The Defending Champ Pays a Visit
"Ladies and gentleman, the defending champ!"
So yelled Steven Goosen from Table 359, indicating the presence of his friend, Bahador Ahmadi, over on the rail. Ahmadi won this same event last year, besting a field of 527 to win $278,104 and the bracelet.
"What... is he going to hand over the bracelet?" asked a grinning Ray Henson from across the table.
Ahmadi gets to keep his bracelet forever, of course. Both Goosen and Henson have chances at earning their own here today. Both have healthy stacks at present -- Henson with 118,000 and Goosen with 78,000.