The players have just returned from their first break of the afternoon, following a wild start to the day. The first six levels generated 26 re-entries, pushing the total number of entries to 132, more than enough to cover the prize pool guarantee.

Now that the late registration and re-entry period is over, this tournament’s soundtrack will be dominated by the quiet riffling of chips as the percussion of all-in cards hitting the tables in quick succession fades away.

Many players capitalized on the loose action in the lead up to break to build up their stacks, but none more so than Martin Fortin who controls a stack of more than 93 big blinds.