Horseplayer Wins $825K @Horseshoe In Vegas 🏇

[Wagerallsports]

Horseplayer wins $825K at Horseshoe Las Vegas​

LV REVIEW JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION

Dan Piazza earned $825,000 after topping a field of 800 entries from 623 players to win the 26th NTRA National Horseplayers Championship on Sunday at Horseshoe Las Vegas.

Piazza, 64, a financial adviser from Chicago, held off a late charge from runner-up Tom Boyd at the final table to claim an Eclipse Award as the 2025 Horseplayer of the Year.

Piazza prevailed after amassing a mythical bankroll of $356.52 over the three-day tournament at the Horseshoe. Players attempted to earn the highest possible bankroll based on mythical $2 win/place wagers. There were mandatory assigned races on each contest day.

Boyd, from New Providence, New Jersey, finished second with $342.22 and took home $250,000.

Ray Hassan of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, placed third with a bankroll of $328.36 and won $200,000.

Boyd trailed Piazza by $68.90 heading into the final table, but closed the gap by cashing on Tampa Bay’s ninth race and gaining $36.20. He also earned $22 on Gulfstream’s eighth race to inch closer.

Santa Anita’s sixth race was the final race of the event. Piazza and Boyd wagered on 7-1 Commander, who finished off the board. Yacowlef, the 2-1 second choice, won to preserve the victory for Piazza, who cashed just once in the final table for $2.60 on Tampa Bay’s ninth race.

The tournament began Friday morning and was whittled down from 800 entries to 80 entries after Saturday. Bankrolls amassed during Day 1, Day 2 and the semifinals rolled over to the final table, where the 10 finalists competed in seven assigned races.

A total of $4.9 million in cash and prizes was awarded over the three days, including more than $3 million in cash alone. Tournament results can be found at NTRA.com.

 

[BMR Genie]

Wow! Almost a million!

How much is the entry fee for this contest?

 

[jjgold]

Excellent

 

[fiftycint]

great contest

 

[BigJay]

Horseplayer wins $825K at Horseshoe Las Vegas​

LV REVIEW JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION

Dan Piazza earned $825,000 after topping a field of 800 entries from 623 players to win the 26th NTRA National Horseplayers Championship on Sunday at Horseshoe Las Vegas.

Piazza, 64, a financial adviser from Chicago, held off a late charge from runner-up Tom Boyd at the final table to claim an Eclipse Award as the 2025 Horseplayer of the Year.

Piazza prevailed after amassing a mythical bankroll of $356.52 over the three-day tournament at the Horseshoe. Players attempted to earn the highest possible bankroll based on mythical $2 win/place wagers. There were mandatory assigned races on each contest day.

Boyd, from New Providence, New Jersey, finished second with $342.22 and took home $250,000.

Ray Hassan of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, placed third with a bankroll of $328.36 and won $200,000.

Boyd trailed Piazza by $68.90 heading into the final table, but closed the gap by cashing on Tampa Bay’s ninth race and gaining $36.20. He also earned $22 on Gulfstream’s eighth race to inch closer.

Santa Anita’s sixth race was the final race of the event. Piazza and Boyd wagered on 7-1 Commander, who finished off the board. Yacowlef, the 2-1 second choice, won to preserve the victory for Piazza, who cashed just once in the final table for $2.60 on Tampa Bay’s ninth race.

The tournament began Friday morning and was whittled down from 800 entries to 80 entries after Saturday. Bankrolls amassed during Day 1, Day 2 and the semifinals rolled over to the final table, where the 10 finalists competed in seven assigned races.

A total of $4.9 million in cash and prizes was awarded over the three days, including more than $3 million in cash alone. Tournament results can be found at NTRA.com.

@rdalert447 you ever played in of these?

What do they mean by “final table” ??

 

[BigJay]

Wow! Almost a million!

How much is the entry fee for this contest?

Wondering myself: usually 10k or 1k

 

[rdalert447]

Wow! Almost a million!

How much is the entry fee for this contest?

@rdalert447 you ever played in of these?

What do they mean by “final table” ??

There’s no entry fee. You have to win your way in through other contests. Contests entry fees range from $0 up to about $1500. I have never made it. Missed by .40c in a contest last year.

Final Table is a spin off what WSOP does. Last 10 or so contests square off at the final table late Sunday afternoon of the contest weekend.

 

[jjgold]

Horse racing contests are fun. There’s a couple good sites out there with contest every day.