All Daniel could manage to say when asked about the event was, "We're drawing soooo dead..."  Shaking his head, Daniel continued, "We're in trouble with some of these teams.  David Grey and Huck against me and E-Dog?  That team is stacked!" 

In the background, Janet Jones and Vince Van Patten were parading around the set of giant metal cut-out cards.  It's no secret that Wayne Gretsky's wife likes to gamble but I'm going to be a bit surprised if she can hold her own with some of these guys in a round of golf (actually, the consensus was that Vince's score would be the only one showing up on the card in best-ball).

While the next few days of golf will be entertaining, the constant wagering and bullshitting will tell the real story about these players.  "I like having Huck around. He's kind of like a little kid that I'm always keeping out of trouble," remarked David Grey while spinning tale after tale of Huck's famous prop-bets.  It's one thing to hear the account of Huck playing tennis eight hours a day for thirty days straight second-hand and quite another to watch David's eyes bulge while insulting Huck's intelligence for only making $15k on the bet.  Then there was the story about Huck winning $5k for spending over a dozen hours in a strip club...betting Hellmuth that he would never weigh over 185 pounds in his lifetime...running the marathon on a summer day in Vegas (all 26 miles on an oval track)...

Stay tuned to PokerWire as I'll be tagging along on the golf course (and the after-parties) to follow the action...

Huckleberry has been at the top of his game for the duration of the main event.  It’s tough to characterize his playing style; I’ve seen him fold every hand for an hour, then play what seems like every hand for the next sixty minutes.  It’s not just the sudden gear-shifts that have left their impression on me, it’s the quality of his decision-making.

While it’s not always easy to tell whether someone made the right decision when you can’t see their hole cards, Huck has picked his spots well.  In a recent hand, action was folded to Ray Henson who raised on the button.  Huck reraised another 300k from the small blind and Henson moved all in for about 1m total. 

Sometimes a player takes several moments before acting to posture, or to Hollywood a bit.  Huck seemed to be in genuine pain as he thought through his decision. Is it time to gamble in a coinflip?  Am I even in a coinflip or am I dominated?  Should I make my stand here?

Ultimately, Huck decided to lay it down; after Ray showed QQ, it seemed clear that Huck’s decision was the right one. However, it’s probably a big mistake for Henson to show the queens a player of Huck’s caliber.  Picking up one piece of information while he was sweating a decision could be the difference maker versus Ray in a later hand.   

Huck has slipped down to 800k just before the second break of Day 5—but he could just as easily be out of the tournament had he called Henson.   With the blinds at 15k-30k and a 4k ante, Huck still has some room to maneuver before he finds himself in push-or-fold mode.

As long as the cards don't go cold, I expect Huck's experience combined with his current decision-making to keep him around awhile.