The Tournament Director and Staff were all ready to move the tournament to hand-for-hand action when there were a flurry of green lights (indicating seat open) and 3 players were eliminated in the same hand… players in position 166 to 163. Little bubble action is common in big-field low-buy-in events but it must be said that this was even quicker than usual.
In any case, the remaining 162 players are all in the money! Congratulations!