Day 1 Is Officially Over
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The facts: an impressive field started, with familiar faces Daniel Negreanu, Chris Ferguson, Marcel Luske, Gavin Smith and Maridu Mayrinck all gracing the felt at various times of the evening and for various lengths of stint at the felt.
The figures: 424 runners started and the board claims there are 216 runners left, although we know the actual number making it through to Day 2 to be rather lower. A standard 45 places pay out, and with first place paying $229,192, it's one worth winning.
The fun continues: we'll be back at 2pm when our remaining runners will be attempting to play down to a final table or 3am, whichever comes first. Folks you might recognize who are still in the running include Todd Brunson, Annie Duke, Mike Matusow, Kelly Kim and John Juanda, although none of them have particularly hefty stacks.
Chip counts will appear as if by magic overnight; see you at 2pm!