World Poker Open - Live Updates

Daniel Negreanu moves all-in from the button and Brian Sumner makes the call. Sumner has pocket eights (8♦ 8♣) against Negreanu's A♠ 3♦. The flop comes 8♥ 5♥ 4♣ and Sumner has a set while Negreanu has a gut-shot wheel draw. The turn is the 3♣ and Negreanu is still drawing for a deuce. The river is the Q♠ and Brian Sumner has won the 2007 World Poker Open and still has not cracked a smile.

For finishing second, Daniel Negreanu takes home $502,691, while Brian Sumner receives $913,986 to split with his family and his new friends at the I.R.S. He also receives a snazzy bracelet and an entry into the WPT World Championship event in April. Oh, and both players receive free beer. Congratulations to both finalists!

Brian is on the button and first to act and fires out $300,000. Daniel immediately pushes all-in and the action is back on Sumner. He thinks for a second before mucking his hand, Daniel rakes in a nice pot.

Daniel Negreanu calls in the small blind and Brian Sumner checks in the big blind. The flop comes Q♣ 8♣ 2♠ and both players check. The turn is the 6♦ and both players check again. The river is the 8♠ and both players check for a third time. Negreanu takes down the pot with A♦ T♣.

Brian Sumner calls $60,000 and Daniel Negreanu checks his option. The flop comes 8♦ 6♣ 6♠ and Negreanu checks to Sumner, who bets $200,000. Negreanu makes the call and the turn card is the 6♦, prompting oohs and ahhs from the audience and a $200,000 bet from Negreanu. Sumner makes the call and the river card is the 9♣. Negreanu checks and Sumner checks behind. He shows an eight and sixes full of eights is good to take down the pot.

Here are the chip counts with two players left:

Brian Sumner	$4,300,000
Daniel Negreanu	$1,505,000

Heads-up play is now underway.

Brian Sumner opens with a raise to $300k and Young Cho announces all-in. Sumner insta-calls and turns over bullets! Cho is way behind with 6♦ 3♠. The flop comes 5♠ 2♦ J♣ giving Young an inside straight draw. The turn is the Q♠ and Cho is down to a four but the river is the K♥. Young Cho has been eliminated in third place and will take home $257,058.

Young Cho moves all-in from the button and Daniel gets out of the way. After a few seconds Brian lays it down and Young picks up the blinds and antes.

Brian Sumner is on the button and Gary Kainer moves all-in from under the gun. Brian quickly moves all-in behind him. A♠ 2♥ for Gary is trailing Brian's 9♣ 9♥. The flop comes T♠ Q♥ J♥ which gives him an inside straight draw and he's looking for either an ace or a king. The turn is the 5♠, and the river is the 5♣ giving Brian the best hand and eliminating Gary in 4th place. He will take home $199,934 for his trouble.

Daniel is starting this hand on the button it's folded around to Young who makes it $350,000 to go. He gets no callers and takes down the pot.

Brian Sumner raises from the small blind to $200,000 and Kido Pham is all-in in the big blind for about $205,000. Sumner shows J♥ 9♠ to Pham's 8♠ 6♣. The flop comes K♥ 4♠ 3♠ and the turn is the 9♣, meaning Pham is drawing dead. He heads to the rail in fourth place amidst cries of "Rebuy!" and will be paid $171,372 for his time

Young Cho raises all-in from the button and the blinds get out of the way. He takes down the blinds and antes.

It's folded around to Brian Sumner who pushes all-in. He gets no callers and will pick up the blinds and antes.

Daniel Negreanu raises to $240,000 from under the gun and nobody wants to play. Negreanu takes down the blinds and antes.

The 6♠ 2♣ is exposed and Young Cho opens it for $250,000. It's folded around and Cho takes down the blinds and antes.

Kido Pham raises to $280,000 from under the gun and Gary Kainer moves all-in from the small blind for $115,000 more. Brian Sumner gets out of the way and Pham makes the call. Pham has Q♦ 8♦ and Kainer has A♣ J♦. The flop comes 9♠ 6♥ 5♠ and the turn is the K♥. Kainer is trying to avoid a king, eight, or seven, and the river is the 5♥, doubling up Gary Kainer at Kido Pham's expense.

Here are the latest Chip Counts:

Seat1	Gary Kainer:	$300,000
Seat 2	Brian Sumner:	$800,000
Seat 3	Kido Pham:	$800,000
Seat 4	Young Cho:	$1.4 million
Seat 5	Daniel Negreanu:	$2.3 million

Young Cho raises to $300,000 on the button and Daniel Negreanu moves all-in from the small blind. Kid Poker has Young Cheezy covered and Cho takes some time to mull it over before showing ace-jack and mucking. Negreanu adds to his chip lead.

Gary Kainer gets the action started with a raise to $250,000 from under the gun and gets a call from Daniel in the big blind. The flop comes J♥ T♣ 5♥ and Kainer leads out for $350k. Daniel immediately pushes all-in and gets insta-called by Kainer. Daniel turns over T♥ 9♥ for a pair of tens and a flush draw. A♦ J♦ for Kainer will give him top pair. Gary's looking to dodge a heart but the 2♥ dashes his hopes and gives Danny the flush. The 4♦ on the river seals it and Daniel doubles through to about $2 million.

Gary Kainer moves all-in from the hijack position and nobody wants to play. He takes down the blinds and antes.

It's folded around to Daniel Negreanu who pushes all-in. No callers for Daniel and he picks up the blinds and antes.

Young Cho string-raises and is limited to a $200,000 wager from the cut-off. Gary Kainer counts out some chips in the small blind but eventually folds, and Brian Sumner lays it down as well in the big blind. Cho takes the pot.

It's folded to Young Cho and he pushes all-in. Getting no callers he will take down the blinds and antes.

Young Cho moves all-in from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu makes the call in the big blind for his last $350,000. Negreanu has A♦ 3♣ and Cho has Q♥ J♥. The flop comes T♠ T♥ 8♠ and the turn card is the 3♥, giving Cho the flush draw. The river card is the 7♠ and Negreanu has dodged a heart and will double through Young Cheezy, staying alive and prolonging the excitement.

Gary Kainer opens this pot with a raise to $250,000 and gets no callers.

Brian Sumner gets a walk in his big blind in the first hand of the post-Tran era.

In the next hand, Young Cho moves all-in and the action folds around to Kido Pham, who shows a jack but doesn't make the call. Cho takes down the blinds and antes.

It's folded around to Young Cho in the cut-off and he makes it $270k to go. It's folded back around to J.C. in the big blind and he makes the call. The flop comes T♣ 7♥ 3♥ and Tran immediatley announces all-in. Young insta-calls and turns over 9♦ 7♠ for middle pair, he's ahead of Tran's K♠ J♠. The turn is a miracle for J.C. - the K♦ - but the river brings the 9♣ giving Young two pair and the win. J.C. is eliminated in sixth place and will receive $142,810.

Kido Pham moves all-in from the cut-off for about $500,000 and Daniel Negreanu comes over-the-top all-in. Negreanu has A♦ Q♠ to Pham's 9♦ 7♣, and Pham will need to improve if he wants to survive at this final table (and who says he does?). The flop comes 9♥ 7♠ 3♥ and Pham flops two pair. The turn card is the 5♣ and Negreanu is drawing dead. Pham doubles through Negreanu and we've retained the original six. Negreanu is down to $400,000.

We're back from a tape change break and here are the latest counts:

Seat 1	Gary Kainer:	$1,143.500
Seat 2	J.C. Tran:	$750,000
Seat 3	Brian Sumner:	$1,070,000
Seat 4	Kido Pham:	530,000
Seat 5	Young Cho:	$,.055,000
Seat 6	Daniel Negreanu:	$1,055,000

J.C. Tran raises to $200,000 from early position and Young Cho re-raises all-in from the button. Tran gives it some thought before throwing his cards away and Cho takes the pot.

The level break is over and the poker has resumed. Miraculously, most of the audience has decided to return for the thrilling (?) conclusion.

Daniel Negreanu calls from under the gun and Brian Sumner moves all-in from the button. Everyone folds and Sumner rakes the pot.

Thankfully, we've reached a level break. Action will resume in about ten minutes.

Young Cho raises to $300,000 and gets no callers. He takes down the blinds and antes.

J.C. Tran raises to $210,000 from the small blind and Brian Sumner mucks in the big blind. Tran takes down the blinds and antes, and a few audience members are still lucid enough to clap half-heartedly. We need a resolution!

This time it's Brian Sumner all-in and getting no callers, I'm on the edge of my seat!!

J.C. Tran moves all-in from under the gun for $550,000 and nobody can come out to play. Tran sits silently in his room with the blinds and antes and his imaginary friend, Bobo the teddy bear.

Kido Pham has moved all-in, splashing his stack into the middle. Pham gets no calls and picks up the blinds and antes.

Brian Sumner pushes all-in from the button for about $600,000 and although Kido Pham claims "I wanted to do that" nobody makes the call and Sumner takes down the blinds and antes.

J.C. Tran is all-in for $240,000 from the button and the action is on Kido Pham in the big blind. It's only $160,000 more for Pham and he makes the call. Tran turns over a weak 8♦ 5♠ which is actually in a coin flip against Pham's pocket deuces. The flop comes 6-7-9, Tran has flopped a straight! The board finishes out 7-6 and Tran doubles-up and stays alive.

Gary Kainer raises to $250,000 from the button and - guess what?! - nobody wants to play. Kainer takes down the blinds and the antes.

Young Cho opens this pot with a raise to $280,000 from the cut-off. He gets no callers and takes down the blinds and antes.

Kido Pham raises to $300,000 and takes down the blinds and antes.

Young Cho pushes all-in and gets no callers for the second time.

Daniel Negreanu raises to $200,000 from under the gun and gets no love. Negreanu takes the blinds and antes.

After it's folded around to Young Cho in the hijack he moves all-in for around $790k. He gets no callers and will take down the blinds and antes.

The World Poker Tour is sick of this dilly-dallying, apparently - note the luxury class blinds that have just been introduced.

First hand at the new level: Gary Kainer calls on the button and J.C. Tran moves all-in in the small blind for about $300,000. Brian Sumner folds and so does Kainer, and Tran takes down the pot.

Kido takes down the blinds and antes with an open-raise to $160,000.

Young Cho raises to $160,000 on the button and Gary Kainer thinks for a second before deciding to call. The audience applauds the first flop in ages, and it comes J♠ 4♦ 2♥. Kainer checks and Cho bets $300,000. Kainer immediately moves all-in, and Cho lays it down. Kainer is reverting to his bad habits once again, and needs his knuckles rapped, fast.

It's folded around to J.C. Tran who announces he's all-in for $260,000 more. Everyone folds and Tran takes down the pot.

Gary Kainer raises (gasp) to $150,000 from early position and nobody calls. Kainer takes the pot.

Young Cho opens this pot for $175,000 from under the gun and takes down the blinds and antes.

Can I get a What What for these chip counts? For all these cats, Money Ain't a Thang.

Gary Kainer	$1,100,000
J.C. Tran	$350,000
Brian Sumner	$570,000
Kido Pham	$750,000
Young Cho	$1,200,000
Daniel Negreanu	$1,400,000

Gary Kainer is on the button and the action's on Kido who reaches for chips. He pushes in $150,000 and after it's folded all the way around, Kido takes down another one.

Young Cho raises to $165,000 in the cut-off and gets no love. He takes down the blinds and antes.

Young Cho is on the button and it's folded around to Kido who goes all-in. The action's on Young Cho and he folds. Daniel and Gary also fold and Kido takes it down.

Gary Kainer limps in from under the gun and Brian Sumner limps in from the cut-off. Young Cho announces a raise all-in for almost a million from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu gets out of the way in the big blind. Kainer and Sumner fold and Cho takes down the pot.

Bruan Sumner is on the button and the action is folded around to Kido Pham who once again moves all-in. He's all-in for about $450k. Young Cho and Daniel Negreanu in the blinds get out of the way and Kido takes down another set of blinds and antes.

Gary Kainer limps in from the cutoff and Kido Pham checks his option. The flop comes 8♦ 7♣ 4♥ and Pham checks. Kainer bets $90,000 and Pham folds. Kainer takes the pot.

It's folded to Kido and he pushes all-in. After it's folded all the way around he takes down the blinds and antes.

Gary Kainer	$1,000,000
J.C. Tran	$340,000
Brian Sumner	$1,100,000
Kido Pham	$500,000
Young Cho	$1,000,000
Daniel Negreanu	$1,600,000

Daniel Negreanu raises to $120,000 from the button and Gary Kainer announces a re-raise from the small blind. For the first time in recorded history, his re-raise does not include the phrase "all-in" but rather amounts to a total of $350,000. Negreanu announces a re-re-raise and is all-in for a total of $735,000. Kainer makes the call and shows A♥ K♥ to Negreanu's A♠ Q♦. Negreanu is in tough and will need a lot of help if he wants to survive. The flop comes A♣ Q♣ 6♥ and it looks like Negreanu might get that help. The turn card is the 8♥ and Kainer is drawing to a king to bust Kid Poker. The river card is the 3♠ and Daniel Negreanu has doubled through Gary Kainer to the tune of $1.6 million, much to Kido Pham's delight.

Young Cho is on the button and it's folded around to Brian Sumner who pops it to $150k. Everyone gets out of the way and Brian takes down the pot.

Brian Sumner raises to $150,000 from the cutoff and action folds to Daniel Negreanu, who calls in the big blind. The flop comes A♦ K♥ 9♥ and Negreanu checks. Sumner bets $200,000 and Negreanu folds. It must be said that Sumner has raised Negreanu's blind in almost every orbit today, an interesting reversal from Negreanu's bullying the soft-spoken Californian all day yesterday.

Daniel Negreanu is first to act in this hand and raises to make it $120,000 to go. Gary Kainer makes the call and it's folded around. It's heads-up and the flop comes Q♠ 5♠ 4♠. Daniel checks and Kainer bets out $160,000. That will be enough to force Negreanu out of the hand and Gary rakes in a nice pot.

Young Cho raises to $160,000 from under the gun and the action folds around to Kido Pham in the big blind, who mucks his hand. Cho takes the pot. Play has regressed back to the old raise-fold game plan, as Gary Kainer searches in vain for a response to Kido Pham's cutting criticism of his art.

Gary Kainer limps in on the button and J.C. Tran completes his bet in the small blind. Brian Sumner checks his option and the flop comes A♣ 3♣ 3♠. Tran bets out $90,000 and it's good enough to take down the pot.

Daniel Negreanu raises to $120,000 on the button and everyone folds. Kid Poker takes the blinds and antes.

Young Cho raises to $160,000 on the button and gets no action. Cho takes down the blinds and antes.

Kido Pham moves all-in once again from the button and Young Cho and Daniel Negreanu both get out of the way.

Kido Pham has by now stacked his chips in orderly piles, and he limps in from the small blind. Young Cho announces raise and adds $120,000 to the wager and Pham folds. Cho takes the pot.

It's folded around to Brian Sumner in the small blind and he raises it to $150,000. Kido, in the big blind, thinks for a few moments before mucking his hand and conceding the pot.

Kido Pham pushes all-in for the third straight hand, shoving his chips into a pile in the middle that amounts to about $550,000. Nobody wants to mess with the man, and he takes down his blinds and antes. Pham's recent spate of all-in moves must be seen as a satire of Gary Kainer's modern approach to power poker, which is constrained by postcolonial themes and, of course, the Southern diaspora - Pham is playing post-modernist poker and working hard to break-down the all/in dichotomy. Well-played, sir.

The button is on Daniel and after Sumner folds Kido Pham pushes all-in for about $450k. It's folded all the way around to J.C. Tran who mucks his pocket fours face up. Kido rakes the pot.

Kido Pham makes the epic push from the cutoff, mixing his chips together and announcing a $1.5 million raise. The actual push is about $170,000. Young Cho makes the call on the button and the blinds get out of the way. Kido has K♥ 7♥ against Cho's A♠ 7♠. The first two cards out of the gate are the K♣ and the K♠ and as the board finishes out 9♥ 6♦ A♣ Kido Pham has staved off elimination and kept the dream alive.

Kido starts this hand on the button and the action will be on the Gary Kainer. It's folded around to Brian Sumner who makes it $150,000 to go which will be enough to take down the pot.

Daniel Negreanu raises to $120,000 and the action folds around to Young Cho in the big blind, who moves all-in over-the-top for about $860,000. Negreanu lays it down and Cho takes the pot.

Kido gets a free set of blinds and antes after it's folded all the way around.

This just in...Gary Kainer wants it all. But the game don't wait, G-Kain.

Gary Kainer	$1,950,000
J.C. Tran	$450,000
Brian Sumner	$900,000
Kido Pham	$150,000
Young Cho	$970,000
Daniel Negreanu	$1,270,000

The blinds have gone up and this hand starts with Kido open-raising to $170,000. It's folded to Gary Kainer who executes his only move, the all-in. We're all convinced that Gary Kainer will do anything to avoid having to play after the flop and even after doubling up the hand before he continues to push. $787,000 is the all-in and the action is back on Kido. After a long deliberation, Kido makes the call. Gary Kainer has a hand this time, two red jacks and it's a race against Kido's big slick. The board comes out 9♦ 7♠ Q♦ 8♠ 4♥ and Kainer's hooks hold up.

Kido Pham raises to $80,000 and the action folds around to Gary Kainer in the small blind, who moves all-in for another of $377,000. Pham, by now cracking a sliver of a smile, starts to chat Kainer up. He promises to do whatever Kainer wants him to do, and Kainer simply regards him, grinning like the Cheshire Cat. Pham stands and roams, plays with his chips a little, and continues to jaw at Kainer. Eventually he says "I call," but tries to take it back. The floor is called and it is decided that Pham has indeed made the call, and we're going to see a showdown.

Pham turns up K♥ 7♥ to Kainer's A♣ Q♠, and the flop comes A♥ 6♥ 4♠, giving Kido the nut-flush draw and pairing Kainer's ace. The turn is the 6♣, and the river is the 7♦, doubling up Kainer as Pham sits down and sulks.

It's folded to Kido Pham and he makes it $80,000 to go from the cut-off. Young Cho, on the button, makes the call and Daniel, in the small blind, folds. It's on Mr. All-In #2, AKA Gary Kainer, and he surprises everyone by just calling. The flop comes K♥ Q♠ 4♠ and Gary checks. Kido also checks and Young throws in $150k, Kainer gets out of the way. Kido starts counting out chips and then announces he's all-in.

Both Kido and Young get to their feet and Cho asks for a count of Pham's stack. Kido is all-in for an additional $504,000. Young makes the call and they turn over their hands. T♠ 8♠ for Kido is somehow ahead of Cho's 7♠ 4♠. The turn is the 2♥ and the river comes the T♦. Kido doubles and becomes the new chip leader with about $1.5 million.

Kido Pham raises to $80,000 on the button and does not get a call. He takes down the blinds and antes.

The action's on Gary Kainer who, you guessed it, pushes all-in. It's folded around and Gary takes down another set of blinds and antes. Moving all-in repeatedly it's suprising no one's picked up a hand to call him with.

Daniel Negreanu makes the call from early position and Brian Sumner calls in the small blind. Kido Pham checks his option and the flop comes 7♣ 4♣ 4♥. Negreanu bets $60,000 and everyone folds. Negreanu takes the pot.

Gary Kainer is on the button and after it's folded all the way around to J.C. in the small blind, he completes the blind. Brian Sumner, in the big blind, raises it to $90,000 and Tran makes the call. The flop comes 9♠ 6♥ 8♣ and both players check. The J♦ hits the turn and J.C. pushes in a bet of $160k. Brian quickly mucks and Tran takes down the pot.

Gary Kainer calls in the small blind and J.C. Tran raises to $100,000 in the big blind. Gary Kainer contemplates making his move but eventually mucks the hand, and it's another pot for Tran.

Brian Sumner raises to $90,000 and Young Cho announces a re-raise, making it $250,000 total. The action folds back around to Sumner, who mucks his hand. Brian, if you can't spot the sucker after thirty minutes, the sucker is you, man!

It's folded to Kido Pham and he makes it $80,000 to go. After Young Cho folds it's $50k more to Daniel in the big blind and he makes the call. A♦ 2♦ 2♠ is the flop and Kido pushes in a bet of $150,000 which is enough to take down the pot.

Gary Kainer	$550,000
J.C. Tran	$440,000
Brian Sumner	$1,233,000
Kido Pham	$633,000
Young Cho	$1,620,000
Daniel Negreanu	$1,350,000

Brian Sumner is on the button. It's folded around to Gary Kainer and he executes his patented all-in move. He's in for $490,000 and it's on J.C. Tran to make the call. He gets out of the way, as does Sumner and Kido Pham. Young Cho is the last one in the hand and after a few seconds he also folds. Kainer takes down the pot.

Brian Sumner raises to $90,000 from the small blind and Kido Pham wakes up enough to make the call. The flop comes J♠ T♥ 4♥ and Sumner checks to Pham, who sighs and half-heartedly bets $120,000. Sumner mucks, and Pham takes the pot.

Gary Kainer will start this hand on the button and when the action got to Daniel he popped it to $72,000. Brian Sumner makes the call and it's heads-up going to the flop. Q♠ 6♥ 9♦ hits the board and Brian leads out with a bet of $100,000. Daniel makes the call and the A♥ hits the turn. Sumner bets out $200,000 this time and it's enough to take down the pot.

Young Cho raises to $85,000 and the action folds around to Gary Kainer, who moves all-in. Cho lays it down and Mr. All-in takes the pot.

J.C. Tran raises to $85,000 from under the gun and the action folds around to an entirely disinterested-looking Kido Pham, who manages to work up enough enthusiasm to muck his hand. Young Cho gives the matter some thought before folding, and both of the blinds can't bear the thought of playing a hand with Tran either. They fold, and Tran takes down the blinds and antes again.

J.C. Tran makes it $85,000 to go from early position and nobody wants to dance. Tran heads back to the gymnasium wall alone and with the blinds and antes to keep him warm.

Daniel Negreanu raises to $72,000 from under the gun and J.C. Tran comes over the top all-in after a prolonged period of chip self-examination. The raise amounts to a total of $204,000 more, and the action folds around to Negreanu, who decides he wants no part of the situation and gets out of the hand. Tran takes the pot.

Daniel Negreanu raises to $72,000 to go from early position and the action folds around. Negreanu takes down the pot.

Kido Pham raises to $90,000 from under the gun and Young Cho makes the call from his left. Action folds around and we're heads-up going to the flop, which comes J♥ T♥ 9♣, prompting a murmur of amazement from the crowd. Pham checks to Cho, who bets out $200,000, and Pham mucks his hand. Cho takes the pot.

Brian Sumner raises to $90,000 from early position and Daniel Negreanu is not going to let him have it for cheap, making the call on the button. The flop comes T♣ 2♣ 2♠ and Sumner bets $130,000. Negreanu lays it down and Sumner takes the pot.

The action folds around to Daniel Negreanu in the small blind, who completes the bet. Gary Kainer checks his option and the flop comes Q♥ J♦ 2♠ and Negreanu bets $50,000. Kainer raises to $100,000 and Negreanu folds.

J.C. Tran moves all-in from under the gun and the action folds around. Tran takes down the blinds and antes.

Blinds and antes are up; take a gander!

We're back from break and here are the chip counts! (Note: This update brought to you by Inspectah Deck and the Ghostface Killah)

Gary Kainer	$395,000
J.C. Tran	$275,000
Brian Sumner	$895,000
Kido Pham	$717,000
Young Cho	$1,726,000
Daniel Negreanu	$1,885,000

With a minute left in the level, we're taking a ten minute TV break. Action will resume as advertised, in about ten minutes.

J.C. Tran raises to $55,000 from the button and does not get a call. He takes down the blinds and antes.

Gary Kainer calls from the button and Brian Sumner checks his option. The flop comes Q♣ 9♣ 3♦ and Sumner checks to Kainer, who bets $30,000. It's enough to take down the pot and Kainer does just that.

Daniel Negreanu raises to $45,000 and J.C. Tran makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes T♣ 8♦ 2♣ and Tran checks to Negreanu, who bets $45,000. Tran lays it down and Negreanu takes the pot.

J.C. Tran raises to $55,000 from under the gun and nobody wants to dance. He takes down the blinds and antes.

Gary Kainer limps in from early position and action folds around to Young Cho, who raises to $90,000 in the small blind. Daniel Negreanu folds and Kainer lays it down as well. Cho takes the pot.

Daniel Negreanu limps in from under the gun and Brian Sumner calls on the button. Young Cho checks his option and the flop comes Q♠ 9♣ 6♥. Cho checks to Negreanu, who makes it $40,000. Sumner folds and Cho makes the call. The turn card is the 4♦ and Cho checks again to Negreanu, who bets $100,000. Cho lays it down, and Negreanu takes the pot.

Kid Poker is now your chip leader, out-chipping Young Cheezy by about $1.8 million to $1.6 million.

Daniel Negreanu raises to $45,000 and Brian Sumner announces a re-raise. He adds another $140,000 to the pot and Negreanu folds. Sumner takes down the pot.

Gary Kainer limps in from the button and J.C. Tran completes from the small blind. Brian Sumner checks in the big blind and the flop comes K♠ 7♦ 4♦. Tran bets $52,000 and both players fold. Tran takes down the pot.

Young Cho raises to $60,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu and Gary Kainer both make the call. The flop comes A♥ 6♥ 6♦ and Kainer checks to the Cho-Man, who bets $90,000. Negreanu raises to $180,000 and Kainer folds. Cho lays it down as well, and Negreanu takes the pot, showing A-K and drawing cheers from everyone in the crowd. Negreanu is clearly the favorite, and cannot adjust his hat without getting a round of applause for the effort.

Brian Sumner raises to $60,000 and Young Cho raises another $100,000. The action folds back around to Sumner, who lays it down, and Cho takes the pot. Sumner is obviously being seen as the weakest link at this table, and cannot make a raise without getting re-raised as of late. Defend yourself, Brian!

Brian Sumner raises to $60,000 from the cut-off and Kido Pham plays with his chips for a while before announcing a re-raise. He makes it to a total of $195,000 and the action folds back around to Sumner, who lays it down, and Pham takes the pot.

Gary Kainer limps in from the hijack and J.C. Tran moves all-in for $97,000 from the cut-off. Brian Sumner and Kido Pham fold, as does Young Cho, and it's back to Gary Kainer, who mulls it over before making the call. Kainer shows J♦ 9♦ to Tran's 6♥ 6♠, and the board comes Q♦ 8♣ 5♠ 5♣ 8♥, doubling Tran through Kainer and keeping him alive.

