Just got word from very reliable sources … 2,400 people are already registered for Day 1d. Main event sign-ups have been coming in today at a rate of nearly 100 an hour. Satellites are still running. A sell-out tomorrow looks inevitable. In fact, the problem may be too many players — the WSOP is looking at potentially having to turn away (theoretically) up to 500 players looking to buy in. Not only will they be difficult to seat, but there\’s a further problem, because so few advanced on Day 1b, with balancing the fields as they move toward the Day 3 convergence.
UPDATE: First prize is more than $8 million already.
CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: The problem would be not just the logistics of seating more than 3,000 people for Day 1d, but also, should such a monster field not be whittled down small enough (based on the current pace of slow-stack eliminations) the then they\’d face the same problem of not having enough space for the remaining players on Day 2b.
So that\’s the concern … not Day 3 … and it\’s part of why they\’re playing 5 levels today and tomorrow, but there\’s still a teensy fear that won\’t provide the necessary eliminations.
