{"id":6342,"date":"2009-11-10T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/bodog-sports-online\/"},"modified":"2009-11-10T16:31:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-10T21:31:00","slug":"bodog-sports-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/bodog-sports-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodog Sports Online"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s the Wednesday sports roundup from super sportsbook Bodog<\/a> sports online. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

World Series of Poker Main Event<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

After eight days of play back in July, three months of waiting and 18 hours of play on Saturday, the 2009 WSOP Main Event<\/font><\/b><\/strong> has finally come to a conclusion, breaking records on the way. At 2am local time this morning, Joe Cada<\/font><\/b><\/strong> became the youngest player to ever win a WSOP Main Event, pocketing $8,547,042 for that win, and it came on the final hand of the longest Main Event final table ever played.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Just eight days shy of his 22nd<\/sup> birthday, Cada beat out the record set by 2008 WSOP Main Event champ Peter Eastgate<\/font><\/b><\/strong>, who himself bested the record set by Phil Hellmuth<\/font><\/b><\/strong> 20 years prior. This was the first WSOP that Cada had been eligible to play due to his age, and during the course of the summer cashed in two other events along with his monumental, record-breaking win at the 2009 WSOP Main Event<\/a>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Entering the final table just fifth in chips, Cada had an uphill struggle to reach the heads-up match, especially against a table that included several experienced players, like Jeff Shulman<\/font><\/b><\/strong> and Eric Buchman<\/font><\/b><\/strong>, and the widely acknowledged “best player in poker<\/a>” Phil Ivey<\/font><\/b><\/strong>. However, Cada was able to catch the right cards at the right times – causing Hellmuth to dub him the “luckiest poker player in WSOP history” at one point – to meet Maryland logger Darvin Moon<\/font><\/b><\/strong> heads-up for the title.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Moon came into the final table with an impressive chip lead and found himself at or near the top for most of the final table, experiencing swings down to as low as third and then back up to the lead. However, by the time he was to face Cada for the title, Moon was at a distinct disadvantage, not only with almost two-thirds less chips than his opponent, but also with much less experience playing heads-up poker.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

The heads-up battle lasted 87 hands over two hours and 21 minutes and came down to a classic race situation in which Cada’s pocket nines went up against the Q-J suited of Moon. The board blanked out for Moon, giving Cada the title, bracelet and a place in the history books and Moon some great stories to tell his logging friends back in Maryland. Oh, and $5,182,928.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Ohio-Buffalo ESPN2 Odds<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

If you are a fan of or regular bettor on Mid-American Conference football, this week is heaven for you: There is a at least one nationally televised MAC game on each weeknight beginning Tuesday with Ohio at Buffalo, with the Bulls -2.5 on Bodog<\/a>’s college football spread. \u00a0<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Buffalo (3-6) has dropped two games in a row overall and hasn’t covered in its past two at home – it must win out to get bowl eligible. Ohio (6-3) has won four of five and is 3-0 in conference road games but hasn’t covered in its past two games overall and has dropped three of the past four in Buffalo.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

The Bulls will be a bit shorthanded for the game. Starting quarterback Zach Maynard will sit for the first quarter because of a violation of team rules; redshirt freshman Jerry Davis will start at quarterback and has attempted only 10 passes in mop-up duty this year. Meanwhile, starting running back Ike Nduka, the team’s leading rusher with 598 yards on 6.2 yards per carry, and cornerback Joe Petit both have been ruled out due to injury. True freshman Jeffvon Gill, who ran for 172 yards last week against Bowling Green, will earn his first start at tailback.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Ohio’s defense is tops in the nation in turnovers forced with 27 and in fumbles recovered (14). Don’t overlook this stat when pondering the college football odds on this one: The Bobcats are fourth in the country in kicks\/punts blocked, and Buffalo had two punts blocked in its last game – Bulls coach Turner Gill has switched punters in the wake of that.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Nuggets-Bulls Preview<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

Joakim Noah<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong> and the Chicago Bulls look to open 4-0 at home for the first time since the team’s last championship season tonight, when they host a Denver Nuggets club that’s dropped two in a row.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

NBA basketball betting odds have the Nuggets listed as 2-point road favorites.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

With Tyrus Thomas<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong> out for up to six weeks with a broken left forearm, Noah has stepped up his game in 2009-10, averaging a career-best 11.3 points, while ranking in the league’s top 10 in rebounding and blocked shots.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Luol Deng<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong> has also been working hard, averaging 16.7 points and 10.0 boards after missing the last 22 regular-season games of 2008-09, and the playoffs, with a stress fracture in his right tibia.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

After opening 5-0 for the first time in 24 seasons, the Nuggets are looking to avoid a three-game skid following losses at Miami and Atlanta.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Get your NBA Odds<\/a> in the Bodog Sportsbook<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Wizards-Heat Spread<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

Coming off their best win of the season, the Miami Heat look to continue their best start in 10 years tonight and extend the recent woes of the visiting Washington Wizards.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

NBA basketball betting odds have the Heat listed as 6.5-point favorites.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Miami is holding opponents to a league-low 41.6 percent from the field and ranks among the league leaders in points allowed at 90.7 per game.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

The result has been the best start for the Heat since opening 6-1 in 1999-2000. They achieved that feat Friday with a 96-88 victory over a Denver team which had been unbeaten.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

The Wizards, on the other hand, are not playing well together<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

They’ve lost four straight, getting held under 40 percent from the field in each contest while failing to score more than 90 points.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

The Wizards have lost the last five meetings with the Heat, dropping two trips to Miami last season by a combined 42 points.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Get the top expert picks on these games at OffshoreInsiders.com<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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