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
Total Entries
469
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 469
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Catalin Pop Eliminated in 5th Place (€20,500)

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

Catalin Pop shoved for 795,000 from the cutoff and Andrei Racolta reshoved in the small blind to isolate successfully.

Catalin Pop: {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Andrei Racolta: {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The board came {Q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{K-Spades}{J-Clubs} and Pop's bid to win a second 888pokerLIVE Main Event came to an end in 5th place for €20,500.

Tags: Andrei RacoltaCatalin Pop

Strachinescu Takes from Chmielowski

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

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 175,000 with the {K-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} on the button and Marian Strachinescu called in the big blind with {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. The {10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} flop was checked and the {A-Clubs} turn brought a bet of 225,000 by Strachinescu, Chmielowski called. The {A-Spades} river was checked again and the fours were good enough to win the pot.

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu

Chmielowski Takes it on the Turn

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

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 225,000 with the {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} in the small blind and Andrei Racolta called with {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} in the big blind. Both players checked the {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Spades} flop and the {Q-Diamonds} turn paired up Chmielowski, who bet 350,000. Racolta gave it some thought but elected to fold.

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof Chmielowski

Tight Stack Sizes at the Bottom

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

Marian Strachinescu raised on the button to 180,000 with the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and Sinisa Radovanovic in the small blind shoved for 1.1 million in with the {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Strachinescu folded and Strachinescu dropped to the bottom spot of the three short stacks, as Catalin Pop had previously jammed up his stack.

Tags: Catalin PopMarian StrachinescuSinisa Radovanovic

Racolta Folds to Jam

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

Andrei Racolta raised to 180,000 with the {A-Spades}{5-Spades} and Catalin Pop shoved out of the small blind with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} for 675,000. Racolta gave it some thought and folded.

Tags: Andrei RacoltaCatalin Pop

Updated Counts for Level 26

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

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Good Flop for Strachinescu

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 125,000 with the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and Marian Strachinescu called with the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} on the button. The flop fell {K-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Chmielowski continued for 130,000, and Strachinescu called.

On the {9-Hearts} turn, Chmielowski checked and folded to a bet of 250,000.

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu