Rapid Liquidation
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When we went to dinner three hours ago, only 10% of the field had busted. Several players in the room were wondering just how big the field was going to be going to Day 2.
"Not to worry," we said. "They will start busting in rapid fashion after dinner."
Sure enough, in the first two levels after dinner, more than 200 players hit the rail. Another 100 or so have busted this level, tot he point where all of the Orange tables have broken and five tables in Blue have broken. The tournament has reached the "rubber band" point where the average stack is down to 10 big bets. That's where it'll be the rest of the way. In the stud games, 10 big bets isn't many. Play one pot to the river -- and lose -- and you could easily be cut in half.