WSOP: The Picks

Well seeing as its time for the series main event (as i speak people in Vegas are just waking up to the big day(s)), i will outline my picks for the series, five of them in total, and then two wildcards alongside them. bear in mind that this is NOT to win the tournament (as anyone who picks players to win in something this big is kidding themselves) but merely to do well.

1st: Phil Hellmuth : Now this is probably making people cringe, but hear me out, he's been playing pretty well this year, and true the lack of hold'em events this year may not exactly help, but while he isn't well favoured much, you can usually always expect a deep run in the main event, it'd be nice to see him go deep again Day 7+



2nd: Tom Dwan : Yeah, this is a funny one, but i reckon with him getting as close as he has during this season, along with the sheer fact of the millions he stands to win/lose on sidebets, you watch him make a serious impression Day 6+ or bust in the first two levels

3rd: Annette Obrestad : Now im not happy, its widely understood that i bum off her skills, when she won the WSOPE, i honestly thought europe had a player to break the american stranglehold of bracelet runs, and while she was fairly respectable for the first WSOP she's ever entered (also, becoming a FTP pro so close to the series, work of genius!) she didnt make any massive impression on the series people were expecting, even still, im reckoning a serious showing in the main event Day 6+

4th: Phil Ivey : I shouldnt need to explain this...the fact its Phil Ivey should be enough for anyone! but the fact he's coming off the back of an 8th bracelet, the fact he's made some good money off those bracelet bets, and the fact that HE'S PHIL BLOODY IVEY! mean he's likely to make a repeat performance Day 5+

5th: John Juanda : I honestly cant work out why, but i can see juanda going very deep this year, he's been on form to say the least Day 4+

Wildcard 1: Simon Trumper : Well come on, i have to back somebody from DTD, im almost certian he's playing this event and id bloody love to see him do well, he's got past credentials to back it so if he did go deep, it wouldnt be any fluke Day 5+

Wildcard 2: Daniel Negreanu: The fact ive had to put him down as a wildcard concerns me but he's been having a torrid time as far as i can see, im not sure if its bad play or deckslapping, but either way this just hasnt been his year, the TOC being the one saving grace, id love to see him do well, but im not sure Day 4+