We saw a couple of mediocre entertainers gain more votes than not only the sensational Miss Frank, but also the favourite to win Danyl Johnson.  Is the apathy of the British people really doing an disservice to these hopefuls?  I think so.

Simon refused to ‘blame’ the press, and I think in this case he was right to, I believe that people didn’t vote for Danyl as they saw him as a sure fire winner.  Miss Frank on the other hand, whilst putting on a great performance on Saturday’s show, really didn’t do anything to keep them in the competition last night.  I don’t think Miss Frank had the quality to reach the final, and had to go at some stage.

Whilst writing I have to have another rant, this time directed at Cheryl Cole, who in my opinion put Danyl’s future right in the balance, by not selecting to keep him in and forcing the public vote to decide.  One can appreciate Louis’ loyalty to his band, there is no reason at all for this ‘judge’ not to make certain Danyl’s future, especially when you have to realise that the public vote couldn’t be trusted (as it put them in the final two).

Danyl’s appearance in the bottom two last week, has meant the bookies have moved away from him slightly as the overall winner, instead opting  for Joe McElderry.  Not only that, but Danyl is not now the least favourite to be evicted next week, with Lucy, Stacy, Oli as well as Joe, all seeming to be safe.

Here are the odds for next week’s evictee:

The best odds for the winner of the X Factor are now:

One thing that is fairly certain, is that poor old Louis hasn’t got much hope of winning this year’s X Factor with Miss Frank’s departure, which was his only real contender albeit outside.  Will the twins manage to hang in another week? there’s every chance that this week’s fiasco with the public vote, will spur on the voters to ensure a credible act stays in this week.

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Whilst many see it as purely a warm-up fight for Pacquiao v Mayweather in 2010, Pacquiao himself has declared it “the toughest fight of my career” – Coming from the man who defeated Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton in his last two fights, and who is rated the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, that is praise indeed for Cotto, who many expect to take the fight the full distance. Whether he can pull off a victory remains to be seen however.

The bookies certainly don’t think we’ll be seeing anything other than a Manny Pacquiao victory though, with many of them, including Blue Square, Boylesports, skybet and Paddy Power pricing him as a strong 1/2 favourite, whilst VC Bet and Ladbrokes are offering odds of 13/8 on Miguel Cotto causing an upset and pulling out the win.

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The clear favourite at this stage is Darvin Moon (10/3 with Paddy Power and Blue Square), mainly due to his large chip count going into the finals. Darvin was a part time Poker player prior to qualifying for the 2009 WSOP tournament by winning a $130 mini-tournament at his local casino in Oakland. He has nearly $59,000,000 in chips at his disposal, more than $14,000,000 more than his closet rival Eric Buchman (who is priced at 4/1 with bet365, Blue Square and William Hill).

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Chip counts to be takeninto the 2009 WSOP final table:
Seat 1: Darvin Moon – 58,930,000
Seat 2: James Akenhead – 6,800,000
Seat 3: Phil Ivey – 9,765,000
Seat 4: Kevin Schaffel – 12,390,000
Seat 5: Steven Begleiter – 29,885,000
Seat 6: Eric Buchman – 34,800,000
Seat 7: Joe Cada – 13,215,000
Seat 8: Antoine Saout – 9,500,000
Seat 9: Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000

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X Factor Odds are spreading out nicely as contestants are getting through to the next round of audition process. The bookies are playing there Xfactor odds pretty close, though they all share the opinion that Danyl Johnson has the best chance of winning. That said Ladbrokes are playing it a bit safer by spreading the available odds between their top two candidates Danyl and Scott James who are both 7/2. Paddy Power on the other hand seperate them completely and hold Danyl as Favourite to Win Xfactor, win odds of 5/2 on him and 7/2 for Scott James.

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Best X Factor Odds:

One area of X Factor betting which will soon see a dramatic is the betting on the winning Xfactor Judge. The four judges have already upped their game which can be seen in how their odds vary.

Simon is always the favourite to win at the early stages. However it all changes when the managers are assigned their groups as there’s always a favourite category to win.

This year is no exception, Simon is favourite, and the second place judge is volleying between the two girl judges, with Cheryl currently on top. Poor Louie is not managing to get out of last place – maybe he’ll get the boys this year, and that might all change.

Here’s the current running for Winning X Factor Manager odds:

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There is a very large market for betting on Strictly Come Dancing, and the odds for the 2009 winner were released within hours of the announcement of the contenders. Of course at this point, the odds simply reflect the contenders likely chances of winning, which as no-one has seen them dance yet, will be based on general fitness, previous dancing experience and (dare I say it) age – As entertaining as they were, John Sergeant, Willie Thorne and Jimmy Tarbuck were never going to waltz away with the title.

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Who’s YOUR money on? Let us know who you think will win Strictly Come Dancing 2009 below. The full list of contenders this year is as follows (the “celebrities” are listed first):

Zöe Lucker & James Jordan
Joe Calzaghe & Kristina Rihanoff
Ricky Groves & Erin Boag
Lynda Bellingham & Darren Bennett
Rav Wilding & Aliona Vilani
Phil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas
Martina Hingis & Matthew Cutler
Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe
Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna
Natalie Cassidy & Vincent Simone
Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan
Laila Rouass & Anton du Beke
Jade Johnson & Ian Waite
Richard Dunwoody & Lilia Kopylova
Jo Wood & Brendan Cole
Craig Kelly & Flavia Cacace

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