Online bookmaker Ladbrokes.com is offering odds of 33/1 on the American player making the final table in November followed by Allen Cunningham at 40/1.
Tuesday 30th June 2009
With this year’s World Series Of Poker (WSOP) well underway in Las Vegas, numerous online bookmakers are offering odds on the players that will contest the final table on November 7 with American Phil Ivey leading the pack.
Punters can get odds of 33/1 from Ladbrokes.com on the 33-year-old California native making the final table while SkyBet.com and PaddyPower.com currently show 66/1 followed by 80/1 from BlueSq.com and 888Sport.com.
In addition, Ivey is currently listed at odds of 100/1 with SportingBet.com to win the main event of the 2009 tournament while Bet365.com is going with 150/1.
Also sponsored by online casino FullTiltPoker.com, Allen Cunningham is another favourite to make the final nine and is currently listed at odds of 40/1 with Ladbrokes.com. PaddyPower.com and SkyBet.com have the American at 66/1 while BlueSq.com and 888Sport.com are going with 80/1.
Cunningham is listed at odds of 200/1 with Bet365.com and SportingBet.com to win the 2009 WSOP alongside John Juanda. Indoniasia-born Juanda is 40/1 with Ladbrokes.com to make the final table while PaddyPower.com shows 80/1 followed by 100/1 at 888Sport.com, SkyBet.com and BlueSq.com.
Listed at odds of 80/1 to make the final table by BlueSq.com, Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth could be worth a bet while Cole Smith and Niki Jedlicka are also at 80/1 with PaddyPower.com.
Defending champion Peter Eastgate is listed at odds of 250/1 with Bet365.com to triumph again this year while SportingBet.com is going with 500/1. His opponent in 2008, Ivan Demidov, is being offered at 200/1 to win the 2009 title by Bet365.com while SportingBet.com is also showing 500/1.
While Eastgate is 66/1 with PaddyPower.com to make the final table, the online bookmaker is showing Demidov at 80/1. However, Ladbrokes.com currently lists both at 100/1 while BlueSq.com and 888Sport.com shows Eastgate at 125/1 while Demidov is 150/1.
Those looking for a longshot can get odds of 750/1 from BlueSq.com that celebrity poker player James Woods will make the final table while Hollywood compatriots Ben Affleck and Don Cheadle are at 400/1 followed by Ray Romano, Matt Damon and Shannon Elizabeth at 500/1. Punters can get odds of 1,500/1 from SportingBet.com on any of the celebrity players to win the main event.
