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A couple of days prior to the start of the 2011 WSOP, I made my annual WSOP predictions.

Now that the WSOP has reached the November Nine, let’s revisit those predictions and see how I did.

Record turnouts helped to drop me below .500 on my predictions for this year.

Prediction #1:  Attendance Will Drop Across the Broad  – Result = Loss

The term epic fail would be more accurate with this prediction.

Some have given credit to creative scheduling by the WSOP and others credit the loss of the major online poker sites as pushing up the numbers.

Regardless of your view, the fact is that most of the events exceeded their 2010 total, and several set records.

Overall attendance was up by 3.7%, making this prediction a clear loser.

Prediction #2:  Erik Seidel Will Not Win a Bracelet This Year – Result = Win

Seidel cashed five times at the 2011 WSOP, but the closest he got to the final table was his 13th-place finish in the $10k Stud Championship.

Considering that Seidel won more prior to the WSOP than most win in their entire career, it was time for him to cool off a bit.

Prediction #3:  Phil Hellmuth is Due for Bracelet #12 – Result = Push

Phil Hellmuth did everything he could to take down #12, but the cards just did not fall for him in heads-up matches.

While three runner-up finishes do not equal a bracelet, Hellmuth run this year was strong enough where I feel a push is deserved.

Prediction #4: 5,387  Result = Compncards gets kicked in the nuts

I was off just a bit on this one. More like close to 1,500 players off.

After Day 1a, I was feeling pretty good about my chances. After Day 1b, I was ready to do my “I told you so” post.

Then came Day 1c and I went “shit.”  Day 1d put the total to 6,865, making this one a big loser.

Granted, I am ecstatic that the Main Event did so well. I give all the credit in the world to Jack Effel and staff. I just hate to lose.

For the year, I went 1-2-1 on my predictions. This is a bit poorer than my 4-0-1 showing last year.

Overall, I’m 5-2-2 over the last two years with my predictions.  If it weren’t for luck and degenerate gamblers, I’d win every one.