Here are the numbers for 2007, 2008, and 2009:

Day 1A: 1,287 (2007) vs. 1,297 (2008) vs. 1,116 (2009)
Day 1B: 1,541 (2007) vs. 1,158 (2008) vs. ?,??? (2009)
Day 1C: 1,743 (2007) vs. 1,928 (2008) vs. ?,??? (2009)
Day 1D: 1,787 (2007) vs. 2,461 (2008) vs. ?,??? (2009)

Total: 2007: 6,358 vs. 2008: 6,844 vs. 2009 ?,???.

Assuming Days 1B-1D attract the same numbers as last year, that would be a total of 6,663; if the decrease by percentage is the same, then the total would be 5,889. Of course it's possible that the numbers will be up on days 1C and 1D (I doubt they will be on the Fourth of July)....

Only four levels are being played today -- there was a danger that the money might have been reached on Day 2 if that weren't the case.

I'll update this daily. In any case, it's possible that the number will be under the Stimulus Special (the $1,000 buy-in NLHE event that was held on the first weekend).

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So knowing the Day 1A number, what's your best guess? Mine is 6,300 (about the number in 2007).