Gavin Smith - "The Caveman" was one of the first people I spotted, and he greeted me with a real serious Mister-Miyagi-type nod.  He came into this morning's radio show (2007 WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider was our guest) well rested and in a great mood.  We didn't exchange any words down in the Amazon Room, but it's pretty easy to tell that he's focused.  I like that combination for Gavin - happy yet determined.  Gavin's Chip Stack - Healthy.

Daniel Negreanu - Daniel's playing on the ESPN televised set.  I'd like to go on record and say that there's an opponent at his table who is easily wearing the ugliest shirt on the planet.  The thing is Argyle (you know, that same pattern as your grandfather's sock) and sleeveless.  Kind of makes the dude look like a cross between a librarian and Sasha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" character.  Daniel's Chip Stack - Don't know...couldn't take my eyes off the shirt.

Court Harrington - The shining beacon of hope for all us in poker media, reporter Court Harrington is again making a strong showing at a major tournament.  He cashed in Reno, and came into day 1B with over $100,000 in chips.  When I saw him, his stack was pretty much cut in half, and he explained to me that he'd lost two set-over-set hands early in play.  Court's Chip Stack - Down but not out.

Danny Smith - Seated at the same table as one of the big stacks.  I watched Danny win one pot and he seems to be in decent shape. Danny's Chip Stack - Healthy.

JC Tran - An honorable mention on my list of fantasy busts, JC's looking to pull some Steven-Segal-revenge-type-business on my @#$#.  The man has a huge chip stack, and everyone at his table his giving him more respect than Don Corleone got in The Godfather.  It's still early though, and JC's blown off some pretty big stacks already in this Series.  JC's Chip Stack - We're gonna need a bigger table.

Chris Bell - Apparently Chris brought a $100 + stack to his table, but when I saw him he didn't have much more than a card protector and a pack of gum.  Chris's Chip Stack - Slimmer than Nicole Richie.

Bill Edler, Carlos Mortensen, Ted Forrest, Peter "Nordberg" Feldman, and Gus Hansen - All five of these dudes have amassed a lot of ammo.   Should be interesting to see how many chips some of these maniacs (not so much Edler or Nordberg) will have by the end of the day.  Quick note: Currently Carlos is working behind straight towers, and has yet to build one of his architectural masterpieces.  Bill's, Carlos's, Ted's, Nordberg's and Gus's Chip Stacks - Big ballin'.

Prahlad Friedman - "Prahlad Friedman, everybody!"  Like I said before, I haven't been in the Amazon Room since the Senior's event, but word on the street is that Prahlad ain't been around too much.  I watched him play one hand.  He busted when he moved all in with pocket eights against pocket tens.  On the bright side, he was wearing a hoodie that I think said "Craptastic." Prahlad's Chip Stack - Rebuy!