Popping the Fox Sports Cherry

Who's Next? Sorting out the WSOP favorites is written by me and appeared on Fox Sports. Here's a bit:

Who do you think is going to be the 2005 World Series of Poker Champion... a big time name like Daniel Negreanu or an unknown like 2003 champion Chris Moneymaker was when he took the crown?

I had a recent discussion with my brother about who has the best shot to win it all this year. We went through the list of our favorite pros and evaluated each of their chances. We soon discovered that even the best players in the world have a tough task ahead of them in July. Not only do they have to beat out over 6,000 other players, but they also have to play near-flawless poker for over a week straight, while catching sustained waves of luck and good fortune. Players from all over the world and from various walks of life will converge on Las Vegas in July with their eyes focused on a prize pool worth over $60 million.... More

This article was originally published as an editorial at Poker Player Newspaper.

Thanks to everyone for your support. Special thanks to the Prof for the hook up. Over the next few months, I expect my WSoP coverage to be picked up by Fox Sports. Stay tuned.