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There is a concept called "Paper Tiger" that refers to something that appears fierce - or wants to appear fierce - but is instead completely harmless. During the final table play of the World Poker Tour World Poker Open, played at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, the pros witnessed an amateur player being a Paper Tiger.

The Prince of Poker was sitting at yet another World Poker Tour final table; more than any other player, Scotty had sat at the WPT final tables without a win. He was determined to change that bit of history.

Sometimes it is a good idea to advertise the strength of your hand, and sometimes it is a good idea to hide it. The difference can sometimes be subtle, and it often takes a pro level player to make the correct choice, especially in a high profile tournament.

When you see some big name poker pros at a final table at the World Poker Tour, you can expect some drama, and the players of the World Poker Tour World Poker Open did not disappoint.

Rarely has a WPT final table brought together so many big name pros and champions. A WSOP World Champion and two WPT champs were at the table of the Gold Strike Casino World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi.

The WPT is all about dramatic poker. The blind levels are fast and aggressive, the buy-in is usually $10,000 or as much as $25,000, the final TV tables are only six handed instead of 10 handed and the show is heavily edited to emphasize the drama. But none of that was necessary in the case of Bill Edler.

During the 2008 World Poker Tour season, Bill Edler almost busted out. He was down to 2 chips and managed to catch a lucky break and wound up at the final table at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship event. Eventually he went heads up with David Robinson.

It had been a long tough battle. At the final table six great players did their best to win, but in the end there could be only one. A Frenchman, a Swiss player, two Danes and two from Finland had all tried, and then it was down to one Finn and one Dane.

When you play poker for days on end, and each day is a slog through hours of grinding out the game, it can get pretty exhausting. If you make it to a final table you usually get pumped up, but then it can get tiring again, causing you to loose focus. Two men who did not have this problem were Jani Sointula and Christian Grundtvig.

Mike Sexton knows a thing or two about a thing or two, as the saying goes. A pro poker player for many years, and the commentator on the World Poker Tour, his insight is valuable to the home viewer as they try to figure out how well the pros are playing. In this particular case, the pros were playing very well indeed.