7:40pm: Griffin wants a nap or all the chips

When Joe Cassidy came in for a raise and Scott Seiver called from the small blind, Ashton Griffin pushed all-in from the big blind. It was an obscene overbet that forced a quick fold from Cassidy. Seiver, however, slipped into a fit of manic decision-making. After several minutes of thought he disgustedly mucked his cards. Seiver currently sits second in chips to Griffin. Had that pot gone to showdown, this game would’ve been one of the those players’ to lose.

7:27pm: Brett Richey eliminated in 6th place

On the very next hand, Richey looked to double again. He woke up with [Ac][Qh] and pushed all-in. Ashton Griffin, who was the original raiser, asked for a count of Richey’s chips, and the dealer came up with 75,600. Griffin called and showed [Kc][Qc]. The board ran out [4s][4d][4c][7h][Kh], and Griffin caught his king on the river to take it down.

Brett Richey was eliminated in sixth place.

7:22pm: Low confidence Richey doubles up

Brett Richey just moved all-in from the button and got a call from Joe Cassidy in the small blind. Richey was in good shape with [ac][kc] against Cassidy’s [ah][8d]. Feeling no confidence at all, Richey tossed his bounty chip over to Cassidy. Cassidy had to give it back after the [6d][3c][9d][qc][2s] board. Richey doubled to close to 80,000.

7:15pm: Ashton Griffin’s real problem

It would be one thing if Ashton Griffin had only stayed up all night last night playing cards (which, apparently he did). It’s another thing that we’re expecting to be here very, very late tonight. We’ll be taking a dinner break in about 45 minutes. We won’t get back from that until close to 9:30. The current O/U on finishing time right now 2am Friday morning. It may well be that Griffin never sleeps again. We’re going to try to find him a Snuggie during the dinner break.

7:10pm: Wakey wakey!

“Anybody wanna tap Ashton and wake him up?”



That question from the tournament director just now.



As we noted earlier, Ashton Griffin is a little sleepy. During the last tournament break, he laid out on a row of chairs and took a 15-minute power nap.

7:05pm: And we’re back…with new chip counts

The players are slowly returning from their break, and they will be starting Level 5 with the following chip counts:

Joe Cassidy 288,200

Faraz Jaka 82,300

Scott Seiver 208,500

Ashton Griffin 300,800

Hoyt Corkins 126,500

Brett Richey 44,500

6:47pm: Pause

With the end of Level 4, the clock is paused for a 15-minute break.

6:33pm: Jaka doubles through Corkins

Faraz Jaka and Hoyt Corkins just got it all-in pre-flop. It was pocket tens for Jaka and sevens for Corkins. The board was a sick one, [7d][6d][td][ac][kh], giving both players sets. Jaka is back up near 80,000 in chips.

6:13pm: Woops

Faraz Jaka and Ashton Griffin saw a flop of [2d][5c][8c]. Jaka check-called a 12,200 bet, and then did the same thing for 29,000 on the [3d] turn. Then, on the [6d] river, Jaka led out for 80,000. Griffin almost immediately announced all-in. Jaka tanked for three minutes, and then folded.

6:09pm: Measuring

Curious about our remaining players’ live tournament records? Here they are.



Joe Cassidy: $ 1,164,336

Faraz Jaka: $1,941,563

Scott Seiver: $1,268,005

Ashton Griffin: $53,520

Hoyt Corkins: $5,069,984

Brett Richey: $ 436,270

5:45pm: New level

We are beginning a new level with six players remaining.

The blinds now sit at 1,200/2,400/300.

NAPT Venetian reporting comes courtesy of bloggers Brad Willis and Jennifer Newell, and photographer Joe Giron.

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3:45pm: Flop-sick

Being flop-sick is a lot like being homesick. It’s been so long since we’ve seen cards on the board, we’re starting to romanticize community cards a little bit.

3:30pm: Eastgate takes early hits

He looks deeply concerned over every hand, but he’s likely a little more concerned after the last two hands. One involved a pre-flop raising war, and it started as Faraz Jaka opened for 3,300 from the button. Peter Eastgate made it 11,200 to go from the small blind. But Jaka came back over the top with a reraise to 26,300, which prompted Eastgate to fold.

