A large-field event like this – at any buy-in – always attracts a very wide range of players, from full time poker professionals to purely recreational players. So when players are seated (randomly, of course) at the beginning there’s almost always a wide range of experience levels around every table.
Randomness plays tricks though, and one table to start today seems exceptionally tough. Players Club members Phil Plouffe and Christopher McClung are both seated there with at least 3-4 other very experienced local players who are often found in tourney winner’s photos…
As we say, “à suivre…”