East
Rutherford, NJ - The 2015 World Harness Handicapping Championship was conducted
on Saturday night at The Meadowlands and the winner, taking home the $14,400
first place prize was William Meisel of Staten Island, N.Y.
The
WHHC Final required players to bet 10 races: their choice of seven Meadowlands
races, plus three designated mandatory races, one each from Pompano,
Meadowlands and Mohawk. Wagers were Win, Place, Show or any combination of
WPS with a $30 minimum wager, $100 maximum wager per race.
Meisel,
a court officer by day, is a frequent Meadowlands contest player.
Saturday he cashed on 8 out of 10 contest wagers and was in second place going
into the 13th and final contest race.
William
catapulted to the win with a $100 last race win wager on the winner,
Rockaholic, sending his bankroll to $1,092 to capture the prize.
Scott
Alberg, the 2006 WHHC Champion from Washington Township, NJ, finished in 2nd
place with a bankroll of $943 while Brian Volakos, a USTA qualifier from Forest
Park, IL, finished in 3rd place with $780.
The
list of top 10 finishers is below:
|
Finish
|
Prize $
|
Bankroll
|
First
|
Last
|
City
|
State
|
|
1
|
$14,400.00
|
$1,092.00
|
William
|
Meisel
|
Staten Island
|
NY
|
|
2
|
$7,200.00
|
$943.00
|
Scott
|
Alberg
|
Twp Washington
|
NJ
|
|
3
|
$5,400.00
|
$780.00
|
Brian
|
Volakos
|
Forest Park
|
IL
|
|
4
|
$3,600.00
|
$750.00
|
Rich
|
Hansen
|
Buffalo
|
NY
|
|
5
|
$1,800.00
|
$594.50
|
Adam
|
Friedland
|
Brooklyn
|
NY
|
|
6
|
$720.00
|
$499.00
|
Guy
|
Gerber
|
New City
|
NY
|
|
7
|
$720.00
|
$471.50
|
Arthur
|
Suckow
|
East Brunswick
|
NJ
|
|
8
|
$720.00
|
$470.00
|
Phil
|
Melancon
|
Clay
|
NY
|
|
9
|
$720.00
|
$408.00
|
Rick
|
Bartoski
|
Troy
|
MI
|
|
10
|
$720.00
|
$342.00
|
John
|
Murphy
|
East Lyme
|
CT
|