Next it was an involvement with Ashton Griffin that involved a raise and reraise that took them to a [Ad][8s][4d] flop. Griffin led out for 11,300, and Eastgate called, but after the [Ts] came on the turn, a 27,800 bet from Griffin induced a fold from Eastgate.

Trouble ahead, Mr Eastgate?

3:25pm: Level up

After an hour of play in which we didn’t see much crazy movement, the players are now working with 800-1,600-200 blinds.

2:51pm: Seiver starts strong

Scott Seiver’s strong start in this event was evidenced by his performance on Day 1, where he single-handedly eliminated every person at his table. And today Scott Seiver is already showing a solid start at the final table.



Example 1: He took to a [3d][Jd][Ts] flop with Faraz Jaka, Brett Richey, and Ashton Griffin. The [Kd] turn and [Qs] were both checked around, and Seiver calmly turned over [Qd][Td] for the winning hand.



Example 2: The hand found Seiver taking to a [6d][6h][Jh] flop with Peter Eastgate, after which Seiver bet 6,200 and Eastgate check-called. Both players checked the [Kd] turn, but on the [Qd] river, Seiver bet 16,500 and Eastgate check-folded.

Example 3: Brett Richey started the hand with a raise, but Seiver reraised to 11,500. Richey went along to see the [3h][5c][5d] flop, which was checked by both players. Richey was the bettor on the [7h] turn, but Seiver bet out 40,000 after the [7s] on the river, and Richey folded. Seiver took another one.

3:01pm: Bryan Micon in the house

We figured if it was worthy of an announcement over the PA, it was worthy of an announcement here. Plus, it’s about the most action we’ve had in 15 minutes.

2:43pm: Corkins aggressive early

Hoyt Corkins is clearly the elder statesman at the table today, and he is not shy about making his presence known among a young, aggressive group of players.



Case and point: a hand started with Faraz Jaka opening for 3,300, and Ashton Griffin tried to call from the small blind. But Corkins reraised it to 16,200 from the big blind, and when his two competitors folded, Corkins flipped over the [Ad][Kc].

2:36pm: Community cards make their debut

After several hands of raise it and take it preflop, we did establish that community cards were a part of the game, courtesy of a hand between Joe Cassidy and Ashton Griffin. A raised flop of [Qd][6d][2s] was checked to the [Th] turn and again to the [Ts] river. Griffin bet out 9,100, and Cassidy folded to give the pot to Griffin.

2:35pm: Careful now…

While this isn’t a turbo event, we’re not as deep here as we were in the main event. A three-bet at the start of this final table generally represents 10% of a the starting stack. Anyone who gets to jiggy with it could get themselves in some trouble.

2:24pm: First blood to Faraz

When action finally got underway at the final table, it was Hoyt Corkins making the first move by opening for 3,200. But Faraz Jaka popped it up from the big blind to 11,200, and Corkins let it go.



Jaka took the first pot of the day, and is now our chip leader…by a few chips.

2:12pm: Shuffling and dealing

Alright, folks. Here we go. The final table is underway.

2:19pm: Nearly underway

The final table of the $25,000 Bounty Shootout is about to get started. We’re starting with 600-1,200-100 blinds and 150,000 stacks. Here’s the table line-up.

Seat 1: Joe Cassidy

Seat 2: Faraz Jaka

Seat 3: Peter Eastgate

Seat 4: Scott Seiver

Seat 5: Ashton Griffin

Seat 6: Hoyt Corkins

Seat 7: Brett Richey

NAPT Venetian reporting comes courtesy of bloggers Brad Willis and Jennifer Newell, and photographer Joe Giron.

This NAPT is brought to you by PokerStars, the official sponsor of the North American Poker Tour. Win your way into the biggest events North America has to offer at North America.

The final table area is set. Cameras are in place. Players are starting to stroll down the hallways. Fans are here early to get seats to see some of their favorite poker players battle it out in a unique tournament that offers bounties, an award for the most overall bounties, and a whopping first place prize of $460,000.

There’s definitely something to see here at the Venetian in Las Vegas today.

