There were 305 poker players who came out to play Day 1B, bringing a total of 523 in total for the inaugural WPT Venice €3,000 main event at the luxurious Casino Municipale di Venezia. The prize pool is €1,521,930

Only 118 players made it through Day 1B and they will join the 101 players from Day 1A for a combined Day 2 on Saturday.

Poker pros and celebrities who played Day 1B included Dario Minieri, Dragan Galic, Giovanni Rizzo, Padraig Parkinson, Xuan Liu, Joe Ebanks, MichaelKeiner, Arnaud Mattern, Nicolo Calia, Max Lykov, Scott Shelley, John Eames and some guy dress full on as a ninja.

Ten 60 minute levels were played.

Blinds at 600/1200 Ante 100.

Day 1B Top 10 Chip Counts

1. JAGERVING JOAKIM MICHEL207.000

2. STENBERG MAX PHILIP199.900

3. LYKOV MAXIM185.800

4. MAYER SZABOLCS SANDOR179.200

5. DI CASTRO ARIEL175.500

6. MARCUCCI GIANLUCA170.000

7. SERENELLI MARINO164.000

8. LA GUARDIA GIUSEPPE161.800

9. SHELLEY SCOTT MARTIN158.000

10. FRANCHINI FRANCESCO141.600