Posted by Junelli 5:49 PM
I just talked to Padilla. He's still alive and in about the same shape he was this morning.
There are currently around 461 players remaining, and he's already guaranteed to make $14,135. If he can survive the next 11 eliminations he'll make $16,055.
He has ~$50,000 and the blinds are about to be $1,200-$2,400 with $300 antes. Cardplayer states that the average stack should be about $122,000 right now.
Interesting hand from earlier this morning: With 561 players remaining, they're right on the bubble. Padilla is dealt AA UTG. He decides not to see a flop and pushes all in. Nobody calls and he picks up the blinds and antes. When he pushed all-in everyone looked at him like he was crazy.
He hasn't gotten any playable hands yet this level.
Another hand he told me about: Johnny Juanda moves all-in preflop against Paul Darden. Darden calls with AK. Juanda has QQ. The flop is Axx. Turn is A. River is Q giving Juanda QQQAA.
Random thoughts from a lawyer, an accountant, a commodities trader, an ex-Marine and a WSOP Main Event money finisher that don't know as much as they wish they did...