There\’s a lot of interesting action going on tonight. The $40k NLH seems to have quite the storylines developing … Chris Moneymaker (@cmoneymaker) is still alive and strong, but the chip leader is now his new-poker-era successor, Greg Raymer. Justin Bonomo (@JustinBonomo) is still proving to be a big threat … all these boomtime champions, yet plenty of old dogs there, too — Steven Zolotow, David Chiu, Ted Forrest, e.g. — representin\’ those pre-boom big-time days.
There are currently 38 players remaining, with 27 making the money.
UPDATE: Moneymaker just took a huge hit, losing 2/3 of his stack.
RE-UPDATE: Pauly is ahead of the official counters — Moneymaker is out. So is Zolotow.
There\’s also some potential excitement brewing in the ESPN Fantasy Pool, with Matt Glantz (@MattGlantz, one of my guys) way up near the top of the chip counts; and Mathers has Neil Channing hanging on for his team of fantasy scabs.
Vanessa Rousso (@VanessaRousso) is also still alive, though barely. Wouldn\’t it be something …
Last but definitely not least, Dallas/Shreveport baller Keith Lehr (pictured) is currently 5th in chips.
