A total number of 143 players registered for Day 1a, with 35 re-entries, including Daniel Negreanu who re-entered during the break at the end of the late registrations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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[Removed:321] Mahmoodi opened and it folded to Marc Schneider who sent his last 16,000 in the middle in the small blind. Mahmoodi eventually called.
Schneider held 
and was against 
for Mahmoodi for a flip. The board brought 
, improving Mahmoodi 's hand into to pair to eliminate Schneider.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
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Busted |
Tournament officials have announced an update on the day's schedule. The plan is to play either 18 30-minute levels or until we reach 12 players.
Currently there are 45 players remaining as Level 13 comes to an end.
Diana Volcovschi opened to 4,500 and it was called by Thomas Schulze on the button and Chris Ferguson in the big blind.
The flop came 
and it checked to Schulze who bet 11,000. Ferguson folded but Volcovschi made the call after some thinking.
The rest of the board was checked throughout the 
turn and 
river and Volcovschi tabled 
for ace-high, which was good enough to make Schulze muck his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
30,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
23,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
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Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
[Removed:321] Mahmoodi opened and Eyal Bensimhon, as well as Daniel Negreanu, called in the blinds.
Things heated on the flop 
. It checked to Mahmoodi who bet 5,500 and Bensimhon called before Negreanu pushed all-in for 35,000. Mahmoodi tanked before calling and Bensimhon tossed a pile of 5,000 chips in front of him, signifying a raise tà 106,500. Mahmoodi ended up folding, showing 
.
Daniel Negreanu: 
Eyal Bensimhon: 
Negreanu held two pair while Bensimhon had the straight draw. "Jack on the turn, I'm very lucky!" warned Bensimhon, right before the 
hit the turn. "You really are very lucky!" replied Negreanu laughing.
The 
completed the board and the players shook their hands before Negreanu left the tournament area, busted one more time by Bensimhon after his elimination from the main event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
35,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Armando Gentile raised to 6,000 and Alexandre Viard made the call, followed by Viktor Blom in the blinds.
The flop appeared 
and the three players checked.
A came on the turn and Blom led out for 12,500, called by Gentile. Viard thought about his move for a minute and raised it to 41,000. Blom quickly folded and Gentile tanked for some time before folding as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
37,500
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Thomas Theurer open-shoved all in for 36,500 in the hijack and Mark Theurer called on the button for the following showdown:
Thomas Theurer: 
Mark Ioli: 
Theurer didn't find any help throughout the board 
and made his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
