The Light at the End of the Tunnel
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In the far corner of the Amazon Room, a patch of open space has sprouted, and is growing larger by the minute. About six tables have been completely removed from the Orange section, leaving a slice of unoccupied casino carpeting the size of a New York City studio apartment beneath Dan Harrington and Huck Seed's banners. To many of us veteran reporters, this is the first sign that the Main Event is closing in on its later stages and the first pinprick of light at the end of the long tunnel that is the World Series of Poker.
A seventh and now an eighth table are now being carted away as we grow ever-closer to the money bubble. It was just announced that there are less than 1,000 players remaining. Today's magic number, again, is 747, and we're likely to get there within the next couple of hours.