Tonight is About the Bling

Don’t let anyone fool you.  It’s not about the $8.5 million.  It’s not about the title “WSOP World Champion”… Nope… tonight’s battle between a young college drop out and self-employed logger is all about the bling, baby!!

The pile of cash in front of them meant nothing.  It really never does.  The jewelry is what they play for.  Something they can flash in front of their friends and foes.  A piece of history they can leave to their children or the pawn broker, depending on their post WSOP life.

Tonight’s battle is also about styles.  The age difference and style of play.  As with any poker game, anybody can play and anybody can win.  There is no One Way to play it.

Here we have Darvin Moon. A straight forward, cold as steel looking guy.  An everyday man’s man who never played in a WSOP tournament until this year.  And he played it all the way to the end.

He is going against Joe Cada.  A kid raised in the digital age, who has a crazy way of acting and probably is AHDD to the max.  He pissed off a few players along the way to the table tonight because of his antics and sometimes crazy behavior.  But it all paid off.  He is here tonight as chip leader.

So who will win??  It’s really anybody’s guess.  Just by the pure chip count 58,000 to 139,000.  Again I say: it’s not about the money.  It’s about the Bling.

When you are at this level of play, your life has already changed.  With sponsors, potential sponsors, endorsement offers and the chances of more lucrative payouts down the road… Why stress out about the chip count?  Why play all night??  Call it a short night, go all in and meet up at the bar afterward for a celebratory toast.

Hmmm… it’s either going to be a really long night into morning… Or we will be home before last call..  Well, if Vegas has a last call…

Replay will be on ESPN tomorrow starting at 9pm/est