269 Runners... Probably

There were well over 270 runners registered at the start of the day, but not all of them actually made it as far as the tournament area. After playing the first couple levels with empty seats scattered around the room, five or six tables have now been broken and the official number on the board is 269.

Among those who were registered to play today but never made it were PokerStars Sports Star Boris Becker and Team PokerStars Pros Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Sandra Naujoks. We presume they will be playing tomorrow. Rather less fortunate is Dutch pro Jasper Wetemans. He was under the impression that he was registered for tomorrow, so spent this afternoon drinking instead. He discovered his mistake when some buddies called to see where he was. He's coming down now. With apparently seven beers inside of him. Good luck, Mr. Wetemans!