The 2009 November Niners have been brought out onto the stage to unbag their chips. The entire audience (more than 600 strong at this point) rose to its feet in unison to applaud and cheer. A phalanx of photographers swarmed the stage to capture the unbagging and stacking process, while Stephen Begleiter's fans let off the first round of the "BEGS! BEGS! BEGS!" chant.
We're getting closer to the start of play but it's still going to be a while yet.