wsop part ii

play day. 15 minutes 'til start.

jitters started hitting about an hour ago ... had a breakfast of oatmeal, strawberries (america's deadliest food) and pecans ... with mountain dew chaser ... i'm almost at the right "level," if they'd refilled my dew twice i'd be just right ... i'm moody, kind of quiet and mildly anxious to start.

the poker room has had heavy work done on the inside ... it's normally a convention center, but it's had a set of scaffolding put in along with a tremendous set of lights and security cameras .... this may well be the best *lit* poker room i've ever been in.the sleepy, dazed and confused are wandering in, yet again, to fleece the sheep in the side games that are just starting up. vegas is the place where you can't get a manicure at 3:00 in the morning, but you sure as hell can sign-up for a $5k entry for a no-limit poker tournament.

the crowd is noticeably divided ... old grey-hairs doing it yet again, and the young internet studs ... no one is yet seated in my tourney area to speak of ... the few that are are all: younger than me, male, and talking on cell phones.