The players took a scheduled break between levels six and seven, and this allowed us to determine who is in the lead.

Five players have gathered over 100,000 chips to make the first leaderboard of the evening. Ahead of the pack is Domenico Agatiello with an interesting 152,500 stack. Three of the leaders, including chipleader Agatiello, were sitting on the same table at the end of level 6. During the break, the Tournament Director broke the short-handed table, and the players headed for broader pastures.

The later registration period is now closed. In total there were 67 entries, including 28 re-entries, and 28 players remain. Play has just resumed and the players settle in for the long haul.