The PokerNews Curse

Colin Reid will take the lead into the first break of the day.

Reid believes PokerNews is some kind of jinx, based on the fact the last time he had any interaction with the site he had some difficulty holding on to a once healthy stack. So it's highly likely he won't last another 30 minutes, but for now, he's on top.

In fact, despite this alleged curse, he was able to knock two players out in the early levels. One time he made a set of fives and caught someone bluffing. The other, he faded a club draw with big slick on an ace-high flop.