4 hours down the line...

 The blinds have just risen to 150-300 (ante 25). The average stack is around the 23k mark. There are a total of 11,380,00 chips in play. In a little over a couple of days all those chips will belong to one lucky winner. Play is set to continue to approx 2am UK time so stay tuned for further updates. We should be able to let you know who the chip leaders are in the morning.