Play has just ended on the first live starting flight of the Grand Prix Canada, Day 1A. This flight proved to be tremendously popular, taking in a total of 196 entries, which put over 19 million in chips in play.

The early levels were full of wild, loose action, as everyone in the field was looking to run up their stacks as quickly as possible. Thanks to the extended late registration and re-entry period, this dynamic kept up all the way until the late stages of play when the end of the flight came into sight.

Shortly after level 18 began, this flight was brought to an end without a delay thanks to back-to-back eliminations just before hand-for-hand play was set to begin. When the chips went in the bag, Michel St-Francois emerged as the chip leader with nearly 1.7 million in chips ready to go to Day 2. To see the combined Day 1 results, click here.