373 Players Return for EPT National Day 2
The 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour �1,100 National attracted a bumper field of 2,486 players, eclipsing the mark of 2,117 from the same time last year.
Heading into Day 2, that number has been whittled down to just 373, all of whom are in the money. The exact payouts are yet to be confirmed, but rest assured that PokerNews will bring them to you as soon as they are made available to us.
As is to be expected in such a big field at such a major poker festival, there are some big names in the field, including Day 1c chip leader Jasper Meijer Van Putten who starts today second in chips. Van Putten won the last EPT Main Event to be held in Prague back in 2016 for �699,300.
The overall chip leader is Harpreet Padda who topped Day 1b. Here are the top three chip counts from each flight.
| Flight | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu | Romania | 954,500 |
| Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | 745,000 | |
| Olgun Ercan | Turkey | 598,000 | |
| Day 1b | Harpreet Padda | Canada | 994,500 |
| Florian Duta | Romania | 887,000 | |
| Terje Alvseike | Norway | 775,000 | |
| Day 1c | Jasper Meijer Van Putten | Netherlands | 956,000 |
| Per Wikstrom | Sweden | 840,000 | |
| Jan-Eric Schwippert | Germany | 666,000 |
Other big names still in contention include Czech bracelet winners Martin Kabrhel (651,000) and Lukas Zaskodny (443,000), along with fellow Czech pros Vojtech Ruzicka (396,000) and Martin Staszko (139,000).
There is plenty of international interest, with Jan Schwippert (666,000), Arthur Conan (580,000), Walter Treccarichi (482,000), Jean-Noel Thorel (487,000), Alexandre Reard (450,000), Sofia Lovgren (392,000), former EPT Main Event champion Sebastian Malec (381,000), Bryan Paris (304,000), William Kassouf (272,000), Antoine Labat (271,000), Martin Finger (251,000), Charlie Carrel (235,000), Ari Engel (215,500), Giuliano Bendinelli (196,500), Harry Lodge (195,500), Parker Talbot (108,000), Ivo Donev (82,000), Dimitar Danchev (69,500) and Gaelle Baumann (20,500) all having locked up a Czech flag already and are looking for more.
The action will be fast-paced when it gets underway at midday local time, so stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action here at the Hilton Prague.