World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star

Ted Forrest gagne le World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star et la somme de 1.1 Million avec son 1er titre du WPT.

Il s'adjuge la victoire fac à JJ Liu, encore une fois en table finale et encore une fois à deux doigts de devenir la première femme à remporter un WPT.

Cétait à suivre en direct ici mais sous peu ce sera chez Patriiiiiiiiiiick sur Canal +.

Voici les forces en présence avant la table finale...

Amir Shayesteh
Chips: 2,731,000
Lifetime Winnings: $0
WPT Final Tables: 0
Odds-to-win: 3.25/1

One of two rookies at the table, Shayesteh has nearly 31 per cent of the chips in play. His chip stack might be the only reason to bet on the WPT rookie. Since March Madness is underway and people like betting on Cinderella stories, maybe throwing down on Amir might not be a bad idea. Only thing he’s got to worry about is Ted Forrest pushing him around.

Ted Forrest
Chips: 2,006,000
Lifetime Winnings: $3,100,000
WPT Final Tables: 3
Odds-to-win: 4.5/1

Ted Forrest should be the favorite at this table. When playing his A game Forrest is one of the best players in the world and regularly plays in the Big Game. With a WPT rookie in directly in front of him and directly behind him he has to be drooling over the available chips. Forrest should be active and aggressive early. At the very least Forrest should get to heads-up and then have enough room to outplay his opponent.

Vincent Shaw
Chips: 1,518,000
Lifetime Winnings: $0
WPT Final Tables: 0
Odds-to-win: 6/1

Shaw is the other virgin at this table. He has a slight lead on James Van Alstyne, but has Ted Forrest to worry about. If Shaw can avoid tangling early with Forrest he may be able to navigate the rest of the table and accumlate some more chips. With Bill Edler as the short stack his opportunity to stack a player might comer earlier than expected, but with little or no experience it would be hard to bet on him to win it.

James Van Alstyne
Chips: 1,139,000
Lifetime Winnings: $2,200,00
WPT Final Tables: 1
Odds-to-win: 8/1

In 2006 Van Alstyne found himself at the WPT Championship final table, so he’s no stranger to the lights and cameras and distractions of the TV table. He’s not exactly rolling in it though with only 13 per cent of the available chips. He may look to take advantage of Shayesteh and Shaw, the two rookies, to increase his chip stack while doing everything he can to avoid Forrest and the increasingly-desperate JJ Liu and Bill Edler.

JJ Liu
Chips: 966,000
Lifetime Winnings: $800,000
WPT Final Tables: 1
Odds-to-win: 9.5/1

The guys might describe Liu as “hot enough to be the favorite on Jamie Gold’s soon to be developed Hottest Mom In America" but we’ll just describe her as a lady that married Dan Alspach and spent the better part of yesterday proudly wearing her “I eliminated David Williams” shirt that comes with the $5,000 bounty. Liu has been to a WPT final table and has absolutely no fear about putting her chips in the pot. As the short stack that’s not a bad mentality. She might be the dark horse here.

Bill Edler
Chips: 638,000
Lifetime Winnings: $1,150,000
WPT Final Tables: 0
Odds-to-win: 14/1

Bill Edler has yet to be at a WPT final table, but he’s certainly a well-accomplished and well-travelled rounder. This is his third consecutive World Poker Tour cash and he did just finish 7th at the LA Poker Classic last month. Unfortunately for Edler he starts the day as the short stack and will have to find a way to double up early. He’s known for patient play but that certainly won’t serve him well today. He may find a willing dance partner in JJ Liu who’s also looking for chips but he may be better served in attacking the rookies.