Part of the record field
The final tally on players in today's field is 1,881. That makes the combined field from Day 1a and Day 1b a total of 3,929, shattering the record for a preliminary event of 3,151 set last year in Event #49. Overall, this is the fourth-largest field ever for a WSOP event, behind the Main Event in 2006, 2007 and 2005 (in that order).