WSOP final table this year

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What will the composition at the final table be this year with regard to amatuers/professionals? How many "known professionals" will be at the final table (known being basically anyone on my player profile page or anyone else on TV or well-know in the poker circles)? I'm guessing about two.

Well hopefully there will be some good players at the final table. I'm pulling for my boy Dan Harrington to make it three years in a row. Hopefully Marcel Luske will make it this year after just missing the final table the last two years. We're due to have a big name at the final table this year maybe someone like Hellmuth, or Jesus. I'm not saying that these guys are likely to win it all but if I had to put my money on some players here's who they would be and why.

1. Dan Harrington - Well, he is one of the greatest tournament players of all time (right behind Stu Ungar). Of course he won it all in 95 but he made it to three final tables besides that. Overcoming such massive amounts of people to finish top 4 last two years is just staggering. He is an absolute genius when it comes to poker and I wouldn't be surprised if he makes the final table again this year.

2. Marcel Luske - Kings are good! And so is the flying dutchman, top 15 finishes the last two years is very respectable. He understands the game and can read players like a book.

3. Phil Hellmuth - You can't trap this man, he'll lose small pots and the only way to beat him is to outdraw him. I hope he makes it to the final table.

4. Josh Arieh

5. Chris Ferguson

6. Men Nguyen

7. Layne Flack

8. John Juanda

9. Some Internet geek who gets incredibly lucky

1. Dan Harrington
2. Chris Ferguson
3. Phil Hellmuth
4. Howard Ledererar
5. Phil Ivey
5. Johhny Chan
6. Annie Duke
7. Sammy Farha
8. Daniel Negreanu
9. Someone people have never heard of.

I think its going to go heads up Johhny Chan and Chris Ferguson and Ferguson puts a bad beat on Johhny Chan.

It will not be so many Pro,s. Maybee three or four.

Harrington will probaly sit their again. If it happens it,s a lot of respect to the old man. Not the funniest player to watch but probaly the most effective in the wolrd right now.

Tomko, Ivey and maybee one, or a few pro,s more.

The rest will be Internet players, unknowns.

Be prepared that there will be 10 amateur/internet players and no well known/pro players at the final table. The game has become that competitive.

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Based on what I'ver read in a few trade magazines, the winning player will have to survive as many as 7 ALL-IN's during the event. The odds of this happening are around 20%.

With that in mind I'll bet that only 2 well known players will make the final table. Which ones? I have no idea. But if I were throw 4 against the wall to see if they will stick:

1. Daniel Negreanu
2. Dan Harrington
3. Phil Hellmuth
4. Alberto Brenes