Spotted outside, and therefore definitely here on time - Phil Hellmuth and Mike Matusow, somehow amplified, on the pavement directly outside the casino. Whipping up a crowd made up of around 20% journalists and 80% random wanderers, they joked with each other, Hellmuth announcing the imminent start of the Main Event. So good is he at attracting attention, that when he'd finished the announcement and turned and strode off into the interior of the casino, most of the crowd, press or not, just sort of followed him into the marble corridor. Fascinating to watch.
, an unknown player led out with a 1,600 bet.
and Kalo checks to Marquis, who bets 1,775. Kalo then raises to 3,950 and gets a thin, icy stare from his opponent who then mucks his hand. 
only to find Bloch setting out enough chips to put him all in. He went into the tank for ages, really thinking, getting the call pulled, counting the stacks, breathing a sigh and eventually calling all in with 
. He was up against Bloch's 
