** FT Sweat: TheUsher - WPT Turks and Caicos **

[entertainme]

Congrats Usher! The final six for the TV table are here:

[qote]Seat 1 - Nam Le - 232,000
Seat 2 - Erik Cajelais - 1,086,000
Seat 3 - Rhynie Campbell - 275,000
Seat 4 - Chris Smith - 301,000
Seat 5 - Trevor Hebert - 400,000
Seat 6 - Alan "TheUsher" Sass - 466,000

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Table starts Sunday, 10 AM EDT.

Live updates here.

Previous thread here, (includes payout controversy.)

NVG thread

[BJ Nemeth]

Thanks for linking to our live updates, entertainme. :-)

For those sweating TheUsher (or anyone else), I'm always open to constructive criticism about the coverage -- I'll be the one writing the hand-by-hand updates on Sunday.

We're not certain about our internet access yet, as the WPT Final Table is being set up in a different location than the first three days of the tournament (it'll be taped in a nearby restaurant with the beach as a backdrop). If we have no net access there, our backup plan is to type the updates into a text file, and pass them off to a runner every 10 hands or so to take them to a location that does have internet access. Regardless of what it takes, we will somehow get you full coverage of every hand on a timely basis. (Unless internet access for the entire island disappears, as it supposedly did for about 15-20 minutes yesterday.)

And sometime later today, I'll post bios for the six final tablists. You'll be able to find them by clicking the "Live updates here" link that entertainme provided above.

[jogsxyz]

Try to made each entry an orbit of hands. This would make it easier for us to follow the location of the button and blinds.

With each update of the chip counts, please include the current blinds and antes.

[BJ Nemeth]

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Try to made each entry an orbit of hands. This would make it easier for us to follow the location of the button and blinds.

With each update of the chip counts, please include the current blinds and antes.

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I hadn't thought of that -- one update per orbit makes a lot of sense. If we update the hands in batches tomorrow, I'll plan to do it that way.

I also like the idea of current blinds and antes being listed with the chip counts. That's a pretty easy thing that I'll try to include from now on.

Thanks, jogsxyz!

[Pudge714]

This is a small thing and other might disagree but when sweating live the drama is ruined when you see John Smith eliminated in 6th place as the headline.

[nath]

gl Alan

[BJ Nemeth]

Remember that it's an early start (10 am Eastern time, 7 am Pacific), and they are already underway!

Just follow the link for live updates in entertainme's original post for full coverage.

[entertainme]

BJ, you'd think the WPT could invest in a broadband card for your laptop.

Go Sass!

[BJ Nemeth]

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BJ, you'd think the WPT could invest in a broadband card for your laptop.

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We all have broadband cards, but being out of the country makes it useless. The internet connection is killing us today, so please excuse us if there are double posts or other quirks -- better double posts than no posts, right?

Part of the problem is connecting to admin servers. 2+2 is actually loading much better for me right now.

[BJ Nemeth]

It took me a while, but I finally got a big hand loaded that Alan fans will really enjoy. :-)