The frantic action of the early levels gave way to a tight tournament grind during the last two levels. It did not take long for the first half of the field to make their exit this afternoon, but the prospect of bagging chips for Day 2 has changed the approach of the remaining players.

With the exception of the players at the top of the leaderboard, most in the field have shifted into survival mode and are just trying to stay out ahead of the blinds. The current chip average provides slightly more than 42 big blinds, which leaves most players plenty of room to maneuver. But the pressure will only mount from here to the end of level 14.

The current chip leader: