Post by jdaddy on Apr 5, 2008 15:12:50 GMT -4
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
Mike Sexton Chosen to Headline the World Open IV
By Sean Lind
From the 25th of April to the 2nd of May, Mike Sexton "the Ambassador of Poker" will be the official headliner for the PartyPoker.com World Open IV.
Even with Sexton being the headliner, the PartyBets.com 16/1 favorite for the event is the recent Irish Open winner Neil Channing, while Sexton is going for 28/1 for the win.
A PartyBets.com spokesman said: "There was no choice but to make Neil Channing favorite to win considering his form but he does have a strong heat featuring his pal Mick McCool. 16/1 may be far too short a price to back for the man they used to call 'Bad Beat'".
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The $8000 buy-in event will put 72 players in the running for a first prize of $250,000. Each winner of the 12 heats will move on to the semi-final stage. The runners up from the 12 heats will do battle in "last chance" turbo heats for the remaining two semi-final spots.
Last year's event was won by a 45-year-old former Sidcup betting shop owner Anthony Hardy. His final table win saw him triumph against Ian Cox, Ram Vaswani, David Rudling, Ian Frazer and eventual runner-up Ian Woodley.
The Matchroom Sport organised event will be broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK later this year and distributed internationally. Other familiar faces to look out for this year include recent PartyPoker.com European Open IV winner Nick Slade, Theo Jorgensen, Ian Frazer, Ross Boatman, Marty Smyth, Roberto Romanello, Jon Kalmar, Jon Magill, Thomas Bihl, Roy Brindley, Surinder Sunar, John Tabatabai, Pippa Flanders and Liam Flood.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Mike Sexton Chosen to Headline the World Open IV
By Sean Lind
From the 25th of April to the 2nd of May, Mike Sexton "the Ambassador of Poker" will be the official headliner for the PartyPoker.com World Open IV.
Even with Sexton being the headliner, the PartyBets.com 16/1 favorite for the event is the recent Irish Open winner Neil Channing, while Sexton is going for 28/1 for the win.
A PartyBets.com spokesman said: "There was no choice but to make Neil Channing favorite to win considering his form but he does have a strong heat featuring his pal Mick McCool. 16/1 may be far too short a price to back for the man they used to call 'Bad Beat'".
Visit Party Poker
The $8000 buy-in event will put 72 players in the running for a first prize of $250,000. Each winner of the 12 heats will move on to the semi-final stage. The runners up from the 12 heats will do battle in "last chance" turbo heats for the remaining two semi-final spots.
Last year's event was won by a 45-year-old former Sidcup betting shop owner Anthony Hardy. His final table win saw him triumph against Ian Cox, Ram Vaswani, David Rudling, Ian Frazer and eventual runner-up Ian Woodley.
The Matchroom Sport organised event will be broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK later this year and distributed internationally. Other familiar faces to look out for this year include recent PartyPoker.com European Open IV winner Nick Slade, Theo Jorgensen, Ian Frazer, Ross Boatman, Marty Smyth, Roberto Romanello, Jon Kalmar, Jon Magill, Thomas Bihl, Roy Brindley, Surinder Sunar, John Tabatabai, Pippa Flanders and Liam Flood.