Players are still slowly trickling into the tournament area, but the clock waits for no one. Glancing around the room, it looks like approximately three fifths of the stacks in play are manned (or womanned?) at the moment, but that will surely change over the next two hours as the remaining entrants filter into the room.
Tournament Director Jack Effel just went over a few ground rules before giving the command to 'Shuffle up and deal,' and we're officially underway!