Kristen Bicknell, Ryan Riess and Ari Engel Among the Early Risers

The first of four live starting flights has begun and some big names are already in the field looking for their shot at a piece of the guaranteed $2 million prize pool.

Partypoker's own Team Pro Kristen Bicknell has started the day with 1.4 million after running up a stack in a Phase online. Joining her is 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Ryan Riess with a starting stack of 1 million, along with Ari Engel, Chance Kornuth and Christian Soto.

Here's a look at some of the other early risers:

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