Hit the Road, Jack

We're approaching the halfway point of action today. The field has already been tidily trimmed from 154 hopeful starters to a remainder of 109. That makes the average stack about 14,400, or about 48 big blinds at the current blind level of 150/300/25.

If yesterday is any indication, by the end of play tonight another 70 to 75 players will see their dreams of taking home the first place prize of US$500,000 come to an end.