The March for the Money / Final Table / Win Begins at 1 p.m.
In two and a half hours, 32 players will start their quest for gold. The tournament isn't even in the stage of rewarding money yet, so that will be the first hurdle they're going to have to take.
Reaching the bubble will happen soon, 27 players will get in the money here in the Live Events International Main Event in Cyprus.
From there play will focus on reaching the final table of ten, and eventually a winner. All that has to be done today, so its going to be a long day here in Noah's Ark's poker room.
Leading the charge is Maksym Panyak, who won the $1,000 Iron Man tournament for $25,850 here earlier this week. The accomplished live player from Russia has over a million in chips, good for 168 big blinds at the start of the day. Panyak has a decent lead over Igor Ovcharenko (633,000) and Viacheslav Igin (598,500). Also still in contention are EPT Vienna champion Oleksii Khoroshenin (574,000), and Dutch tournament regular Jorn Walthaus (261,500).
So check back here in 2.5 hours, and follow all the action unravel here at PokerNews.com. We'll report from the first pitched card today, we'll have all the drama on the bubble, and we'll bring you the details on the last hand and photos of a fresh crowned champ. Enjoy the ride!