The first heats took place on Tuesday, February 23, and out of 49 starting players, the winner of each of the seven tables won their way to today’s final table. Those seven players are as follows:

Seat 1: Joe Cassidy

Seat 2: Faraz Jaka

Seat 3: Peter Eastgate

Seat 4: Scott Seiver

Seat 5: Ashton Griffin

Seat 6: Hoyt Corkins

Seat 7: Brett Richey

They will all begin today with 150,000 in chips, and the level will start them with 600/1,200 blinds and a 100 ante. Every one of the competitors has an equal chance, as far as starting chips, of winning this tournament.

But not all are equal as far as prize money they’ve won thus far. Seiver comes into action after having not only collected $75,000 for winning the table, but he eliminated every single person from his initial table to collect $30,000 in bounties. He leads the pack on the way to the $100,000 prize for taking the most bounties in this event. However, Corkins eliminated five already, and Cassidy and Jaka each have four to their credit.

To catch up on the action thus far, check out the Day 1 recap.

And don’t forget to follow today’s play right here, as we have a front row seat for all of the $25,000 Bounty Shootout final table.

All photography © Joe Giron

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The arc of a poker tournament is usually hard to define. Chips move, leaders come, and leaders go. It is rare to see a story define itself as well as it did at the NAPT Venetian event. By the penultimate day, a leader had established himself, and the story became Sam Stein versus the world. The end of that story, however, was one few people expected.

When the first NAPT event in the United States ended, 22-year-old Tom Marchese had taken his opponents’ remains and turned them into enough to battle Stein, strike him down, and claim the NAPT Venetian title.

There was no denying that the North American Poker Tour was an experiment on the grandest of poker scales. The attempt to start a brand new tour in the epicenter of world poker might have been seen as an act of hubris, if not for the fact it worked and worked so well. How well? It was a $5,000 tournament that drew 872 players, got a deal with ESPN, and featured some of the world’s best known players. The $4 million prize pool for an affordable event was proof positive that the NAPT was going to work. All that had to be determined was who would be the king of Las Vegas for the week.

They were eight players from all over the United States—internet young guns, old school rounders, and up-and-coming locals. For a moment, they posed with smiles, a faux camraderie that stood in clever contrast to the real mission at hand. They were meant to take everything from each other, and it didn’t matter what they had to do to get it.

Seat 1: Dan Clemente – 1,345,000

Seat 2: Sam Stein – 6,145,000

Seat 3: Thomas Fuller – 4,735,000

Seat 4: “Miami” John Cernuto – 1,310,000

Seat 5: Yunus Jamal – 3,940,000

Seat 6: David Paredes – 4,700,000

Seat 7: Tom Marchese – 2,370,000

Seat 8: Eric Blair – 1,690,000

The final table began with the assumption that 22-year-old Sam Stein, a Vegas rounder and up and coming tournament pro, couldn’t lose. He was meant to be champion. He would defeat everyone and there was no changing that fact. He cloaked himself in a sort of supernatural invincibility that few had proven the ability to penetrate. Stein was meant to win, and if he had a list of superpowers, the ability to win races sat at the very top.

Eric Blair was the first to test Stein’s abilities. Facing a raise to 175,000 from Tom Marchese, Blair moved all-in with pocket sevens. To Blair’s sure chagrin, Stein moved all-in over the top. Marchese threw his cards in the muck and averted his eyes as the first bloody scene played out. Stein had [ac][kd], and as if it were predestined by whatever sick Dr. Frankenstein that created Sam Stein, a king came on the flop. Blair laid himself on the sacrificial altar and took his punishment like a man. For his sacrifice, he was awarded the eighth place prize of $60,266.

Blair is a relative newcomer to the poker scene. So, perhaps, everyone thought, the secret to turning Sam Stein into something mortal was the conscription of an elder statesmen. And so, yea verily, came sixty-six year-old Miami John Cernuto. He knew what to do. When Stein raised from the button, Cernuto jammed from the blinds with [ac][5c]. If Stein had the ability to show emotion, he might have laughed then. Instead, he just called with [jh][td], let Cernuto catch an ace, and then went runner-runner jack-ten for two pair. Cernuto was laid to rest with $104,461 on his grave. Rest in peace, Mr. Cernuto.

