Just the other day I was thinking about the sports book at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas. Who would be the betting favorite in advance of the 2011 PBA Tournament of Champions? Who would I place a bet on if I were to make a $20 wager?
Then I received an e-mail from somebody calling himself “The Vegas Battler”. Interesting, who would you put your $20 on to win?
2011 PBA Tournament of Champions – Jan. 16-22, 2011
Red Rock Lanes – Las Vegas, Nev.
Odds of winning 2011 PBA Tournament of Champions by “The Vegas Battler”
5-1
Chris Barnes – Double Oak, Texas
6-1
Bill O'Neill – Southampton, Pa.
8-1
Norm Duke – Clermont, Fla.
10-1
Jason Belmonte – Australia
Walter Ray Williams Jr. – Ocala, Fla.
12-1
Tommy Jones – Greenville, S.C.
Mike Scroggins – Amarillo, Texas
15-1
Sean Rash – Montgomery, Ill.
Wes Malott – Pflugerville, Texas
16-1
Pete Weber – St. Ann, Mo.
Rhino Page – Dade City, Fla.
18-1
Patrick Allen – Wesley Chapel, Fla.
20-1
Mika Koivuniemi – Hartland, Mich.
25-1
Parker Bohn III – Jackson, N.J.
30-1
Osku Palermaa – Finland
32-1
Mike Fagan – Patchogue, N.Y.
35-1
Jason Couch – Clermont, Fla.
40-1
Brad Angelo – Lockport, N.Y.
Michael Haugen Jr. – Carefree, Ariz.
50-1
Steve Jaros – Yorkville, Ill.
Ronnie Russell – Marion, Ind.
Danny Wiseman – Baltimore
Ritchie Allen – Columbia, S.C.
Ryan Ciminelli – Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Mike DeVaney – Murrieta, Calif.
Andres Gomez – Colombia
Chris Loschetter – Avon, Ohio
Brian Voss – Alpharetta, Ga.
60-1
Michael Machuga – Erie, Pa.
Eugene McCune – Munster, Ind.
Ryan Shafer – Horseheads, N.Y.
Kelly Kulick – Union, N.J.
Tom Smallwood – Saginaw, Mich.
Scott Norton – Costa Mesa, Calif.
Mike Wolfe – New Albany, Ind.
80-1
Jack Jurek – Lackawanna, N.Y.
Doug Kent – Newark, N.Y.
Bryon Smith – Roseburg, Ore.
Amleto Monacelli – Venezuela
Robert Smith – Columbus, Ohio
90-1
Jeff Carter – Springfield, Ill.
Brian Kretzer – Dayton, Ohio
93-1
Tony Reyes – San Bruno, Calif.
Tim Mack – Indianapolis
Dan MacLelland – Saginaw, Mich.
Brian Ziesig – Levittown, N.Y
100-1
Dave D'Entremont – Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Mike Edwards – Tulsa, Okla.
Anthony LaCaze – Melrose Park, Ill.
John Nolen – Waterford, Mich.
Rick Steelsmith – Wichita, Kan.
Lonnie Waliczek – Wichita, Kan.
Wayne Webb – Columbus, Ohio
Stevie Weber – Chalmette, La.
Stuart Williams – England
124-1
Brian Himmler – Cincinnati
Tyler Jensen – Ft. Worth, Texas
125-1
Tom Baker – King, N.C.
Nathan Bohr – Wichita, Kan.
Lennie Boresch Jr. – Kenosha, Wis.
Joe Ciccone – Buffalo, N.Y.
Bryan Goebel – Shawnee, Kan.
Chris Warren – Grants Pass, Ore.
Jeff Zaffino – Warren, Pa.
Liz Johnson – Cheektowaga, N.Y.
150-1
Dino Castillo – Carrollton, Texas
Tom Hess – Urbandale, Iowa
Jason Sterner – McDonough, Ga.
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard – Keller, Texas
Eddie VanDaniker Jr. – Essex, Md.
Brian Waliczek – Birch Run, Mich.
175-1
Eric Forkel – Las Vegas
Dennis Horan Jr. – Temecula, Calif.
Bob Learn Jr. – Macomb, Mich.
Dave Arnold – Dublin, Calif.
David Beres – Waukesha, Wis.
David Traber – Hebron, Ill.
Mark Williams – Beaumont, Texas
Tim Criss – Bel Air, Md.
200-1
Bobby Hall II – Landover, Md.
Darryl Bower – Middletown, Pa.
Mitch Beasley – Puyallup, Wash.
