Main Event Winner

[Easy E]

I'd bet against him on the "repeat main event WSOP champs are a thing of the past" theory

[Easy E]

Why is it that people think this was any different for any other main event champ in the last 20 years?

[Drunken Monkey]

Is it harder for the defending champ simply because of the odds of winning back to back. Or do you mean is it harder because people want to bust the defending champ for the bragging rights.

"How was the WSOP ME?"
"I busted out 3456."
"That's not too good"
"But I did bust out the winner last year"
"Wow, you played great."

I am sure this is how the average gambler will see it. Am I correct?

[Easy E]

The average gambler may see it that way, I wouldn't know.

Yes, I think there are so many more opportunities for the flip side of the "X:1" equation to knock someone out that repeating is nigh on impossible.

There's never been a wire-to-wire main event leader that I've heard of, which means you have to be on the wrong side of that X:1 more than once. EVERY one of those have to not bust you out for you to claim the prize.

That's partially why Dan Harrington's back-to-back final table streak was so impressive. Yes, he was lucky, but he had to GET lucky and that takes some work (and some damn fine poker playing). I wouldn't bet on Dan to three-peat (whoops, I owe Pat Riley some money now!) the final table appearance either without some really long odds.

[Allen C]

O.K. I'll take Raymer against your top ten picks for the
next back-to-back wsop winner.

[MitchL]

I took all my money out of all my online accounts and my live bankroll and put half of it on Dutch Boyd to win and the other half on Evelyn Ng.

[LotsOfOuts69]

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Maurile,

If you are serious, I will give you Raymer, Harrington and Moneymaker. I will take the field. I will pay you $300 if either of your men win, and you pay me $100 if they do not. Deal?

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Where's that sarcasm detector link when you need it?

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Seriously, at least you could have offered 20 to 1 or something

[Mike Cuneo]

Obviously Norm Chad's 14th wife will be this year's winner. Bet on it!

[Shilly]

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Anyone else think Greg Raymer has a chance this year? I think he could win it.

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F*ck NO!!!!

First of all, there will probably NEVER be a back-to-back WSOP main event winner again, unless maybe poker decreases SUBSTANTIALLY in popularity for some reason.

Second, if someone DOES win back-to-back WSOP main events, it will most likely NOT be Greg Raymer, because there's many way better card players then him.

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Dr. Zoidberg!

[JPotMaster]

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It's going to be between Raymer and Harrington. I can't see anybody else winning it this year . . . unless Moneymaker gets lucky again.

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I'm sorry but you're wrong. Clearly, the correct answer is Robert Varkonyi.