Betting odds on the National Heads Up Poker Championhship

[Gerk]

Orel Hershiser?

Who you got?


The 2008 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada will take place on February 29th until March 2nd. One online sportsbook, Bodog has posted odds on who will win. CBS will air the tournament between April and May.

Last year's winner, Paul Wasicka is currently listed at 35/1 to win again this year along with the 2005 and 2006 winners, Ted Forrest and Phil Hellmuth who are also 35/1.

Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and Patrik Antoinus are all favored to win at 25/1. Celebrity longshots include long time MLB pitcher Oral Hershiser, actors Shannon Elizabeth and Brad Garrett at 100/1. Jason Alexander, the former Seinfeld star is listed at 90/1.

The rest of the players with odds from Bodog include;


Phil Ivey - 25/1
Daniel Negreanu - 25/1
Patrik Antoinus - 25/1
Paul Wasicka - 35/1
David Benyamine - 35/1
Todd Brunson - 35/1
Allen Cunninghman - 35/1
Freddy Deeb - 35/1
Chris Ferguson - 35/1
Ted Forrest - 35/1
Barry Greenstein - 35/1
Gus Hansen - 35/1
Phil Hellmuth - 35/1
John Juanda - 35/1
Erick Lindgren - 35/1
David Pham - 35/1
J.C. Tran - 35/1
Doyle Brunson - 35/1
Jennifer Harman - 45/1
Erik Seidel - 40/1
Brian Townsend - 35/1
David Williams - 45/1
Daniel Schreiber - 50/1
Kenny Tran - 55/1
Sam Farha - 55/1
Joe Hachem - 55/1
Howard Lederer - 55/1
Mike Matusow - 55/1
Greg Raymer - 55/1
Eli Elezra - 55/1
Tom Schneider - 45/1
Tom Dwan - 30/1
Antonio Esfandiari - 60/1
Jamie Gold - 60/1
Phil Laak - 65/1
Michael Mizrachi - 65/1
Gabe Kaplan - 65/1
Johnny Chan - 30/1
Scott Clements - 30/1
Johnathan Little - 20/1
David Singer - 40/1
Gavin Smith - 40/1
Jean-Robert Bellande - 60/1
Chad Brown - 65/1
Annie Duke - 60/1
Scotty Nguyen - 40/1
Huck Seed - 45/1
Jerry Yang - 60/1
Bill Edler - 40/1
T.J. Cloutier - 45/1
Scott Fischman - 40/1
Jennifer Tilly - 80/1
Clonie Gowen - 80/1
Sam Grizzle - 90/1
Vanessa Rousso - 90/1
Jason Alexander - 90/1
Don Cheadle - 100/1
Shannon Elizabet - 100/1
Brad Garrett - 100/1
Oriel Hershiser - 100/1

[Wellahiya]

Shannon Elizabeth is one of the best celeb pokerplayers...

suppose all those bets are -ev... but if i had to... i'd prolly go with Tom Dwan one of the best HU-NLHE cashgame players on the net... just turned 21...

[smitch124]

I'd have to go with Erick Lindgren at 35-1

[Dr. Jack]

I'll take George Costanza at 90/1

[Reeter]

Gus Hansen 35/1

Longshot: Sammy Farha 55/1

[RanPicks]

Ferguson... 35/1

[iggs111]

Phil Ivey - 25/1
Daniel Negreanu - 25/1

I figure one of these guys to be up there...

[Shark23]

I laid 10 bucks on Gerkman at 400,000/1

[revnecro1273]

i'll take freddy deeb and todd brunson

btw...who the hell is jonathan little?

[revnecro1273]

any chance that we can get a brack contest for this tournament like there is for ncaab tournament?

[barryg]

Scotty Nguyen, baby.
40-1.

[Gerk]

Originally Posted by Shark23

I laid 10 bucks on Gerkman at 400,000/1

I think you got the comma in the wrong place, My odds are 40,000,000/1
although my first round opponent is Pizza guy

Rev,
I believe the brackets for this aren't drawn until Thursday night and tourney starts Friday so would be hard to get something together like that

[Shark23]

Mr Kotter at 65/1 good value if you must bet on a celeb.......

[Chicago RED]

Phil Hellmuth - 35/1 he won this event twice already.

[BigFratDaddy]

chad brown