The World Poker Tour’s World Championship Festival runs through Dec. 20 at Wynn Las Vegas and features the largest live tournament guarantee in poker history.
Betting
Phil Hellmuth will meet professional poker player Jason Koon on Dec. 7 for a $1.6 million winner-take-all prize in Round 5 of “High Stakes Duel III.”
Once the final whistle blew on the Americans’ 1-0 World Cup victory over Iran, a loud ovation broke out inside the sportsbook at Green Valley Ranch.
Upsets and the paucity of goals have cost World Cup bettors in a low-scoring tournament that has featured one of the largest upsets in tournament history.
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A bettor at FanDuel Sportsbook made the right call Saturday, passing up a chance at a six-figure score to cash out a little more than $11,000 on a parlay.
The line in the Oregon-Oregon State game jumped the fence at sportsbooks, as the host Beavers went from underdogs to 1-point favorites at kickoff.
Nine handicappers and Review-Journal sports betting reporter David Schoen offer five picks on college football games throughout the season — sides or totals.
Ohio State hasn’t lost at home to Michigan since 2000, and the Buckeyes are favored Saturday.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
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Iowa’s game against Minnesota closed with a total of 31½, the lowest over/under since betting totals started to be tracked in 1995.
Review-Journal sports betting writer David Schoen has been given a $5,000 fantasy bankroll to bet during the World Cup on sides, totals or props.
With competition from the NFL and other sports during the fall, it’s unclear how much appetite bettors will have for the World Cup, which starts Sunday in Qatar.
With the World Cup set to begin Sunday, here is a quick primer on how to wager on soccer. Bettors can choose between the goal line and three-way line, for starters.