We expected it was coming at some point. The pace of play, to this point in the day, seemed faster than we would have expected. But now that we're into the second pay level, players are starting to get a sense of how close to the final table -- and the big money jumps -- that they are.
29 players remain. We'll stop for the night at the final 8, although there were some rumblings that we would stop sooner if play threatens to go very late.