Level 7 is nearly complete wit 95 entries on the board. There is still a full Level 8 to play before they head out for dinner and entries will close when they return from  dinner for Level 9. That means entries will shut down in about 75 minutes.

The prize pool is now one entry shy of $25k with 87 total entries so far. There are still 58 players at the felt with just under 25 minutes to play in Level 6. Entries will close after the dinner break following Level 8, so there are just over 2 hours left to get into the game.

There are now 84 entries for the Seniors game with 63 players still at the felt. There are just under 10 minutes to play in Level 5 with entries still open for a bit more than 2 hours.

Francis Fan, Dale "Soupy" Campbell, Bijan Emmanuel, Ali Razzaq, Brian Wells, and Russ Sluchinski are among the recent faces I've seen in the game today.

Event #1 is on its first break of the day now with 80 entities on the board and 64 players still alive at the felt. When they return, there will be four more levels of poker for new entries and rebuys before the desk shuts down around 5 pm after the dinner break following Level 8.

There are about 10 minutes to play in Level 4 and players will be heading out for their first break of the day at the end of this level. There are 77 entries on the board now for prizes of almost $22k. When they return from the break there are still four levels of open entry, so a 100+ field is still looking good.

The final level of play before the first break is now underway with the start of Level 4. There are 73 entries on the board now with 62 players still in their seats. Among the other players I've seen so far today are Paul "Squirrel Attack" Meyer, Grant Strand, Ed Zurawell, Tony Nguyen. former Main Event winner John Donnelly, Julius Roque, and Ali Khani.

The prizes are now over $17.5k with 62 entries on the board and 56 players still in the action. There are about 15 minutes left in Level 3 with the first break of the day scheduled for the end of Level 4 and entries open until the start of Level 9 about 3 hours and 45 minutes from now.

Level 2 has about 10 minutes to play with the field at more than 50 entries now. There have been a few rebuys with 49 players left in action now and just over 2 levels to play until the first break.

Level 2 is just underway with 45 players in their seats. So far, I've not seen any players bust out so there are no rebuys so far.

Level 1 has about 10 minutes to play still but the field is already approaching 40 entries with more than $11k in prizes in the kitty. Entries are open until the start of Level 9 today (about 5 pm) so it's looking likely that we'll see a field of 100+ today by the time entries close.

The Seniors action is nearly underway with 20  players in their seats to start the game. Players in the action today so far include Rob Lothian, Jeff Forester, Pam MacNaughton, Ron Lauzon, and Cliff Green.

With the 2024 season halfway complete, it's time for PPT #4 and, as usual, the opening hands will be played by the over-50 crowd. The Seniors action gets going at noon on Thu, Sep 19 and players will sit down with 20k in chips for their $340 buy-in.

Levels will last 30 minutes until a winner is decided, and players will have 8 levels to enter the game. Entries will close at the start of Level 9 following the dinner break, so the final chance to enter will be at about 5 p.m. After that, it will be a race to the finish to find out who wins the first trophy at this tour stop.

This game should be my main focus on Thursday, with secondary coverage of Event #2 as possible. Stay tuned here for all the action from the opening event of 2024 PPT #4.