How Many Players Are Going to Show Up?
At the 2017 WSOP, this event attracted a field of 129 players. That meant one match had to take place before the bracket of 128 players was formed. Kyle Bowker played Mark Radoja in the lone "play-in" matchup. The rest of the field returned at 6 p.m. for the random redraw, including Radoja who beat Bowker.
This year, if the number of sign-ups for this tournament is similar to last year's, it's likely the organization caps it at 128 to prevent the entire field of having to come back hours later. If, however, the field size is easily over 128 with registration still open for some time, players will be allowed to register.
At the time of writing, 1 p.m., 31 players have bought in for the tournament.