Big Names in the WSOP:
Category: Poker
Almost everyone who follows the World Series of Poker will formulate their own opinions of who the best players are, and more often than not, will follow that players progress. I certainly did that this year, even placing bets on a few players to make the main event final table. One of those was Mike Matusow who eventually finished 30th after a terrible beat, but there were others who I followed, simply because I wished to see them do well.
Most of the big name players struggle in the main event, and I feel this is due to the fact that there are several thousand players in the tournament. Figures for entrants approaching the 7,000 mark, are too many I feel, and even the best players in the world will get very unlucky twice in a row, at some point during the proceedings. In poker, that’s all it takes to be out of a tournament, but it was good to see the big names having more success this year than the previous couple of years.
Most of these big names have been around for many years now of course, and there are new names being spoken of in high regard as the next generation of players come through. One of these who deserves a mention is Ivan Demidov, who finished 3rd in the WSOPE main event, and 2nd in this years WSOP main event. That is a unique achievement, and I am sure there will be more great results from both these young players, and the veterans on this years poker circuit.
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