Blinds have already been raised to 50-100, as the relatively fast early structure of the tournament gets going. Levels will last just 30 minutes until Level 17, at which point they go for 40 minutes, then 50 minutes at level Level 21. Final table levels will be 60 minutes. We're scheduled to see 16 levels today, with a 60 minute dinner break.

An interesting wrinkle in the prize pool is payouts of $2,000 and $1,000 respectively for the top two stacks at the end of each of the three Day 1 heats.