Mark Hirleman, from Arizona, is the chip leader with 163,400 with Sweden's Per Linde in second with 150,900.
Notables who also had a strong start included Annette Obrestad (102,300), Johnny Lodden (62,400) and Fernando Brito (99,300).
Peter Eastgate, former WSOP champion, made his comeback to live tournament play slowly at first, but finished the day at 73,300.
Notables not so fortunate included James Akenhead, Oscar Kroon and Theo Jorgensen. Last year's EPT Copenhagen winner, Anton Wigg top pair, top kicker ran into Obrestad's set at the end of the day to be one of the last bust outs of the day.
Day 1B will play Tuesday with both day 1's combining Wednesday.
