"Gprovinz6" Leads as Day 1 of WPTDS #1 is Complete
The final table for WPTDS #1 - $200,000 Opening Event is now complete, and nine players have secured a seat at tomorrow's streamed final table. There were 359 entries including 66 re-entries for this one, which wasn't enough to cap the $200,000 guarantee.
"Gprovinz6" managed to bag the chip lead on the very last hand of play on Day 1, and was the player responsible for ending the day. They woke up with aces and got two smaller stacks all-in at risk. The aces held strong after turning a set, and two players went out in a single hand to set the final table.
Final Table of WPTDS #1 - $200,000 Opening Event by Stack
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gprovinz6 | Germany | 1,945,548 |
| 2 | Tedson89 | United Kingdom | 1,657,387 |
| 3 | Korpisoturi2 | Finland | 1,014,162 |
| 4 | r4ndomr4gs | Sweden | 733,025 |
| 5 | DosPoochies | Canada | 589,955 |
| 6 | okokok1893 | Malta | 371,397 |
| 7 | TOMASTID | Romania | 324,847 |
| 8 | Michael "HyperX." Skeldon | United Kingdom | 283,548 |
| 9 | JohanSchultz | Denmark | 260,131 |
Final Table of WPTDS #1 - $200,000 Opening Event by Seat
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOMASTID | Romania | 324,847 |
| 2 | Korpisoturi2 | Finland | 1,014,162 |
| 3 | DosPoochies | Canada | 589,955 |
| 4 | Michael "HyperX." Skeldon | United Kingdom | 283,548 |
| 5 | r4ndomr4gs | Sweden | 733,025 |
| 6 | okokok1893 | Malta | 371,397 |
| 7 | JohanSchultz | Denmark | 260,131 |
| 8 | Tedson89 | United Kingdom | 1,657,387 |
| 9 | Gprovinz6 | Germany | 1,945,548 |
Action of the Day
The first event of WPTDS got underway at 1 pm ET today, and by the time registration closed, there were 293 entries in the pot. That meant 48 players would share in the prize pool of $200,000, with more than $40,000 up top for the win.
It didn't take long after registration closed for players to get down to the bubble. There were a few more than 150 players left in action when registration closed, but within about 90 minutes, that was down to hand-for-hand play with 49 left.
Things stalled a bit there, as they played hand-for-hand for more than a level before "alexfull13" was forced in from the big blind and found themselves dominated. No help came for the short stack, and action picked up again considerably once players were in the money. Within an hour of the bubble bursting, the final table of 9 was set.
Action resumes Monday at 7 pm GMT (2 pm ET), and PokerNews will be there with coverage along with the 888pokerTV cards-up delayed stream.
for "ingeruR014". "ingeruR014" shoved under the gun for almost 300,000, and found themselves in a good spot when the rest of the table folded, and they were up against 
for "alexfull13".
and "Billygoat9" led for 8,450. 
turn, then called again for 26,181. On the 
river, "Billygoat9" check-called for their whole stack, but busted with 
against the 
rockets for "okokok1893".
board with trips on the flop, and "silverfox985" was out.
and while "PipeDreamKim" was ahead to start and improved on the flop, "DaDumon" nailed the river jack for the best pair and the pot.
flop with "Tedson89" holding 
on the flop.