The Final Table is Set

From Cardplayer.com, the final table has been set for the WSOPME. There is one well known pro at the table, Allen Cunningham, who won two WSOP braclets in 2005. He is 2nd in chips and must be the favorite to win the event. The current leader is Jamie Gold, who has held the chip lead for several days.

Check out the bracelet pic. don't you think it's nice they surrounded the jewelry box with a cheap set of home poker chips?


Check out the mint chocolate chips to the right....those are T$100,000 units each....stack of 20? T$2 million.

The Main Event will take one day off and the final table will play on Thursday August 10th. ESPN is showing the final table live (OK, w/ small delay) for somewhere around $25 on PPV. If you haev the time, it may be worth it, but the final table notoriously goes until the wee hours of the morning, Pacific time. Phil Helmuth will broadcast for radio and Phil Gordon will work for ESPN.

The chip counts are as follows:

Seat 1 - Richard Lee - $11,820,000
Seat 2 - Erik Friberg - $9,605,000
Seat 3 - Paul Wasicka - $7,970,000
Seat 4 - Dan Nassif - $2,600,000
Seat 5 - Allen Cunningham (see photo) - $17,770,000
Seat 6 - Michael Binger - $3,140,000
Seat 7 - Doug Kim - $6,770,000
Seat 8 - Jamie Gold - $26,650,000
Seat 9 - Rhett Butler - $4,815,000

It's good to see a known pro at the final table. 9 unknowns doesn't make for the best of TV, unless ESPN does some creative editing to get us to "know" these guys during the ME run.