[JAKEPEAVY21]

BeL0WaB0Ve ain't the one to mess with

especially with a big stack...he might double up fuzzy though who knows...or run over the table

[Ryangene]

Before play began today, Ty Stewart took to the mic to mark this very special day in poker's history. Today is the day that ESPN's coverage of the 2011 WSOP officially begins, and they're rolling out some new and exciting toys for this year's production. For the first time ever, the run to the Main Event bracelet will be shown "live" on a 30-minute delay on either ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPN3.com. We know "live delay" is a bit of an oxymoron; we're just going with what the press release says here. Either way, the important bit is that there will be hole cards and live commentary from Lon McEachern, David Tuchman, and a rotating cast of guest pros to compliment the broadcasts. Football isn't the only sport with a sideline reporter, either, and the WSOP now has Kara Scott filling in the coverage from the rail. In fact, there's a whole new production crew in charge as 441 is out and Poker PROductions is in. The regular Tuesday night telecasts will begin on July 26th and run for 16 consecutive weeks leading up to the November Nine. Here are some more numbers involved in the production this year:

• 4.5 - Miles of cable used
• 10 - Number of days to build the WSOP bracelet-themed lighting truss structure
• 40 - Number of live hours of Main Event coverage -- a first
• 55 - Number of ESPN cameras (18 hole-card cams, 14 feature cams, 9 secondary cams + others)
• 88 - Number of LED video panels throughout the room
• 150 - Number of people involved in the WSOP telecasts
• 700 - Number of lights used on-set
• 1,000 - Number of man hours needed to go from an empty room to a final set for the telecast

[Extra Innings]

Didnt know Loshak could sing...he's VERY good

[Ryangene]

This is the hand LOU was talking about....


Kevin Saul came into play today as second in chips, bested only on day two by Ben Lamb. Today he's been continuing with his aggressive play, being active in many pots. His stack has been fluctuating around what he's started the day with and he hasn't been able to scoop any significant pots to keep himself trending upward. That being said, he has won his fair share of pots this level.
We caught up to see the board reading and Kevin Saul's opponent checked. Saul pushed out a bet of 15,800 into a pot of roughly 32,000. His opponent made the call and Saul tabled for two pair. His opponent shook his head and mucked his cards, allowing Saul to scoop up the pot.