Day 1D of the Main Event continues through level 3 but the event continues to attract new and re-entering players, and the tournament is now in Alternates seating, meaning that players who buy in will not receive a direct seat assignment, instead they will be given a ticket indicating the number they are on the Alternates List.

If you are an alternate, you’re welcome to make yourself comfortable in any of the waiting areas in the poker room – when your seat is ready, you will be called by name on the PA system. As well, if you miss your call and your number is lower than the players currently being seated, you can jump to the front of the line – precedence is determined by when a player bought their ticket. In that case just go to the Tournament Desk and let them know that you missed the call.

By the numbers, this is already the largest starting flight in any tournament in Playground history, with 777 entries (including 48 re-entries). Registration continues to be open all the way to the end of the flight, so there’s still a lot of time for that number to grow!

Play continues in Day 1D of the Main Event, and with only 16 re-entries so far, there are already 683 entries in the flight – and going upwards at a steady pace. The tournament was in Alternates seating so there was a short wait for some players – but at least for now there are open seats and new entries will be seated immediately.

Today is the final Day 1 starting flight in the $1,000 + $100 Main Event in the WSOP-C Playground – Day 1D. Play has just begun in level 1 in the tournament, and today is shaping up to be a truly massive day in the event. When the countdown for today hit 0, there were already 462 entries, and less than 10 minutes later, the number is up to 510 – and there’s still a lineup to register at the Cashier.

Play today will follow the same schedule as the other Day 1s held so far: 10 levels of 60 minutes each will be played, with breaks every 2nd level including a 45-minute long dinner break (with a buffet provided) following level 6. At the end of the 10 levels to be played today, everyone who has chips will bag them up to take to Day 2 in the event. There are already over 400 Day 2 qualifiers, a number that should grow by quite a bit today.

Players should remember that this tournament allows an entry and a re-entry on Day 2 as well (until the beginning of level 13), and players may use chips they’ve bagged on a previous Day 1 as either their entry or re-entry – so even if you’re qualified for Day 2 already, there’s some motivation to play an additional Day 1 and secure an additional bag in case you need it to re-enter.

Good luck to everyone playing today!