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6/1/07posted by Dr. Poker @ 12:35 PM
Las Vegas is on the final countdown to the 38th World Series of Poker, where dreams are made and broken many times over every year. The 2007 tournament launches today, June 1st, and brings hordes of visitors from all around the world to Nevada's dazzling gambling oasis.
The coveted gold bracelets are waiting for their winners. They will be awarded in 55 different events, with buy-ins ranging up to $50,000.
The $10,000 Texas No-Limit Hold'em main event will begin on Friday, July 6, and run through Tuesday, July 17, at the Rio Hotel and Casino's cavernous Convention Center. Current talk is the number of entrants in the $10,000 Texas No-Limit Hold'em tournament could be as high as 10,000, that the Rio is preparing for 9,000 and that poker's biggest annual event will far exceed the 2,500 figure that was bandied about earlier. Meanwhile, odds on WSOP pro participants have started to pop up at bookmaking firms across the world, especially in the United Kingdom, which sends large contigents of players and media representatives to Las Vegas every year. The Odds for this years Tournament are out now, here are the odds of two different Sportsbooks: Bet365 (150/1) and SportingOdds (100/1) have Las Vegas' very own Phil Ivey as a solid favorite, followed by Daniel Negreanu and former champion Phil Hellmuth.
Canadian-born Negreanu and 10-time bracelet winner Hellmuth are both 200/1 at Bet365 and 150/1 at Sporting Odds.
Bet365 has Allen Cunningham, who grabbed fourth last year, at 400/1, while SportingOdds lists him at 150/1.
Controversial Hollywood-connected Jamie Gold, who totally dominated the event last year, was 500/1 at Bet365, but not included on the SportingOdds roster.
Among females, both books put up Annie Duke at 500/1, but Bet365 posted Jennifer Harman at 600/1 and SportingOdds opened the Vegas star at 250/1. On the Hollywood celebrity side, Shannon Elizabeth opened at 18/1, 25/1 and 39/1, while Jennifer Tilly, winner of the WSOP ladies' night event in 2005, is 20/1, 25/1 and 37/1.
One significant change at the 2007 WSOP is that the payout structure, which last year was designed around creating millionaires, has been changed at the behest of WSOP participants.
Players who finish lower on the money list will receive more, while those who make the final table will earn less than in 2006. Dr. Poker source: experts.covers.com
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