Ylon Schwartz was seen playing poker in a recent high profile event. Although names like Berry Johnston, Tommy Vedes, Allen Kessler, Tom McEvoy, Ylon Schwartz and WSOPC National Championship points leaders Brett Schwertley and Kevin Calenzo were scattered amongst the field.

The $1,600 event's massive field played down to 174 players on Day 1 and 14 on Day 2 with the final table set just a few hours into the third day.

Ylon Schwartz says that he is more relaxed than ever ahead of the WSOP Main Event 2010. Ylon Schwartz, the cantankerous final-tablist from 2008, looks more relaxed than I've ever seen him. Maybe it's because he faced elimination early this year, when his straight got rivered by a flush.

Event #4, a $1,500 buy-in Omaha 8 tournament, attracted a field of 818 players to create a first prize of almost a quarter-million dollars.

The remaining field is more star-studded than you might imagine, too, with five former bracelet winners and a November Niner in the shape of Ylon Schwarz remaining.

Jeff Madsen was on a comfortable chip lead and gunning for his third bracelet before losing a big pot and slipping down the rankings.

Ylon Schwartz plays poker for a living.