Day 1B at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw main event attracted 115 players, which grew the total for the event to 203. The total prize pool for the event is €1,145,826, and the first-place prize is €358,645. Players from 33 countries entered the event, with France supplying the most players with 28. Poland had 26 players in the field, and Russia had 24 players. At the end of play, 88 players remained, and the notable eliminations included J.P. Kelly, Sami Kelopuro, and Team PokerStars pro William Thorson. Anthony Lellouche (pictured right) charged to the top of the leader board on day 1B, and he ended the night with 131,475. Another French professional who had a strong day was Ludovic Lacay, who ended the night with 72,100.
The remaining players from today will combine with the 64 who survived yesterday for day 2 tomorrow at noon local time in Poland. Check back at CardPlayer.com at the end of play tomorrow to see who survived from the 152 players still left in this event. Here is a look at the tournament statistics from day 1B:
Total Prize Pool:
1: €358,645
2: €200,520
3: €120,311
4: €85,938
5: €71,041
6: €56,144
7: €44,687
8: €32,082
9-10: €20,625
11-12: €16,042
13-14: €13,751
15-16: €10,314
17-24: €6,874
Day 1B Top Chip Counts:
Antony Lellouche (France) — 131,475
Alexander Klimashin (Russia) — 105,650
Jan Bendik (Slovakia) — 105,575
Jeffrey Sarwer (Canada) — 102,025
Anonymous — 95,300
Yordan Dimitrov (Bulgaria) — 94,400
Botond Balazs (Hungary) — 82,000
Nikolai Senninger (Germany) — 78,975
Ludovic Lacay (France) — 72,100
Partyk Robert Slusarek (Poland) — 70,950
Hand of the Day:
William Thorson Eliminated by Dario Minieri
With blinds at 150-300 and a 25 ante, William Thorson raised to 1,500 from early position preflop, and Dario Minieri rerasied all in for 12,000. Thorson made the all-in call, and the two members of Team PokerStars Pro turned up their cards:
Thorson: Q
3
Minieri: A Q
Board: 9 7 4
K Q
Minieri out-kicked Thorson, who was eliminated on the hand.
