Continuing the coverage, WSOP

Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em has been won by Vitaly Lunkin, for a cool $628,417 and the WSOP bracelet. Congratulations on the long fought victory over the initial 2,706 entrants.

Event 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys which was absolutely chock full of professional players in the mere 152 entrants has come to an end. When the dust settled Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond emerged as the victor. Actually, despite the all-star cast of pros, the final heads up competition came down to two online players, well known to the online community, Phil of course and ultimately the #2 finisher Adam "the houdini" Hourani. Both are regulars on Full Tilt's PLO (high stakes) area. Phil Galfond took down the bracelet and a staggering $817,781 top prize. Adam Hourani didn't fair too terribly either pocketing himself a tidy $493,748. David Benyamine took 3rd for $316,307, Johnny Chan $246,874 in 4th, PokerNews sponsored Kirill Gerasimov in 5th, with $192,870. John Juanda in 6th with $154,296, Daniel Negreanu continues his cashing ways in the number 7 spot with $123,437, and right behind him in 8th was Phil Hellmuth at $100,292, and the final member of the final table in 9th Brian Rast with a respectable $84,863. Congratulations to all, but well of course more so to Phil Galfond! : )

Event 29 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em will continue today beginning at 2:00pm PDT when the final 9 reassemble to play it down to the final winner. 1st prize payout is $434,789. Matt Vengrin starts the day with the chip lead with over 200K more than his next closest competitor. Only David Singer remains in the middle of the pack as a recognizable pro in the running. Stay tuned.

Event 30 - $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship will get under way today at 2:00pm PDT as well, when the final 9 return to the table. Among those still in the running that you might recognize are Andy Block and JC Tran. Top prize is $496,931.

Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed picks back up today with 73 of the initial 1,012 players continuing to battle it out for the top prize of $528,418. Most notable in the running are Dario Minieri (currently 2nd in chip stack), Scotty Nguyen, Bill Chen, and Max Pescatori.

Debuting today are Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em and Event 33 - $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship. According to http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/ Eli Elezra is expected to return to defend his title in the event, which he won in last year's competition, earning his first ever WSOP bracelet.

I would have posted my updates sooner today, but work had a firm grip on some delicate portions of my person that I'd rather keep intact! It's just one documentation nightmare after another.

Regards,

cheer_dad