As level 4 is starting, early busts are being replaced by alternates. This is the most crowded of our starting flights already, and we have another 20 minutes of late registration in front of us. Both sides of the tournament hall are required to respond to this huge demand, and the atmosphere is great. Conversations are about how players were taken out in their last tryout, how big the leaders’ stacks will be at Day 2, and how stupendous the prize pool will be.
Photographs from level 2 and 3: