502 for Day 1b

Players are back in their seats and Level 13 is underway. There will be three more 40-minute levels played tonight.

With the start of this level, late registration has ended. It was just announced that a total of 502 entered today, with 198 of those who started Day 1b still with chips.

Add that 502 to yesterday's 354 entries, and the inaugural WSOP Circuit Main Event here at Harrah's Cherokee has drawn an impressive 856 total entries, making it the fourth largest ME tourney thus far on the 2012-13 schedule.

Prize pool and payout information will no doubt be coming shortly, and we'll pass that along as soon as it arrives.