A friend and I have invested £1 on each of the following for the main event title:

1 Sorrel Mizzi
2 Justin Bonamo
3 Shane Schlegar
4 Alexander Stevic
5 Kirk Morrison
6 Alex Jacob
7 Joe Hachem
8 JC Tran
9 Peter Feldman
10 Phil Helmouth
11 Alan Cunningham

I am regretting some already. Odds are mostly 200/1 to 300/1 (which is rubbish really, even if there were only 3000 in the event).

The bookie had Howard Lederer at 40/1 (!!), Amarillo Slim at 100/1(!!!!!!) and Robert Varkonyi at 200/1(!!!!!!!).

I hope Barny Boatman wins even though I have not bet on him.

I think there will be 5,967 entrants.