The Wynn Millions, a $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em event, has a $10 million guaranteed prize pool. Friday is the first of three starting flights.
Jim Barnes
Jim Barnes covers sports betting and the World Series of Poker for the Review-Journal. He first joined the Review-Journal as a copy editor in 2012. The Fort Worth, Texas, native previously was the sports editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald and also covered high school sports for the Dallas Morning News. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. He is an experienced gambler who has competed in the Westgate SuperContest and the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Reigning World Cup champion France is the +350 favorite at the Westgate, followed by Italy at 6-1, but the Netherlands could be an enticing betting option.
Phil Hellmuth defeated poker rival Daniel Negreanu on Wednesday for the third straight “High Stakes Duel” match on PokerGO and can now cash out his winnings.
Houston businessman Jim McIngvale made the bet on the William Hill app in Indiana. He has become well known for making large sports wagers around the country.
Phil Hellmuth will walk away with $350,000 if he can defeat Daniel Negreanu for a third straight time on PokerGO’s “High Stakes Duel” on Wednesday.
Handicapper Wes Reynolds had a winner last week with Jon Rahm at the U.S. Open, and he’s targeting eight players for this week’s PGA Tour event.
The Atlanta Hawks are the biggest threat left for several Las Vegas sportsbooks, with some outstanding bets worth high six figures and one worth $1.5 million.
The schedule has been announced for the return of the World Series of Poker at the Rio from Sept. 30 to Nov. 23, right on the heels of the WSOP Online.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro likes Dan Ige in the main event of UFC on ESPN 25 on Saturday at the Apex, along with three other plays.
The SuperContest, the longtime premier NFL handicapping contest in Las Vegas, will have nine in-season contests to go along with the overall title.
David Peters collected the overall title again at PokerGO’s high-stakes tournament series, and Sean Winter won the $50,000 buy-in Main Event.
Jon Rahm is the clear 10-1 favorite at the Westgate sportsbook for the U.S. Open, the golf major that starts Thursday at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California.
A total of 88 WSOP bracelet events will be held from Sept. 30 to Nov. 23 at the Rio, with buy-ins ranging from $400 to $250,000.
The flagship World Series of Poker was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic and was delayed from its normal summer dates until the fall this year.
The paradox was created by injuries to Brooklyn Nets stars James Harden and Kyrie Irving, who have been ruled out for Game 5 but not the rest of the playoffs.