After the first fifteen games, the wager was upped from $300 to $500 per man, and by the end of the first game with the new stakes, Williams was ousted after a nice run-out by Deuel.  Strickland seems to be playing a bit erratically, but for the most part, the five are playing their hearts out and loving it.  The banter between them is rolling, and the crowd is standing room o­nly at this point. 

The next round will see the games upped to $1,000 per man.  Currently, Jimmy Wetch is leading with $8,900, and Deuel is o­n his heels with $8,700.  With Pagulayan's win of the last rack, he is tied at $4,600 with Strickland.  Morris now trails the pack with $3,200.  As Smith put it, "It can all change in a Louisville minute."

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