.22, $50,000
3. gzilla9 253.82, $30,000
4. mcnizzi 252.92, $20,000
5. cday120 252.9, $15,000

DraftKings $1M Kickoff Million ($3 Entry)

1. james.shear1 260.0, $100,000
2. Mekingkhi 259.24, $50,000
3. Borrayo805 254.48, $30,000
4. wheel33 253.48, $20,000
5. catball12 251.3, $15,000

DraftKings $850K Blitz ($300 Entry)

1. parkercokc 232.18, $125,000
2. Marauder181 222.04, $75,000
3. marcomichael 216.4, $40,000
4. johnmont5 215.6, $25,000
5. twtwojtan 215.14, $20,000

DraftKings $600K Slant ($9 entry)

1. 00oreo00 244.52, $50,000
2. JRwebbie3 243.04, $30,000
3. GenosJawBreakers 242.62, $20,000
4. valleytigers 241.62, $10,000
5. maguirmj 239.12, $7,500

FanDuel $5M Sunday Million ($25 entry)

1. joshua9028 206.54, $1,000,000
2. bobbymercer 205.44, $350,000
3. birdman115 204.54, $150,000
4. lvfirecracker 202.94, $100,000
5. nickc73 202.80, $75,000

FanDuel $2M Rush ($5 entry)

1. dirtyd18 212.84, $150,000
2. rybo1977 208.44, $75,000
3. chriswebber 207.44, $40,000
4. smdubberly 206.92, $25,000
5. liveforthepump1 206.84, $12,500
5. chel307 206.84, $12,500

FanDuel $750K Monster ($300 entry)

1. tanga123 194.02, $100,000
2. goodluckchris9 188.3, $60,000
3. mtadin 186.54, $35,000
4. hoihoihead 182.24, $25,000
5th-10th. dieselmachine 182.14, $9,500 each

FanDuel $600K Thu NFL Rush ($5 entry)

1. hermdogg 215.6, $50,000
2. caeserleo18 212.6, $25,000
3. antvetr 209.6, $15,000
4. fanga0 206.74, $10,000
5. riners 206.40, $7,500

FanDuel $600K NBC Sunday Night Showdown ($5 entry)

1. sagitrus 174.64, $50,000
2. jkw2015 173.94, $25,000
3. murrican1 172.44, $12,500
3. zerbe 172.44, $12,500
5. alanpoulson 171.64, $8,000

11:36 p.m. ET

A dramatic drive by the Steelers capped by a 1 yard TD from Le’Veon Bell as time expires ends things. We’ll have final standings momentarily.

11:22 p.m. ET

A 54 yard Josh Lambo field goal gives the Chargers the lead with three minutes left in the game.

11:11 p.m. ET

A Vick to Wheaton bomb doesn’t change much other than giving the Chargers offense the ball back. More opportunities for Rivers, Gates, and Allen.

11:05 p.m. ET

Antonio Gates gets his second TD of the night, a score that definitely had an impact. Let’s take a look…

On FanDuel, Joshua0928 is just .3 points behind bobbymercer in the $5M Sunday Million now and the entire top 10 has changed as a result of the Gates TD. Dirtyd18 leads the $2M Rush. Tanga123 passed the 6 team train of dieselmachine in the $750K Monster. Drozayy now holds the lead in the $600K NBC Sunday Night Showdown while hermdogg continues to hold on in the $600K Thu Rush.

At DraftKings, the Gates TD was a huge one for chenthai15 who moved into first place in the $7M Millionaire Maker. Gzilla9 still leads in the $1.5M Play-Action and james.shear1 took the lead in the $1M Kickoff Million. Parkercokc still leads the $850K Blitz and 00oreo00 has taken the lead in the $600K Slant.

10:48 p.m. ET

The Chargers tie things up with a Josh Lambo field goal but that doesn’t change anything.

10:45 p.m. ET

It’s the end of the third quarter – the Chargers are driving and a TD from Gates or Allen could cause some big changes.

