There are now 187 players remaining on Day 1C out of 265 total entries. The size of this field was helped along by the 42 re-entries up to this point, a testament to the fast, loose action of the early levels.

As the timer winds down on level 8, the stacks are deep. The current chip average provides roughly 86 big blinds, and many players in the field are playing stacks big enough to provide several hundred blinds. The depth of play at this stage has helped stabilize the field, as the rate of bustouts and re-entries has slowed significantly. Also, with the end of the re-entry period on the horizon and the prospect of bagging chips for Day 2 beginning to enter player’s minds, many players have shifted their approach away from risk taking and towards surviving to the end of the flight.

The next break is only a few minutes away, stay tuned for a leaderboard update.

Here are some photos from level 7: