WPT 2005 Legends of Poker
tourney odds at Sportsbook.com
August 26
Starting tomorrow
,
online poker players will be waiting with baited-breath to
learn who the winner of the 2005 Legends of Poker event will
be. This WPT poker tourney has even peaked the interest of
big-time Hollywood hitters like Ben Affleck, Jennifer Tilly
and Toby McGuire along with big-time pro players like Phil
Ivey and Gus Hansen. To catch all the online poker player
interest, Sportsbook.com has posted its offerings online.
The poker affair
takes place in So. California at the Bicycle Casino
beginning tomorrow, Aug. 27th. The poker tourney will
continue through Wed., Aug. 31st.
Poker pro
Phil Iveyis the event favorite with
odds of 66 to 1. After Ivey, there are a whole group of pro
players that have 80 to 1 odds. They are, Gus Hansen, Daniel
Negreanu, Layne Flack, Phil Hellmuth, Howard Lederer and
Marcel Luske.
The top
celebrity players - Affleck, McGuire and Tilly all have odds
of 400 to 1. Although they are not expected to win, all eyes
will be on them. You never know.
Online poker and
casino based poker are both extremely popular forms of
entertainment and gambling alike. Because poker has such a
huge mainstream following all over the World, it is not
abnormal to see Hollywood types playing at the event now. We
may see Ben Affleck at the final table, or even Tilly and
McGuire.
As many of you online poker players
now know, women are turning out in large numbers, proving
that it is not just a man's game anymore. F
emale players you will see Jennifer
Harman, Kathy Liebert and Annie Duke along with other female
players slugging it out for a chance to win the event. These
3 women are all being offered 150 to 1 odds.
