{"id":9246,"date":"2018-06-29T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T15:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=9246"},"modified":"2018-06-29T21:05:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T21:05:19","slug":"ivey-negreanu-among-betting-favorites-to-win-2018-wsop-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/ivey-negreanu-among-betting-favorites-to-win-2018-wsop-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivey, Negreanu Among Betting Favorites To Win 2018 WSOP Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Series of Poker Main Event<\/strong> is America\u2019s favorite annual goldrush. Thousands convene to compete for millions and thanks to PokerShares<\/strong>, that market is growing. The wagering website developed by Mike McDonald<\/strong> faces its most highly trafficked\u00a0days of the year between now and Day 1A of the Main Event on July 2. Gamblers can buy pieces of their favorite players at the designated PokerShares\u00a0markup and also bet on players to make the final table along with to win.<\/p>\n

PokerShares\u00a0released their odds this week and created a social media buzz that can only be found around the Main Event. The numbers are at a market price, thus creating an unlevel playing field for those looking to buy the biggest \u201cname brands\u201d in poker.<\/p>\n

Markup game is all-in<\/span><\/h2>\n

Players who sell to the Main Event set their markup at the highest it will be for the full calendar year. The upside of winning the tournament is incomparable to any other event and PokerShares\u00a0implements this practice across their own lines.<\/p>\n

Phil Hellmuth\u2019s<\/strong> name is worth quite a bit to the public eye and according to PokerShares, Hellmuth\u2019s markup for the Main Event is 4.0. For every one percent a buyer pays for Hellmuth, they will be investing $400. Any buyer of Hellmuth\u2019s on PokerShares to break-even, they need Hellmuth to cash for at least $40,000.<\/p>\n

The last time Hellmuth reached that threshold was in 2008 when he finished 45th for $154,400. Hellmuth last cashed in the Main Event in 2015 for $21,786. Then again, if Hellmuth were to win his second Main Event bracelet, that same buyer could cash out for at least $80,000 for their one percent investment.<\/p>\n

Other past Main Event champion markups include Joe McKeehen<\/strong> at 3.8,\u00a0 Jonathan Duhamel<\/strong> at 3.3, Joe Hachem<\/strong> at 2.1, and Chris Moneymaker<\/strong> at 1.9.<\/p>\n

Defending Main Event winner Scott Blumstein<\/strong> does not have a markup listed for his title defense.<\/p>\n

The highest markups belong to the High Roller group. Nick Petrangelo<\/strong>, Connor Drinan<\/strong>, Ole Schemion<\/strong>, and Phil Ivey<\/strong> all score at 4.6. Schemion has never cashed in the WSOP Main Event and Petrangelo\u2019s best cash of his three is last year, when he earned $24,867.<\/p>\n

Drinan beat the 4.6 figure a summer ago when he took 56th place for over $120,000. A glance through the lines prompted feedback from Drinan\u2019s Twitter.<\/p>\n

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At quick glance, 5 that stand out as under-priced for the main relative to regs @ similar MU (not advising that anyone is beating these MUs):@MariaHo<\/a> @ 2.3@krissyb24poker<\/a> @ 2.7@lynskey_99<\/a> @ 3.0@JamesObst<\/a> @ 3.4@dude904<\/a> @ 3.8 https:\/\/t.co\/fcXjOEevgl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Connor Drinan (@ConnorDrinan) June 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Ivey\u2019s amazing career, the Main Event has always been kind to him. The 2009 November Nine<\/strong> run is the pinnacle of his achievements in the \u2018big one\u2019 and he owns five career cashes\u00a0dating back to 2002, three of which bested the 4.6 line.<\/p>\n

Betting on Ivey comes at a steep price but the results prove his long-term worth of beating the largest fields he plays against all year.<\/p>\n

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