Over 4,000 entries register to EPT National

A total of 4,356 entries registered to this event, just shy of last year’s record-breaking 4,557 entries. From these, 682 players will progress to Day 2, to keep grinding and try to finish in the money of this prestigious tournament at the Casino Barcelona. Of these, many big names have also progressed.

Over 1,800 entries registered on Day 1c, with French poker player Youcef Benzerfa bagging the chip lead with 710,000 chips. Ludovic Geilich, who was recently appointed as a partypoker pro, also progressed with 405,000 chips. Day 1d was the late-night turbo flight, where 800+ entries also joined the tournament.

PokerStars themselves had quite a few Team Pros playing in Day 1c, but the company had a horrible day, with none of their ambassadors progressing to Day 2. All of Fatima Moreira de Melo, Randy Lew, Celina Lin, Jeff Gross, Andre Akkari, and Maria Konnikova busted their stacks before the close of day.

GutshotMagazine.com is following the progress of the EPT national tournament, and you can keep watching this space for an update on Day 2, as play boils down to the pay-outs stage soon.

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