Let's cut to the chase. All we can really say about Day 1B is that it is now over, and that the great crowd of players that played it still resemble a great crowd of players eight levels later.

Day 1B chip leader: Ludovic Riehl

There were stories within it, explanations as to why one player will return for day two tomorrow while others won't. But in the end it was about that crowd: 460 players strong at the start, down to 286 at the finish, and led by one man, Ludovic Riehl with a stack of 150,000.

The Frenchman bags up the lead tonight, slightly behind Carmelo Crucitti who led last night with 163,000, but his was a good performance over eight levels today.

Others could claim similar success, including Faraz Jaka and Ari Engel.

Jaka won the Super Tuesday earlier this month, explaining how he did it to the PokerStars Blog while in a shared Airbnb rental in Berlin surrounded by roommates who wanted to know how he did it. They would have had another good show watching him today.

Faraz Jaka (left)

Jaka is famous for living out of a suitcase (actually two carry-on bags), which is something Engel can appreciate. He too is a constant traveller. As he told the Blog today he has had no fixed abode for the past three years. He lives this game and it shows.

Ari Engel

Here's who'll be returning for day two tomorrow.

The defeated from today don't get a table, but they do get a list.

Luca Pagano led the slow procession to the rail, busting first today. He would be followed by many others, including Rasmus Vogt, Fatima Moreira de Melo, Ander Akkari, Benny Spindler, ElkY, Jean Montury (complete with "lucky" Maltese Cross tattoo), Mustapha Kanit, Nick Petrangelo and Pier Paolo Fabretti.

There is still action to follow into the night, with the Single Day High Roller, fast becoming a contradiction in terms, playing on into the early hours with the intention of finding a winner. There's only one way to find out if that event does exactly what it says on the tin - follow updates here.

The main event now pauses for the night, restarting tomorrow at 12 noon. Join us then.

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