Room Fills as if with Treacle
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
I.e. slowly... There are several tables playing rather short handed in this first level. Stacks of 30,000 lie quietly waiting for the bus-loads of players to drift into the spacious Casino Gran Madrid and put them to work. With a ride of up to 40 minutes starting everyone's tournament day, it's hardly surprising that the late risers haven't quite made it for the start of play. They have plenty of time, though, the hour-long levels and deep stacks making this tournament one of the best on the continent. Nine levels are planned for today.
Among the early birds are Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo, Manuel Bevand, Daniel Negreanu, Joao Barbosa, Jani Sointula, Leo Margets and Dermot Blain.