Todd Book – Wapakoneta, Ohio
Jesse Buss – Wichita, Kan.
Andrew Cain – Phoenix
Alex Cavagnaro – Lindenhurst, N.Y.
Christopher Collins – Savannah, Ga.
Patrick Dombrowski – Parma, Ohio
Paul Gibson – Brunswick, Ohio
Tommy Gollick – Oberlin, Pa.
P.J. Haggerty – Roseville, Calif.
Nick Kokenos – St. Clair Shores, Mich.
Wayne Garber – Modesto, Calif.
Scott Newell – Deland, Fla.
Andy Patterson – Tyler, Texas
Joe Paluszek – Bensalem, Pa.
Kip Roberts – Glenallen, Va.
Dave Wodka – Chatsworth, Calif.
Jason Wojnar – Chicago
240-1
D.J. Archer – Mineral Wells, Texas
Diandra Asbaty – Chicago
Timothy Banks – Northern Ireland
Eddie Graham – Centerville, Ohio
Ronnie Horton – Christiansburg, Va.
Jason Hurd – St. Petersburg, Fla.
Corey Husted – Milwaukie, Ore.
Rudy Kasimakis – Baldwyn, Miss.
Roger Kossert Lithia, Fla. 240-1
Jerry Miller – York, Pa.
Kurt Pilon – Warren, Mich.
John May – Lincolnton, N.C.
Randy Weiss – Columbia, S.C.
250-1
John Petraglia – Jackson, N.J.
Rick Lawrence – Waxahachie, Texas
Robert Lawrence – Austin, Texas
Hugh Miller – Mercer Island, Wash.
300-1
Bryan Alpert – Northridge, Calif.
Josh Chambliss – Charleston, S.C.
Tom Daugherty – Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Matt Freiberg – Simpsonville, S.C.
Kurt Gengelbach – Carrollton, Texas
Andrew Loose – Chicago
Christopher McSwain – Kings Mountain, N.C.
Rick Minier – Houston
Jim Murtishaw – Menifee, Calif.
David O'Sullivan – Orlando, Fla.
Missy Parkin – Lake Forest, Calif.
Jason Poli – West Des Moines, Iowa
David Ruder – Edmond, Okla.
John Slavich IV – Schaumburg, Ill.
Brett Spangler – Niles, Ohio
Sean Swanson – Springfield, Mo.
William Wilson – Anaheim, Calif.
Curtis Woods Jr. – Santa Rosa, Calif.
Paul Yoder – Albuquerque, N.M.
400-1
Tom Crites – Loveland, Colo.
Mike Miller – Albuquerque, N.M.
Tom Milton – St. Petersburg, Fla.
Warren Nelson – Madera, Calif.
Gary Skidmore – Albuquerque, N.M.
500-1
Corey Atkinson – Montgomery, Texas
Stoney Baker – Canton, Ga.
Tim Black – Toledo, Ohio
Allen Blansette – Napa, Calif.
George Brooks – Loveland, Colo.
Ray Cobb – Highland, Calif.
Doug Davidson – Versailles, Ohio
Mike Dias – Lafayette, Colo.
Frank Gallo Jr. – Jacksonville, Fla.
Robert Harvey – Boise, Idaho
Pete Heim – Omaha, Neb.
Michael Henry – Brunswick, Ohio
Vince Honeycutt – Buford, Ga.
Lauri Karppala Jr. – Folsom, Calif.
Troy Kendrick – Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Bob Knipple – Long Beach, Calif.
Michael Kruse Jr. – Vermillion, S.D.
Eddie Kunkle – Daly City, Calif.
Anthony Liene – Las Vegas
Oliver Mabry – West Bloomfield, Mich.
Tommy Martin – Arlington, Tenn.
Jeffrey Mersch – Orlando, Fla.
Adrienne Miller – Albuquerque, N.M.
Daniel Miner – East Moline, Ill.
Larry Montgomery – Safety Harbor, Fla.
Nick Morgan – Sacramento, Calif.
Brian Nicodemus – Akron, Ind.
Kerry Painter – Henderson, Nev.
Howard Partell – Las Vegas
Aaron Pawloski – Brentwood, Calif.
Chris Preble – Clovis, Calif.
Larry Richardson – Muscatine, Iowa
Randy Shewmake – Ft. Worth, Texas
William Wilson – Anaheim, Calif.
Ron Winger – Las Vegas
Palmer Fallgren – Bradenton, Fla.
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Carmen Salvino – Schaumburg, Ill.