Kicking Things Off
Level 21
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
The ESPN Main Stage, AKA "The Mothership," is being utilized here on Day 3. A brief opening ceremony was just held that saw tournament director Jack Effel welcome the players and both Caesars Interactive CEO Mitch Garber and One Drop CEO Catherine Bachand give brief speeches. At Garber's behest, Phil "The Unabomber" Laak then gave the traditional, "Shuffle up and deal!"
Before players took their seats, Lynn Gilmartin caught Mike Sexton, Matt Glantz and Andrew Lichtenberger for a chat: