We expected that things would really get going in Level 5, as players began to become more willing to push their stacks in the middle. That's hasn't been the case. Instead the pace of eliminations has remained steady and slow. Big pots are hard to come by.
A quick scan of the counts shows Chris Lee close to being the first Day 1b player across the six-figure threshold. At the other end of the counts are three of the PokerStars Team Asia Pros: Bryan Huang, Celina Lin and Jonathan Lin are all short stacks.