THACKERVILLE, Okla.–The final table is set, Kenny Rogers\’ \”The Gambler\” is playing over the PA, and there are two topics of conversation as players take their seats … Arnie Block\’s friends were telling him to push for a chop — \”I know, I will!\” — while Brian Horton from Richardson wanted to know if CardPlayer knew about this tournament and would be counting it toward Player of the Year points. \”It\’s a million-dollar prize pool and should count,\” he said.
Indeed, it should. (But will CP stop caring about events where they are not the exclusive semi-live coverage provider?)
UPDATE: Arnie, despite having the hugest cheering section (four people) chanting, \”Ar-nie! Ar-nie!\” went out in 10th place. $20,000.
Though as I\’m typing there was already a huge 3-way all-in that created some dramatic shifts in chips, here\’s who and how the final table started:
TK …