Farid Taazist & Matze P Bag More Than 2 Million in the PPC Czech Main Event

Friday was a huge day at King’s Resort with the two opening flights of the partypoker Championship (PPC) Czech €330 Main Event drawing huge numbers.

Day 1d kicked off bright and early (at least for poker players) at 11 a.m. and attracted 216 entrants. Farid Taazist, who already won one event this festival in the PPC Czech €150 Opener, is in a prime spot after not only bagging the Day 1d chip lead with 2,290,000 in chips but also the overall chip lead with three more opening flights remaining.

Just behind Taazist was a player using the nickname “Matze P” after he managed to become the Day 1e chip leader with a huge stack of 2,080,000. These were the only two players to bag more than 2 million in chips during the eight opening flights (three online at partypoker, and five more thus far at King’s Resort.

Day 1d was the biggest flight with 216 entrants and 33 players finding a bag until Day 1e, which began at 6 p.m., attracted a banner field of 293 entrants with 44 players surviving.

PPC Czech Main Event by the Numbers Thus Far

Thus far, the PPC Czech Main Event attracted 1,063 entries with 161 players surviving. All surviving players have already secured at least a €600 min-cash even before cards will be in the air on Day 2 on Sunday.

Tomorrow features two more Main Event opening flights with Day 1f at 11 a.m. and Day 1g at 6 p.m. There will be one final turbo flight on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. before Day 2 begins at 4:30 p.m.

Stay tuned at PokerListings to follow along with the PPC Czech Main Event at King’s Resort.