WSOP 2011 - November Nine Betting Preview

RIO CASINO, LAS VEGAS - With the final nine players of the 42nd Annual World Series of Poker Main Event decided in the early hours of Wednesday morning, bookmakers are already quoting odds on the winner. Ireland's Eoghan O'Dea, son of poker legend Donnacha O'Dea, is joint-favourite to win the most prestigious bracelet of the whole series and is quoted at best odds of 9/2 (bet £2 to make £9 profit) with Boylesports and Sportingbet.

The Irishman shares co-favouritism with chip leader Martin Staszko who is top priced at 9/2 at Skybet and Boylesports. The Czech player is a relative unknown, but with his stack over 40million and seemingly fearless play he will feel he has a great chance to win the $8.7m first prize.

Ben Lamb can be backed at best odds of 11/2 with Boylesports and Sportingbet to win his second bracelet of the series. Lamb has had one of the best WSOP's of all time this year, with a second place finish in the $3,000 PLO, twelfth place in $10,000 NL/Six Handed Championship, an eighth place finish in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship and first place in the $10,000 PLO Championship to top it all off.

Also available at best odds of 11/2 with Boylesports and Skybet is Phil Collins, a player who resides in Las Vegas and had, before Black Friday, a huge reputation online and is now turning his online success to the live arena.

Next in the betting is the third and final player from the USA in the November Nine Matt Giannetti, who is third in chips with 24.7 million. Primarily a cash game player, the professional poker player is well respected in poker circles but is a relative unknown to the public and is quoted at best odds of 15/2 at Boylesports.

The chip leader at the end of Day 7, 21 year old Ukrainian Anton Makievskyi is now relatively short stacked in the November Nine. If he wins he will be the fifth player from the Ukraine to win a bracelet this year. Makievskyi is a top priced 9/1 shot at Skybet.

Pius Heinz is the first German to ever make the November Nine and is top priced at 11/1 with Sportingbet to take it down. With just 16.4 million chips, he has a mountain to climb to make the bracelet his.

Britain's Sam Holden is the shortest stack at the table and is quoted at best odds of 12/1 at Skybet and Sportingbet to best the remaining eight players and take the bracelet and $8.7million back to the U.K.

The oldest player at the table and last in the betting is Badih Bounahra from Belize. He is the only amateur in the final nine players and is the first player from the South American country to ever make the final table of any WSOP event. He can be backed at best odds of 14/1 at Boylesports to win the Main Event.

Boylesports are the only bookmakers offering each way betting on the November Nine.

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