Boy in the Bubble
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With 270 players left in contention here on Day 1, and an extra level of play adding an hour of all-ins to the schedule, the buzz is beginning to build as the remaining runners realize how close they are to a WSOP cash.
During our rounds around the Brasilia Room, players have become increasingly interested in the tournament boards showing the amount of players left and the payout structure. Many are eyeing their own stacks in relation to others around the room, trying to determine whether or not they can sail into the money by simply playing snug.
The pros still here, however, have been licking their chops for this stage of the tournament, and they will now look to pad their stacks by attacking amateurs interested only in a min-cash.
We expect to see play tighten up considerably during the next few levels, at least for most players, while a select few sharks begin their daily feeding frenzy.