Level 17 Begins (87 Day 1D Players Left)

Photo:  WPT Royal Flush Crewmember Andrea Pineda shows off the WPT hat that was given away to the lucky players in seat 1 earlier today.

Level 16 comes to an end, and Level 17 begins with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

The tournament clock shows 87 players remaining from a Day 1D field of 601, with an average chip stack around 276,000 (28 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until there are 76 players remaining (12.5% of this flight), which will also be the Money Bubble. Everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will be in the money, guaranteed at least CAD $2,000 each.