The Comeback Kids

It's a relatively quiet scene here in the Harrah's Cherokee Event Center as Day 1b gets underway. That said, we're looking at a lot more poker players taking hands here on an early Saturday afternoon in the North Carolina mountains. Unlike yesterday when tables being used by the Main Event only took up about half the room, today Main Event players are seated from one end to the other as the turnout is most certainly greater for this second Day 1 flight.

Among those seated are some returnees we recognize from yesterday's Day 1a, players who busted the first flight but have exercised their option to re-enter today. Christopher Kirkland, Ryan Riess, Yuval Bronshtein, and Ken Aldridge are among the familiar faces we've initially noticed from those coming back for another shot today.

Incidentally, an announcement was just made to remind everyone that there are no more chances to re-enter after busting today, so everyone currently playing is on their final bullet.