The tournament action is really kicking here at the Rio. Phil Hellmuth is fighting for his 10th bracelet on the TV table (ESPN brought in the junior-varsity squad to chronicle it all, David Williams is the chip leader in the 7-stud event (which is down to three tables), and lots of big-name pros are just getting started in the $5k Omaha hi-lo event. Have a look:
TOC champion Mike Sexton (right) is unable to see that Layne Flack may be giving off a tell.
Over on table #24, you’ve got two very aggressive players in Sam Farha and Gus Hansen.
Seated to their left is Mike O’Malley … really, a great place for him to be, even though it’s keeping him out of almost every hand.
Gus Hansen: “Ooh, yeah, right there. That’s the spot.”