2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

€888 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
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Prize
€62,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€387,638
Total Entries
505
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left 1 / 505
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Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

888poker ambassador Ana Marquez has taken a seat in the second level of the day and shares a table with Aldo Monteleone.

Tags: 888pokerAldo MonteleoneAna Marquez

Farcasanu Back in Action

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Alexandru Farcasanu was the first to bust on Day 1b and has opted to re-enter, now sharing a table with Manfred Sierke, Andrei Nodea and Stefan Drusca. It was the latter that check-called a bet of 700 by Farcasanu on the {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts} turn and the {10-Hearts} river was checked. Drusca showed {j-Hearts}{10-Spades} for the jack-high flush and Farcasanu had that beat with {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

Tags: Alexandru FarcasanuAndrei NodeaManfred SierkeStefan Drusca

Pennannen Chops; Chips Up

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Three players invested 600 chips each on the {9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Marius Givovanu check-raised the {7-Clubs} turn from 1,500 to 5,300, which only Mikko Pennanen called. The {8-Diamonds} on the river brought a bet of 5,500 by Gicovanu and Pennanen quickly called, they chopped it up as Gicovanu had {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Pennanen the {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}.

After that split pot, Pennanen went on to boost his stack significantly and is among the early chip leaders.

Tags: Marius GicovanuMikko Pennanen

Farcasanu First to Bust

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Alexandru Farcasanu was eliminated towards the end of the first level and quickly left the tournament area. Word on the street is a runner-runner beat and the chips of Farcasanu were sent over to Mykola Yarynych.

Further notables that joined the Day 1b field can be found below, as the first flight has already been surpassed with 69 entries.

Tags: Alexandru FarcasanuMykola Yarynych

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

Radulescu Caught Bluffing

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Radulescu Loses Some Early On
Radulescu Loses Some Early On

The €230 Opening Event champion Sorin Radulescu has taken an early hit to his stack after a failed bluff attempt was snap-called by Michalis Konstantinou. On the {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs} turn, Konstantinou checked and called a bet of 4,000 by Radulescu before doing so again for 8,300 on the {5-Clubs} river.

Radulescu tabled {a-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Konstantinou had the {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for the rivered nut flush.

Tags: Michalis KonstantinouSorin Radulescu

Kudrinsky Under Pressure

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

In a battle of the blinds on a table that started short-handed, Yuri Kudrinsky checked the small blind and called a bet of 3,500 into a pot of 4,000 by Daniel Ionescu with the turn showing {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Kudrinsky also checked the {3-Hearts} river and Ionescu quickly bet 8,000.

What followed was a shaking head by Kudrinsky and Ionescu claimed the pot without showdown.

Tags: Daniel IonescuYuri Kudrinsky

Guilbert Joins the Mix

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

More Notables are joining the action and among them are also Johan "YoH Viral" Guilbert, €230 Opening Event champion Sorin Radulescu, Nandor Solyom and Alexandru Farcasanu. Hans Fest qualified for this very event on 888poker one year and did so again for another trip to Romania.

Tags: 888pokerAlexandru FarcasanuHans FestJohan GuilbertNandor SolyomSorin Radulescu

Early Pot for Bleau

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Juan Manuel Manzaneda Lozano defended his big blind against a raise by Iulian Bleau and check-raised the {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop from 400 to0 2,000, which Bleau called. The Spaniard bet the {7-Diamonds} turn for 2,500 and Bleau came along before Manzaneda Lozano checked the {5-Clubs} on the river. Bleau made it 12,000 to go and won the pot uncontested.

Tags: Iulian BleauJuan Manuel Manzaneda Lozano

Qualifiers in Action

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

More than 40 players qualified for the event on 888poker and some of them are already in action today such as Derek Reid, Matthew Gearey, Angelos Valilis, Konstantinos Sideris and David Hughes.

Reid claimed an early pot when he bet the {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} turn for 1,200 and forced a fold from his sole opponent.

Tags: Angelos ValilisDavid HughesDerek ReidKonstantinos SiderisMatthew Gearey