There is one empty seat at the Feature Table here in the Blue Section of the Amazon Room, and if you look closely at the bag hanging on the chair, the named scribbled on it reads "Phil Laak."
"How rich must that guy be?" Antonio Esfandiari, a good friend of Laak's, yelled from a different table.
The Magician then began negotiating a potential prop bet with tablemate Greg Mueller on whether or not Laak would arrive in the next nine minutes. Mueller didn't bite, thinking that Esfandiari could have extra information, and the bet was called off.
We will keep an eye out for Mr. Laak as the clock continues to bleed here in Level 11.
Day 2 of Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em has just kicked off. Not all of the players are here, but we imagine they'll rush to their seats once they realize this tournament has started on time!
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 2 coverage of Event #47, the $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em. A field of 166 came to play, generating a prize pool of $17,891,148. The first-place prize is set at $4,830,619, 24 players make the money, and leading the 108 Day 1 survivors is Brandon Steven with 1,398,000.
A crucial pot after the dinner break against Tom Dwan went in Steven's favor, en route to his bagging the chip lead at night's end. Second in chips is Tobias Reinkemeier with 1,225,000. After late registering, Reinkemeier's Day 1 got off to a fast start after he eliminated Dan Smith. Rounding out the top five is Dan Shak (999,000), Jason Mo (975,000), and Chris Lee (906,000).
Among those still in the field are Daniel Negreanu (785,000), Gus Hansen (643,000), and last year's Big One For One Drop champion Antonio Esfandari (445,000). The remaining field is packed with big names and for a full player list, check out the Day 2 seat draw here.
Day 2 kicks off at 1pm local time, about an hour from now, and the plan is to play ten levels or to stop when the final table of eight players is reached. While we may not reach the latter, we fully expect the money bubble to burst. Keep it here throughout the day for live updates on all of the exciting action!
Also, be sure to check out Sarah Grant's recap of yesterday's happenings at the World Series of Poker.
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against the 
of Tobias Reinkemeier.
flop changed little, but the 
turned, giving Goott a leading pair of fours. The 
completed the board, and Goott doubled to around 140,000 chips.
