Veerab Zakarian and the Philosopher's Stone

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Young Wizard Veerab Zakarian has edged into the lead here heading into the flight's second break.

He's taken to jamming the small blind into Cameron Bartolotta's big blind just for kicks. Plus, he's either had it, or got there, in every other hand today.

This as evidenced by one player open-shoving almost 8,000 with the and Zakarian waking up with big slick on the button.

He hit an ace for the no-sweat scoop and now has 60,000.