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More Choice Coming to The BIG One; First 2020 Qualifier Set for This Sunday

The eighth annual edition of The BIG One will take place on Saturday and Sunday, September 19-20 at Laurel Park. There are a few changes that have been made to the 2020 event…but first, here’s what’s NOT changing.

Winning Days Twice as Nice for Gary Machiz, Paul Cush and Chuck LeFevre; Robert M. Moore and Wilson Anthony Each Pick Eight Monday Winners (Weekend Recap January 17-20)

A four-day, Pick & Pray holiday weekend afforded lots of opportunities for multi-tabling, and several players successfully did just that—including Gary Machiz, who wasted little time in setting the tone for the weekend.

Last Chances for Pegasus, Sam Houtston and 2019 NHC Tour Points Plus a Guaranteed 8 NHC Spots and $50,000 in Cash Highlight Four-Day Holiday Weekend

We have 25 featured tourneys across the four-day weekend that begins on Friday and concludes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Included are three important Last Chance events—one each on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. For the sake of chronological clarity, however, we begin our weekend preview with the five featured tourneys slated for Friday.

James Lisowsky Makes One Collection, Wins Three Grand Prizes; Dane Moore’s Big Winter Rolls On (Weekend Recap January 10-12)

Retired investment banker Jim Lisowsky clearly knows how to make a lot out of a little.

Eight Guaranteed NHC Seats, Including New Low Ratio “Maiden Special” Tourney Highlight 21 Featured Qualifiers and Cash Games This Weekend

There are no “Last Chance” tourneys and no “First Chance” games this weekend…yet chances abound—for onsite tournament seats and prize money across 21 featured events this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday and Sunday competitions are primarily Live-format games, but we get things started on Friday with six Pick & Prays.

Robbie Courtney and John Kimove Capture Three Friday Grand Prizes; Carl Rasak Sniffs Out the Sunday Bombs in All Optional Live Tourney (Weekend Recap January 3-5)

Robbie Courtney’s three-month saga seems to get even more remarkable with each passing week.

First Chance for Keeneland Grade One Gamble, Last Chance for Tampa, Plus Six All Optional Live Featured Events Ring in the First Weekend of the New Year

We all start the new year even, and in 2020 you can try to get things off on the right foot not just with a nice assortment of traditional Pick & Prays, but with six important All Optional Live tourneys on Saturday and Sunday. We choose 25 races, you decide which 10 of them you […]

Lisa Blevins to Join Newly Enriched Husband Jobby at NHC; Phillip Conway Captures Third Featured Cash Tourney of the Month (Weekend Recap December 27-29)

The plan was for Jobby Blevins to play in February’s NHC and for his wife Lisa to cheer him on as his “+1” in Las Vegas. That all changed last Friday…in more ways than one.

PPs for 2-Day Breeders’ Cup Tourney

Day One, Nov. 6 Day Two, Nov. 7    

Saturday NHC Super Qualifier with Eight Guaranteed Seats Among 21 Featured Tourneys During Final Weekend of 2019

A dozen seats to the 2020 NHC are certain to be awarded here this weekend—eight in a single day…in a single tourney. That represents just a small fraction of the featured action, however, during the 52nd and final weekend of 2019. It all begins on Friday.