Now that the Colossus has entered its twenty-third level of play, simply limping in will cost as many chips as provided by a starting stack in this event.

The massive field of 3,538 entries has been whittled down to only 128 players, and the chip average continues to hover around 26 big blinds. Although the pace of play has slowed from was what seen earlier in the flight, things are still moving along at a brisk pace. The top-heavy payout structure has enticed most players into taking a “boom-or-bust” approach this afternoon, and the result has been an average of about 100 eliminations per hour since play began.

Here is an updated look at some of the players still in the field: