The New York Times live blogger raved, "To light the cauldron, Li was lifted to the top of the stadium on a guidewire and appeared the run along the top edge of the stadium, a spectacular visual effect as he circled the roof holding the torch. Pictures the torch relay he was concluding filled the panels as he passed. It was arguably the most spectacular way to light a cauldron – ranking near the archer that lit the flame in Barcelona in ‘92 – and held the crowd in thrall. Next, the sky filled with a magnificent display of fireworks and the effect was complete."

MSNBC says, "Prepare to be astonished. By any standard, the Opening Ceremony in Beijing will surpass any start to any Games in history. The most expensive opening ever was four years ago in Athens, when the Greeks spent a reported $30 million on their torch-lighting rite. The Chinese have surpassed them by a factor of 10. With an estimated $300 million budget, a seemingly never-ending cast of 15,000, and a fireworks display that's rumored to be the biggest in history, the Bird's Nest will redefine Olympic spectacle."

NBC is making out like bandits for their 2,900 hours of has live Olympic coverage, selling more than $1 billion in advertising. Get the NBC Olympics schedule in order to make the right picks when you bet on the Olympics in the Bodog Sportsbook.

Dwan, Robl and Townsend have recorded millions in winnings playing nosebleed-stake cash games online, frequenting $200/$400 and $300/$600 Omaha and Holdem games in which pots can reach into the hundreds of thousands. Recently, Dwan and Roble both reached final tables at the 2008 WSOP, the first available to them since they both just turned 21, proving that they can hang with the big boys.

Brunson, Chan and Seed are household names in the poker world and in mainstream culture. Between the three of them they have collected five WSOP Main Event titles, 24 WSOP bracelets and over $16 million in career tournament earnings. They have all appeared on 'Poker After Dark' previously with Chan the only three-time PAD winner in history.

As with other weeks of the show, the players will each put up $20,000 of their own money into the winner-take-all $120,000 prize, semmingly chump change to all of these guys. Makes us sick. Anyway, the episodes air on NBC, obviously, at 2:05am ET.

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