WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO, June 30 - Nothing demonstrates the enormous popularity of poker more than the growth of the game's biggest event, which expects record prize pools and an unprecedented number of entrants this year. With the an estimated 6,600 entrants vying for the world's most prestigious poker championship, PinnacleSports.com today announced odds on the 36th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em Championship.
The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com has created the most competitive odds on the WSOP, including betting lines on 36 of the biggest names in poker winning the illustrious No-Limit gold bracelet. Young poker superstar Daniel Negreanu has opened as the favorite to win the WSOP championship tournament at 257/1 followed closely by fellow young gun Phil Ivey at 259/1. PinnacleSports.com lists 1989 champion and nine-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth with the third best odds at 306/1 and tournament veteran Howard Lederer at 319/1. The oddsmakers at PinnacleSports.com believe several former WSOP champions will be in contention for this year's title, including: 1995 champion Dan Harrington (323/1), 2000 champ Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (388/1), 1987-88 winner Johnny Chan (419/1), 1998 champ Scotty Nguyen (490/1) and 1976-77 champion Doyle Brunson (532/1). The event's first Internet qualifier turned gold bracelet winner Chris Moneymaker comes in at 874/1, while the odds that Greg Raymer can repeat as champion this year stand at 718/1.
"With over 6,000 competitors entered in this year's tournament, we're giving bettors exceptional value on the poker elite to win the WSOP," said Simon Noble of PinnacleSports.com. "Players are looking to strike it rich by backing poker stars like Negreanu, Ivey, Hellmuth and Lederer at their current odds with many customers likening the opportunity to betting golf's big four of Woods, Singh, Mickelson and Els to win a major at odds of 300/1 or better."
In addition to offering odds to win the No-Limit Championship, PinnacleSports.com has created betting lines on over 130 players advancing to the tournament's final table. Predictably PinnacleSports.com has made Ivey (39/1) and Negreanu (40/1) the early favorites to reach the championship table at the WSOP's Main Event. Bettors can also wager on what player from a group of 30 will place highest in the tournament.
If any reporter would like odds on a player from their area winning the WSOP championship, PinnacleSports.com will gladly calculate the odds. For a complete list of WSOP odds, please visit http://www.pinnaclesports.com .
Current Odds: *All Odds Subject to Change*
Odds to Win WSOP No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em Championship
Daniel Negreanu 257/1
Phil Ivey 259/1
Phil Hellmuth 306/1
Howard Lederer 319/1
Dan Harrington 323/1
Gus Hansen 345/1
Ted Forrest 382/1
Dave Ulliot 387/1
Chris Ferguson 388/1
John Juanda 389/1
Barry Greenstein 396/1
Johnny Chan 419/1
Eric Lindgren 441/1
TJ Cloutier 455/1
Layne Flack 477/1
Scotty Nguyen 490/1
Marcel Luske 495/1
Eric Seidel 510/1
Doyle Brunson 532/1
Chip Reese 545/1
Hasan Habib 546/1
Jeff Lisandro 560/1
Huck Seed 582/1
John Phan 600/1
Michael Mizrachi 640/1
Antonio Esfandiari 699/1
Greg Raymer 718/1
Annie Duke 723/1
Alex Brenes 736/1
Lee Watkinson 750/1
Tuan Le 750/1
Chris Moneymaker 874/1
Richard Grijalva 1350/1
Andrew Kelsall 1350/1
Matt Emanuel 1400/1
Matt DeRosa 1400/1
For more information and a complete list of WSOP odds, please visit http://www.pinnaclesports.com .
Source: PinnacleSports.com
The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com has created the most competitive odds on the WSOP, including betting lines on 36 of the biggest names in poker winning the illustrious No-Limit gold bracelet. Young poker superstar Daniel Negreanu has opened as the favorite to win the WSOP championship tournament at 257/1 followed closely by fellow young gun Phil Ivey at 259/1. PinnacleSports.com lists 1989 champion and nine-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth with the third best odds at 306/1 and tournament veteran Howard Lederer at 319/1. The oddsmakers at PinnacleSports.com believe several former WSOP champions will be in contention for this year's title, including: 1995 champion Dan Harrington (323/1), 2000 champ Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (388/1), 1987-88 winner Johnny Chan (419/1), 1998 champ Scotty Nguyen (490/1) and 1976-77 champion Doyle Brunson (532/1). The event's first Internet qualifier turned gold bracelet winner Chris Moneymaker comes in at 874/1, while the odds that Greg Raymer can repeat as champion this year stand at 718/1.
"With over 6,000 competitors entered in this year's tournament, we're giving bettors exceptional value on the poker elite to win the WSOP," said Simon Noble of PinnacleSports.com. "Players are looking to strike it rich by backing poker stars like Negreanu, Ivey, Hellmuth and Lederer at their current odds with many customers likening the opportunity to betting golf's big four of Woods, Singh, Mickelson and Els to win a major at odds of 300/1 or better."
In addition to offering odds to win the No-Limit Championship, PinnacleSports.com has created betting lines on over 130 players advancing to the tournament's final table. Predictably PinnacleSports.com has made Ivey (39/1) and Negreanu (40/1) the early favorites to reach the championship table at the WSOP's Main Event. Bettors can also wager on what player from a group of 30 will place highest in the tournament.
If any reporter would like odds on a player from their area winning the WSOP championship, PinnacleSports.com will gladly calculate the odds. For a complete list of WSOP odds, please visit http://www.pinnaclesports.com .
Current Odds: *All Odds Subject to Change*
Odds to Win WSOP No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em Championship
Daniel Negreanu 257/1
Phil Ivey 259/1
Phil Hellmuth 306/1
Howard Lederer 319/1
Dan Harrington 323/1
Gus Hansen 345/1
Ted Forrest 382/1
Dave Ulliot 387/1
Chris Ferguson 388/1
John Juanda 389/1
Barry Greenstein 396/1
Johnny Chan 419/1
Eric Lindgren 441/1
TJ Cloutier 455/1
Layne Flack 477/1
Scotty Nguyen 490/1
Marcel Luske 495/1
Eric Seidel 510/1
Doyle Brunson 532/1
Chip Reese 545/1
Hasan Habib 546/1
Jeff Lisandro 560/1
Huck Seed 582/1
John Phan 600/1
Michael Mizrachi 640/1
Antonio Esfandiari 699/1
Greg Raymer 718/1
Annie Duke 723/1
Alex Brenes 736/1
Lee Watkinson 750/1
Tuan Le 750/1
Chris Moneymaker 874/1
Richard Grijalva 1350/1
Andrew Kelsall 1350/1
Matt Emanuel 1400/1
Matt DeRosa 1400/1
For more information and a complete list of WSOP odds, please visit http://www.pinnaclesports.com .
Source: PinnacleSports.com
