Champions Israel Adesanya and Zhang Weili have drawn strong interest and will make for a heavily bet parlay Saturday, Las Vegas bookmakers said.
Jim Barnes
Jim Barnes was named assistant sports editor at the Review-Journal in September 2022. He previously covered gaming and tourism for the Review-Journal. He first joined the RJ as a copy editor in 2012 and has covered sports betting and the World Series of Poker for the RJ. The Fort Worth, Texas, native previously was the sports editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald and also covered high school sports for the Dallas Morning News. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. He is an experienced gambler who has competed in the Westgate SuperContest and the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Benjamin Tucker Patz, aka “Parlay Patz,” sent violent threats to players after losing wagers, according to a federal criminal complaint.
World Series of Poker officials are monitoring COVID-19 developments but have made no decisions on altering the event, which starts May 26.