The Great Open Spaces
Monday, July 13, 2009 - Gene Bromberg
It’s odd that we’re getting to the meat of the Main Event, to the moments of high drama where incredible sums of money hang on the turn of a card, and yet it feels like someone let the air out of the room. The Amazon Room, specifically, which has been the center of the poker Universe for seven weeks but now stands half-empty. Compare this shot, taken as the Main Event began…
…with this picture, taken as play started today:
You won’t notice the change when you watch the Main Event on TV because there’s still a lot of action at the tables for the cameras and spectators to follow. But there’s definitely a different vibe now, all that empty space swallows up so many people and so much noise that you can’t help but think that the World Series is almost over.
Almost. There are still 145 players fighting for the World Championship and tens of millions in prize money. That’s all that’s still at stake, life-changing riches and poker immortality. Just that.
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