Two in a Row for Racolta
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Radu Pitic made it 80,000 first to act with the 
with another 460,000 behind and Sinmisa Radovanovic folded 
on the button, Pitic claimed the blinds and antes.
Andrei Racolta raised it up with the 
and scooped the blinds and antes, then did so again the next hand when picking up 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
560,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
and Marian Strachinescu on the button three-bet to 260,000 with the 
. Racolta was having none of it and Strachinescu manifested his second place behind the dominating chip leader Krzysztof Chmielowski.
in the cutoff and Catalin Pop defended the 
in the big blind. On the 
flop, Pop checked and called a bet of 95,000 before the 
turn and 
river brought no betting action. Strachinescu won the pot with his minor kicker advantage.
and Krzysztof Chmielowski checked the 
flop saw a bet by Pop and Chmielowski folded.
flop, and while the 
turn gave further counterfit outs, the 
shut down the action right there.
. Pop bet 45,000 on the 
flop and Chmielowski called before doing so again on the 
in the cutoff. Pop elected to fold and dropped to under one million in chips.
flop and the 
river brought no action and Chmielowski dragged in the pot.