Event 3: Is Anyone Here a Marine Biologist?

$500 + $60 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

With registration closed, play is settling down and the big stacks are starting to surface.  There aren't any monster stacks, but a couple of players are in the 95k range.

The short list includes Dave Gerassi (Oceanside, NY) and Steve Gerber (Cresskill, NJ) who are side-by-side and having a great time.  "He has better hands than me," says Gerber. "He hits sets and flushes."

When Gerassi reveals that he has a risk management consulting business it opens up a whole bunch of Seinfeld jokes.

"Yeah and he's a marine biologist on weekends and hangs out with his friend Cosmo," laughs Gerassi.

These are all George Costanza references including the episode where Jason Alexander's character prepares to give a lecture on risk management, something he knows nothing about.

"I never thought about it," says Gerber when asked if his job helps his poker game, "I guess so."

And even if it doesn't, Gerber can always fake it.

Level 7 (250/500/50 ante) continues.