RG's Notorious and STLCardinals84 Have Huge Six-Figure Weekends

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It’s been a good run for a couple of RotoGrinders’ top contributors, as Justin Van Zuiden (aka STLCardinals84) and Derek Farnsworth (aka Notorious) are both coming off six-figure weekends.

Here’s a quick recap of the two’s massive hauls…

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STLCards Dominates MLB and PGA Contests

The DFS community loves to pick on Mike Pelfrey, and with good reason, as he’s the prototypical gas can that gives up lots of fantasy goodness. STLCardinals84 was one of those players on Friday night in DraftKings’ 1776 MLB celebration that featured a $1,776 buy-in with a $200,000 first-place prize. After Pelfrey escaped a first inning jam, he voiced a few concerns on Twitter…


Pelfrey would end up not defying the masses, however, and Van Zuiden’s game stack of the Rangers-White Sox game (that would total 15 runs), coupled with strong pitching outings from Jacob deGrom and Ariel Miranda, would catapult him up the leaderboards.

Van Zuiden didn’t go on to win, but a solid third-place finish for $75,000 along with a sixth-place finish that would net another $18K or so would lead the full-time CPA to a six-figure payday (one of the many he has had in MLB this season). STLCards then went on to post high scores in DraftKings PGA contests for the Quicken Loans National, including a fourth-place finish in the Dogleg for $15,000.

If you aren’t reading Van Zuiden’s premium content, you are missing out on some of the best insight in all of DFS.


Here’s a look at Justin’s third-place MLB lineup with the aforementioned game stack…

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Notorious, the Weekend Warrior

Not to be outdone, Notorious would have a big PGA weekend too, as he would take down a live final qualifier in the full four-day contests and also dominate the weekend action, winning two of the weekend-only GPPs, including the Country Club single entry for $12,500.

All in all it was a six-figure haul for Farnsworth as well, with his key play in the weekend contest being a low-owned Chucky Three Sticks (aka Charles Howell III) and his two-round total of 133 at just 12.5% ownership. Notorious would roster five players who shot a 137 or lower, all scoring 33.5 DK fpts or better.

Notorious provides the incredible free content you’re used to seeing on the RotoGrinders homepage, including the famous Grind Down and First Look, and also contributes RG Premium analysis on a frequent basis. Congrats on the huge weekend, Derek!


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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