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

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.

Player Chips Progress
Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
1,400,000
200,000
200,000
Catalin Pop ro
Catalin Pop
1,200,000
215,000
215,000
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
1,100,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Catalin PopMarian StrachinescuSinisa Radovanovic

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.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
7,500,000
300,000
300,000
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
2,800,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof Chmielowski

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.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
6,700,000
-800,000
-800,000
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,100,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu

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.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
4,200,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Catalin Pop ro
Catalin Pop
Busted

Tags: Andrei RacoltaCatalin Pop

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
400,000
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
3,800,000
-400,000
-400,000

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
500,000
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
1,400,000
-700,000
-700,000
Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
1,400,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaMarian Strachinescu

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
-700,000
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
4,900,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof Chmielowski

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

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
-650,000
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,300,000
900,000
900,000

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu