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Today is the day these nine players have been waiting for. The day that one of them will be handed a shiny gold and diamond ring alongside a check for nearly $300,000. The day that one of them will forever inscribe their name in the poker history books. The day that men become legends.
Okay, that may be taking it a bit far, but all of the buildup is finally coming to a head as we are nearing the end of our three-day epic. One hundred seventy-nine players began this event on Sunday, and 170 of them have been sent home. Just our lucky (read: skilled) nine remain to duke it out for the grand prize.
Brent Roberts is the top dog to start play today, having just crept over the one-million mark as Day 2 concluded. Here's the way the rest of the table sets up:
Seat 1 - Allen Bari - 816,000
Seat 2 - Rafael Camejo - 227,000
Seat 3 - Tim "ttwist" Kelly - 379,000
Seat 4 - Phillip Reed - 340,000
Seat 5 - Robert McLaughlin - 123,000
Seat 6 - Kyle "kwob20" Bowker - 375,000
Seat 7 - Dwyte Pilgrim - 265,000
Seat 8 - Brent "Astrolux85" Roberts - 1,011,000
Seat 9 - Scott Zakheim - 85,000
Play is set to begin in just a half hour -- at 2:00pm local time -- so join us then as we find our champion here at Harrah's Atlantic City!