One of just two events on the schedule today, the €10,300 Eight-Handed Shot Clock Single Reentry is well under way in the midst of Level 6 (300/600/600) — remember, many of these events will feature a big blind ante.

At this point, 44 entries have been logged, of which 34 remain in the event still, so it's still in the early stages with the end of registration barely in sight as it doesn't close until a few levels into Day 2.

Still, it's never too early to take stock of the tournament and look at how things are progressing. As per usual for a high buy-in preliminary event such as this, the field is loaded with stars of the game. The likes of Justin Bonomo, Sam Greenwood, Isaac Haxton and David Peters are all among those seated at the small cluster of tables in the corner of the cash game room.

However, none of those players are among the hottest in the early going. Adrian Mateos, Timothy Adams, Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Stephen Chidwick, Ryan Riess and Rainer Kempe all have around double the 50,000 starting stack. Minutes after getting ready to post this, PokerNews has been informed that Maria Ho rocketed up past that number and may be the chip leader.

Just a few more levels are scheduled to be played tonight, and PokerNews will keep an eye on things on the tournament floor and observe how it shakes out as the earliest rounds come to an end and the players bag up for the end of Day 1.