The Fantasy Poker League: Vegas on ACR Poker offers both the chance to vicariously sweat the action at the World Series of Poker this summer by assembling your own dream team and a shot at winning big cash prizes, if you choose your team wisely.
There's still time to put together your own team, with registration open until Tuesday, May 28. Whether you're headed to Vegas to take a shot at WSOP glory or watching from the sidelines at home, Fantasy Poker League will let you enjoy all the excitement of poker's biggest stage.
Here's what ACR Pro Chris Moneymaker had to say about the FPL: "We’ve got a really fun activity going on on ACR. I'm not sure how many have heard of the 25K Fantasy Draft. ACR has their own version of this called the Fantasy Poker League: Vegas. You can pick eight players. Buy-ins from $20, $100 and $500 are available only on the ACR client, so go to ACRPoker.eu. It has its own landing page, where you can track the scores and see how you stand."
If you're planning to draft a team, it helps to have an overall strategy going in. With so many players available to choose from, it may be tough to narrow your list down to just eight.
Luckily, PokerOrg heard from some ACR Pros on their own strategies for drafting a team, and which players they think offer the best value.
Drew 'BetOnDrew' Gonzalez
“In building my lineups, I'd be looking for higher-volume and mixed-game players, who are relatively inexpensive. Then I'd look at my lineup when I have 1-2 spots open to fill and try to get a high-cost value player.
"I think Chris Moorman at $8 is an absolute steal and he's got momentum from last summer. I also like Shaun Deeb because he plays some of the smaller field events but you have to leave the salary cap open to get him because he comes at a cost.”
Gonzalez's Favorites: Chris Moorman, Chris Klodnicki, Josh Arieh, Joseph Cheong, Stephen Chidwick, Isaac Haxton, Adam Hendrix, Shaun Deeb
Ana Marquez
“When picking a player to buy action or pick in my fantasy league, I look at two things: how good the player is (skill level) and how good they are running. It is no secret that when someone scores it is very common that they keep scoring for a while, that’s why tournament players always have to ride the wave!
"My top pick right now would be Chris Moneymaker, he is certainly riding the wave!”
Marquez's Top Pick: Chris Moneymaker
Katie Lindsay
“It’s always important to pick players that will be playing all of the events, especially mixed games. There are smaller fields in those tournaments, and so many of them, so you want to choose players that are on the grind.
"You can’t ignore picking a player like Shaun Deeb who actually multi-tables live events. Also I saw [Chris] Moorman was only going for $8! He’s someone that will play every NLHE and PLO event for $10,000 and below so for that price he seems like a steal.”
Lindsay's Can't Ignore: Shaun Deeb
Lindsay's Value Steal: Chris Moorman
Jose Ignacio 'Nacho' Barbero
“For a good fantasy draft team, I would look for a lot of mixed-game players - guys who have played them all! This includes Shaun Deeb, Dan Shak, and Alan Freedman, to name a few. I would also consider very strong PLO and Hold’em players. It's very easy to have big scores in smaller fields. Also, some really good no-limit players, such as Stephen Chidwick or Chance Kornuth, are valuable because they will be playing all the PLOs and Hold’ems.
"You need to have a balance, but definitely a lot of mixed game players. My number one pick would be Shaun Deeb; he is so good in a lot of games. He is decent in Hold’em and I think he is the best pick if I had to choose someone!”
Nacho's Number One: Shaun Deeb
Monika Zukowicz
“For my team I would pick Yuri Dzivielevski, Benny Glaser, Chance Kornuth, Robert Mizrachi, Andrew Lichtenberger, David Baker, Dzmitry Urbanovich and Allen Kessler. I focused on picking the players who are great at mixed games, also the players who are very experienced and already scored their bracelets and trophies.
"I would definitely choose mixed-game players, since the fields in these kinds of tournaments are smaller, those players have a bigger chance to win bracelets and have deep runs. I would also make sure that the chosen players actually play the proper volume of the WSOP tournaments and didn’t come to Vegas just to play the Main Event.”
Zukowicz's Top Value: Yuri Dzivielevski, Benny Glaser, Chance Kornuth
