After eight levels of play, Day 1a ended at 2:00 AM at Casino Hohensyburg in Dortmund. 74 players survived the day and they will all be back on Thursday for Day 2. Cyrille Chabot from France is the chip leader with 101,000. All the updates and chip counts will be posted on Wednesday around lunch. Good night from Dortmund. We will be back tomorrow with Day 1b, starting at 3:00 PM, local time.