PBR Teams Gambler Days kicks off this weekend

Austin, TX — PBR Teams: Gambler Days is the sixth of 12 regular-season events for the third PBR Camping World Team Series season. The most talented bull riders in the world will converge on the capital of Texas this weekend to go head-to-head with powerful bucking bulls to see which team can come out on top! Who will you cheer on at the Gamblers' homestead? Here's a breakdown of what you need to know before choosing your champion!

GAME SCHEDULE

AUGUST 23

GAME 1

Nashville Stampede @ Florida Freedom

GAME 2 

Arizona Ridge Riders @ Oklahoma Wildcatters

GAME 3

Kansas City Outlaws @ Texas Rattlers

GAME 4 

New York Mavericks @ Austin Gambler

AUGUST 24

GAME 1

Kansas City Outlaws @ Carolina Cowboys

GAME 2

Oklahoma Wildcatters @ New York Mavericks

GAME 3

Nashville Stampede @ Missouri Thunder

GAME 4

Texas Rattlers @ Austin Gamblers

AUGUST 25

GAME 1

Oklahoma Wildcatters @ Texas Rattlers

GAME 2

Florida Freedom @ Arizona Ridge Riders

GAME 3

New York Mavericks @ Carolina Cowboys

GAME 4

Missouri Thunder @ Austin Gamblers

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS

Here are the projected starting lineups for PBR Teams: Gambler Days, listed in buck order for their opening game (The Carolina Cowboys and Missouri Thunder, unlisted, have a Day 1 bye). Official starting lineups will be submitted the morning of the event.

Arizona Ridge Riders (AZ): Nick Tetz, Eduardo Aparecido, Luciano De Castro, Keyshawn Whitehorse and Eli Vastbinder.

Austin Gamblers (AUS): Dalton Kasel, Kaique Pacheco, Ezekiel Mitchell, Ramon de Lima and Jose Vitor Leme.

Florida Freedom (FL): Joao Henrique Lucas, Alex Cerqueira, Conner Halverson, Joao Lucas Campos and John Crimber.

Kansas City Outlaws (KC): Sandro Batista, Koltin Hevalow, Maikon Calixto Rocha, Julio Cesar Marques and Cassio Dias.

Nashville Stampede (NSH): Cody Jesus, Alan de Souza, Ednelio Almeida, Cody Teel and Silvano Alves.

New York Mavericks (NY): Hudson Bolton, Leonardo Castro, Davi Henrique de Lima, Braidy Randolph and Mauricio

Gulla Moreira.

Oklahoma Wildcatters (OK): Eduardo Matos, Kase Hitt, Clay Guiton, Josh Frost and Cort McFadden.

Texas Rattlers (TX): Brady Fielder, Daniel Keeping, Qynn Andersen, Brady Oleson and Joao Ricardo Vieira.

MATCHUPS – AUGUST 23 GAMES

Nashville Stampede (NSH) @ Florida Freedom (FL) 

Cody Jesus NSH vs. Grey Fox (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)

João Henrique Lucas FL vs. Down Payment (Joe & Nina Webb/Zane Walker/BS Cattle Co)

Alan de Souza NSH vs. Let's Roll (Stoltzfus/Bob & Jerry Adams/BS Cattle Co)

Alex Cerqueira FL vs. Red Reckoning (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)

Ednélio Almeida NSH vs. Barbarosa (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)

Conner Halverson FL vs. The Kraken (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company)

Cody Teel NSH vs. DirtyBru (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)

*João Lucas Campos FL vs. Black Gold (Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls)

Silvano Alves NSH vs. Coco (Bruce World/McCoy Rodeo)

John Crimber FL vs. Bangarang (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson)

* Denotes a rematch.

BREAKING DOWN THE REMATCHES

Joao Lucas Campos takes on Black Gold for a second time after being unseated in 4.02 seconds in Anaheim,

California, last August.

