Now that Selby has gone, Murphys 1/4 has opened up tremendously and im gona take my 1st outright bet and back Murphy at just over 6/1 at
Betfair. Dave Harold, Alli Carter and then King/Ebdon, very good quarter lined up there for him. I was gona totally hang fire and let the 1st round play its course but I think its worth it, without Selby in his 1/4 his chances are much improved.
The other im interested in is Ken Doherty. Im gona sit back and watch his 1st match against Liang Wenbo and see what he looks like. I saw him very early in the season (dont recall which tourny) and something about his demeanour and the way he was speaking in interviews, I just liked his attitude and I said to myself I bet he wins something this season. I see he got to the final of the Malta Cup recently so he must be playing some good stuff since to some extent anyway. If he gets past Wen Bo in good fashion his odds will still be 20/1+ so wont be prohibitive.
I was also interested in Maguire but Robertson is a bit of a livewire and he'll face him next so im steering clear of that.