PokerNews World Series of Poker Final Table Predictions
In honor of this weekend's final table, we here at PokerNews HQ have all individually run a number of extremely complex algorithms and formulas (we guessed) to come up with our official predictions. Enjoy, and be sure to follow all the coverage live as it happens right here at PokerNews.
Nicole Gordon
9th Place: Antoine Saout
8th Place: James Akenhead
7th Place: Joe Cada
6th Place: Kevin Schaffel
5th Place: Steve Begleiter
4th Place: Jeff Shulman
3rd Place: Darvin Moon
2nd Place: Eric Buchman
1st Place: Phil Ivey
Who will be the most active player at the final table? Steve Begleiter.
Who will be the tightest player at the final table? Jeff Shulman.
How long will it take to play down to heads-up? With TV breaks, dinner breaks, etc., I'll set the line at 13.5 hours. Number of hands? I'll go for 194.
How many hands will heads-up play consist of? 66.
Michael Friedman
9th Place: James Akenhead
8th Place: Antoine Saout
7th Place: Kevin Schaffel
6th Place: Joe Cada
5th Place: Steven Begleiter
4th Place: Darvin Moon
3rd Place: Phil Ivey
2nd Place: Eric Buchman
1st Place: Jeff Shulman
Who will be the most active player at the final table? Phil Ivey.
Who will be the tightest player at the final table? Eric Buchman.
How long will it take to play down to heads-up? 7.5 hours.
How many hands will heads-up play consist of? 120.
Elaine Chaivarlis
9th Place: Joe Cada
8th Place: Kevin Schaffel
7th Place: James Akenhead
6th Place: Steven Begleiter
5th Place: Antoine Saout
4th Place: Jeff Shulman
3rd Place: Darvin Moon
2nd Place: Eric Buchman
1st Place: Phil Ivey
Who will be the most active player at the final table? Jeff Shulman.
Who will be the tightest player at the final table? Antoine Saout.
How long will it take to play down to heads-up? 9.5 hours.
How many hands will heads-up play consist of? 37.
Ryan Nelson
9th Place: James Akenhead
8th Place: Kevin Schaffel
7th Place: Antoine Saout
6th Place: Phil Ivey
5th Place: Steven Begleiter
4th Place: Joe Cada
3rd Place: Eric Buchman
2nd Place: Jeff Shulman
1st Place: Darvin Moon
Who will be the most active player at the final table? Phil Ivey.
Who will be the tightest player at the final table? Kevin Schaffel.
How long will it take to play down to heads-up? 11 hours.
How many hands will heads-up play consist of? 165.
Matthew Parvis
9th Place: Joe Cada
8th Place: James Akenhead
7th Place: Antoine Saout
6th Place: Kevin Schaffel
5th Place: Eric Buchman
4th Place: Steven Begleiter
3rd Place: Jeff Shulman
2nd Place: Darvin Moon
1st Place: Phil Ivey
Who will be the most active player at the final table? Joe Cada.
Who will be the tightest player at the final table? Darvin Moon.
How long will it take to play down to heads-up? 15 hours.
How many hands will heads-up play consist of? 119.
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