As we are passing through the room there have been plenty of calls for the clock and more "seat open" announcements than we can process. It should prove to be a fun day. Here are some more faces hoping to navigate this minefield:
People are already busting like there's no tomorrow. In the meantime, new players keep on entering the white section of the Pavilion Room so it's still busy here:
On an flop the big blind bet out 125. The hijack folded but Matt Salsberg immediately made the call from the button. on the turn and this time the big blind bet out 300, again Salsberg called within an instance. The fell on the river and the big blind bet 1,800. Salsberg had just about 1,400 behind it looked like, so this was all in or fold for him. He thought about it for a few minutes but eventually folded.
Ray Romano has arrived and is seated on table 145 in the white section of the Pavilion Room. For any fans out there, that's right on the rail. Romano has been playing the Main Event for the last couple of years but is already in town now to show these guys how to play a turbo.
It looks like this is going to be a star-studded event here in Brasilia. Here some friendly faces on the first pass through the gold and red sections of the room: