Who’s Making The Final 9*? - Stab Mag
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Who’s Making The Final 9*?

A local Tahitian charger tells who to back at small, windy chopes.

elsewhere // Aug 10, 2023
Words by Stab
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Tahiti starts tomorrow. 

An inside scoop tells us they will 99% run the girls first thing in the morning. 

If you want to know everything about this event and why it matters, click here.

If you’re simply here to make a quick buck, listen to local charger Tahurai Henry’s spiel and place your bets over at Betonline.AG.

Mikey C’s picks below.

Event winner

$100 on Gabriel Medina at +400 to in $400
$50 on Kauli Vaast at +800 to win $400
$10 on Leonardo Fioravanti at +6600 to win $600
$60 on Caroline Marks at +500 to win $300
$50 on Caity Simmers at +1000 to win $500
$30 on Johanne Defat at +1600 to win $480

Men’s R1

$30 on Kelly Slater  at +125  to win $38
$30 on Joao Chianca  at +165  to win $50
$30 on  Caio Ibelli at  +350 to win $105
$30 on  Liam O’Brien at  +500 to win $150
$30 on  Seth Moniz at  +400 to win $120
$30 on  Rio Waida at +450  to win $135
$30 on Connor O’Leary  at  +175 to win $53
$30 on  Ryan Callinan at +165  to win $50

Women’s R1

$30 on  Caity Simmers at  +140 to win $42
$30 on  Tatiana WW at +185  to win $56
$30 on  Vahine Fierro at  +125 to win $38
$30 on Johanne Defay  at  +200 to win $60

2023 Season earnings: 

Pipe earnings: $898
Sunset earnings: $1465
Portugal earnings: $330
Bells earnings: $2
Margs: $151
Lemoore: -$215
El Salvador: $660
Brazil: $1,928
Jbay: $-968
Season earnings: $4,251Place your bets (responsibly) on betonline.ag

*You can read why there will only be 9 people on Final’s day here.

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