The Final Final Table

We've got just one day left before the World Series of Poker Circuit heads home to Las Vegas for the National Championship. Today is the final table of the Southern Regional Championship at Harrah's New Orleans, the last of the four $10,000 big-ticket events. Here's how our table looks this afternoon.

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Allie Prescott	353,000
2	Harry Cullen	164,500
3	Allen Kessler	85,000
4	Jeremy Gaubert	121,500
5	Gary Friedlander	469,000
6	Kunal Patel	160,000
7	Matt Waxman	171,000
8	AJ Jejelowo	489,000
9	Scott Lipshutz	237,500

Eight of those players have won entry into the National Championship by virtue of their appearance at this final table. One of them didn't need it. Matt Waxman won the $1,600 Main Event in Atlantic City back in December to get his qualification out of the way early on. Allen Kessler has been trying all season to earn his golden ticket, and he's finally done so here on his final chance. Perhaps nobody is more deservedly here than Allie Prescott, though. On Day 2, Prescott was crippled all the way down to just 1,300 chips (2 big blinds) during the first level of the day. He doubled and tripled his way back into contention, though, and two days of grinding later, he finds himself at the final table with enough chips to wage warfare.

Everyone's chasing AJ Jejelowo, he and Gary Friedlander each holding more than 20% of the chips in play. It figures to be an entertaining day of poker with a good mix of newcomers and established pros.

The final table gets rolling in just about twenty minutes, and we'll be back from the rail as soon as the cards go live.