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I'm excited to announce that our host site for the Chicago NFFC live events on Sept. 3-4 will be the Trackside at Arlington Park. Trackside is the OTB area opposite the grandstand and is actually just off the grounds. It has its own parking area and all parking will be free for NFFC participants. We are in the 6,500 square foot ballroom in Trackside for Friday and Saturday and will be surrounded by TVs, sports bars, good food and horse racing!!

It's a great, great setup and food and beverages will be served after the completion of all drafts/auctions and we'll even have an outside patio area to use if you want to feel the horses coming around the backstretch. We'll put the draft boards near the food after the completion of drafts and have some fun analyzing the results over good food and drink. That's all included as part of the Events Fees.

This marks our seventh straight year in Chicago and two of our six NFFC overall champions have come out of the Windy City. I'm not saying it's going to happen again, but hey, history can repeat itself, right?

Let's use this thread to enjoy the Windy City events, to smack talk, to introduce the participants and more. I'll keep a running thread of signups for you, so look here if you're interesting in the Windy City. Here's the current signup list and enjoy:


NATIONAL FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
NFFC CLASSIC MAIN EVENT (14 TEAMS)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2010

CHICAGO
Trackside, Arlington Park
Saturday, Sept. 4, Noon CST
1. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois
2. Michael Kelstrom, Elmhurst, Illinois
3. Chris Gillman, Indianapolis, Indiana
4. Bob Fatzinger, Plainfield, Illinois
5. Richard Duewel, Moline, Illinois
6. Bato Jovanovic, Des Plaines, Illinois
7. Billy Wasosky, Richmond, Virginia
8. Wayne Ellis, Evansville, Indiana
9. Mike Ferre, Peoria, Illinois
10. David Cushard, Jackson, Michigan
11. Billy Opiola, Mosinee, Wisconsin
12. Doug Berry, Plover, Wisconsin
13. Michael Makula, Chicago, Illinois
14. Jared Danielsen, Belleville, Illinois
15. Darren Fecich, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
16. Jon Thomason, Janesville, Wisconsin
17. Ted Jarzabek, Oak Lawn, Illinois
18. Rob Benetti, Mokegan, Illinois
19. Vince Clemente, Elmhurst, Illinois
20. Brian Owens, South Lebanon, Ohio
21. Jim Mieszala, Slinger, Wisconsin
22. Scott Stauffer, Naperville, Illinois
23. Jared Danielsen, Belleville, Illinois
24. Chris Eibl, Chicago, Illinois
25. James Jensen, Fairchild, Wisconsin
26. Pete Wakely, Downers Grove, Illinois
27. John Rozek, Chicago, Illinois
28. Latham Conger III, Palatine, Illinois

NATIONAL FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
NFFC PRIMETIME MAIN EVENT (12 TEAMS)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2010

CHICAGO
Trackside, Arlington Park
Saturday, Sept. 4, 5 p.m. CST
1. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois
2. Michael Kelstrom, Elmhurst, Illinois
3. Bob Fatzinger, Plainfield, Illinois
4. Sean Brown, Palatine, Illinois
5. Wayne Ellis, Evansville, Indiana
6. Mike Ferre, Peoria, Illinois
7. David Cushard, Jackson, Michigan
8. Billy Wasosky, Richmond, Virginia
9. Michael Makula, Chicago, Illinois
10. Robert Feil, Naperville, Illinois
11. Darren Fecich, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
12. Richard Daniels, Round Lake, Illinois
13. Tommy Gulledge, Independence, Missouri
14. Rob Benetti, Mokegan, Illinois
15. Brian Owens, South Lebanon, Ohio
16. Chris Gillman, Indianapolis, Indiana
17. Robert Fagan, Hickory Hills, Illinois
18. Frank Matsko, Streator, Illinois
19. Chris Eibl, Chicago, Illinois
20. John Rozek, Chicago, Illinois
21. Ron Drummond, Itasca, Illinois

NFFC AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP
Trackside, Arlington Park
Friday, Sept. 3, 4, p.m. CST
1. Billy Wasosky, Richmond, Virginia
2. Wayne Ellis, Evansville, Indiana
3. Jim Wiseheart, New Albany, Indiana
4. Darren Fecich, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
5. Jack Haan, Palos Heights, Illinois
6. Scott Meyer, Coal City, Illinois (11 am)
7. Bill Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado
8. Christopher Cosley, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
9. Chris Eibl, Chicago, Illinois
10. Mike Ferre, Peoria, Illinoia
11. Dave Cushard, Jackson, Michigan

NFFC DRAFT CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
Trackside, Arlington Park
Friday, Sept. 3, 11 am CST
1. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois
2. Tony Guido, Plainfield, Illinois
3. Billy Wasosky, Richmond, Virginia
4. Wayne Ellis, Evansville, Indiana
5. Mike Ferre, Peoria, Illinois
6. Billy Opiola, Mosinee, Wisconsin
7. Ted Kasten, Chicago, Illinois

NFFC DRAFT CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
Trackside, Arlington Park
Friday, Sept. 3, 4 pm CST
1. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois
2. Mike Ferre, Peoria, Illinois
3. Doug Berry, Plover, Wisconsin
4. Brian Owens, South Lebanon, Ohio
5. Ted Kasten, Chicago, Illinois

[ August 11, 2010, 09:24 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

I considered some other venues, but this one is looking better every time I read about it!

Now I just need a "betting horses for dummies" book to make the weekend complete!

You need to watch TVG, Billy, channel 602 if you have DIRECTV. Not only that, but if Darryl is there which I suspect will happen, you will have all the handicapping knowledge you need. Like you, I haven't 100% committed yet as I want to see where the other 3 venues in Dallas, Minneapolis, and Denver are going to be but Chicago is top 2 right now with Vegas.

Greg,

I won my a free entry into the NFFC classic via a snapdraft contest last season but never received any notice from Fanball. I e-mailed them and they said i'd get a certificate soon, that was back in December. I don't see my name on the sign up list. Do I need to do anything to get signed up? I plan on attending the one in Arlington Heights.

Thanks

Originally posted by Bato:
Greg,

I won my a free entry into the NFFC classic via a snapdraft contest last season but never received any notice from Fanball. I e-mailed them and they said i'd get a certificate soon, that was back in December. I don't see my name on the sign up list. Do I need to do anything to get signed up? I plan on attending the one in Arlington Heights.

Thanks Awesome Bato and I remember you winning that. I'll have Tom sign you up now and you'll be good to go for Arlington Park. Congrats and we'll take care of the book keeping on our end. Thanks and good luck in the NFFC Classic.

Now, if you'd like to add the NFFC Primetime as long as you're there I can certainly help you.

That was quick! I got a confirmation from fanball that I'm in...Thanks.

Let me see how my baseball teams turn out before signing up the primetime...I'll probably be in red so I'll probably end up working the draft instead!

Greg,

Are you working with any hotels for Chicago?

If not, I may sleep right on the grass on the track!

Billy....thought you were NYC bound?

Glenn

Greg and Billy,

Dont know if this item was returned to because I cant find the original thread, but I have seen the VIP ticket. Free limo to the Flamingo?, but havent been able to read the rest. It is easier to see on the first load on an iphone because it loads slower.

Originally posted by Chi_Town_FEW:
Greg and Billy,

Dont know if this item was returned to because I cant find the original thread, but I have seen the VIP ticket. Free limo to the Flamingo?, but havent been able to read the rest. It is easier to see on the first load on an iphone because it loads slower. Nice....I'm just happy that I wasn't seeing things!