Josef Gulas Leads Day 2 at WPT Prime Liechtenstein

Three exciting days of poker action brought us a total of five Day 1 flights in the WPT Prime Liechtenstein Championship, with the final Day 1E playing down to its final 12.5% late last night.

When all was said and done, 35 players joined the 58 survivors of Day 1D, and a grand total of 179 players made it into Day 2 out of the 1,411 initial runners.

They will all be guaranteed a payout of at least CHF 2,000 when action resumes today, with the top place prize of CHF 209,120 awaiting the champion at the end of festivities.

Czech player Josef Gulas will be leading the field when players get back to the tables today, as he enters the day as chip leader with 1,206,000 in chips ahead of the likes of Felix Schmid (1,148,000) Marcus Schilling (1,147,000), and Milad Sheva (972,000).

They will all be playing for a seat at the final table, which is scheduled to play out together, bringing an end to another thrilling WPT Prime festival in the World Poker Tour’s most successful year yet.

Players Show Up in Force for WPT Prime Liechtenstein

When it comes to WPT poker festivals, big turnout has never been in question, as the Tour has continually produced some of the largest playing fields in all of tournament poker since its inception.

It was no surprise then that well over 1,000 players in total showed up to play the WPT Prime Liechtenstein Championship over the past three days, each paying CHF 1,100 for the privilege of taking a seat at one of the many poker tables spread across the spacious poker room at Grand Casino Liechtenstein.

179 of those 1,411 players now remain in the field with the hopes of making a deep run and contending for a final table, but they had a long way to go to overcome Day 1 and qualify for further action.

Here is how the field of 1,411 was created over the five Day 1 flights that were played:

Day 1A: 212 Entries
Day 1B: 293 Entries
Day 1C: 171 Entries
Day 1D: 462 Entries
Day 1E: 273 Entries

When all was said and done, the event did not manage to break last year’s attendance record, likely thanks to the various competing poker festivals in the region, but still went significantly over the guaranteed prize pool of CHF 1,000,000.

Full House at Grand Casino Liechtenstein

Over CHF 1.4 Million to Play For

Last year’s record may not have been smashed, but the significant turnout was enough to create a CHF 1.4 million prize pool, which means everyone who makes the 9-handed final table will get paid at least CHF 25,500, a hefty return on the CHF 1,100 buyin.

With the field now down to just 179 players, everyone in the room will be hoping to build up a stack and secure one of those seats when action resumes today, but only a few will actually be able to reach the final day action.

Here is how the payouts will look for the final nine at this year’s WPT Prime Liechtenstein Championship:

1^st Place: CHF 209,120
2^nd Place: CHF 132,000
3^rd Place: CHF 98,000
4^th Place: CHF 73,000
5^th Place: CHF 55,000
6^th Place: CHF 42,500
7^th Place: CHF 32,500
8^th Place: CHF 25,500
9^th Place:

Good news for all the players coming back to play today is that they will all be guaranteed a share of the prize pool, with even the first ones to bust out taking home nearly double their buyin, as the minimum payout stands at CHF 2,000.

Prime Action Resumes at Noon

Day 2 of WPT Prime Liechtenstein Championship starts today at noon with 10:24 remaining in level 15 and blinds set at 5k/10k with a 10k big blind ante.

Once this level is completed, the clock will move to level 16, and 60-minute levels will kick in, giving players some extra time and space to maneuver their way to the final table.

The extended levels will especially favor the numerous short stacks remaining in the room, who will be looking to get a hand and look for a double up in the early levels, while the big stacks will try to take advantage of their domination on Day 1 and keep the ball rolling all the way.

WPT Prime Liechtenstein Final Table & Trophy

As action continues today, the rest of the field will be playing catch up with Josef Gulas, whose brilliant performance on Day 1 allows him to come into today with well over 100 big blinds and a stack of 1,206,000.

Yet, tournament poker can be a swingy game, and everyone left in the field with even a single big blind still has a fair chance of making the final table and writing history at this year’s edition of WPT Prime Liechtenstein.