Bodog Beat

Our fine, feathered friends have a birds-eye view of all the action at the 2008 WSOP today. (Bodog Beat Image)

As we sat down up on the bleachers that make up media row and our de facto home away from home afor the duration of the 2008 WSOP, we noticed several shadows flitting across the ceiling. We looked up to our surprise, and most likely their's as well, and saw two pigeons circling the Amazon Room before perching on the lighting struts that are stretched across the room.

Of course, the jokes rolled about "bird's eye views," "railbirds" and "this tournament is going to the birds," but all joking aside they probably have the best seats in the house to watch the action today. Out in the field they will spy several Team Bodog poker players and another final table featuring several big name pros.

Bodog poker pro Evelyn Ng enters Day 2 of the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship in 15th place with 61 players remaining. That tournament will restart at 2pm local time.

Another Bodog pro, David Williams, is currently sitting in 6th place out of 169 in the $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event. He will be up against a field that still includes poker pros Scott Clements, Barry Greenstein, Victor Ramdin, Men "The Master" Nguyen and Jimmy "gobboboy" Fricke. They get back underway at 3pm.

Justin Bonomo is sitting out in the field for the $1,500 No Limit Holdem Shootout event and is currently seated directly to the left of our favorite cougar, Michele Lewis.

Over at the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship final table, poker pro David Oppenheim is the chip leader with Erik Seidel fighting to battle out of the short-stack and win his ninth WSOP bracelet. Of course this final table could have been even more star-studded had Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu made it, but they finished ninth and eleventh, respectively.

Stay tuned for more live updates from the 2008 WSOP courtsy of the Bodog Beat.