10:34 p.m. ET

Keenan Allen finally did some damage but a pick six for the Steelers D ends the Chargers drive. Drozayy has taken the lead in the $600K NBC Sunday Night Showdown on FanDuel but nothing else has changed on that site. On DraftKings, gzilla9 has taken the lead in the $1.5M Play-Action thanks to Allen – that’s the only significant change there.

10:27 p.m. ET

What was supposed to be a high scoring game continues to be a defensive struggle as the game is now halfway through the third quarter and there have been no significant drives.

9:55 p.m. ET

It was a low scoring first half but there were still points to be had with Le’Veon Bell being the star of the first half along with Antonio Gates. Let’s take a look at where the GPPs stand:

FanDuel – bobbymercer continues to lead the $5M Sunday Million with joshua9028 12.7 points behind with Antonio Gates left. Smdubberly leads the $2M Rush with dirtyd18 7.88 points behind with Gates remaining. Dieselmachine is still dominating the $750K Monster with 12 of the top 13 spots. He does have a sweat though as tanga123 is 10.12 points behind with Bell and Gates left. Heliveson08 continues to hold the lead in the $600K NBC Sunday Night Showdown but there are two players in 3rd with two more players left and only four points behind so that lead is skating on thin ice. Hermdogg and his Gates led team continue to hold on in the $600K Thu Rush.

DraftKings – bluepride27 is holding on in the Milly Maker with an 11 point lead over chenthai15 (Gates left) and 14 point lead over nlemieux (Allen left). Ibroody leads the $1.5M Play-Action but that lead is soon to be gone as he is only 1/2 point ahead of second place gzilla9 (Allen left) and 4.5 points ahead of JarenAmoroso (A.Brown left). Borrayo805 leads the $1M Kickoff Million with a 11 point lead over james.shearl1 who has Gates remaining. Parkercokc with Le’Veon Bell has taken the lead in the $850K Blitz. IceDogDurocher continues to hold on in the $600K Slant but holds just a four point lead over 00oreo00 who has Gates left.

9:31 p.m. ET

Still no scores but the Steelers are driving behind the legs of Le’Veon Bell with a little more than 6 minutes left in the half.

9:08 p.m. ET

The first quarter ends with not much offense outside of a long Antonio Brown catch and run that didn’t change anything in the big GPP standings.

8:40 p.m. ET

That didn’t take long as Philip Rivers hits Antonio Gates for his 100th career touchdown reception. That helps out chenthai15 in the DraftKings Millionaire Maker as he has Gates – it pulls him to within 12.44 points of the leader and up to third place overall. It also helps rberdy74 and bcorrell to each move into the top 10 of the $1.5M Play-Action. James.shear1 and Mekingkhi also move into the top 10 in the $1M Kick-Off Million as a result of the Gates TD. Tjwojtan moves into eighth in the $850K Blitz and 00oreo00 moved into sixth in the $600K Slant.

On FanDuel, dirtyd18 moved into 8th in the $2M Rush with the Gates score. Hermdogg in the meantime took over the top spot in the $600K Thu NFL Rush with that TD.

8:30 p.m. ET

And the game is underway. Stay tuned for updates after every scoring play and at the end of each quarter.

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The big names weren’t the stars of the day as it was the likes of Josh McCown, Blake Bortles, Tyler Eifert, Gary Barnidge, and Doug Martin that put up the biggest numbers of the day and to contend in a big GPP you likely had to have at least two of those players along with DFS superstar Devonta Freeman who put up yet another big number. Plenty of superstars left in play tonight in the Steelers-Chargers game, however, so there could be some changes as the night progresses. We’ll be here throughout the night providing live updates and will also review the Live Qualifiers and who takes down the seats at the end of the night.

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)

With a lineup led by Martin and Barnidge, bluepride27 currently holds the lead in the Millionaire Maker but he does have a sweat on his hands as 10th place nlemiuex is just under 18 points behind with Keenan Allen remaining.

