Day One of EPT in Budapest

Day 1a of the EPT in Budapest has been completed. The organizers of the event attempted to cap the registration at 500 players but the interest and traffic heading into this first time venue was overwhelming. They agree to expand it to 540.

After the first day the field has been narrowed down to 90. Included in the group of superstars felted and out are Marcel Luske and Barry Boatman. It is unfortunate because Luske always brings so much personality to every event he participates in. We'll have to keep an eye on his protege the young Mr. B. Not even sure if he is still in as we are writing this but we'll know soon enough.

It is definitely one for the women as the first day wrapped up. Annette Obrestad stands above the pack with the lead and is the only player currently with more than 100K in chips. She is followed by Arnaud Mattern and Sorrel Mizi.

I'm not going into too much detail as far as exact chip totals and what happened with what hand and who got popped at the bubble. This is poker. It is the EPT in Budapest and everything can change on a dime. The London leg of this tour saw daily leaders eliminated on following days so there's no parade yet.

Stay tuned, it promises to be a pretty good tournament. Then again, we're not there so how good can it really be?