Tournament Overview
XpressBet account holders are eligible to participate in several rich, entertaining, and challenging online handicapping tournaments. Since 2006, XpressBet has awarded over $500,000 in cash and qualifying seats to tournament players.
Plus, players can compete in XpressBet online tournaments without having to travel to distant locations.
In 2009, XpressBet will offer 12 qualifying seats to the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas, as well as 8 spots in Coast Casino’s Horseplayer World Series in Las Vegas.
The overall objective in XpressBet’s winter tournament sequence is for a player to earn prize money and a qualifying seat in XpressBet Showdown, either through competition in the Beat the Host Championship or XpressBet Live. Players who do not qualify for XpressBet Showdown may buy-in for a $500 entry fee.
XpressBet's tournaments are ‘live’ money competitions so players keep what they earn in addition to cash prizes and qualifying seats. Entry fees range from FREE in Beat the Host, to $100 for XpressBet Live and $500 for XpressBet Showdown (for non-qualifiers). Wager amounts vary from $5 per mandatory race in Beat the Host, to $20 per mandatory race in XpressBet Live and XpressBet Showdown.
Here’s a brief description of each 2009 winter tournament. Make certain to look for announcements regarding upcoming tournaments so you can be part of the action.
Beat the Host
The object of Beat the Host is to exceed the host’s cumulative mutuel payoff based on single, ‘live’ $5 online win wagers on one horse in each mandatory race.
There is no entry fee to participate in Beat the Host and weekly cash prizes are awarded to the top finishers. Additionally, all players who ‘Beat the Host’ in weekly competition automatically qualify for the Beat the Host Championship where they compete for cash prizes and qualifying seats in the main event—XpressBet Showdown.
In 2009, any player who Sweeps the Host in all nine weeks of competition will earn a seat in the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship.
Please look for an announcement regarding dates, rules and registration information for the next edition of Beat the Host.
XpressBet Live
The object of XpressBet Live is to out-handicap fellow XpressBet account holders based on total mutuel payoffs from single ‘live’ $20 online win wagers on one horse in each mandatory race.
XpressBet Live has a $100 entry fee and space is limited. Cash prizes are awarded to the top finishers and qualifying seats in the rich XpressBet Showdown tournament are at stake.
XpressBet Showdown
This is the main event where XpressBet account holders can make a decent score and win one of at least six seats in the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship.
Just ask Jack Demita ($40,000), Stephen Speros ($20,000), Tim Downs ($20,000), Joseph Herhal ($20,000), John West ($15,000), Russell Kimura ($10,000), Michael O’Grady ($10,000) or Cleveland Piper ($10,000) what they think of XpressBet Showdown.
This year could be your turn to win.
The object of XpressBet Showdown is to out-handicap fellow XpressBet account holders based on total mutuel payoffs from single, ‘live’ $20 win wagers on one horse in each mandatory race. XpressBet Showdown has a $500 entry fee, but players may qualify for the event via either the Beat the Host Championship (30) or XpressBet Live (30).
Besides earning big bucks, the top four finishers in XpressBet Showdown qualify for the estimated $1 Million Coast Casinos Horseplayer World Series in Las Vegas.