Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Level Going Up

Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Day 1C Entries: 292

Tournament supervisor Andrew Merlino has just announced to the field that Level 12 has started, with blinds going up to 1,000/2,000/300.  This is the point in the day where the short stacks begin to fall at a rapid pace, with the chip average of 81,000 sitting at (40) big blinds.

There are approximately 105 players remaining in the Day 1C field, with notables Norman Michalek, Antonio Payne, Patricia Knoll, and Mohammed Farah all part of that short stacked crew.