Giuseppe Corapi Leads After Day 1A at WPT Playground Championship

The first of three starting flights sees 44 players advance, with Corapi leading the pack in Montreal.

The CAD $3,500 WPT Playground Championship began with 143 entrants, narrowing down to 44 survivors after Day 1A.
Giuseppe Corapi ended the day as the chip leader, holding 401,000 chips, followed closely by Zak Vankeuren and Tommy Nguyen.
Notable players like four-time WPT champion Darren Elias and others advanced to Day 2, which will commence on Sunday.
Defending champion David Dongwoo Ko and other prominent Canadian pros were eliminated on Day 1A but may re-enter in subsequent flights.
The tournament features a CAD $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool, with two more starting flights scheduled before combining fields for Day 2.