PokerShares Offering WSOP Odds on Former #1-Ranked PocketFivers
The 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event begins this weekend and many of the former #1-ranked PocketFivers will be taking their place in the field and hoping to earn their place in poker history, the bracelet and of course a hefty paycheck.
Mike ‘Timex’ McDonald announced PokerShares six months ago. The revolutionary poker investment and betting platform gives people the opportunity to bet on players to Cash, Final Table and Win the WSOP Main Event, as well as giving you the chance to buy a virtual piece of them.
With former #1 Fedor ‘CrownUpGuy’ Holz sitting out of the Main Event, the rest of the field know they are no longer just competing for second place. We take a look at the odds of some of the other former #1-ranked players and McDonald shares his views on their chances.
Odds to to Cash 3.90, to Final Table 150.00, to Win 1250.00
Best WSOP Main Event result: 358th in 2012
Two former #1s have led the way at the WSOP this year by winning their first bracelet. Chris Moorman took down the $3k Six Max event for $498,682 and has cashed in eight events in total. The victory was well deserved in the view of Mike McDonald:
“As the winningest online tournament player in history it’s only fitting that Moorman added a bracelet to his long list of accomplishments. He’s already finished 2nd in the WSOPE Main and surely aims to do one better in this one.”
Chris ‘NigDawG’ Brammer
Odds to to Cash 3.90, to Final Table 150.00, to Win 1100.00
Best result: 365th in 2011
Fellow Brit Chris Brammer was the second former #1 to win a bracelet in 2017, taking down the $5k Turbo for $527,555.
Brammer is one of the most well liked and respected British pros and has been competing successfully at the highest level for many years both live and online. Although he perhaps isn’t as well known as some of his peers due to not having a huge breakout live score before now – he has cashed in the Main Event three times and had a string of live cashes and near misses before this summer.
Calvin ‘cal42688’ Anderson
Odds to Cash 3.60, to Final Table 120.00, to Win 800.00
Best result: n/a
Calvin Anderson has had a quiet series after deciding to play a smaller schedule this year following a hectic SCOOP. Surprisingly the one-time bracelet winner has never cashed in the Main Event but McDonald considers him a huge threat:
“’Cal42688′ is among the best in the world against such soft opposition. His ability to exploit weak opponents and his consistent success for weeks on end each SCOOP/WCOOP cater perfectly for a marathon like the WSOP main event.”
Cliff ‘JohnnyBax’ Josephy
Odds to to Cash 3.90, to Final Table 150.00, to Win 1250.
Best result: 3rd in 2016
Two former #1s made the November Nine last year. After beginning as Final Table chipleader, Cliff Josephy ultimately finished third for $3,453,035. The two time bracelet winner and will be hoping to emulate Mark Newhouse and Dan Harrington by going back to back.
McDonald’s view:
“While I was coming through the ranks JohnnyBax was the undisputed god of online poker. After final tabling this event along with Griffin last summer, he seems to have comfortably transitioned to being the god of live poker too”
Griffin ‘Flush_Entity’ Benger
Odds to to Cash 3.90, to Final Table 150.00, to Win 1100.00
Best result: 7th in 2016
After finishing in seventh place last year for $1,250,190, Griffin Benger will also seek to go back to back. Benger’s confrontation with and eventual bust out of Will Kassouf made the headlines but he continued his hot form by winning the Irish Open in April to show there’s more to his game than ‘that hand’.
Paul ‘paulgees81’ Volpe
Odds to Cash 3.70, to Final Table 130.00, to Win 900.00
Best result: 20th in 2012
Paul Volpe has two agonisingly close top 30 finishes in the Main Event and four cashes so far in the 2017 WSOP including 5th place in the $50K Players Championship.
McDonald’s view:
“Fresh off of a 50k final table Volpe knows these American fields better than almost all online beasts.”
Chris ‘Big Huni’ Hunichen
Odds to to Cash 3.80, to Final Table 140.00, to Win 1000.00
Best result: 114th in 2016
And impressive series so far has seen Chris Hunichen finish second in the $5k Six Max and lock up six cashes so far. With a runner up finish in one of the toughest bracelet events of the summer under his belt, he looks primed to make a run at the Main Event.
McDonald’s view:
“Another player who is excels in destroying weak opposition. It’s no surprise that Huni has a laundry list of deep runs in massive field WSOP events. He’s just looking for that elusive bracelet”
Sorel ‘Imper1um’ Mizzi
Odds to Cash 3.70, to Final Table 130.00, to Win 900.00
Best result: 95th in 2011
Despite having not yet won a bracelet, Sorel Mizzi has a remarkably consistent record of five cashes in the last ten Main Events. Having finished in third place in the $10k Limit Holdem and with four cashes this year in all, he’ll be looking to continue to build his enviable Main Event record.
Many more former #1s in the field
Other former #1s in the field and listed on PokerShares include Patrick ‘pleno1’ Leonard, Shaun ‘shaundeeb’ Deeb and Taylor ‘taypaur’ Paur (all 900.00 to win). Dan ‘djk123’ Kelly, David ‘Doc Sands’ Sands, ‘C.Darwin2’ and Fabrizio ‘SixthSense19’ Gonzalez (all 1000.00 to win).
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