Lacey Jones did two quick interviews with "the man with the loudest rail last year", Dennis Phillips, and the 2008 champion, Peter Eastgate. Eastgate's advice for the players taking part in today's final table was to "Be yourself."
The mic was then passed back to Jack Effel and he instructed the players to take their seats. On cue, the noise in the theater rose to a deafening volume.
We're mere moments away from the start of play now.