The Eye in the Sky!
March 22nd, 2006, 08:53 PM
In light of the Final Table seating and chip arrangements, I have looked at the players and calculated some odds of my own. Unlike other odds, I am allowing people to post their own opinions on what the odds will be and why. Mine are official since I have final say after watching each one of these guys play extensively.
Here they are:
Tran: 4 to 1. He is arguably the best player in the GWPS. He has yet to show that he will falter under pressure and with the size of his chip stack, he can do some real damage and even overcome Dan's monster lead. Until someone de-thrones him, he is the favorite to repeat.
Dan: 6 to 1. Luck has been on his side and he has improved his game considerably since GWPS 2. He can beat any player with any two cards at times and with that large chip stack to start, he may be too much of an obstacle to overcome.
BTS: 8 to 1. What else can I say besides he has been here twice before? He came one hand short of being a two-time GWPS champion and never seems to leave a table without either winning or placing. If he gets short stacked, he can be beaten. If he gets chips to play with, good night table.
Dean: 10 to 1. While he is not the smartest player at the table (or calmest), he can still prove a worthy opponent. From personal experience, I know Dean can go from worst to first in minutes. His agressive style tends to work unless he runs into bigger stacks. He will start with a middle chip stack so he may be able to work some magic.
Cole: 12 to 1. Normally I'd have Cole with better odds than this but with his severe short starting stack against the monster stacks of Dan, Dean, Tran, and BTS, it will be a struggle for him to get into favorable position. Do not count him out however. I have seen him come back from blind money to dominate a table. It wouldn't surprise me to see him climb to contention.
Joe: 14 to 1. Again this series, he is the underdog. He squeaked into the final table and will start with a severely small chip stack also. I've had the pleasure of playing in several games with Joe and I can say that he, along with BTS, is the most consistent player of the series. He always holds a chip lead but seems to get some bad beats thrown his way. Again, if his chip stack wasn't so small, he'd easily be one a favorite.
Here they are:
Tran: 4 to 1. He is arguably the best player in the GWPS. He has yet to show that he will falter under pressure and with the size of his chip stack, he can do some real damage and even overcome Dan's monster lead. Until someone de-thrones him, he is the favorite to repeat.
Dan: 6 to 1. Luck has been on his side and he has improved his game considerably since GWPS 2. He can beat any player with any two cards at times and with that large chip stack to start, he may be too much of an obstacle to overcome.
BTS: 8 to 1. What else can I say besides he has been here twice before? He came one hand short of being a two-time GWPS champion and never seems to leave a table without either winning or placing. If he gets short stacked, he can be beaten. If he gets chips to play with, good night table.
Dean: 10 to 1. While he is not the smartest player at the table (or calmest), he can still prove a worthy opponent. From personal experience, I know Dean can go from worst to first in minutes. His agressive style tends to work unless he runs into bigger stacks. He will start with a middle chip stack so he may be able to work some magic.
Cole: 12 to 1. Normally I'd have Cole with better odds than this but with his severe short starting stack against the monster stacks of Dan, Dean, Tran, and BTS, it will be a struggle for him to get into favorable position. Do not count him out however. I have seen him come back from blind money to dominate a table. It wouldn't surprise me to see him climb to contention.
Joe: 14 to 1. Again this series, he is the underdog. He squeaked into the final table and will start with a severely small chip stack also. I've had the pleasure of playing in several games with Joe and I can say that he, along with BTS, is the most consistent player of the series. He always holds a chip lead but seems to get some bad beats thrown his way. Again, if his chip stack wasn't so small, he'd easily be one a favorite.