Johnny Chan vs. Phil Hellmuth . . . Again?
Who wouldn’t enjoy a great rematch? Evidently the WSOP thinks poker devotees would like to check out former opponents go at it one more time. The World Series of Poker launched a series of rematches from past Main Event showdowns.
The WSOP has done a fantastic job picking the matchups, Chris Moneymaker vs. Sammy Farha (2003), Johnny Chan vs. Phil Hellmuth (1989), and the third they’re leaving up to the supporters. You have the ability to opt for the third match over at the WSOP Facebook fan page.
The fan options will be:
1988 WSOP: Johnny Chan vs. Erik Seidel
2004 WSOP: Greg Raymer vs. David Williams
2006 WSOP: Jamie Gold vs. Paul Wasicka
2010 WSOP: Jonathan Duhamel vs. John Racener
Our personal favorite is 2004 WSOP: Greg Raymer vs. David Williams
The WSOP will do something slightly different with each of the contests which should be quite interesting.
Moneymaker vs. Farha is set up as best two out of three. The first rematch is going to have each of the players with the same actual chip count that they had going heads up in 2003. The second rematch will reverse the chip stacks. And in the event that there exists a need for a third match it is set with even chip stacks.
Chan vs. Hellmuth is a straight-up one match with even chip stacks.
Virtually no particulars have been provided on the format of the third, fan chosen, match.
The Moneymaker vs. Farha battle really should be popular one. It was Moneymaker’s win of the 2003 WSOP Main Event title that is credited as the start of the online poker boom. The story of a regular dude playing a $40 online qualifier and making his way through some of the best poker players in the world to win the supreme prize in poker was just about too good to be real.
Similarly, Raymer vs. Williams was yet another saga of relatively unknown but exceptionally personable players making it a lot further than some folks thought possible.
The events will be recorded for ESPN on June 2 in the Rio in Las Vegas. If you are in Vegas the rematches are actually open to everyone and free to attend.
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