Here's a recap of all the action from the European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 1A.

EPT Monte Carlo: Pre-game coverage

EPT Monte Carlo Day 1 begins--A photo gallery of poker faces from Day 1 and the story of FPP qualifer Kevin Tennant

Cruel for Bruel--How Patrick Bruel found the rail

Enough for de Knijff--The man who knocked out Martin de Knijff

Dinner Break Rumblings--How things stood at the dinner break

Monte Carlo by Night--A few non-poker pictures from around the Monte Carlo Bay Resort

The Mystery of Lee Briscoe

Georgia on Everybody's Mind--An introduction to University of Georgia student Jeff Williams and poker player Matthew Davey

Chipleading with the short stack--Isabelle Mercier's mission to rise from 1500 chips to the title

Day 1A ends and chip counts