I had a great time at the event both days; there are no complaints from me whatsoever. Speaking of "both days," I want to thank Mike Cook for deciding to expand the event out into a multi-day affair. After actually experiencing the top 8 portion of the cut on day 2, I can't imagine going back to playing 5 rounds into the wee hours of the morning all on day 1. I hope that next year the same decision to go with 2 days is made.
On a side note, I am admittedly a bit haunted by the idea that the raffle ticket I never did check may have been for something as awesome as a water bottle. It is difficult to sleep at night knowing I may have thrown that away!