The players are off on a 10-minute break with 12 full levels now through. When they return for the start of Level 13, the registration and re-entry period will officially close.
Maniac Bob Kiehl had kings cracked and queens beaten by quad fours before deciding premium starting hands might not be the path to riches in this event.
Instead, he chose to pick up a flush draw, get it in against a better one and river a straight to drag a massive pot, becoming the first player past the 100,000-chip mark and the flight's current chip leader.
Popular Seneca Niagara grinder Keith Mueller has fired away on previous starting flights in this event, including building a big stack late into last night's flight before running bad to bust.
He's back at it today, has it up over 50,000 again, and is hoping to find himself on the right side of variance this time around as the blinds increase.