Ah, we should probably tell you what we mean by "upstairs". The field for this Day 1 is divided between two rooms. Sixteen tables containing 135 players are spread out in the salon on the bottom floor of the Mantra Resort. One third of the spacious room is occupied by the impressive LAPT television set which will come into use later in the week.
The rest of the field is upstairs in the Poker Room of the casino, and it appears that they represent the majority. Registration is still open until the end of the second level, so we'll have the full numbers for you shortly thereafter.