The players have just returned to their seats and the action is underway in level 9. The field now counts 108 remaining players, out of 200 total entries. As expected, this has become the largest starting flight yet, with nearly 45 minutes left in the late registration and re-entry period.

The gap between the big and small stacks in the field has become immense. Some players are clinging to their tournament lives with only a handful of blinds, while others, like current chip leader Jean-Francois Levesque, are well above 150 big blinds.