By now, it should be established that PokerStars Frequent Player Points are worth something. VIP Club members have bought cars, trips, horses, and in one case, a nice house. This is not to mention the countless other goods and services that can be purchased in the FPP Store.

[As an aside, we would be remiss not to point out that the PokerStars FPP Store has gone brick and mortar at the PCA. On the walk into the tourney room, PokerStars players can literally walk in, feel the goods, and browse an honest-to-goodness FPP Store. I'm waiting for the day the PokerStars opens up a place on Rodeo Drive.]

Two of the people playing in Day 1B have turned Frequent Player Points into a lifestyle. Brandon Schaefer and Bernard Lee managed to convert their FPPs into years of professional poker playing and travel.

Schaefer, a Washington state native, had planned in 2005 to go the EPT French Open in Deauville with his buddy Carol "colson10" Olson. The idea was Schaefer would just tag along and have some fun. Just before it was time to leave, Schaefer won an FPP satellite to the main event.

A few days later, in a story that would seem silly if it weren't 100% true, Olson and Schaefer got heads up for the title. Schaefer came out with the victory and a seat to the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. Just a month later, Schaefer went to the Grand Final and came second place to Rob Hollink. Between the two events, Schaefer won more than half a million euros. His life since has been a non-stop trip around the world.

Bernard Lee made his bones at the World Series Main Event. An FPP freeroller in the main event, Lee made a Cinderella run to the final two tables. His 13th place finish earned him $400,000.

Since then, Lee has won another million bucks playing poker, turned into a well-known poker columnist and radio host, and has recently penned two poker books.

Now, both guys are sitting within a few feet of each other on Day 1B. If you ever questioned how valuable your FPPs are, you should meet these guys. You'd probably be a Supernova Elite by the end of the year.

Some players around a single poker table this afternoon: Johnny Lodden, ElkY, Victor Ramdin, Dario Minieri. And around another one: Andre Akkari, Gualter Salles, Thierry Van Den Berg. And another one: Hevad Khan, Gus Hansen, Layne Flack and Orel Hirshiser.

And then there's Boris Becker and Chris Moneymaker on another.

Boris Becker and Chris Moneymaker

And how about: Phil Ivey and Brandon Adams. Then there's Ivan Demidov, Andrew Li and Redmond Lee.

And when the first table broke, Minieri joined Noah Boeken and Alexandre Gomes in his new home.

Dario Minieri and Alexandre Gomes

Lodden, meanwhile, skipped off to join Eli Elezra and Joe Sebok. Elsewhere the EPT Prague champion Salvatore Bonavena sits a couple of seats away from EPT London final table player Eric Liu.

The "random" table draw seems to be anything but at the PCA today, but with such a star-studded field, these things were always likely to occur. As tables break and players are eliminated, expect the concentration of talent to become even more extreme.

As yet, the big guns seem to have been steering wisely clear of one another - the odd Minieri v Gomes clash notwithstanding. (That one went to Minieri with a strong bet on an ace-high flop after some pre-flop jousting.)

We have just entered level two after the first 15-minute break of the day. We also still haven't yet seen the World Champion Peter Eastgate, although his chair on Carter Gill's table remains. It's difficult to know whether his future table-mates know who is coming to join them, but at the moment are simply enjoying picking off the undefended blinds.

Below you'll find regular updates form the final table of the PokerStars World Cup of Poker which you can also see for yourselves, live on EPTLive with every hand, including hole cards, shown from start to finish. Click refresh for latest updates as the final progresses and for a detailed explanation on the structure of the final check out today's introduction.

Latest update 2pm ET

2pm: We're nearly set...
Players are gathering around the feature table in team formation. The action will begin at 2.30pm ET but due to issues of fairness a time delay of one hour will be in effect on the broadcast. Updates should appear here from 3.30pm ET.