Like Counting Jelly Beans in a Jar
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"What'd you guys get on the last count?" he asked.
"710."
"I'll take the over for $100," he replied. We didn't take him up on the offer, instead continuing to talk amongst ourselves to try to come up with the best estimate.
"Over 710 for $100," repeated Arieh. "Interested?"
"We can't," I said. "We can't take bets on the floor."
Arieh seemed disappointed with that response, and after we were done with our count, we could see why. Our new estimate of his stack is about 780,000, and that's still probably low. We think he may be over 800,000 at this point. The problem is, Arieh eventually hindered our count.
"Stop sweatin' me," he said, moving his arms in front of his stack and blocking his chips from our prying gaze. "You're making me nervous."
If he does have over 800,000, and we're pretty sure he does, he would single-handedly account for over 10 percent of the 7.62 million chips in play with over 40 players still in the tournament.