Goodbye Day 1; Hello, Day 2
As the chips are bagged up, it looks as though [Removed:39] is flying the chip leader flag for the Netherlands on 162,200, with Ivo "Chess Master" Donev, EPT Berlin 11th-placer Luca Cainelli and Team PokerStars Pro Lex Veldhuis not far behind. None of today's stacks approach those of the Day 1a leaders, though - David Wintersberger's 290,200 is still easily the biggest stack going into Day 2, and indeed the top four stacks from Day 1a are all heftier than the biggest one from today.
Around 130 players were still in the running at the end of play, meaning that something in the region of 260 players will be returning to the Alpine Palace ballroom tomorrow. We'll be on the floor with cameras and notepads in hand from 2pm CET, so join us back here for all the action as we head towards the money.