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Some foresighted punters have made the drawn AFL grand final a bad day for Australian bookmakers, after a late run of bets on the unlikely result. Scores were level at 68 apiece between Collingwood and St. Kilda when the final siren sounded at the MCG last Saturday, only the third time in VFL/AFL history that a draw has occurred in the league's biggest game. According to TAB Sportsbet, punters backing the draw made around $1.2 million in wins as the odds on a draw firmed from $51 on the Monday before the match to just $26 by the time of the first bounce. TAB Sportsbet held more than $8 million on the match following the draw, and paid out half of the value on any tickets placed on either side winning the match. Premiership bets remain open as fans hold their breath for the replay this Saturday, which will certainly finish with a result after the AFL announced that this time there would be extra time in the case of a draw. Collingwood once again goes into the match as favorite, although slightly less emphatically than it was going into the drawn game. The Magpies are hovering around the $1.55 mark with most bookmakers, while the Saints are a good value underdog at $2.35, considering the closeness of the two teams.
The NRL Grand Final 2010 is nearly upon us and the battle between the Roosters and the Dragons is hotly anticipated. The Dragons may have proven themselves the strongest performers in the league so far but as bettors and sports fans alike know, when it comes to grand finals, it's anyone's game. Two Very Different Sides The Roosters may not have reached the final quite so emphatically but they have certainly grafted their way to the final, showing real spirit to earn their place. Not only is there a natural underdog in this clash but both teams have naturally opposing playing styles. The Dragons' preferring a yardage game whereas the Roosters often chase goal from inside their own half. NRL 2010 Odds So who is the bookies favorite? Check out Australian Sports Zone at Betfair, which has the latest odds plus a detailed form guide to help you choose who to put your money on. No surprises here, currently The Dragons are favorites at 1.7 with The Roosters at 2.42. However, whatever the sportsbooks say, you never quite know in a final - the players get caught up in the emotion and the crowd sings loud, spurring on their side and bolstering them when they need to get back into the game. Best Odds at Betfair Betfair is the world's biggest betting community and is one of the few global brands with an Australian registered site. Ozzie NRL fans can take advantage of in-play telephone betting as well as pre-match wagers. The 2010 NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final between the St George Illawarra Dragons and Sydney Roosters is a complete sell-out with a crowd of 82,000 crazed NRL fans waiting to relish every moment. Millions more will enjoy the game at home or down the pub and thousands will place a bet on their favored team. Get down to Betfair for all the stats and great odds.
A poker pro from the US state of Montana made history this week when he took home $2,278,097 from a PokerStars tournament - the biggest ever payout in online poker history. Tyson 'potterpoker' Marks won the prize after beating 2,442 other competitors in the PokerStars $5,200 WCOOP Main Event. Marks appeared to be out of the running when on a short stack with just 27 players left in the tournament, but he hit good form to take a three to one chip lead over his main rival going into the final table. The run home was surprisingly easy for Marks as he took a five to one chip lead into the final stage of the tournament, defeating opponent 'joeysweetp' with a nut flush. His beaten opponent went home happy too, though, after claiming a second prize of $1,404,725. Close to $7 million was paid out overall to those that made it to the final table, making it one of the biggest tournaments in online poker history. The tournament was part of PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker, which has been held annually since 2002. The Player of the Series award went to James Obst, who won his second career WCOOP title and made four final tables during the series.
