Shuffle Up and Deal!

The announcement has been made and cards are in the air. Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed is underway!

Players are still arriving, with many tables playing three- or four-handed as play gets started. Meanwhile, the final table of Event 36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout is going on nearby on the main stage, with cheers occasionally erupting from there to fill this side of the Amazon Room.

Players are starting with 7,500 chips. We're seeing a number of familiar faces already. Back in just a few to tell you who they are.