Notables in the Field

The late arrivals are still trickling in but most players are in their seats and there is an audible buzz surrounding Crown’s Las Vegas poker room. Notables in today's field include Melbourne regular Dennis Huntly, high-stakes specialist Ben Tollerene, Taiwan’s Kitty Kuo, Hong Kong’s Alan Lau, Macau-based Winfred Yu, Jordon Westmoreland, Sebastian Clot, Roger Flueckiger and the UK’s Charlie Carrel and Stephen Chidwick.

Defending Champion Ari Engel has just uttered the four most exciting words in tournament poker and it is time to shuffle up and deal.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Huntly	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ben Tollerene	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kitty Kuo	30,000 30,000	30,000

Alan Lau	30,000 30,000	30,000
Winfred Yu	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jordan Westmorland	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sebastian Clot	30,000 30,000	30,000
Roger Flueckiger	30,000 30,000	30,000
Charlie Carrel	30,000 30,000	30,000
Stephen Chidwick	30,000 30,000	30,000