The all-in card was put to use early and often this afternoon, in what has become an action-packed starting flight. After only eight levels of play, the field has been reduced to 70 players from a total of 133 entries. Everyone understands that building a stack early in a Day 1 is key to deep run in this type of event, and they have adjusted their approaches accordingly.

The top 14 players will reach the money and advance to Day 2, which means there is a long way to go in this flight.

Check out some of the action from level 8: