WSOP Final Table: "Official" News, Results, and Discussion

[Dynasty]

A new World Series of Poker champion will be crowned when play resumes today at 4pm (Las Vegas time) at Binion's. The championship will be contested by eight "unknowns" and "bad boy" (or just misunderstood?) Mike Matusow.

Everybody will be a millionaire after this tournament. For the first time, everybody who made the final table will take home at least $1,000,000. Here are the payouts.

1st $7,500,000
2nd $4,250,000
3rd $2,500,000
4th $2,000,000
5th $1,750,000
6th $1,500,000
7th $1,300,000
8th $1,150,000
9th $1,000,000

Chip stacks are particularly even in the middle of the pack and the chip leader doesn't have nearly as commanding a lead as Greg Raymer had a year ago. Here are the seating assignments and chip stacks at the start of play.

Joseph Hachem - $5,420,000 (seat 1)
Andrew Black - $8,140,000 (seat 2)
Tex Barch - $9,330,000 (seat 3)
Daniel Bergsdorf - $5,270,000 (seat 4)
Mike Matusow - $7,410,000 (seat 5)
Aaron Kanter - $10,700,000 (seat 6)
Brad Kondracki - $1,180,000 (seat 7)
Steve Dannenmann - $5,460,000 (seat 8)
Scott Lazar - $3,370,000 (seat 9)]

[Paluka]

Anyone know any of these guys online handles? Matusow's are well-known to be MrPokeJoke on Stars and I think he is dill pickle on UB.

[Kevmath]

The two remaining from PokerStars:

Daniel "Berka" Bergsdorf
Brad "Bogey54" Kondracki

From Bluesquare.com here's the Final Table Odds:

Black 9-2
Barch 5-1
Kanter 5-1
Matusow 11-2
Hachem 6-1
Bergsdorf 7-1
Dannenmann 7-1
Lazar 10-1
Kondracki 16-1

Kevin...

[Boris]

Berka play goot in tournaments. wouldn't be suprised if he wins this thing.

[UMTerp]

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Berka play goot in tournaments. wouldn't be suprised if he wins this thing.

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He's my pick too, though I'm rooting for Steve.

I'd like to see a Pokerstars threepeat for selfish reasons too, as I do almost all of my online playing there, and I'd imagine it'd help to grow their customer base.

[Willluck]

[ QUOTE ]
The two remaining from PokerStars:

Daniel "Berka" Bergsdorf
Brad "Bogey54" Kondracki

From Bluesquare.com here's the Final Table Odds:

Black 9-2
Barch 5-1
Kanter 5-1
Matusow 11-2
Hachem 6-1
Bergsdorf 7-1
Dannenmann 7-1
Lazar 10-1
Kondracki 16-1

Kevin...

[/ QUOTE ]They're giving Matusow particularly low odds. It's not like he is just a total donk, and he has chips to work with. I think betting for Matusow would be +EV.
edit: n/m I thought they were giving him 11-1.

[Vee Quiva]

If Matusow wins the ME:

What's the over under on how long til he is dead from raging parties and/or some other irate player giving him a beat down. I say 3 years.

His drug dealer must be licking his chops.

[goofball]

[ QUOTE ]
The two remaining from PokerStars:

Daniel "Berka" Bergsdorf
Brad "Bogey54" Kondracki

From Bluesquare.com here's the Final Table Odds:

Black 9-2
Barch 5-1
Kanter 5-1
Matusow 11-2
Hachem 6-1
Bergsdorf 7-1
Dannenmann 7-1
Lazar 10-1
Kondracki 16-1

Kevin...

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Mathematically it looks like Kanter is the best bet, and Kondracki is by far the worst.

[2planka]

Dynasty - what level/blinds do they start at today? (CP refuses to load for me here at work).

[Kevmath]

About 40 minutes left of 10k Ante, 50k/100k blinds.