The story of the first few levels was the cautious play on display; the deep starting stacks and early starting hour combined to make for some surprisingly passive play early on, however, the room has now taken on a different energy, a testament to the hard work of the service staff that kept the coffee flowing.
We are starting to see more aggressive lines and players taking greater risks. These dynamics helped the number of re-entries climb into the double digits in short order. This event already has 140 entries, including a dozen re-entries, with roughly 45 minutes left in the late registration and re-entry period there will certainly be more by the time the players return from their first break of the day.