Bianco Bounds Ahead

Play is rapidly winding down here in the first of today's two Day 1 flights. The short stacks are falling quickly, and Matt Glantz is among those who have been felted here near the end of Day 1a. He'll likely be back for Day 1b later, to be sure.

Meanwhile, we're starting to see a few players who have surged over the 100,000-chip mark, most notably Benedetto Bianco who appears at the moment to be leading all with nearly 150,000.

We'll be identifying the big stacks shortly once the bagging begins.