Local man Victor Moreira leads the PokerStars Portugal Poker Series event in Espinho after Day 1. Known within the local live tourneys scene as much for his skills on the tables as for his great sense of humour, he had everyone enjoying his company although he was collecting plenty of chips. He bagged 115,800 chips on the end of the night to take an early run €26,702 first prize.

Victor Moreira

A total of 143 players entered the €700 + €70 buy-in, even, generating a prizepool worth €97,097. Fifteen players gets paid, starting at €1,699.

The three Portuguese Team PokerStars Pros also played yesterday and, in spite of everything was said and done, two of them survived and can be back for Day 2 today: Henrique Pinho (22,200 chips) and Nuno Coelho (8,100). João Nunes, who had an ideal start climbing from 15,000 starting chips to 40,000 within the first three levels, found himself at the wrong side of a cooler within the last level of play when his A♠A♦ did not improve after a Q♠Q♥6♦ flop where his rival held Q♦J♥ and all of the chips went to the middle.

Team PokerStars Pros Nuno Coelho (in) and João Nunes (out)

Play resumed this afternoon (Saturday) with 62 players who will play eight-handed throughout to the overall table If you're in an "improve your Portuguese reading skills" type of mood, you'll be able to follow the live reporting on our Portuguese PokerStars Blog.

Read More... [Source: PokerStarsBlog.com :: Portugal Poker Series]