The World Series of Poker announced plans Friday for a hybrid online/live Main Event, the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship that is televised annually on ESPN.
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.
The president is a long shot to replace longtime host Alex Trebek, who died Sunday at age 80. Ken Jennings is a more likely possibility.
Sharp bettors and the public are on opposite sides of the crucial AFC South clash between Indianapolis and Tennessee, bookmakers said.
Doug Polk, a 31-year-old who lives in Henderson, and Daniel Negreanu, a 46-year-old who lives in Las Vegas, have played 1,372 of their scheduled 25,000 hands.
Instead of running out the clock, Texas Christian quarterback Max Duggan ran to the end zone. Plus, the San Francisco 49ers fight till the end for over bettors.
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Las Vegas sportsbook directors report that public bettors are strongly favoring one team in Thursday’s Green Bay-San Francisco game.
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Daniel Negreanu has become something of a lightning rod for criticism in the past few years, with those attacks often spearheaded by Doug Polk.
This weekend produced a rare occurrence: Bettors in two games could make a reasonable case that referees’ mistakes directly cost them their wagers.
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The line has dropped to Cleveland -2½ at home after opening -3. The total has plummeted with a forecast of rain and high winds.
The star quarterback tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss Saturday’s game against Boston College. The Tigers are still heavily favored.