2008 WSOP Diary: Eli Elezra Ends Day 1 with the First Lead of the Season

Athletes in most sports generally agree that the night before a big game it is best to abstain from alcohol or the type of activities with the opposite sex that could result in child support payments. Poker players don't seem to have figured out this aspect of competing yet, and the night before the World Series of Poker can make Mardi Gras look like a Mary Kay party. So seeing as many of the competitors (and the media for that part) are hung over, over tired, with somebody occasionally curled up in the fetal position on the floor of the Amazon room whispering "Can't sleep... clowns will eat me" over and over again, is it any surprise that at the end of Day 1 it is a cool headed former Israeli commando who is in the chip lead?