Table Talk

Some players are making use of the tight play to splash around and chip up. Others are using it as a chance to carry on conversations around the room.

We recently eavesdropped on a chat between Mike Matusow and Allen Kessler. They were discussing the changes to the Main Event final table this year.

Talking about last year's WSOP finale, Kessler reasoned, "Scotty Nguyen would have won the tournament if it was played the way it will be this year. Instead, he went crazy and lost all his chips."

Matusow agreed, "Yeah, he would have gone into a shell, figured out what he needed to do, and won the thing."