FULL NELSON
The tournament belonged to Pete Puhich, whose two entries were third and seventh after Day 1, and first and second after Days 2 and 3.
Final, Random Thoughts from the HPWS
7
Pete Puhich Finishes First—and Second—in 2017 Horse Player World Series
In one of the great big-money handicapping tournament performances of all time, 59-year-old Pete Puhich of Renton, Wash., finished first and second with his two entries to win a total of $373,091.40 in the 2017 Horse Player World Series.
Catching Up with HPWS Leader Pete Puhich
We found him!
Pete Puhich is in the ballroom today as he attempts to keep his two Horse Player World Series entries in the top two positions.
Puhich in Catbird Seat, Holds Top 2 Places Entering Final Day of HPWS
It was hard to imagine Peter Puhich improving on his Day 1 performance when his two entries finished Thursday in 3rd and 7th places. But that’s just what the Renton, Wash., resident did on Friday—registering the second highest Day 2 total on one of his entries, and doing well enough on his other to finish the day occupying the first and second positions in the overall standings.
Brett Wiener Leads After Day One of HPWS
On a day when longshots were in short supply, HorseTourneys qualifier Brett Wiener didn’t need them. The 50-year-old business owner from Clearwater, Fla., strung together a series of winning mid-priced horses to finish atop the heap of 571 entries after Day One of the three-day Horse Player World Series (HPWS) at The Orleans in Las Vegas.
The First Key Decision We All Face at Every Onsite Tournament
When you win or purchase a seat to a live tournament, you literally do secure yourself a seat—or a bench or a stool, as the case may be. The question then becomes, “Where should that seat be located?”
Continue reading
Final Leaderboards for the March 24-25 Hawthorne Spring Qualifiers
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Sarah Wiener Does it Again; Moomey Wins Two More; “The Bear” Breaks the Ice (Weekend Recap March 24-26)
It seemed like tourneys went to one extreme or the other this weekend. One day, prices were hard to come by; the next day, bombs were dropping all around. Two important races from a Kentucky Derby standpoint were Saturday’s Spiral Stakes from Turfway and Sunday’s Sunland Derby. They proved to be important from a HorseTourneys standpoint as well.
NHC Doubleheader, All-Optional $50K, HPWS Last Chance and TI First Chance Headline Final March Weekend
March is not going out like a lamb at HorseTourneys.
For the second consecutive weekend, we’ll offer an NHC doubleheader—one qualifier on Saturday, one on Sunday—along with valuable qualifiers to The BIG One, the Keeneland Grade One Gamble and Spring Challenge, Monmouth, Wynn, Surfside and the Horse Player World Series (your last chance to get to The Orleans!).
But this weekend we are mixing in a $50,000 Guaranteed All-Optional cash game, a Kentucky Derby Betting Championship qualifier and a First Chance for you to qualify for the Treasure Island Wager to Win tournaments on May 19-20 (Preakness weekend). For the most part, we will be Picking & Praying, but there are some live-format events as well.
Bill Roth and His Seven-Win Sunday
Bill Roth doesn’t always play multiple tourneys with one set of picks. Even when he got up last Sunday morning, he wasn’t sure how many contests he might enter. The day’s menu was to his liking, however, and after handicapping the featured tourney races, he grew a bit more enthusiastic. Then he took a look at how many people had entered the various contests.
HorseTourneys.com Blog 