Opening Salvos
The tournament kicked off with just eight players gathered around a couple of tables in the corner of the room. Twenty minutes in, enough players have filtered in for the ultra-deep portion of the event to occupy five different tables, albeit playing short-handed.
Action has started predictably slowly, with the most notable moment being a player at Table 1 grousing about the dealer's failure to deliver any strong hands. He attempted to get a small bluff through after betting 300 out of the big blind on 
and having his opponent on the button raise to 1,000. The big blind peeled and then bet out 300 on the 
river, receiving a quick call.
"I missed every possible thing you put out there," the bettor grumbled, showing 
and losing to a pair of aces. "You couldn't flip a diamond over?"