Lee Davy brings you up to date with updates from the World Series of Poker Main Event as nine players battle it out for the title of poker’s Champion of the World and $8m in prize money.

Only one player was going to travel to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and come away without earning a cent more than he left with in the summer.

The story of Fernando Pons was magical. The Spaniard qualified for the event playing a cheap and cheerful online satellite at 888Poker and turned €30 into $1m. Remarkably, it was his first-ever visit to Las Vegas and had a ring of Chris Moneymaker about his descent.

His second visit hasn’t lasted as long.