The charismatic Phil Gross won a WSOP Circuit Ring in this very event in the summer for €55,210 and is now in position to win a trophy as well at the Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition after bagging up 260,000 in chips from his 30,000 opening stack. The formidable poker pro Tarmo Tammel was the only other player from Day 1b over 200,000 in chips as he ended the day with 229,400.
Day 1b attracted 224 more entries with 107 players finding a bag to bring the total field up to 360 entries with 162 players surviving with still one more opening flight to go.