Event 1 (Day 2): Plaques Are In Play

Event 1 ($150 Monster Stack NLH)
Level 25 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1,142
Players Remaining: 43
Chip Average: 667,000 (14BB)

The 500,000 denomination "plaques" are now in play, and they just look nice.

There aren't many casinos in the United States that use tournament plaques for their poker tournaments, but they are slowly gaining popularity.  While they are something fresh and new to the community, they are also incredible space savers for the mountainous stacks you see at tournaments (especially those of this field size).