I saw an interview with Dan Harrington a couple of years ago, where he was
asked about his thoughts on his chances in the Main Event against such a huge
field. Now, this guy is a poker pro's poker pro, and a class act to boot.
He said that it had become similar to a lottery, except that different players
get different numbers of tickets. I think he figured that he was getting
the equivalent of 4 or 5 tickets, while some folks may be getting 1 or 2 and
some only getting a half ticket. I thought it was a good way to illustrate the
luck factor that comes into play in any tournament involving the
unpredictability of 52 playing cards.
- Brian in MI
In a message dated 7/11/2007 7:28:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
b.glazer@att.net writes:
I'd put my money on an unknown, just because that's the bulk of the field,
and the chances of a known entity winning, while better than an unknown, are
not so much better as to make that small portion of the field a real favorite.
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