Current Standings:

1. bluepride27 250.26
2. richgolf 243.04
3. squearl122 237.8
4. familydoc 236.34
5. TNTATTOOS24 235.58
10. nlemieux 232.34 (Keenan Allen left)

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

Doug Martin and Tyler Eifert have helped ibroody to the lead but it’s likely to be short-lived as he only has a four point advantage over second place gzilla9 who has Antonio Brown left.

Current Standings:

1. iBroody 246.2
2. gzilla9 242.12 (Antonio Brown left)
3. Anthnmag 239.34
4. steever89 238.04
5. jdub21 237.7

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DraftKings $1M Kickoff Million ($3 entry)

A McCown-Barnidge-Martin led team has Borrayo805 sitting in the top spot with an impressive score of 254.48. It’s a lead that looks to be safe currently as there were no teams within striking distance with notable PMR.

Current Standings:

1. Borrayo805 254.48
2. catball12 251.3
3. ajwheeler1 250.38
4. QuackQuackBoom 244.62
5. Llamaking 243.44

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DraftKings $850K Blitz ($300 entry)

The DraftKings “high roller” sees marcomichael holding a shaky lead as parkercokc sits in fourth less than ten points behind with fantasy superstar Le’Veon Bell remaining.

Current Standings:

1. marcomichael 216.4
2. robbie622 209.02
3. bartlax21 208.18
4. parkercokc 206.48 (Le’Veon Bell left)
5. toobigtofail 203.44

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DraftKings $600K Slant ($9 entry)

Martin and Barnidge along with a bunch of Patriots has IceDogDurocher holding the top spot and it’s a lead that looks to be safe as we head into MNF.

Current Standings:

1. IceDogDurocher 234.6
2. jg349476 233.24
3. Bandit12864 231.94
4. richiebanks 230.84
5. mjmdam1 229.34

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FanDuel $5M Sunday Million ($25 entry fee)

Bobbymercer looks as if he’s about to become a Millionaire as his lineup of Martin-Justin Forsett-Eifert and Brady-Edelman holds the top spot with no players within striking range with notable PMR.

Current Standings:

1. bobbymercer 205.44
2. lvfirecracker 202.94
3. tightywhytey 197.44
4. sarakrueger 196.54
5. dwoody51 195.60

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FanDuel $2M Rush ($5 entry fee)

Smdubberly used a Bortles-Robinson stack along with Martin and Eifert to take the current top spot. However, he does have a small sweat as arico1987 is 18 points behind with Keenan Allen left.

Current Standings

1. smdubberly 206.92
2. broncojoe 205.04
2. broncojoe 205.04
4. footballfanatic217 202.08
5. hailcesear 199.15
56. arico1987 188.88 (Keenan Allen left)

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FanDuel $750K Monster ($300 entry fee)

The FanDuel “high roller” is dominated by dieselmachine who holds 12 of the top 13 spots including the top six. Prisoncoptodd is just under 24 points behind with Le’Veon Bell left. I think it’s safe to say that dieselmachine will not be a Bell fan tonight.

Current Standings:

1st-6th. dieselmachine 182.14
21. prisoncoptodd 158.7 (Le’Veon Bell)

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FanDuel $600K Thur NFL Rush ($5 entry fee)

Seeinggreen is currently seeing green as he leads the way along with kemetkilimanjaro in the FanDuel big Thursday GPP. However, there are plenty of players within striking distance and it’s unlikely that he’ll hold onto the top spot. Five players are within 20 points with notable PMR left (see below).

Current Standings:

1. seeinggreen 198.90
1. kemetkilimanjaro 198.90
3. mellowcannon 198.28
4. jjgrennie87 197.18
5. avalanche148 196.40
11. playalltheway 193.10 (WR under $6200)
14. glj25 192.36 (kicker left)
20. hermdogg 189.90 (TE under $5,600)
58. titanup5 184.98 (Keenan Allen left)
100. lferrando802 181.98 (Le’Veon Bell left)

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FanDuel $600K 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 heliveson08 holds the top spot but there’s plenty of PMR left remaining.

Current Standings:

1. heliveson08 137.24
2. mpreardon89 133.64
3. gdubs90 132.04
3. rowen1 132.04
3. cheefalini 132.04

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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