Brian Sumner calls in the small blind despite Kido Pham's pleas to give him a walk. Pham checks his option and the flop comes T♥ 9♣ 9♠. Sumner checks to Pham, who bets out $40,000. It's enough to win the pot.

Brian Sumner gets a walk in his big blind when nobody dares to raise him.

Action folds around to Gary Kainer, who moves all-in from the small blind. J.C. Tran lays it down, and Kainer takes down the blinds and antes.

J.C. Tran	$135,000
Gary Kainer	$570,000
Brian Sumner	$1,000,000
Kido Pham	$700,000
Young Cho	$1,750,000
Daniel Negreanu	$1,600,000

Brian Sumner raises to $60,000 and Young Cho announces a re-raise on the button. He makes it another $140,000, and Daniel Negreanu makes the call in the small blind. Sumner folds and we're heads-up going to the flop. The flop comes T♥ 7♣ 6♦ and Negreanu checks to Cho, who counts his chips before checking behind. The turn is the K♥ and Negreanu shoots out a $150,000 wager. Cho makes the call and the river card is the 2♣. Negreanu immediately bets $400,000 and Young Cho immediately folds. Negreanu takes down a healthy pot.

Brian Sumner raises to $60,000 and Daniel Negreanu makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes K♦ 6♠ 4♠ and Negreanu checks to Sumner, who bets $90,000. Negreanu mulls this over before announcing a raise, making it another $140,000 to Sumner, who announces all-in. Negreanu folds, and Sumner takes down the pot. You get the feeling Negreanu is really trying to bully Sumner, and has been since the beginning of play yesterday. How the introvert responds to the pressure will likely determine the size of the check he takes home from this tournament tonight.

Kido Pham completes from the small blind and Young Cho checks in the big blind. The flop comes A♠ Q♠ J♣ and Pham checks to Cho, who checks behind. The turn card is the 3♥ and Pham again checks. Cho bets $50,000 and Pham folds, giving Cho the pot.

Young Cho raises to $70,000 and Daniel Negreanu makes the call. J.C. Tran deliberates for a few moments before folding, and the action folds around. The flop comes 8♥ 5♦ 3♣ and both players check. The turn is the 8♣ and Cho bets $140,000. Negreanu makes the call and the river is the 5♥. Cho bets out $200,000 and Negreanu flat calls. Cho shows A♥ K♦ while Negreanu shows pocket nines, and takes down the pot with nines up.

Young Cho makes it $66,000 to go from the cut-off and Gary Kainer moves all-in for another $462,000 from the button. Cho considers his options before laying down the hand, and Kainer takes another pot.

Action folds around to Gary Kainer in the small blind, and G-Kain moves all-in, forcing J.C. Tran to fold in the big blind. Kainer takes down the blinds and antes.

Young Cho raises to $65,000 on the button and Daniel Negreanu makes the call in the small blind. The flop comes A♣ 3♦ 3♦ and Negreanu checks to Cho, who bets out $120,000. Negreanu lays it down and Cho takes the pot.

Brian Sumner raises to $60,000 and Daniel Negreanu makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes K♣ 8♣ 6♦ and Negreanu checks to Sumner, who bets $90,000. Kid Poker makes the call and the turn card is the 9♥. Negreanu checks again, and Sumner thinks before checking behind. The river is the 3♣ and Negreanu bets out $60,000. Sumner makes the call and Sumner shows K♦ J♥ to take down the pot.

As we get underway, please note that the blinds have been rolled back one level. It's a TV thing.

The player introductions have been completed and it's time to play some poker. Tournament director Johnny Grooms is on the mic and has just instructed his dealer to "Shuffle Up and Deal", so it's time to go. Stay tuned for live updates as the action unfolds!

Here's the chip count scenario going into the final table:

Young Cho	$2,571,000
Daniel Negreanu	$1,296,000
Kido Pham	$731,000
Brian Sumner	$596,000
Gary Kainer	$514,000
JC Tran	$181,000

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