And On the Third Day...
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Half of the Day 1 flights are already out of the way, but we figure we've only seen about a third of the runners that this Main Event has to offer.
A total of 1,489 players turned up yesterday for Day 1b to put the total field at an impressive 2,614 and counting. That's up about 30% over 2009's start, and projecting last year's numbers out gives us a hypothetical field of 7,119 total. Getting 1,600 runners in the room today will be a good omen for us reaching that magical 7,000-player mark, and we're hearing rumblings of 2,000, possibly 2,200 showing up today.
There are still a lot of notables we've yet to see take their shot at the 2010 Main Event. We know Phil Hellmuth will be here today thanks to his incessant Twittering about it, and we can't wait to point and laugh when he makes his grand entry donned in UFC trunks and robe sometime during the first two levels. We know Daniel Negreanu is playing today as well, and we also expect to see Dennis Phillips, Ville Wahlbeck, Vanessa Selbst, and the defending champ, Joe Cada.
Apart from that, your guess is as good as ours. We'll find out who the rest of our players are once they turn up in about a half hour's time. We're once again scheduled for a 12:00 p.m.-or-so start, and the room is already abuzz with activity.
Don't wander off, we'll be back as soon as Jack Effel takes the mic.