STARDUST INVITATIONAL FIELD

tuleythetout · Sep 1, 2003

For those who are interested, the field of 16 has been set for this season's Stardust Invitational at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. It's a head-to-head format (each handicapper picks 7 sides or totals and goes against their opponent only...winner moves on...tiebreaker is their best bets) that lasts 15 week...the show can be heard live on Friday nights in the West on KDWN AM-720.

The only announced matchup is the first week, Sept. 12, between defending champion "Papa" Joe Chevalier and Dave Malinsky.

The other 14:

Lem Banker
Dave Cokin
Jimmy Vaccaro
Ken White
Andy Iskoe
Bob Donahue
Ron Frazier
Ted Svransky
Bryan Leonard
Kevin O'Neill
Fezzik
Lee Sterling
David Stratton
Chuck Esposito

Anyone care to set a line? Papa Joe and Ken White are both two-time champs. Cokin has also won it.

Teddykgb · Sep 1, 2003

i heard there was some money to be made folowing this contest with certain angles. do you know any?

tuleythetout · Sep 1, 2003

HAHAHA...honestly, the last three years I'm sure what you heard was to play against the participants' plays. Hey, whatever works, right?

But seriously, that's a main reason why they're trying to increase the number of real handicappers. OF course, anyone can have a bad week under this format, so only time will tell.

soccerbob · Sep 1, 2003

Dave, how did a scumbag like Chuck Esposito make it into the field? That former Art Manteris lackey has hung around jobs in the race and sports books industry and not only is he an asshole he isn't even remotely deserving to be part of some pretty good and some very sharp handicappers.

tuleythetout · Sep 1, 2003

The Stardust has made it a tradition to bring in a competing Las Vegas sports book director each year (John Avello, Robert Walker, Jay Kornegay, to name a few, and Coast Resorts' Bert Osborne, who won it two years ago).

keesh1 · Sep 2, 2003

Tuley, what happened at the drf. where are you?

tuleythetout · Sep 2, 2003

keesh1: What do you mean "what happened at the drf?" I'm still there...in every Wednesday through Sunday edition (plus this past Monday for Labor Day).

keesh1 · Sep 3, 2003

My fault. Went in a few days after their online re-do and the cupboard was bare in the sports betting area. Now see all your columns so have some reading to do. Have always enjoyed your columns. Would definitely have missed them. Glad I was in error.

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