Cards are in the air. Poker legend Johnny Chan called out the magic words, "Shuffle up and deal!" after a traditional Chinese dragon ceremony. Three Chinese dragons went from table to table to the accompaniment of a large Chinese percussion section (drum, cymbals and gong), blessing each of the players with good fortune and chasing away all of the evil spirits from the tournament floor.
As we understand it, that means there will be no bad beats during the tournament today.