AL McMoride WINNER ROUND 1    WEEK 1

Sept. 9 - Al McMordie vs. David Stratton

Al McMordie is one of the most recognized names in the Sports Advisory Business. Known as a technical handicapper focuses on situations that produce winning results, McMordie won last year’s Stardust Invitational with an impressive point spread record of 17-11(60.7%). McMordie, aka Big Al, is a featured handicapper on a television program entitled “The Winning Edge.” The half-hour handicapping show airs every Saturday morning at 7:00am Pacific on WGN-TV. McMordie, a 1988 graduate of the University of Michigan, entered the Sports Advisory business in 1992. His website is bigal.com

David Stratton is the managing editor of Gaming Today, America's oldest gaming newspaper (founded 1976). Stratton, a 1972 graduate of UCLA, won the Stardust Invitational while making his tournament debut in 2003. His point spread record of 21-14 (60%) blitzed a quality field that included the likes of Bryan Leonard, Kevin O'Neill, Ted Sevransky and Steve Fezzik. Stratton, a prolific author, has written six books on the city he knows best: Las Vegas, Nevada. His best-seller, now in its fifth printing, is titled "Insider's Guide to Las Vegas."