Arizona Ridge Riders (AZ) @ Oklahoma Wildcatters (OK)

Nick Tetz AZ vs. Lights Out (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson)

Eduardo Matos OK vs. Flyin Wired (Tommy Julian/BS Cattle Co)

*Eduardo Aparecido AZ vs. Tulsa Time (Kelly & Cami Heath/McCoy Rodeo)

Kase Hitt OK vs. Air Marshall (Lucas Manning Bucking Bulls)

Luciano De Castro AZ vs. Mercy (Nothin' But Try Ranch/Overstreet)

Clay Guiton OK vs. Beef Cake (D&H Cattle Company)

Keyshawn Whitehorse AZ vs. Fire Magic (Bob & Jeri Adams/D&H Cattle Co)

Josh Frost OK vs. Gaucho (Lucas Manning Bucking Bulls)

Eli Vastbinder AZ vs. Smooth Criminal (Lucas Manning Bucking Bulls)

Cort McFadden OK vs. Blown Away (Nothin' But Try Ranch/Diggers/Kinser/McCall)

* Denotes a rematch.

BREAKING DOWN THE REMATCHES

Eduardo Aparecido shares a chute with Tulsa Time for a fourth time Friday evening. The veteran covered the powerful

bovine competitor for 90.5 points in their first matchup in New York City in January of 2023. Since then, the animal

athlete has twice gotten his revenge, bucking off Aparecido in 2.65 seconds in Fort Worth, Texas, later that same year

in May and in 4.29 seconds a few months later in Kansas City, Missouri, in August.

Kansas City Outlaws (KC) @ Texas Rattlers

Sandro Batista KC vs. Ugly This McCoy Rodeo/Spencer Neil)

*Brady Fielder TX vs. Mike's Motive (Blake Sharp/High Voltage/Wetzel/Knott)

Koltin Hevalow KC vs. Dirty Hairy Deeds (Cannon Cattle/DD Bucking Bulls)

Daniel Keeping TX vs. Spice (Flying C/Tom Baker/SPR Racing/Jeff Baeza)

Maikon Calixto Rocha KC vs. Down to Fly (Flying S/Dozier Cattle Co)

Qynn Andersen TX vs. Lightning Show (Blake Sharp/Huff Bulls)

Julio Cesar Marques KC vs. Buck Nasty (D&H Cattle Company)

Brady Oleson TX vs. Fast Flow (Outlaw/Lone Star/AFCO)

Cassio Dias KC vs. Boujee Boy (Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls)

João Ricardo Vieira TX vs. Stryker (Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls)

* Denotes a rematch.

BREAKING DOWN THE REMATCHES

The third game of the night on Friday features one rematch, as Brady Fielder battles Mike’s Motive after topping the

rank bovine for 90 points in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earlier this year in March.

New York Mavericks (NY) @ Austin Gamblers (AUS)

Hudson Bolton NY vs. Barracuda (Flying S/5S Ranch)

*Dalton Kasel AUS vs. Ridin' Salty (Drink LMNT/McCoy Rodeo)

Leonardo Castro NY vs. All Hat No Rattle (Flying S/Dozier Cattle Co)

Kaique Pacheco AUS vs. Constant Payne (Flying S/Neil Payne)

Davi Henrique de Lima NY vs. Mongo (Flying C/Tom Baker/SPR Racing/Jeff Baeza)

*Ezekiel Mitchell AUS vs. Mama's Boy (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams)

*Braidy Randolph NY vs. Ghost Face (Bierema Rodeo Inc./Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls)

Ramon de Lima AUS vs. Locomotive (Flying S/6M Ranch)

*Mauricio Gulla Moreira NY vs. Triple Aught (Addi Drury/Nothin' But Try/Diggers)

Jose Vitor Leme AUS vs. Haymaker (Nothin' But Try Ranch/'Diggers Bucking Bulls)

* Denotes a rematch.

BREAKING DOWN THE REMATCHES

Braidy Randolph was bucked off in 1.71 seconds the first time he tried to top Ghost Face this past June in Fort Worth, Texas

Dalton Kasel seeks revenge aboard Ridin’ Salty after the animal athlete bested him in 4.50 seconds in Tulsa,

Oklahoma, in February of 2023.

Ezekiel Mitchell takes on Mama’s Boy for a second time after bucking off in 3.47 seconds in Chicago, Illinois, in January.

Mauricio Gulla Moreira shares a chute with Triple Aught for the first time since he was unseated in 2.25 seconds in

Louisville, Kentucky, in April.

HOW TO WATCH

🤠Merit Street Media will broadcast all three days of action from PBR Gambler Days in Austin, Texas beginning Friday, August 23, at 9 p.m. EDT, Saturday, August 24, at 9 p.m. EDT and Sunday, August 25, at 3p.m. EDT. Tap here to watch on Merit+