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2016 EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 1a: Alex Brand Leads 466-Strong Field

A total of 466 players all stumped up the €5,300 on Day 1a to enter the PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona Main Event, the first of Season 13. After eight levels it's Alex Brand leading with 178,800 in chips from a starting stack of 30,000.

The players trickled in at the start of the day, with former EPT Main Event champions Steve O'Dwyer and Adrian Mateos both taking their seats within the first level. They were soon joined by a whole host of other EPT regulars including Dominik Nitsche, Rainer Kempe, Charlie Carrel, Joao Vieira, Vitaly Lunkin, Andreas Hoivold and Juha Helppi.