There were 458 entrants on day 1B, added to Day 1A's 315 entrants making a 773 player field with 353 playing on Day 2. A prize pool of €3,865,000 has been created by the field, with the top 120 finishers getting paid. The winner will take home €825,000.
Notables who did well on day 1B included 2008 WSOP main event champion Peter Eastgate (110,200), the aforementioned Roberto Romanello (152,400), Johannes Strassmann (132,000), and Sebastian Ruthenberg (126,400).
Day 1B Top Chip Counts
Sander Berndsen - Holland - 242,900
Robert Flink - Sweden - 203,400
Vladimir Geshkenbein - Russia - 181,500
Ben Wilinofsky - Canada - 180,500
Nima Ahrary - Germany - 160,000
Thomas Bichon - France - 156,200
Roberto Romanello - United Kingdom - 152,400
Yves Manuel Boschetti - Switzerland - 147,600
Mike Brandau - Germany - 135,000
Johannes Strassmann - Germany - 132,000
Day 1B Notable Eliminations:
Last year’s winner Kevin MacPhee, last year’s runner-up Ilari Tahkokalio, Liv Boeree, Marcin Horecki, Dario Minieri, Luca Pagano, Johnny Lodden, JP Kelly and Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier.
