Poker Concorde

The poker world has been eagerly awaiting this years main event final table, and the reasons run deeper than simply wanting to see a known face win the big one.

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Phil Ivey is widely regarded as one of the absolute best poker players on the circuit, and to see him win the main event would first of all, be great for the image of poker. Without wishing to sound mean spirited towards previous recent winners, many of them have been amateurs that simply got a lot of luck when they needed it most.

The very nature of poker as a part luck game means that the best in the world will not always win every poker tournament, but there has been a cycle of unknown poker players winning the main event for several years. Phil Ivey is already a very respected and feared poker player at the tables, and has already won two bracelets this year alone. With a total of seven bracelets to his name, no one could argue that he doesn’t deserve to be there, and most people would love to see him win.

If a poker champion who is already well known across the world wins the main event, it gives weight to the argument of skill being a very big factor in poker. With the second shortest stack at the table, it is not going to be easy for Ivey to win, especially with an amateur poker player who has almost 60 million in chips between himself and the title. Regardless of his chip defecit, his skill is such that you would never bet against him coming back to win it in November.