Day 1b at the €770 UKIPT Galway Main Event saw exactly 400 players enter the fray, bringing the total number of runners for the tour’s first stop of the year to 698. This makes the prizepool a huge €473,945, with €114,900 awaiting the eventual winner.

In pole position heading into Day 2 will be Joris Ruijs – today’s end of day leader - with 108,100 chips, looking to consolidate his lead as the field drops from 311 towards the prize positions (starting at 81st – click here for the prizepool breakdown).

Click here for the full list of Day 2 players, with their chip counts.

Click here for a list of all 698 entrants