The $500 Freeze has already lost a player, meaning we have a clear chip leader. We missed the hand, but know that if Shawn Spiegel lost his stack in the first level, it must have been quite a hand. Joshua Brueckner now holds his chips, and we think that he will use them to put tremendous pressure on his opponents, especially this early when the table is still short-handed.
Remember that there are 6 levels of registration, allowing all night owls to join us late. 100 players are guaranteed, and we are now up to a 45-player field.
Here is a look at the early crowd: