Well, kids, I'm in Las Vegas shooting and editing video at the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. I have a very nice room here in Caesar's Palace. If you want to see the new Bette Midler show, get ripped off by crappy blackjack rules while you stare at pseudo-strippers in the Pussycat Dolls section of the casino, or if you just want to walk around the Forum shops, then I would definitely recommend the rooms here.

Big story of the tournament is Orel Hershiser. He's been playing poker for eight hours per day for a few months now, and got invited to this tournament. He beat Ted Forrest in the first round, Allen Cunningham in the second round and Freddy Deeb in the third round. He faced Andy Bloch in the fourth round, and I think Andy had read a scouting report on Orel, because Andy called him down more, so Orel was not able to use aggression as effectively in this match.

Orel used a baseball as a card protector, and every time he won, he had the person he beat sign the ball. When Andy beat him, he gave Andy the ball. It has been signed by Orel, Ted Forrest, Allen Cunningham and Freddy Deeb.

We're now down to the finals: Chris Ferguson vs. Andy Bloch. I just had a photographer-geek chat with a couple of the photogs hanging out here, while I wait to interview the winner.