Will it be a Gray weekend for the bookmakers?
BETTING guru Matt Jackson takes a look at the odds ahead of the forthcoming competition.
WITH the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters scheduled to take place at the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas from 9-11 May, there are always potential rich pickings for the savvy pool punter.
A little knowledge can go a long way and with the short length of the matches, outsiders can often have a little added value.
16 of the best players in the world will be contesting a straight knock-out race-to-eight format, and there is value to be had on the outright event winner as well as the eight first round match-ups.
Event promoters Matchroom Sport have assembled a real wealth of 9-ball talent but it is worth looking at the longer priced starters for that is where the value lies.
My first pick to win the tournament is Englishman Mark Gray (above) who has had an outstanding 18 months, rising from obscurity to the No.1 spot on the European rankings following consistently impressive performances on the Euro Tour.
The 34-year-old Gray is a snooker pro who has taken to the smaller table like a duck to water and his record on the very strong Euro Tour speaks for itself; three semi-final appearances and a win in his last five starts is a record no player in Europe can match. ...click here for more
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