"lulubird" Leads at Start of Level 9

The second break of the night has come and gone and Level 9 has now began with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and an ante of 250. The number of players in the field has risen to 88, and 73 rebuys have been added towards the guaranteed prize pool of $5,000.

Sixty-nine players remain, and "lulubird" finds themselves atop the leader board with a stack of 217,000, followed shortly behind "Allyoucaneat," who is the only other player with a stack above 200,000.

Registration will remain open for four more full levels, closing at 9:42 p.m. ET.