Walid Bou Habib had over 180k after only an hour of the day had passed, and is now on 230k, reflecting his slow but steady progress in the right direction. Plus, he's unafraid to tangle with the more volatile other big stacks on the table. Just now, he check-raised Ilari Sahamies' 21k bet on a flop to 55k, and sat without flinching through a lengthy, intense staredown before Sahamies passed.