The rise of any despot is marked by a period of quiet in which the commoners believe they might still have control over their fate. It is a time of war, when factions battle amongst themelves. This happened today, too, as Stein took a break from killing off the people. Thomas Fuller (the only man who had shown a real ability to combat Stein’s reign) decided to assert himself with pocket jacks. Alas, Daniel Clemente had his sights on a rise to power, turned over queens, and sent Fuller into exile. Fuller took $144,639 with him for his sixth place finish.

David Paredes meanwhile might be this story’s most tragic hero. He was playing well. He knew he was playing well. It was like watching a valiant warrior walk onto the battlefield…and fall into a giant hole full of rabid raccoons. He got his five million in chips all-in pre-flop with aces against Stein’s jacks. The fatalists in the crowd began betting, not on who would win, but how Stein’s jacks would suck out. The aces had the four-flush covered, so the smart money was on a four-card straight. Instead, it was a jack on the flop. There was never any doubt what would become of Paredes. The real power of foreshadowing is its ability to make you empathize with the person you know is dying. Empathy only goes so far, though, so Paredes was awarded $184,816 for fifth place and then sent elsewhere.

By this point, Stein had accumulated around 70% of the chips in play. The remaining players could only look at each other as if to ask, “Which one of us is to die last?”

Like all great belief systems, there are some fiddly issues that, to fully embrace, require some suspension of disbelief. Those who believed in Sam Stein believed he could never, ever lose. And so they overlooked what happened over the next fifteen minutes as he doubled up both Yunus Jamal and Daniel Clemente. Stein got it in bad against Jamal—a sort of careless gamble aimed at cutting off one of the heads of the monster rising against him. Against Clemente, however, Stein held pocket aces and could only stand and watch as Clemente went runner-runner for the flush.

The players all took dinner. When the infallible are wrong, and the invincible are scratched, the best thing to do is go for an enchilada and think it over.

What would happen? Would the blows against Stein spell the beginning of the dream’s end or merely a temporary hiccup that was probably just foreshadowing the enchilada dinner?

What happened was this: the shorter stacks turned on each other. It was a bloody, ugly mess. They fought tooth and nail with no regard for their pride or prejudice, as if mere survival until second place carried with it a moral victory of its own. So went Yunus Jamal, a Vegas local and frequent 5/10 player in The Venetian Poker Room and $550 satellite qualifier. His pocket tens went blindly into the maw of Tom Machese’s [ah][qs]. Of course there was an ace on the flop. If there hadn’t been, there might have been some hope the short stacks would survive to take small bites out Stein’s stack. Instead, Jamal headed back in the direction of the 5/10 game with $241,064.

With Jamal’s exit, however, there presented a possibility that the Stein foes had been plotting all along. It was not to hurt each other so much as to pool their resources to put up one final fight. Instead of dying at Stein’s hand one by one, they moved their chips into one pool and gave them to arguably the best player left among them. Daniel Clemente quickly got it in with a naked ace against keeper-of-the-queens, Tom Marchese. Clemente didn’t catch up, and that was that. He was gone in third place for $309,366.

And so, there were two: the unbeatable force of nature known as Sam Stein, and the brave leader sent up from the fields to fight for the commoners, Tom Marchese. Neither face betrayed emotion. It was as if they knew this was going to happen and it was only a matter of waiting for the moment to arrive.

This is a moment that both men would someday use as a benchmark in their early careers. It was a test of Stein’s ability to go wire-to-wire. It was a test of Marchese’s ability to overcome. The people on the rail watched as the men circled each other, gauging their opponent’s willingness to die and will to live. Stein struck first with several quick punches meant to test Marchese’s resolve.

Let’s posit this: it may well be easier for one man to rule over a people than over another singular man. That is, Sam Stein’s power may have been in his ability to control the masses and turn them against each other. However, when finally faced with the red stare behind Tom Marchese’s glasses, Stein fell on his sword. It brought us to a hand that will live in NAPT lore for years to come.

Marchese raised to 500,000 from the button, and Stein made the call. On the flop, [6d][Kc][5h], Stein checked, and Marchese bet again, this time for 625,000. Stein made the called and they saw the turn, [4s]. Again Stein checked. This time Marchese bet 1.45 million. Stein took longer to call this time.

The river brought the [10c]. Stein checked, and Marchese quickly announced he was all in. Stein didn’t think for 20 seconds before announcing, “Call.”

Marchese showed [Ks][9h] for top pair, Stein showed an eyebrow-raising [Jd][5d]…fourth pair.

That was tectonic shift. Almost everyone left—all of these people who believed Stein was unbeatable—now knew there was no chance Stein would win.

Moments later, we saw a [4c][5h][9d] flop. A bet and a call and we were on to the [3c] turn. Stein bet 1,825,000 chips, and Marchese calmly called.

The [Ts] dropped on the river. When Stein checked, Marchese moved all-in, knowing he had Stein covered. Stein thought amidst silence in the room, all eyes on the player who came to the table with the massive chip lead and seemed unstoppable. But the last hour proved otherwise, and ultimately Stein called with [4s][2s] for the pair of fours.

Marchese turned over [Th][Tc] for a set of tens. The crowd was a little stunned but soon realized that this was the final hand of the tournament.

Stein, the man who would not be king, slumped away with $522,306. Tom Marchese became the latest North American Poker Tour winner. He cashed for $827,648.

“I’m feeling great,” said Marchese. “There were a lot of great players here. I was all the way down to three million at one point and was ready to go out in fourth, but in the end, it all worked out.”

A lot of people who had overcome such adversity might hit the bars for a big party. Marchese said, “I may not even celebrate. I may just head to L.A. for tomorrow.”

Why?

Because that’s where the next tournament is.

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Here’s a look back at the coverage from today.

Final table player profiles

Levels 27-29

Levels 30-32

For a complete list of prize winners, check out the NAPT Venetian winners list.

Thanks for joining us for this first American event of the NAPT. We look forward to many more in the future. Again, congratulations to Tom Marchese, our newest NAPT champion.

Special thanks to my partners Martin Harris and Jennifer Newell for their tireless efforts in covering this monster event. As always, the top-notch photography here has been brought to you by Joe Giron © 2010.

This NAPT is brought to you by PokerStars, the official sponsor of the North American Poker Tour. Win your way into the biggest events North America has to offer at North America.

Eight hundred seventy-two players started the tournament at NAPT Venetian. Eight have made the final table.

We have players from all over America ready to sit down and play for the NAPT title.

Sam Stein begins the final table with the chip lead.

NAPT Venetian final table player profiles

Seat 1 : Dan Clemente, 37, Hernando, Mississippi — 1,345,000 chips

Dan Clemente first started playing poker while he was in the Marine Corps, stationed in southern California. After leaving the Marines, he started working in the restaurant business as a general manager but turned to poker full time around eight years ago. He plays a little bit online but prefers the live cash and tournaments. His biggest result before the NAPT Venetian final was winning $64,000 at a tournament in Biloxi last year. He bought in to this event after cashing in a tournament in LA last week. “I’m excited about being in the final,”he said. “I’m one of the shorter stacks though, so I’m going to have to double up fairly early to have a chance of winning.”

Seat 2: Sam Stein, 22, Henderson, Nevada — 6,145,000 chips

Sam Stein is a confident 22-year-old professional poker player who came up through the online ranks and began trying his luck in the brick and mortar world as soon as he turned 21. Since then, he’s managed to collect more than $400,000 in career tournament earnings; not bad for a single year on the circuit. Stein’s most recent live cash occurred last month down at the PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure, where he finished runner-up in a $5,000 buy-in no limit hold’em side event, good for a $168,390 payday. Stein grew up in Los Angeles, but currently resides in Henderson, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas. He’s been playing poker for four years and enters most major events with buy-ins of $5,000 or higher. The youngster is excited about the opportunity to add yet another big score to his tournament resume.

Seat 3: Thomas Fuller, 27, Boulder, Colorado — 4,735,000 chips

Former psychology student Thomas Fuller has been a poker pro for over five years but it was October 2007 when he came to international attention, coming fourth at the European Poker Tour event in Baden. After venturing into sports betting, Fuller is now back on poker full-time. He is also currently writing a book themed around poker and dating. He reckons the two subjects have a lot In common. “They’re both about trying to get lucky, catch the big hand, hope things finally work out,” he said. The book will also take in Fuller’s experiences this year and 2010 has already gotten off to a good start. In addition to the NAPT Venetian final, Fuller came second in a Borgata heads-up tourney in January, as well as third place in an online heads-up event.

Seat 4: “Miami” John Cernuto, 66, Las Vegas, Nevada —1,310,000 chips

At 66 years old, Miami John Cernuto is far and away the elder statesman of the NAPT Venetian Main Event final table. A 30-year veteran of the game, Cernuto started taking poker seriously back in 1981. He’d been working as an air traffic controller until the infamous union strike of 1981, in which then President Ronald Reagan fired 11,000 of Cernuto’s colleagues, as well as Cernuto himself. The result of the strike necessitated a career change, so Cernuto turned to poker for his livelihood. $4.7 million worth of tournament cashes later, suffice it to say Cernuto made a wise decision. One of the game’s most respected old schoolers, Miami John has three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets to his name, in addition to an impressive 47 WSOP cashes. In addition to his World Series success, Cernuto has twice cashed on the European Poker Tour (EPT); first at the 2009 PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure (46th – $30,000 USD) and then last April at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo (31st – $59,000 USD).

This father of two calls Las Vegas home and is undoubtedly the best known player at the final table. Cernuto will unbag 1,310,000 in chips at the final table.

Seat 5: Yunas Jamal, 30, Henderson, Nevada — 3,940,000 chips

Software engineer Jamal grew up in Berlin, Germany, and now that he’s done so well at NAPT Venetian can’t resist heading back there next week to take part in the EPT Berlin. The 30-year-old immigrated to the States with his parents when he was 19 but regularly visits Berlin for holidays. He has been playing poker for five years and has had reasonable success in live tournaments. He chopped a 600-player $500 tournament at the Venetian last summer winning $23,006 and came third in a Caesar’s Palace tourney won by Barry Shulman in 2008. Already guaranteed a minimum payday of over $60,000, making the NAPT Venetian final is his best result to date.

Seat 6: David Paredes, 30, New York, NY —4,700,000 chips

Paredes has been playing poker since high school but only recently started playing full time. He originally studied law and “in true Rounders fashion” paid for his whole law school education through poker. After graduating from Harvard and NYU, he started working for a hedge fund company in New York. Around six months ago however, Paredes’ life changed completely when his girlfriend Caitlina landed a job in Boston. Paredes gave up his job, moved in with Caitlin in Boston and now makes a living playing cash games online and live. Paredes rarely plays tournaments but successfully won a seat to next week’ss European Poker Tour event in Berlin because his friend Zac Allemedine, winner of the NAPT Venetian charity event, had already qualified.

Seat 7: Tom “Kingsofcards” Marchese, 22, Parsipity, New Jersey — 2,370,000 chips

Tom Marchese is a name you might not yet be familiar with yet, but if you follow the tournament circuit, you soon will be. Primarily an online cash game grinder, Marchese spent the past couple of years fine tuning his skills under the screen name "kingsofcards" emptying many opponents’ bankrolls in the process. He started playing professionally around the age of 20 while still in college, and so far the decision has proven to be a wise one. Marchese has already earned well over $350,000 in online multi-table tournaments, though it wasn’t until late last month that he nabbed his first career live result at the Borgata in Atlantic City. Marchese took 3rd in the $3,300 buy-in no limit hold’em event championship event at the Borgata Winter Open, jumpstarting his live tournament career. “I have the same feeling now as I did back then (during the Borgata tournament). Let’s just hope the run-good continues,” Marchese said late on Day 3. Already guaranteed a minimum payout of over $60,000 USD, it looks as though Marchese’s got this live poker thing figured out. He’ll begin the final table with 2,370,000 in chips.

Seat 8: Eric  Blair, West Hartford, Connecticut — 1,690,000 chips

Online whiz kid Eric Blair is force to be reckoned with. The 24-year-old has been playing poker for about four years and has already racked up almost $2 million in online multi-table results. The youngster has only just begun terrorizing live tournaments, with his biggest cash coming last September at the Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City, where he finished eighth in the $3,300 championship event, collecting $87,345 in prize money.

When asked his primary profession, Blair replied, “This is it.” He bought into the NAPT Venetian Main Event directly and looks to turn that investment into a whole lot more with a win on Wednesday afternoon.

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