2018 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€71,042
Event Info
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€360,192
Entries
469
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Sinisa Radovanovic Eliminated in 4th Place (€25,800)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Sinisa Radovanovic
Sinisa Radovanovic

Andrei Racolta raised to 230,000 with the {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds} on the button and was called by marian Strachinescu in the small blind with {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and Sinisa Radovanovic with {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} in the big blind. On the {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop the trio checked and Strachinescu bet the {9-Spades} turn for 300,000, both opponents called.

The {7-Clubs} river saw Strachinescu check, and Radovanovic turned his pair into a bluff by moving all in, Racolta with the stone cold nuts reshoved and Strachinescu folded. Radovanovic, who had qualified for this evenmt through 888poker after starting at a $5 step satellite, earned himself a payday of €25,800.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
8,100,000 3,100,000
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
3,400,000
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,700,000 -600,000
Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
Busted

Tags: Andrei RacoltaMarian StrachinescuSinisa Radovanovic

The Run Good of Chmielowski Has Stopped

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 225,000 with the {A-Spades}{K-Spades} on the button and Marian Strachinescu defended the {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}. On the {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop, Strachinescu checked and called a bet of 255,000 before the {K-Diamonds} turn improved him to a straight. The {4-Diamonds} river brought a bet of 350,000 by Strachinescu and Chmielowski called to drop back even further.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
5,000,000 -100,000
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
3,400,000 -1,300,000
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
3,300,000 1,000,000
Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
2,600,000 1,200,000

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu

Papazian Bubbles the €2,200 High Roller

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Razvan Bordei doubled with king-jack against the ace-queen of Alexandru Papazian after spiking a jack. The next hand Papazian was forced all in from the big blind and three players headed to the flop of {J-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Sofia Lovgren bet to force out Danut Chisu on the button and Bordei in the small blind.

Alexandru Papazian: {10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}
Sofia Lovgren: {K-Spades}{J-Hearts}

The {6-Diamonds} turn and {J-Diamonds} river blanked and Papazian bubbled, while all remaining players including Ana Marquez have €5,250 locked up.

Tags: Alexandru PapazianAna MarquezDanut ChisuRazvan BordeiSofia Lovgren

A New Sheriff in Town

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 205,000 with {A-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Andrei Racolta called on the button with the {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. On the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop, Chmielowski bet 250,000 and Racolta called before the {J-Spades} fell on the turn.

Chmielowski bet 600,000 and Racolta called with his two pair. The {9-Spades} river brought a check by Chmielowski and Racolta moved all in for 2.8 million to force a fold, jumping into a narrow lead for the first time today.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
5,100,000 200,000
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
4,700,000 -1,050,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof Chmielowski

Strachinescu Calls With Ten High

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Krzysztof Chmielowski limped in for 100,000 from the button with the {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Marian Strachinescu in the big blind checked with {10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. On the {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} flop, Strachinescu checked and called a bet of 110,000. The {4-Clubs} turn was checked and Strachinescu checked the {3-Hearts} river.

Chmielowski bet 125,000 and Strachinescu gave it brief consideration before calling with ten-high and scooping the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
5,750,000 -650,000
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,300,000 900,000

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Racolta Edges Closer to Chmielowski

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Andrei Racolta raised to 190,000 with the {K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Krzysztof Chmielowski defended the big blind with {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Both players checked the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop and the {8-Hearts} fell on the turn. Chmielowski checked and called a bet of 350,000.

On the {6-Hearts} river, Racolta improved to a flush but eventually opted to check behind to rake in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
6,400,000 -700,000
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
4,900,000 600,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof Chmielowski

Racolta Jams Into Strachinescu

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Andrei Racolta raised to 240,000 out of the small blind with the {A-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Marian Strachinescu called from the big blind with {J-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. On the {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop, a continuation bet of Racolta for 220,000 was called before the {6-Clubs} fell on the turn.

Racolta moved all in and Strachinescu used one time bank to give it some more thought with his pair and a flush draw. The one minute passed and Strachinescu folded.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
7,100,000
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
4,300,000 500,000
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
1,400,000 -700,000
Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
1,400,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaMarian Strachinescu

The Two Chip Leaders Go to the River

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

In a limped pot to the {A-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop, Krzysztof Chmielowski bet 80,000 with {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Andrei Racolta called with the {9-Spades}{8-Spades}. The {K-Hearts} turn saw Chmielowski checked and call a bet of 160,000 by Racolta. Both players checked the {6-Clubs} river and Racolta could all but smile when showing his busted flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
7,100,000 400,000
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
3,800,000 -400,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof Chmielowski