Day 1B of the Playground 200 attracted a total of 112 entries (including 20 re-entries) who played through 14 30-minute levels. The day started off slow and steady and by the time the first break came around, it was Benoit Martineau who had taken the early lead. Throughout the day the lead changed hands many times as players were doing their best to build their stacks. Martineau lost some steam along the way but was still able to bag 101,500 chips.

At the end of level 14 when it was all said and done, with the 2,800,000 chips that were put into play, it was local Karim-Olivier Kamal who bagged the lead with 314,500 chips. Here the top four stacks from Day 1B that will be returning with the other Day 2 qualifiers on Sunday at 1:00pm:

Day 1C has just started and late registration will remain open until 10:15pm.

Day 1D plays out tomorrow, Saturday at 11:00am, and the final starting flight, Day 1E plays at 7:00pm.

Day 2 is on Sunday at 1:00pm, and Day 3 will play down to a winner on Monday evening at 7:00pm.