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Luiz Orrico had the best day among the 61 survivors after he virtually bagged the Day 1b chip lead with a stack of 4,066,132.
The flight attracted 406 entrants to add another $1,218,000 to the prize pool. This brought the total prize pool up to $2,664,000 after taking into account the 482 entrants battling it out last Sunday, Jan. 17 to obliterate the $2 million guarantee.
Jan-Eric Schwippert bags a big stack on Day 1b of the WPT Montreal Main Event
While Orrico is a relatively unknown player, he did have many big names close on his tail to end Day 1b including online poker superstar
Niklas Astedt (4,011,326),
partypoker with Day 1a of the $2,000,000 GTD Main Event.
Poker players have been eagerly awaiting the festival since it was announced back in November.
The schedule features eight High Roller events, a $1m GTD Super High Roller and culminates in the WPT Montreal champion being crowned on January 27th in a livestreamed final table.
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Kriazhev Leads WPT Montreal Online Day 1a
The $3,200 WPT Montreal Online Day 1a attracted a field of 482 players, with 72 making it through to Day 2. Germany s