WPT $25,000 Final: Day 1A - Interactive

[Djinn]

JJ Liu    34,000  Her glasses let her see in 3D.

[snoopy1239]

So, any nutters staying with us throughout the night?

[Ironside]

only if you ask anna about bB4 lol

[maldini32]

yeah ill be wit u all night (not in that way!)

Us nocternal beings don know wot to do wit our selves. 

[Djinn]

Vanessa Rousso is partly to blame for Erik Friberg's dwindling chips, saw this hand while passing...  Vanessa flat called (blinds 200/400) as did Paul Kraus, the small blind made up and big blind Friberg raised a further 1,600.  Vanessa called as did Paul.
Flop:    Erik bet out 4k, Vanessa flat called and the third player got out of the way.
Turn:     (I couldn't see what was bet here, so better not just make it up)
River:  check-check pretty fast and Vanessa showed the , insisting that her opponent's cards be shown.  I think there was some kind of A-x, where x was not, clearly, a Jack.

[da_poker_monkey]

  i'm here also...got nuttin better to do 

[snoopy1239]

Pictured below is Rene Angelil, husband of Celine Dion who seems to spend her life performing in Vegas these days - well, two birds with one stone I guess if the hubby loves his poker.

Anyhow, he's playing today and has just won a nice pot with .

Not sure what happened, nope, hold on, it's all coming back to me now.

With the board reading board, Rene bet 5k bet. Meanwhile, his opponent in seat three, who appeared to be thinking twice, eventually made the call but soon mucked upon seeing Rene's trips.

Looks like he's on around 40-50k.

[wsopin07]

its only 10pm here in Florida

[snoopy1239]

Alex Jacob, who was shortstacked for most of the day, is now OUT.

Meanwhile, the enigmatic Gavin Smith has joined the table Alex leaves behind, and is now seated next door to Barry Greenstein.

[Djinn]

Lying Dutchman Marcel Luske:  Do not adjust your sets, this picture shows the man disobeying the laws of physics, lying rope-trick-style backwards as the cards are dealt.
He has 58,000 while young Dutch player Noah Boeken has 44,300 (pictured below).

[snoopy1239]

Board reads

Chad Brown bets out 8k into an 18k pot and Captain Tom Franklin folds, albeit after a brief dwell.

We're now moving into a 15 minute break.

[snoopy1239]

Greg Johnson is OUT

Tens v A-K

A-6-3-9-3 board

Billy Pilossoph the beneficiary.

[Djinn]

Another break - when they get back the blinds will be 300/600 ante 75.

250 players remaining... one or two levels only left today - they're going for less of a marathon feel and more of a succession of gentle jogs.

[snoopy1239]

Looking around the room, John Pham has disappeared from the table right in front of us and I see no sign of Cyndy Violette, who tends to stand out in front of a crowd.

[steels]

Lodden, Kjøndal and Thor Hansen updates please.