The Twenty Players Most Likely to Win The Main Event
On the eve of the Big One, here's my opinion on who are the twenty players most likely to be crowned champion in eleven days. Chances are zero of these guys will make the final table, but it's still an appropriate time to speculate (in alphabetical order).Patrik Antonius: The most feared player on the planet.
Michael Binger: Eight cashes this WSOP.
Justin Bonomo: At this point, nothing would surprise me from this guy, nothing. An expert at large fields.
Allen Cunningham: It's ALLEN CUNNINGHAM.
Bill Edler: Always seems to be in the thick of it late in the deep stack events, and finally got that big breakthrough score.
Jamie Gold: It seems Jamie needs a) chips and b) weak players to do his thing. Both are found in high quantities at the WSOP main event.
Joe Hachem: The all-time leader in ROI with a sample size of 2+ majors.
Phil Hellmuth: Possibly the best no limit hold em tournament player ever, and certainly the current best at dancing through modern poker's monster donkey fields.
Phil Ivey: The only player on this list with two deep runs the last four years.
Alex Jacob: A classic "go big or go home" guy and a master of wielding the big stack.
Marc Karam: Unmatched results in a small sample size of deepstack events.
Erick Lindgren: Always a factor.
Michael Mizrachi: Looking to put a miserable WSOP behind him.
Carlos Mortensen: Fresh, accomplished, fearless, and lethal with chips.
Daniel Negreanu: Plays a perfect game for the WSOP, playing tons of small pots givin
g him a chance to feast on the fish without risking his tournament life.
David Pham: Amazingly, the Dragon's biggest lifetime score was for 477k, back in 2003. Due for a monster result.
Kido Pham: People don't realize how rarely this guy plays - less than me, less than anyone on this list, and still has great results.
JC Tran: Probably the best overall NLHE tourney player.
James Van Alstyne: Deep in the freezer lately, but second only to JC before the WSOP.
Paul Wasicka: When the Kwickfish is excited to play in a 5k+ event, his results are basically unmatched.
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posted by GnightMoon @ 7:06 PM
11 Comments:
For the most part, I agree with your list...if you need one more wildcard, I'd add Chris "Toph" Moore in there, he's due and he has the style to go deep in this thing
I will put up Jared H, Jon Little, John Hoang, and Gioi against Jamie, Carlos, Kido, and one other of your choice from that list.
I will take Team Bag vs. the 15 on your list who aren't Team Bag.
I will take that bet if Moon declines. For however much you want. :)
cuBoth bets accepted. Stakes?
Where is Thomas Fuller? He is due!
I'll give you a chance to wipe out the debt you are going to owe from the JVA debacle.
Same, so if neither has a winner it's a push?
A bag horse quickly breaks a leg - first pro listed as busto.
Have fun in the tournament. I'm coming up when you make the final table
Well said.
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