After 12 levels of play, 3 players stand out from the pack, having put a lot of distance between themselves and the rest of the field. Our current chip leader is Michel Georges Alam, sitting on 195K! A fourth player rounds up the 100K+ foursome, which is listed below. Only 15 more eliminations before the end!
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Georges | Alam | 195,000 |
| Pascal | Monarque | 186,000 |
| Kuong Chhe | Kuoch | 170,500 |
| Stephen | Smith | 106,500 |
As you can see in the following pictures, some players are having quite a bit of fun. It is a very relaxed atmosphere, but most players keep their objective in mind.
Players have taken their first break of the day, and are now looking forward to being one of the 6 players who will bag chips this afternoon. Sean Raboy spun his wheels early, and has a comfortable lead with a stack of 82,500. He is followed by Éric Bigras, who has 70,500 chips, as the other players are all below the 60K mark. Tony Dunst was eliminated on the last hand before the break, and is now shooting chips at the cash games.
56 players rounded up for this opening flight, and 6 of them will join the 51 that have already clinched a Day-2 spot online. 5 more online flights will be held, that is one every night until Saturday, along with 10 more live flights to choose from, here at Playground Poker Club. Day 2 will be held on Sunday at 1pm.
Registrations in Day 1a of the Grand Prix continue to come in at a regular pace, and we are now pushing 50 players deep. There is another full hour to the registration period, and we expect many more to join in, rubbing shoulders with partypoker’s Tony Dunst, who joined us for the opening flight of this marquee Event.
