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

Pal Cut Back Down Again

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Madalin Cornel Petraru three-bet an open raise by Bogdan Diaconu to 185,000 out of the small blind and Diaconu called. On the {J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop, Petraru continued for 175,000 and folded to the shove of Diaconu.

Petraru then raised to 65,000 from the hijack and Radu Pitic shoved for more than 550,000 in the cutoff to force a fold.

Over on the other table, Ferenc Csaba Pal defended his big blind against a button raise by Krzysztof Chmielowski and check-called two bets on the {A-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop, and for 200,000 on the {10-Spades} turn. Pal then bet the {4-Clubs} river for 100,000 and Chmielowski called to get shown {A-Hearts}{4-Spades} by Pal. Chmielowski had that beat with {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and took over the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
2,630,000
740,000
740,000
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Bogdan Diaconu ro
Bogdan Diaconu
1,500,000
85,000
85,000
Madalin Cornel Petraru ro
Madalin Cornel Petraru
1,100,000
-300,000
-300,000
Radu Pitic ro
Radu Pitic
675,000
200,000
200,000
Ferenc Csaba Pal ro
Ferenc Csaba Pal
550,000
-750,000
-750,000

Tags: Bogdan DiaconuFerenc Csaba PalKrzysztof ChmielowskiMadalin Cornel PetraruRadu Pitic

Strachinescu Takes from Radovanovic

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

On a flop of {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, Marian Strachinescu bet 100,000 and was called by Sinisa Radovanovic from one seat over. The {10-Spades} fell on the turn and Strachinescu bet 175,000, Radovanovic folded. "This time I have a good hand," Strachinescu grinned and flashed ace-king.

Player Chips Progress
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
1,500,000
150,000
150,000
Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
600,000
-360,000
-360,000
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Tags: Marian StrachinescuSinisa Radovanovic

Ferenc Csaba Pal Eliminated in 10th Place (€5,700)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Ferenc Csaba Pal
Ferenc Csaba Pal

Ferenc Csaba Pal raised to 60,000 on the button and Marian Strachinescu three-bet to 180,000 in the small blind, Pal called and announced all in in the dark for his remaining six big blinds. Strachinescu glanced at him while the flop fell {10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and asked if he had indeed declared that.

Pal replied not with words, but turning over his cards while Strachinescu had not called yet, it was the {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. Strachinescu called with {A-Spades}{K-Hearts} and Catalin Pop could not resist the urge but say "but this time your king is not good on the river," referring to two big all in showdowns of the previous day in which Pal spiked a river to eliminate two and one opponent respectively.

The {8-Diamonds} turn and {A-Clubs} river were both blanks and Pal was eliminated in 10th place for €5,700. All remaining nine players will now redraw to the final table and take a short break before playing down to a winner on the live stream table. The PokerNews updates going forward will be according to the 30 minute delay of the stream.

Player Chips Progress
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,050,000
550,000
550,000
Ferenc Csaba Pal ro
Ferenc Csaba Pal
Busted

Tags: Catalin PopFerenc Csaba PalMarian Strachinescu

Redraw of the Official Final Table (full)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

There are two minutes left in the level and the seat draw of the last nine hopefuls is as follows. The group picture is about to be taken and action is expected to recommence in a few minutes, the live stream will run on a security delay of 30 minutes. All players will receive another two time bank extensions of one minute each, and a maximum of two time banks can be used during a single hand.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Krzysztof ChmielowskiPoland2,580,00086
2Radu PiticRomania630,00021
3Stefan FabianRomania1,500,00050
4Bogdan DiaconuRomania1,895,00063
5Andrei RacoltaRomania1,860,00062
6Marian StrachinescuRomania2,150,00072
7Madalin Cornel PetraruRomania1,095,00037
8Sinisa RadovanovicSerbia560,00019
9Catalin PopRomania1,770,00059
Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
2,580,000
-50,000
-50,000
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Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,150,000
100,000
100,000
Bogdan Diaconu ro
Bogdan Diaconu
1,895,000
395,000
395,000
Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
1,860,000
-290,000
-290,000
Catalin Pop ro
Catalin Pop
1,770,000
170,000
170,000
Stefan Fabian ro
Stefan Fabian
1,500,000
-300,000
-300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Madalin Cornel Petraru ro
Madalin Cornel Petraru
1,095,000
-5,000
-5,000
Radu Pitic ro
Radu Pitic
630,000
-45,000
-45,000
Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
560,000
-40,000
-40,000
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Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Two in a Row for Pop; Radovanovic Jams

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Catalin Pop raised to 85,000 with the {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} in the cutoff and Bogdan Diaconu called in the big blind with {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. On the {Q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop, Diaconu checked and a bet of Pop did the trick.

It was the second hand in a row that Pop claimed by c-betting the flop.

Marian Strachinescu raised to 90,000 first to act with the {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Sinisa Radovanovic shoved from two seats over for 830,000 with the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Strachinescu asked for a count and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
2,000,000
-150,000
-150,000
Bogdan Diaconu ro
Bogdan Diaconu
1,800,000
Catalin Pop ro
Catalin Pop
1,800,000
Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
1,000,000
155,000
155,000
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Tags: Bogdan DiaconuCatalin Pop

Stefan Fabian Eliminated in 9th Place (€6,900)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Krzysztof Chmielowski and Stefan Fabian
Krzysztof Chmielowski and Stefan Fabian

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 85,000 with the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and Stefan Fabian three-bet to 240,000 from the cutoff with the {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. Andrei Diaconu on the button let go of {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} and Chmielowski asked for the stack size of Fabian before letting his shot clock run down to five seconds and then move all in.

Fabian used one time bank extension, used some table chat to get additional information and called it off.

The {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop improved Chmielowski to top pair. The {2-Spades} turn and {4-Hearts} river gave the 888poker online qualifier from Poland a straight and Fabian was eliminated in 9th place for €6,900.

Stefan Fabian Eliminated in 9th Place
Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
4,000,000
1,420,000
1,420,000
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Stefan Fabian ro
Stefan Fabian
Busted
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiStefan Fabian

More for Chmielowski

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Catalin Pop raised to 85,000 with the {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Marian Strachinescu three-bet to 260,000 with the {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}. "I believe you," Pop said and folded his pocket pair.

Pop then raised to 85,000 with the {4-Spades}{3-Spades} from under the gun and Krzysztof Chmielowski called from one seat over with {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}. The {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop was checked by both players and he Pop picked up a flush draw on the {7-Spades} turn. Pop bet 240,000 into 270,000 and Chmielowski called.

The {2-Hearts} river paired the board for the second time and Pop this time only bet 100,000. After letting the time bank run down to five seconds, Chmielowski called and raked in another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
4,550,000
550,000
550,000
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Catalin Pop ro
Catalin Pop
1,300,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Catalin PopKrzysztof ChmielowskiMarian Strachinescu