Level 2 Begins (1,022 Day 1c Entries)

Level 1 comes to an end, and Level 5 begins with increased blinds of 200-300 and a 300 big blind ante. Play continues without a break.

The tournament clock shows 1,016 players remaining from a Day 1B field of 1,022, and registration remains open with a single re-entry until the end of the dinner break, around 6:45 pm. Players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting flight (maximum eight entries).

There will be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 9 (around 5:30 pm), and the field will play as many 40-minute levels as it takes today to reach the final 12.5% of this flight, which will also be the Money Bubble.