EVENT 17 - LEVEL UP

Players in the Event #17 are back and heading into Level 10 with still plenty of room to play and they are cautiously approaching the high buyin tournament. There are still 65 players remaining with only 27 of those making the money.

The most entertaining setup is watching the action on both tables 1 and 2. Matt "All in at 420" Stout is just chipping up the leaderboard while several players spend their time chirping to each other about anything and everything. Seems his perfect setup. Sitting almost directly behind him is Bill Gazes, his table is making noise with their actions. Several big hands, re-raises, and unbelievable laydowns make it feel like this might be a tough table for him to conquer.

There are only 3 more one hour levels before play is completed for the evening. There is no indication the players will bust at a pace that will get us into the money.

Level 10 has blinds at 600-1,200 with 200 ante. The average chip stack is 55,000 (or around 50 big blinds for most players). This is going to take awhile.