Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier has a big chip lead after both Day 1 flights of the World Poker Tour Bratislava main event at the Golden Vegas Casino. Grospellier has 194,675, with his nearest competitor at 115k.

Day 1A had 92 players registered with 59 moving on, with 78 from Day 1B moving on bringing the total to 137 advancing to Day 2 on Friday.

Notables unfortunate enough to bust out on Day 1 included Mike Sexton, Brian Hastings, Alex Wice, EPT Tallin champion Kevin Stani.

Notables advancing to Day 2 included James Akenhead, Sam Trickett, Kara Scott, Pascal LeFrancois, Bodo Sbrzesny, Andy Frankenberger, Tony G , Max Pescadori, Per Linde, and recent WPT Venice champion Alessio Isaia.

Name Chip Count
1. Bertrand Grospellier 194675
2. Hiren Patel 114350
3. Jose Severino 111850
4. Jacob Carlsson 111300
5. Fabian Quoss 110525
6. Martin Jacobsson 109475
7. Alexander Kuzmin 106550
8. Alessio Isaia 104450
9. Mayu Roca 103800
10. Tobias Garb 103750

Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier Leads WPT - Bratislava