BetStars slashes odds on Randy Lew winning Platinum Pass

(PRESS RELEASE) -- The odds on PokerStars Ambassador Randy Lew winning a $30,000 Platinum Pass while at PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT have been slashed from 28/1 to 16/1, making him the second-most-likely ambassador to win a Platinum Pass at this prestigious event, after Igor Kurganov.

The movement in the BetStars market comes after Lew’s seventh place finish in the €1,100 EPT National for €33,740 ($40,924), where a Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) was also awarded to winner Guillaume Diaz. This is the second time Lew has come within touching distance of winning a Platinum Pass after finishing fifth in the APPT Korea Main Event earlier this month.

“I’m happy that I placed seventh in the first event I played in Monte Carlo, although I am disappointed that I did not win the Platinum Pass,” Randy said. “I had another chance during the flipout for Day 2 of the National Event and the Main Event but that didn’t work either. I’ve been playing great the past few series though and I like my chances of doing well again as I’m still in the Main Event with a solid stack. If I keep playing well, the Platinum Pass will eventually be mine!”

Fellow PokerStars Ambassadors are priced as below:

Igor Kurganov: 14/1
Randy Lew: 16/1
Jake Cody: 20/1
Victor Ramdin: 25/1
Liv Boeree: 25/1
Andre Akkari: 28/1
Celina Lin: 33/1
Fatima Moreira de Melo: 40/1
Lex Veldhuis: 40/1

So far, three Platinum Passes have been awarded in Monte Carlo, with another three due to be awarded to the winners of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event, PSPC Live Satellite and via the webstream presented by PokerStars own Hartigan and Stapes.

In addition, from now until January, BetStars will add new odds for PSPC players as they are awarded passes. Punters can head to the PokerStars Blog for background information about the players who have secured a pass to date.