The Final Heat Warming Up
Daniel Negreanu comes into today with 10 points and stated in his pregame interview that he needs to finish third or better. He also revealed that he got out his notepad last night and figured out where everyone else needs to finish. Knowing this, he'll be able to apply pressure to people where needed.
Here's a look at the standings, with everyone in bold playing today.
1. Phil Laak – 48 points
2. David Benyamine - 35 points
3. Giovanni Safina - 29 points
4. Ian Frazer – 26 points
5. Luke Schwartz – 23 points
6. JC Tran – 20 points
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 16 points
8. Roland De Wolfe – 14 points
9. Vanessa Rousso – 12 points
10. Daniel Negreanu – 10 points
11. Tony G - 9 points
12. Phil Hellmuth - 8 points
As you can see, the five players with the least amount of points all finish today. After today, the top four point getters automatically make the final table with the next four spots playing heads-up matches to see who gets the final two seats. Even though David Benyamine and Phil Laak have a final table appearance locked up, they'll be looking to pick up some more points and increase their chip stack at the final table. These two will have the advantage of not being no scared to bust out from the tournament.
Rumor has it, Roland De Wolfe will be willing to fold almost every hand because he knows he needs to move up in points. In a previous season of this event, De Wolfe folded over 70 straight hands at one point in order to move up. Hellmuth believes he'll just fold, fold, fold until he picks up a monster and then he'll just move in.
It's going to be very interesting to see how the match plays out and you can find all the coverage right here on PokerNews. Stay tuned!