The number of players in the field has dropped from 22 to 15 in the blink of an eye after registration has closed. Play is still in Level 13 with blinds of 1,800/3,600 and an ante of 450. Current chip counts are as follows, with "spinach_kale" holding a sizeable lead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
spinach_kale	674,155 472,023	472,023
Luckyduck	381,366 109,632	109,632
rumpthumper	278,044 207,894	207,894
phillychzsteak1	201,773 51,645	51,645
Lanfeust	184,763 50,601	50,601
pay4medsch00l	127,050 98,200	98,200
Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer	120,238 56,638	56,638
Djp120388	106,931 -19,082	-19,082
samir_mora_78	64,338 34,338	34,338
borecz11199	59,725 -2,450	-2,450
jaxksonjoe	48,030 48,030	48,030
MYSTICMOUNTAIN	46,505 46,505	46,505
ELITEMALESSO	28,700 -11,200	-11,200
goods21	26,482 10,235	10,235
ItalianPotato	21,900 21,900	21,900