I made a quick pass through the tournament area. Not everyone is seated yet and a couple of players have been trickling in a bit late. The big screen says that there are 270 players today. There are 27 tables currently in use.
So who is playing today? Johnny Lodden (Norway), Vicky Coren (UK), Alan Smurfit (Ireland), Noah Boeken (Holland), Michael Martin (US), Alexia Portal (France), William Thorson (Sweden), and Alex Kravchenko (Russia).