With less than an hour to go in the late registration and re-entry period, 105 players remain on Day 1B. There have been 24 re-entries this afternoon, and a few more may arrive before the beginning of level 10. They are competing for their share of the 15.8 million in chips in play, each hoping to take the overall chip lead.
The blinds are creeping up slowly but surely. An average stack provides 77 big blinds, but many in the field are doing their best to manage with less.
Here is a look at the action from level 9: