Who is gonna take the WSOP ME?

#1 16th June 2010, 12:19 AM

who do you guys think is gonna take the Main Event This year....I have been thinking about it for the Full Tilt fantasy poker but besides Phil Ivey I'm not sure...

#2 16th June 2010, 12:22 AM

The obvious prediction: Someone who you've never heard of, who will then become the newest poker celebrity.

#3 16th June 2010, 12:24 AM

He will be 26 years old from the US

#4 16th June 2010, 12:24 AM

Marvin Doon

#5 16th June 2010, 12:43 AM

Jerry Yang.

#6 16th June 2010, 12:56 AM

marginal

#7 16th June 2010, 1:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Kasanova King

marginal

I am only 18....

#8 16th June 2010, 1:27 AM

I would like to see Tom Dwan taking the WSOP ME, but he's not much of a tourney player.. my guess is Phil Ivey..

#9 16th June 2010, 1:41 AM

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Originally Posted by marginal

I am only 18....

ok, marginal in 2013

#10 16th June 2010, 1:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Kasanova King

ok, marginal in 2013

Seems fair.

#11 16th June 2010, 1:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Bovinity

The obvious prediction: Someone who you've never heard of, who will then become the newest poker celebrity.

Agreed, most likely someone who has had decent online success but never made a big splash news wise.

#12 16th June 2010, 1:47 AM

Terence Chan 1 time please.

#13 16th June 2010, 1:53 AM

Chances a pro may win the ME is probably less than 10 percent. Phil Ivey coulda taken it last year, ignoring the cards he even admitted to playing too passive. It was really weird play from him because we usually see him playing fearlessly at the table... maybe he wanted to change up his game to confuse the other players? Kinda late to guess but he missed his chance...

I'm betting on a non-USA player to take it, just a feeling. If I had to pick a pro I would want to win it would be Daniel Negreanu, if Phil Hellmuth won we'd never hear the end of it.

#14 16th June 2010, 1:56 AM

Terence Chan is going to win it, guaranteed.

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#17 16th June 2010, 1:59 AM

I predict his last name will be either 'Moneymagnet','Cashguy', 'Richman', 'Lotsamoolah', 'Bigbucks', or something similar to that.

#18 16th June 2010, 2:01 AM

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Originally Posted by SydTheCat

I predict his last name will be either 'Moneymagnet','Cashguy', 'Richman', 'Lotsamoolah', 'Bigbucks', or something similar to that.

No, his last name will be Chan.

#19 16th June 2010, 4:20 AM

moneymaker for a 2nd time and making his goal to win at least once per decade (thus creating a continuous poker boom)

#20 16th June 2010, 4:51 AM

Terence Chan will produce the same boom imo.

#21 16th June 2010, 5:29 AM

gotta go with Phil Ivey!

even tho its probably going to be some chump we have never heard of that gets ridiculous ammounts of luck and suckouts out over and over (joe cade *cough*)

#22 16th June 2010, 5:30 AM

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Originally Posted by appaz86

gotta go with Phil Ivey!

even tho its probably going to be some chump we have never heard of that gets ridiculous ammounts of luck and suckouts out over and over (joe cade *cough*)

One thing is certain, Terence Chan does not need luck to win the ME.

#23 16th June 2010, 5:41 AM

Throw a dart. Best guess.

#24 16th June 2010, 7:21 AM

It's likely to be some unknown player. Sorel Mizzi has been playing great all year maybe he can take it down.

#25 16th June 2010, 11:10 AM

Almost certainly a nobody, who will be greeted with cries of "what a donkey", "my grandma plays better than him/her", "ship me $10K and I'd so have played better" and other similar lamentations from the internet peanut galleries.

#26 16th June 2010, 11:17 AM

With a bit of luck it will be a middle aged US woman, cue another poker boom

#27 16th June 2010, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Misofer

I would like to see Tom Dwan taking the WSOP ME, but he's not much of a tourney player.. my guess is Phil Ivey..

Actually he's pretty decent but hasn't invested alot of time in them (ie. headsup in one event so far in the WSOP2010.. not too bad).

My predicition ...>>> it won't be me so I don't really give a shit.. BUT.. I'm guessing it'll be one of the internet/younger crowd (maybe one of the more well-known online MTT regs, ie. Dan Kelly, Matt Stout, Steve Gross, etc. etc. etc.... zillions of them.. which kinda narrows the odds, lol)

#28 16th June 2010, 11:24 AM

isildur1?

#29 16th June 2010, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by appaz86

gotta go with Phil Ivey!

even tho its probably going to be some chump we have never heard of that gets ridiculous ammounts of luck and suckouts out over and over (joe cade *cough*)

You might have not seen Joe Cada on your television before last year's Main Event but he was not some total unheard of poker player to the online community.

#30 16th June 2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Poker Orifice

Actually he's pretty decent but hasn't invested alot of time in them (ie. headsup in one event so far in the WSOP2010.. not too bad).

I think the sheer amount of money he stands to win in side bets if he takes down a bracelet (somewhere in the $10 million ballpark apparently) will be motivation enough to overcome any lack of tournament experience that he may or may not have.

Remember that he's plenty capable of playing a TAG game as well, we just don't see him doing it in the games like HSP that we see him in.

That's not to say I or anyone else actually expects him to win the Main Event, of course. I just think Dwan's probably got a better tournament game (when he's motivated) than people give him credit for.

#31 16th June 2010, 2:09 PM

I would like to see Phil Ivey win it. But it might be someone no one has ever heard of.

#32 16th June 2010, 4:13 PM

There are so many entries in the ME now that it's become a crapshoot, much like the online satellites. It's like the lottery. Someone will win, but it won't be you or me and it probably won't be anyone you've ever heard of.

It will be whoever is rushing for the tournament and has the skill to exploit that.

#33 16th June 2010, 4:46 PM

My biorhythms will prevent me from even getting to take a shot at it, so it don't really matter, cause we won't be able to pronounce his name anyway......

#34 16th June 2010, 5:54 PM

Why is there this almost global assumption that the ME winner will be a "he"???!!! Bluff Magazine declared 2010 to be "The Year of the Woman" and look what's happened so far--Annie Duke won the NBC HU Championship and Vanessa Selbst took down the NAPT ME at the Mohegan Sun. And there's always Annette Obestrad who is very very hungry for such a win, not to mention a number of other very skilled female players.

I think the time has come for a woman to prevail. If that doesn't happen, I think we'll see one or even 2 gals at the final table...

#35 18th June 2010, 12:20 PM

I heard Terence Chan has a good shot this year.

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