And sure as night follows day, C follows B as the latest of our seven starting flights have got going.

Players are taking their seats at the MGM National Harbor as Flight C gets underway, with hopefuls looking to book their spot in the money and beyond. As always, the aim of the game on Day 1 is simple: survive, stack up, and bag those chips for a shot at Sunday's finale.

With four more flights still to come after this one, there's plenty of time left for latecomers to fire a bullet, but for those already in action, the grind starts now.