Questions about my first $10,000 tourney

[KingJackOff]

I am playing in the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods in mid-november and I have a couple of questions.

Based on last year's event, there were 783 players. Foxwoods says that Day One begins at 10 AM, and day 2 and 3 begin at noon. It also states that play will go until "approx. 1 AM". I assume that Day 3 will go until there are six left, because the final table is Day 4 at 4 PM. My question is, how many players can I expect to be remaining at the end of day 1 and day 2?

I'm afraid that my 2nd question is another dealer tipping question. It states on the form that 3% of the total prize pool os being withheld for "Tournament Staff". Should the winner pay an additional tip on top of that? ( I realize I'm getting ahead of myself a little, I was just curious.)

Thanks in advance for any answers.