You don’t join a main bracket until you select an end time. The amount of people in your bracket should be in a red band above the black band that states how much time is left in the event. It is easiest to just check the last post in the thread, to see what the latest info someone has provided. If the time zone settings in your user profile are correct, you should be able view the time the person posted, to see how current their info is. There is a possibility of multiple brackets filling side by side, so join a “fresh” bracket at your own risk.
Useful info to provide
1)Time slice you are in
2)Current amount of people in bracket
3)Leader in bracket with amount of points
4)Time you joined the event, if it was not right before posting in the thread.
Time slice - _______
Current bracket - _______ people
Leader - _______ (name) / _______ points
Full bracket = PLAYERS: 1000
S1v @ 92 - scad leads with 2820
Slice 2 veteran has 802 players. It will probably fill while I am asleep.
If I were childish I would giggle at having joined s3 as #69. But I am a mature adult and would not laugh at such base things.
I am childish and I would giggle. Maturity is overrated 
This one is at 950 now. Will try to keep an eye out.
S3 is now up to 661. Will update when it flips.
That was a lot of people in just one hour.
S1 has flipped. It is at 85 people at the moment.
As expected, this was full when I woke up.
Joined a S3. Now at 844. Will probably fill before sub 1 ends.
According to an Alliance buddy, slice 4 filled about an hour ago. No idea if it is veteran or newbie though, so take it with a grain of salt.
Just joined slice 5,vet.
983 players.
Sad trombone
Edit: there goes my want to play in this event 
Any news about Slice 3? Thanks in advance 
Slice 5 vet is at 226 with 18 people tied for 1st.