As we tick down toward the first break, there is a veritable plethora of notables who've met their demise already today. They include:
Michael Binger
Thang Luu
Scotty Nguyen
Mike Sexton
Farzad Bonyadi
Erick Lindgren
Dan Shak
Lee Markholt
Doyle Brunson
Nick Schulman
Brandon Cantu
Max Pescatori
John Juanda
Perry Friedman
David Steicke
Bill Edler
Freddy Deeb