5:11 John Hanson has built quite a tower out of his chips after taking in his 3rd straight pot. He seems to have most of the 5k chips in play. Deeb’s pissed. But he does have a sweet shirt.
5:13 It appears Amnon found a good compromise with LA Mike’s request to ditch the Yankees Hat. He put a Full Tilt patch on it and has it sitting backwards on his melon. He’s currently in the middle of a big pot with Bruno Fitoussi in 7 Card Stud. Bruno thought for some time before calling on 6th street. Amnon’s showing K high but bet another 160k into Bruno on the river. Bruno folded and the crowd went wild. Maybe not wild. Probably more like mildly celebratory.
5:20 The game is now 7 Card Stud hi-lo. There has not been an official chip count in some time, but Hanson seems to have the lead.
5:22 Amnon seems to be playing most of his pots against Bruno, and coming out on top each time. Bruno seems a bit rattled as his stack continues to slide down.
5:25 You know it was only a matter of time before an Mmm-Bop joke had to show up. Thankfully you won’t find it here, even though John has the lead.
5:29 I have the coolest widget in the world. Chuck Norris just informed me in the 3rd person, “Chuck Norris doesn’t shower, he only takes blood baths.”
5:30 Kenny Tran may have the smallest cheering section here, but they’re definitely the loudest.
5:33 Amnon is definitely picking on Bruno. In a four way pot in Stud 8, Bruno bet showing a pair of kings and Amnon raised him with 842. Bruno called, then check-called Amnon down and they ended up chopping the pot. Amnon raised in that spot because he had a low already made, and the opportunity to scoop if could make a better high than Bruno. Amnon regained the chip lead.
5:40 A Harrah’s employee is trying to find a place for a person in a wheelchair to watch the final table. This could be a really bad situation for the WSOP and/or ESPN. Not having access for the disabled is a pretty big mistake, but I'm sure they'll work to resolve it.
5:50 I’m going to be leaving for a bit. Players are on a 15 minute break. As it turns out, a few of the players have been stacking their chips in a haphazard manner so we can’t get an accurate count. I’m not really sure what the benefit of this is. It appears that Hanson has the lead with Deeb and Filippi not far behind. Tran and Fitoussi seem close in 4th and 5th place respectively.
6:00 Official chip counts are in (thanks to BJ & crew):
- John Hanson - 4,100,000
- Amnon Filippi - 3,465,000
- Freddy Deeb - 2,585,000
- Kenny Tran - 2,340,000
- Bruno Fitoussi - 2,380,000
I'm checking out for awhile but will return after the dinner break.