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Australian cricket has taken a hit in recent times, first losing the Ashes to England away from home last year and then slipping to fifth in the ICC test rankings after an ordinary run of results in 2010. But all that should change this summer, with the team starting as favorite to regain cricket's biggest honor on home soil. British bookmaker William Hill has Australia starting the series as a 4/5 favorite to win outright, compared to England, 7/4. A drawn series, which would mean England retains The Ashes, is paying 5/1. Captain Ricky Ponting and vice-captain Michael Clarke are the key men for Australia in this series, and they are paying 7/2 and 4/1 respectively to be top batsman for Australia in the series. All-rounder Shane Watson is level with Ponting at 7/4. Ponting is 8/11 to win his head-to-head series battle with England's star batsman Andrew Strauss, evens. The form of those two batsmen will go a long way towards deciding the result of the entire series. Queenslander Mitchell Johnson is a 9/4 favorite to take the most wickets for Australia, followed closely by Ben Hilfenhaus and Doug Bollinger, 7/2, and Peter Siddle 9/2. The second test in Adelaide and the fifth test in Sydney are shaping up as the most exciting, with those two venues sharing 2/1 odds on hosting the highest-scoring match. The series begins with the first test in Brisbane, starting November 25.
Qualifiers for next year's Aussie Millions have already begun, with Full Tilt Poker offering a $16,000 prize package to the tournament, including a seat at the Main Event. The Aussie Millions, held annually at Melbourne's Crown Casino, is the biggest event in the Southern Hemisphere's poker calendar, drawing the world's best poker professionals and offering a top prize of around A$2 million (approx. US$2 million). Last year's prize pool amounted to some A$7.46 million in total. Full Tilt's generous prize package includes a seat at the Main Event, hotel accommodation and travel allowance, as well as participation in Full Tilt Poker activities during the event, such as instruction from members of Team Full Tilt, the group of poker pros sponsored by the site that includes such big names as Howard Lederer and Phil Ivey. To qualify, simply log on to Full Tilt Poker and play the Freeroll qualifiers, which will be conducted every Saturday from now until January 8. Each week at least two players will win the Aussie Millions prize package. The 2011 version of the Aussie Millions begins January 13, ending with the Main Event final table on January 29 and the farewell party on January 30.
The Coalition has made problem gambling a key platform in the last few days before the Victorian state election, promising to set up a body to tackle the issue if it is elected to form government. Paying for Protection The proposed Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation would cost $150 million over four years and would be tasked with researching and administering support for service for addicted gamblers. Labor recently promised to provide an extra $125 million in funding for problem gamblers if voters return it to government in the November 27 election, but Coalition gaming spokesman Michael O'Brien said the opposition's proposal would ensure more transparency. "This new and independent body will have its own legislative mandate," O'Brien said, adding that the problem with placing the issue under government control was that the government was conflicted by its own need for gambling revenue. Gambling on the Ballot Gambling is a huge industry in Victoria, where its taxes account for some 10% of the state's tax revenue. It is therefore no surprise that gambling has again been one of the prominent issues in this current election campaign, along with other timely issues such as cleaning up government advertising and corruption, and fixing problems in government schools. The election looked set to go down to the wire just days out from voting, with Coalition leader Ted Baillieu trailing Labour's John Brumby by a narrow margin in the polls.
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As Australia stares down the barrel of an embarrassing series loss to England in The Ashes, calls have been growing louder in the local cricket community for spin legend Shane Warne to take a break from poker and save his struggling team. Shane Warne The King of Spin, who gave England batsmen nightmares during a 15-year Test career that saw him take 708 wickets, has been retired from the sport for four years. But with the Aussies trailing 1-0 after losing by an innings in the Second Test in Adelaide, and with the threat looking of a first series loss at home to the old enemy since 1986, former team mates Dean Jones and Brett Lee and even a group of fundraising Queensland businessman have joined the calls for him to come back for one last hurrah. Tabloid Star Warney has made headlines this week for an entirely different reason, after an English tabloid exposed an alleged affair he is having with actress Liz Hurley. But he has mostly been in the new for the last four years for his feats at the poker table, representing online gambling giant 888 at major tournaments including the World Series of Poker, Aussie Millions, the UK Poker Open, and the AAPT Sydney. So it seems that if Warne does decide to give cricket another shot, it will poker's loss for the time being, but possibly poker's gain in the long-term as the Shane Warne profile becomes even larger.
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