The A-List Has Arrived
As predicted, the big names all arrived late - and indeed there were so many of them that they had to open a new section of the Amazon Room to accommodate them all.
So we now have one table over there that features Men Nguyen, Jimmy Fricke and David Steicke. Elsewhere we have Darus Suharto, Joe Hachem, recent stud bracelet winner Richard Ashby, Phil Ivey, John Juanda and Alex Kravchenko.
Perhaps the most interesting table - or at least the loudest - right now features Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, David Williams and Howard Lederer. Three of those four were, at the time of us lurking around the table, involved in prop bet discussions with Tom Dwan at the next table. We can't be sure of any details - the discussion was cut short when Dwan's table was broken and he was moved across the room. Although probably he can still hear Matusow from his new table.