Day 1A of the $200 + $20 Playground 200 has come to a close. The first of five starting flights attracted a total of 74 entries, including 15 re-entries, hoping to qualify for Day 2 to continue competing for a piece of the $100,000 prize pool guarantee.

Eric Ranger was the early chip lead but was surprisingly eliminated before the third break. Sebastien Drolet-Poitras played tonight’s flight relatively unnoticed but was able to finish big and end the night in first place with an impressive 277,000 in chips. Saman Saryazdi finished second with 243,500 and Dominic Tossings is third with 206,000. 13 players were able to survive 14 levels to qualify for Day 2.

There are four more starting flights for the Playground 200 before Day 2 takes place on Sunday, March 1 at 1:00pm. Day 1B will begin tomorrow at 11:00am To see the full schedule, click here. Players may enter additional Day 1 flights even if they have qualified. Those who qualify for Day 2 more than once will resume play with their largest qualifying stack; all other qualifying stacks will be forfeited.