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    Boston Main Fantasy Repriced: Super Jackpot Form Meets the Defending Champion

    Ahola rises to 11,500 FC, Mosseri to 7,500 FC. Verified Super Jackpot wins now influence the Main market, and all eight entrants carry a participation badge.

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    Boston Main fantasy pricing editorial card, highlighting Edward Ahola at 11,500 Fantasy Credits
    Original editorial title card. Prices are Fantasy Credits for the Boston Main draft, checked October 29.

    Boston's opening Super Jackpot has given the Main fantasy market fresh evidence before Friday's draft lock. We have updated the eight participants' Main pricing records, raised four salaries for earned results and added a Super Jackpot player badge to every verified entrant. Defending Boston Open champion Edward Ahola receives a separate event-title premium.

    Ahola is the headline mover: his Main price rises from 8,000 to 11,500 FC. Abe Mosseri moves from 5,500 to 7,500 FC, Ryan Rebelo from 5,750 to 6,250 FC and John Veltri from 5,000 to 5,500 FC. The official source still showed Ahola–Mosseri as the pending final when this revision was prepared.

    The revised Super Jackpot group

    PlayerSuper Jackpot recordPrevious Main priceRevised Main price
    Abe Mosseri2–0 · finalist5,500 FC7,500 FC
    Edward Ahola2–0 · finalist8,000 FC11,500 FC
    Ryan Rebelo1–15,750 FC6,250 FC
    John Veltri1–15,000 FC5,500 FC
    Kent Goulding0–14,750 FC4,750 FC
    Roberto Litzenberger0–19,000 FC9,000 FC
    Chris Trencher0–15,000 FC5,000 FC
    Kit Woolsey0–112,500 FC12,500 FC

    What changes the price

    • Each verified Super Jackpot match win adds 500 FC to the previous Main price.
    • Reaching the Super Jackpot final adds 1,000 FC. That stage is confirmed for Ahola and Mosseri.
    • Winning the 2025 Boston Open Championship adds a 1,500 FC defending-title premium for Ahola.
    • No deduction is applied for a Super Jackpot loss. A small opening field does not erase a player's wider results.
    • No unplayed final result is priced in. This is an October 29 revision based on completed matches and the confirmed finalists.

    For Ahola, the calculation is 8,000 FC plus 1,000 for two wins, 1,000 for reaching the final and 1,500 for his Boston title. His 11,500 FC price puts him above the market's 9,000 FC premium threshold. Cary Hoarty remains at 12,750 FC and Kit Woolsey at 12,500 FC under the existing recent-form base model; this update leaves other players' prices unchanged.

    How to read the new badges

    The Super Jackpot player badge identifies actual participation in this year's Boston bracket, with the checked win–loss record beside it. All eight entrants receive it, including those who lost in Round 1. Ahola also carries a distinct 2025 Boston Open champion badge. These appear in the Main market, draft cards and contextual player profiles.

    A Super Jackpot badge is evidence of that event's participation. Check the separate registration icon and official Main list when assessing Main attendance. The badge is shown only for the Boston Main context so another city's draft cannot inherit it.

    What it means for your draft

    The six-player roster, 50,000 FC cap, one captain at ×1.5 and limit of three players priced above 9,000 FC still apply. Ahola's higher price makes him a bigger budget decision; Mosseri's early form now costs more too. The remaining budget and the rest of the field matter as much as the headline names.

    Existing submitted lineups keep their recorded salaries, players and captain. New submissions use the displayed current Main prices. Super Jackpot fantasy points stay in the Super Jackpot contest; Main points will come from Main results. Prices are draft valuations rather than official ratings or promises about who will win.

    The Main fantasy lock is Friday, October 30 at 7:30pm EDT — 4:30pm Pacific. Tournament registration closes earlier, at 3:00pm EDT. Fantasy entry is free and separate from entering the physical tournament.

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