The EPT Prague is underway and day 1a is history. The task yesterday was to play eight levels, all finished by now, that saw how 100 players out of the 219 who took their seats at noon lost all chances to leave the event with some money to fill their pockets.

At this moment two players are leading the pack with almost the same chip stack. First is Marc Gork, Dortmund based, with 169.200, while only with one chip less, with 169.100 we find the Frenchman Rui Coa.

Marc Gork leads at the end of Day 1a

Other known faces that have survived this first assault to EPT Prague fortress are Florian Langmann (108,700), Arnaud Mattern (86,000), JP Kelly (77,000), Sandra Naujoks (71,700), Marcel Luske (54,200), Marcin Horecki (49,000) and Katja Thater (38,000).

All them will return on thursday for day 2, but the scene will be very different by then, since there’s a day 1b waiting to be played. And we all expect a massive field for the second day one of the event.

Play resumes today at noon with 8 levels more of impressive poker. After those, our report. Come back by then.