{"id":80717,"date":"2018-06-14T14:05:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T21:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=80717"},"modified":"2018-06-14T14:42:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T21:42:06","slug":"sportsbooks-lay-odds-on-wsop-main-event-brunson-calls-it-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sportsbooks-lay-odds-on-wsop-main-event-brunson-calls-it-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Sportsbooks Pick World Series of Poker Main Event Favorites, as Iconic Doyle Brunson Calls It a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is well underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and with the Main Event just 2 1\/2 weeks away, several offshore internet sportsbooks have set the lines on poker\u2019s next world champion.<\/p>\n

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Doyle Brunson won\u2019t feature in the WSOP Main Event betting markets this year. The two-time WSOP Main Event winner — and one of the founding fathers of modern-day poker — retired officially from the game after finishing tenth on Wednesday in the 2-7 lowball event. (Image: Poker Central)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leading the pack at BetOnline.com are Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey<\/a>, each at +5000 (50\/1), while over at Bovada.lv, Ivey and Sam Trickett are favorites at +8000 (80\/1), with Negreanu close behind at +10,000 (100\/1), along with Erik Seidel, Jason Mercier and John Juanda.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is It Worth It?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The problem with betting the Main Event — because of its enormous field and huge variance — is that it’s unlike any other wagering proposition in the world.<\/p>\n

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Last year\u2019s Main Event<\/span><\/a> drew 7,221 players. If history echoes and the field hits the 7,000 mark, it means the average player — which, by definition, is most of the field — is 6,999\/1 to win outright.<\/span><\/p>\n

To suggest that Ivey can be 50\/1 to win the tournament is to afford him a skill advantage that simply does not exist in poker. In reality, the favorite is not Phil Ivey at all, the favorite is \u201csome guy we haven\u2019t heard of yet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

If you really want to have money riding on this event, though, it might be worth visiting poker forums where you can often find players selling little pieces of themselves. Since the odds of decent players cashing in the event — as opposed to winning it all — are actually pretty good, this can be a far more reliable way of making some money, while still having a longshot at a really big payday.<\/p>\n

Failing that, there\u2019s always proposition betting available at Bovada, whether on outcomes like the color of the final flop (all red or all black is +350 or 7\/2), or whether the final winning hand will be two pair or better (-120, 4\/5), or one pair or worse (-120, 4\/5).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Texas Dolly Makes His Last Stand<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, one player you won\u2019t be betting on this year is \u201cGodfather of Poker\u201d Doyle Brunson. The much-revered octogenarian poker legend tossed his cards into the muck for the final time — in public, at least — on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Brunson, who gave up playing the full Series several years ago due to his increasing frailty, recently announced his retirement and that this week\u2019s $10K 2-7 lowball event would be the final tournament of his career.<\/p>\n

Fittingly, the two-time Main Event bracelet holder made a deep run in the event on Wednesday, finishing tenth before leaving the building on his mobility scooter to a standing ovation from all in attendance.<\/p>\n

I am going to quit poker because I\u2019ve been married to the most wonderful woman in the world for 57 years, and she\u2019s not in very good health, and I\u2019m going to spend our last years together as much as we can,\u201d Brunson told the Las Vegas<\/em>Review-Journal<\/em>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The same way Brunson carved out his place in poker history is how he clearly is planning to ride out the rest of his life: with no bull, no whining, and knowing that sooner or later, variance says you are going to have a collision with a really major loss. With no denial about the harsh realities of existence, he added:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m 85 myself, so it wouldn\u2019t be any big upset if I didn\u2019t wake up some morning. We don\u2019t have a lot of time, and I would like to spend it with her. That is my priority.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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