MPT goes on....tour

The inaugural "Rumble at the Regulator's" event is being held this coming Saturday. The early odds favored LuckyPP, who I am giving a secondary nickname as "Million Dollar Baby" due to his incredible luck at pulling pocket pairs. However, he is out due to other entanglements.

Also absent from the game are Half-man, and Sausage King. Rumors are swirling that SK is scared to show his face on tour after his tell-all book. He continues to stick to his story that he is needed at home to help with the baby and two kids. Tour members know better.

The tour manager, Musky Boy, has announced rules changes that he insists are for expediency only. If you are absent when your turn to bet or deal comes, you are out of luck. We are also dumping the 75/150 and 150/300 blind limits. Finally, there will be no doubling up once we get to the final table.

Considering the rule changes, the home court advantage, and missing players, one might think that the Regulator would be favored in this game. However, when the odds were published, the Regulator was demoted to 45-1 due to his impatience and overall hyper-aggressiveness (always into a better hand, or against players with proven suck-out ability).

The only player with worse odds is Magic Man, who due to a recent battle with the dual poker killers SASS and WTS (Short Attention Span Syndrome and Weak Tight Syndrome) has been a non-factor recently.

The odds on favorite is Musky Boy, who is at even money. His recent 6th place finish on a $1 tourney is just stepping stone for this player. *** EDITOR'S NOTE It should be officially noted that Musky Boy finished 6th out of more than 2,000 entrants. We are all brimming with pride.