Player's Pool was best bet on Breeders' Cup day

Players' Pool hits Breeders' Cup Pick 6

AmericaTab's first-ever Breeders' Cup Pick 6 Players' Pool

cashed five winning consolation tickets worth a total of $280,748.

AmericaTab customers could contribute a minimum of $10 into

the pool and would earn that percentage of any winnings. The

Players' Pool climbed to $44,280 when it closed two hours prior

to the first Breeders' Cup Pick 6 race.

Three expert Pick 6 players huddled in the "War Admiral

Room" at Beulah Park and constructed a combination of

tickets that hit on five out of six races, which paid $56,149 on

each of five tickets. After taxes, the total payout was $210,563

that will be divided among the customers based on the amount put

into the pool. Officials estimated that each customer will

receive $4.76 after taxes for every dollar put into the pool.

There were no six-for-six winning tickets. The Players' Pool

cashed in on five of the 61 winning consolation tickets in the

country.

"The Players' Pool was a big success," AmericaTab

Executive Vice President Mike Weiss said. "It was a good

promotion for our existing customers and to introduce new fans to

the game. We'll be having the Players' Pool again on special

promotional days."

The concept of the Players' Pool was to introduce new and

medium-level players to the Pick 6 and to increase their odds for

a payoff based on expert selections. The experts were selected on

their handicapping credentials and experience at hitting Pick 6s.

"It's a great promotion for the small and medium player

who cannot invest enough of his or her own money to tie-up the

number of combinations needed to cover the bet on their own, and

it turned out to be a lot of fun for everyone involved,"

Weiss added.

The expert panel consisted of Brad Anderson with Pick 6 wins

this year of $1,312,808, $170,000, $50,000 and $33,000; Rich

Nilsen, a four-time NTRA qualifier and marketing director for

Brisnet.com; and Ron Ruchtie, who has cashed over 75 previous

Pick 6 tickets. The three relied heavily on Brisnet.com

handicapping products to make their Breeders' Cup selections.

"I want to congratulate and thank the other two members

of the Pick 6 Players' Pool, Brad and Ron, for doing a fabulous

job on handicapping and constructing the ticket," Nilsen

said. "It was a team effort all around because without the

contributions of over 600 AmericaTab members, this ticket would

not have been possible."

The total Players' Pool consisted of 681 AmericaTab customers

who wagered an average of $65.

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