Hocoino 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 If you're wondering, Phil Hellmuth is over in England along with Tony G and Kenna James playing a made-for-TV event called Premier League Poker.I'd post a link over to Poker News who are doing the live reporting but I don't wanna be accused of spamming again.Doyle Brunson, and Mike Sexton, are they there too?Is it just me or does this seem like a much weaker field than in the past. Link to post Share on other sites
flyingdonkey 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I thought FOR SURE Robert Varkonyi would be the top seed in the tournament... people don't understand what he has done for the game of poker. They just toss him aside like he is nothing... Link to post Share on other sites
DCJ001 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Odds for NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship as determined by noted oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro.Johnny Chan: 23:1Phil Ivey: 25:1Chris Ferguson: 27:1Allen Cunningham: 28:1Howard Lederer: 28:1Daniel Negreanu: 28:1Barry Greenstein: 29:1Antonio Esfandiari: 30:1Ted Forrest: 30:1Gus Hansen: 30:1John Juanda: 30:1Chip Reese: 30:1Todd Brunson: 32:1Erick Lindgren: 32:1Michael Mizrachi: 32:1Huck Seed: 32:1Erik Seidel: 32:1Paul Wasicka: 34:1Patrik Antonius: 35:1Brad Booth: 35:1Sam Farha: 35:1Phil Laak: 37:1Nam Le: 37:1Jennifer Harman: 38:1Joe Hachem: 38:1Mike Matusow: 38:1Andy Bloch: 40:1Chad Brown: 40:1T.J. Cloutier: 40:1Annie Duke: 40:1Jeff Madsen: 40:1Carlos Mortensen: 40:1Yosh Nakano: 40:1Scotty Nguyen: 40:1J.C. Tran: 40:1Cyndy Violette: 40:1Greg Raymer: 42:1Gabe Kaplan: 43:1Shawn Sheikhan: 43:1Gavin Smith: 43:1David Benyamine: 45:1Humberto Brenes: 45:1John D’Agostino: 45:1Eli Elezra: 45:1Phil Gordon: 45:1Clonie Gowen: 45:1Tuan Le: 45:1Chris Moneymaker: 45:1Jeff Shulman: 45:1Steve Zolotow: 45:1Vanessa Rousso: 46:1Rene Angelil: 48:1Scott Fischman: 48:1Paul Darden: 50:1Kristy Gazes: 50:1Jamie Gold: 50:1Marco Traniello: (Caesars qualifier) 50:1David Williams: 50:1Don Cheadle: 60:1Shannon Elizabeth: 60:1Isabelle Mercier: 60:1Jennifer Tilly: 60:1John Michael: (Caesars qualifier) 100:1NBC qualifier: 100:1http://www.nbcsports.com/poker/1127756/detail.html Link to post Share on other sites
offset 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 those are horrible odds. Link to post Share on other sites
flyingdonkey 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 those are horrible odds.Word... Moneymaker should be at least 400:1 Link to post Share on other sites
stereoman 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Apparently Doyle was in London for some $100k SNG along with Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth and a few others for a British bookmaker. Mike Sexton's in Los Angeles for the WPT event but his reasons for withdrawing are seemingly unknown (well I dunno why he hasn't bothered).If any bookies are going to bother covering this, unfortunately the odds will almost definitely be poor because they're scared. You can easily overestimate/underestimate somebody and some lucky mofo is going to hit a nice score because of that. Link to post Share on other sites
Omaha Hi/Lo 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I'm waiting for the blog about having Mike in the opening round match... should be good. Then again he might keep his game plan secret, theres nothing really to hide b/c they've played so much together but...meh. Link to post Share on other sites
XXEddie 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Apparently Doyle was in London for some $100k SNG along with Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth and a few others for a British bookmaker. Mike Sexton's in Los Angeles for the WPT event but his reasons for withdrawing are seemingly unknown (well I dunno why he hasn't bothered).If any bookies are going to bother covering this, unfortunately the odds will almost definitely be poor because they're scared. You can easily overestimate/underestimate somebody and some lucky mofo is going to hit a nice score because of that.then why is Ivey playing? Link to post Share on other sites
flyingdonkey 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 then why is Ivey playing?Because Ivey is not 130 years old... Old people get tired you know. Link to post Share on other sites
xmykro 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 How much $$$ does the winner get? Link to post Share on other sites
flyingdonkey 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 How much $$$ does the winner get?$500,000 Link to post Share on other sites
XXEddie 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Because Ivey is not 130 years old... Old people get tired you know.Then why is Hellmuth not playingi know he's not young but it seems like Hellmuth would play if he could Link to post Share on other sites
ShaneO19 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 That really sucks Hellmuth isn't playing. I have been looking forward to watching him in this for a year. This seems like about the last event he would miss.Those odds are horrible. There are 64 players and 62 of them are less than 60 to 1! I guarantee the two qualifiers at the bottom aren't that much more unlikely to win then everyone else. I don't think Shannon Elizabeth is almost twice as good as someone who beat out thousands of people online to qualify. Link to post Share on other sites
Omaha Hi/Lo 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I know its old news, but I still think its pretty sick that Marco won the Caesars qualifier... out of all those people. Link to post Share on other sites
stereoman 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Hellmuth's contracted to do a made-for-TV poker event over in the United Kingdom and he's crushing it (4 out of 5 wins so far!) thus he's sticking around for the final.Ah feck it, I'll post the link: http://uk.pokernews.com/live-reporting/If he could have, one assumes Hellmuth would have loved to have had a third go at the Heads Up event. Link to post Share on other sites
Omaha Hi/Lo 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I like Cheadle over Ivey...SWNo joke. Link to post Share on other sites
flyingdonkey 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I like Cheadle over Ivey...SWNo joke.And why is that? Link to post Share on other sites
XXEddie 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I like Cheadle over Ivey...SWNo joke.theyre playing pokernot solitaire Link to post Share on other sites
stereoman 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I'd say one of the following:1. He's picking an 'upset special' (all the favorites probably won't win).2. He's being contrary3. He's being serious Link to post Share on other sites
kinger 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I know its old news, but I still think its pretty sick that Marco won the Caesars qualifier... out of all those people.It's sick he beat out 69 players at the Ceasars' qualifier???? Not very..... Link to post Share on other sites
Presto 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Does anyone know when the matches start. I want to go watch but cant find the times online.Presto Link to post Share on other sites
XXEddie 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Greenstein > ReeseCloutier > HansenChan > CunninghamIvey > BrunsonGreenstein > CloutierIvey > BrunsonIvey > Greenstein Link to post Share on other sites
stereoman 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I've gone for:Lindgren < AntoniusWasicka > HansenMizrachi < BenyamineFerguson < BoothAntonius > WasickaBenyamine < BoothAntonius < Boothhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/ste...sup_bracket.gifThe favorites surely won't all win and I think this could be a wacky year. I'm not putting any money on it, mind you! Link to post Share on other sites
choic 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I don't have a Bodog account, anyone know what books are taking bets for this? Link to post Share on other sites
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