The hero in a hand just a few minutes ago, Jon Gurrutxaga has been eliminated and several other notables made their way out of the tournament area as of recently as the end of Day 1a is fewer than 20 eliminations away.
After being as low as 3,000 in chips, Mohamed Barre Mohamud found action upon him in the big blind facing a middle-position open to 8,500. He three-bet all in and the opener asked for a count, which was totaled to 45,000. A call was then made and hands were tabled.
Mohamed Barre Mohamud: 
Opponent: 
Mohamud had his opponent dominated and was primed for a double, which he was able to do as the runout came 
, leaving him with a wheel and the best hand to bring him just shy of 100,000 in chips nearing what should be the final break of the night.
Robert Lim was all in for a mere 9,500 and Jon Gurrutxaga in the small blind three-bet to 20,000, which forced a fold from Davidi Kitai in the big blind.
Lim tabled the 
and Gurrutxaga was well ahead with the 
. The board came 
and that spelled the end for Lim.
Action folded around to the player on the button and he opened to 10,500. Adam Hari defended his big blind and then went all in for 21,500 upon the dealer fanning a flop of 
. His opponent thought for a couple of seconds and then dropped in chips to call.
Adam Hari: 
Opponent: 
Hari had hit a piece of the board before shoving, flopping middle pair and getting called by what amounted to be two live cards and a gutshot straight draw. In total, he had 10 outs to fade to stay alive and was able to fade them on both the turn 
and river 
to score the double.
Michal Klepczarek opened to 9,000 and Josef Snejberg three-bet to 27,000, which prompted a jam by Jan Bednar for 146,000. Klepczarek asked for a count on the shove and the rough stack size of Snejberg before folding, Snejberg instantly called.
Jan Bednar:
Josef Snejberg: 
Snejberg had the best of it on the 
flop but the 
turn and 
river run out gave Bednar a full house.
The cards of Catalin Rusu were already in the muck and he paid off the 80,000 of Sergey Perelygin who had flopped an open-ender and rivered a pair with 
on a board of 
.
Despite losing this pot, Rusu remains on well above the average as the Day 1a bubble is slowly but surely looming with fewer than 130 players remaining.
Gergo Pinter got all in for his last 56,000 from the big blind preflop with action from the player on the button.
Gergo Pinter: 
Opponent: 
Pinter found himself with three live outs going to the flop , which left him with two chances to stay alive. The turn came , giving him two more outs at running nines to give him trips. The river gave him just that, putting his three nines above his opponent's two pair upon the completion of the runout to earn him a double and give him some life.
Chris Cancelliere was in the hijack and opened to 8,000 upon action folding to him. The next three players folded to put action onto Roman Gadzhiev, who was in the big blind and three-bet all in. Cancelliere asked for a count, which was totaled to be 28,500, and quickly made the call.
Roman Gadzhiev:
Chris Cancelliere:
The board ran out 
, leaving Gadzhiev drawing dead by the turn to result in his elimination at the expense of Cancelliere.
The field has been cut down to 133 players and the latest hopeful to fall was Jyrki Lampinen. He got it in with against the of Vladas Burneikis and spiked the on the flop, yet a fourth spade on the turn spelled the end for the Finn.
Further assorted notables and big stacks from nearby tables can be found below,
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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