Players took a short break after level 6. The registration period will close with the end of the 15-minute break.

The break gave us a chance to go around the remaining 20 tables and see who’s gaining the edge in chips. Four players have amassed over 100,000 chips which is a hefty sum considering that the average is at 40,000. Ian Tang leads the tournament with 170,300 chips, we’ll keep an eye on those chip leaders and see how things develop.

Level 6 has just started here in the Tournament tent, where 198 players are still in the game. This 6th flight of Live Day 1s is going strong and players are trickling in.

The tournament board shows a very respectable total of 354 entries, including 57 re-entries. With still 45 minutes left in the registration period we can expect those numbers to go up slightly. Players have until the end of the break after level 6 (i.e.: beginning of level 7) to purchase a seat or take advantage of the single re-entry.

Here are more photos of the players from Level 5.

Before the break we went around the 25+ tables to find some nice pictures of our players. Everyone seems in good cheer and players are having a great time. The team of waitresses, massage therapists, security, and tournament personnel are on hand and are keeping very busy.

Play is resuming here in the tent after the break with still 24 tables going strong.  Players still have more than two hours to register or re-enter (i.e., until 9:00pm).  There are currently 321 entries, including 40 re-entries, so far and still going strong, with 247 players still in the running.

During the break we took a tour and found Daniel Dagenais with a stack of 83,625.  This is a slight lead ahead of the other chip leaders since we found quite a few above 70,000. The night is still very young and the players still have a long way to go.

Just as registration was closing in Day 1E, Day 1F was getting started out in the tent. Play is now part way through level 1 and this flight is proving to be just as large as the afternoon flight – there are already 181 players seated with over 4 hours left in the late registration period.

As has been the case for all of the Live starting flights in the Colossus so far, play in Day 1F will continue through 14 levels of 40 minutes each, with breaks coming after every 3rd level. Late registration continues until 9:30 (i.e., the beginning of level 7) and players are allowed a single re-entry right up to the end of the late registration period.