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

Radovanovic Doubles Through Strachinescu

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Marian Strachinescu opened to 125,000 with the {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Krzysztof Chmielowski three-bet to 375,000 with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} in the small blind. Bogdan Diaconu had {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades} in the big blind and folded.

Strachinescu then raised to 125,000 first to at with the {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and Sinisa Radovanovic three-bet all in from the hijack for 840,000 with the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}. After having taken a few hits to his stack recently, Strachinescu used one time bank extension before calling it off.

The board came {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{8-Clubs} and the 888poker online qualifier Radovanovic doubled up and into second place, while Chmielowski has more than three times as many chips at the top of the leader board.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
6,500,000
300,000
300,000
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Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
1,800,000
1,065,000
1,065,000
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Marian Strachinescu ro
Marian Strachinescu
1,100,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Bogdan DiaconuKrzysztof ChmielowskiMarian StrachinescuSinisa Radovanovic

Chop It Up

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Andrei Racolta raised to 120,000 with {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} and Marian Strachinescu shoved for 1.1 million with the {A-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, racolta called. The {J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} board brought no surprise and they chopped it up.

One for Racolta

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 105,000 with the {J-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Andrei Racolta in the big blind defended the {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}. On the {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop, Racolta checked and called a bet of 110,000 before the {7-Diamonds} turn then saw Racolta bet and Chmielowski quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
6,700,000
200,000
200,000
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Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
1,600,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof Chmielowski

Radovanovic and Petraru Meet Twice

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Madalin Cornel Petraru raised to 110,000 with the {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} first to act and Sinisa Radovanovic called with {k-Clubs}{Q-Spades} from one seat over. The flop fell {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Petraru bet 115,000, Radovanovic folded.

In the next hand radovanovic raised to 110,000 with {A-Clubs}{10-Spades} from under the gun and Petraru in the big blind defended the {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. On the {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} flop, both players checked and the {A-Spades} fell on the turn. Petraru checked and

Player Chips Progress
Sinisa Radovanovic rs
Sinisa Radovanovic
1,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
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Madalin Cornel Petraru ro
Madalin Cornel Petraru
990,000
-110,000
-110,000

Tags: Madalin Cornel PetraruSinisa Radovanovic

Chmielowski Steady at the Top

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Madalin Cornel Petraru raised to 125,000 with the {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and Krzysztof Chmielowski three-bet to 350,000 out of the big blind with {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} to force a fold. After losing just very few hands, the online qualifier from Poland moved back up to seven million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
7,000,000
300,000
300,000
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Madalin Cornel Petraru ro
Madalin Cornel Petraru
935,000
-55,000
-55,000

Tags: Krzysztof ChmielowskiMadalin Cornel Petraru

Racolta Builds Stack

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Krzysztof Chmielowski raised to 125,000 with the {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs} in the hijack and Andrei racolta on the button three-bet to 350,000 with {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}. The flop fell {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Chmielowski checked, Racolta bet 250,000 and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Krzysztof Chmielowski pl
Krzysztof Chmielowski
6,900,000
-100,000
-100,000
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Andrei Racolta ro
Andrei Racolta
2,200,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Andrei RacoltaKrzysztof Chmielowski

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

High Roller Update

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

The €2,200 High Roller single-entry is down to the last nine players and 888poker ambassador Sofia Lovgren turned into "The Terminator." After turning a set with pocket nines to crack the pocket aces of Adrian Sorel State, she busted State with {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} versus {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu fell to her when his {A-Hearts}{2-Clubs} was no match against Lovgren's {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} had the far superior kicker, and Alexandru Waleed Gavrilut's {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} ended up second best to the {J-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} of Lovgren.

The birthday girl from yesterday enters the final table with 200,000, followed by Alexandru Papazian with 166,400. Narcis Gabriel Nedelcu (135,000) and Ana Marquez (115,000) follow next and other notables still in are Eduard Norel (90,000) and Danut Chisu (90,000). The top five spots get paid at least €5,250 while the winner takes home €26,080.

Tags: Alexandru PapazianAlexandru Waleed GavrilutAna MarquezDanut ChisuEduard NorelMarius-Alexandru GicovanuNarcis Gabriel NedelcuRadu DanutSofia Lovgren

Petraru Doubles Through Diaconu

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Madalin Cornel Petraru
Madalin Cornel Petraru

Bogdan Diaconu shoved for 1.3 million from the hijack and Madalin Cornel Petraru called out of the small blind for 705,000.

Madalin Cornel Petraru: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Bogdan Diaconu: {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

The board came {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{A-Clubs} and Petraru doubled…

Player Chips Progress
Madalin Cornel Petraru ro
Madalin Cornel Petraru
1,500,000
565,000
565,000
Bogdan Diaconu ro
Bogdan Diaconu
590,000
-810,000
-810,000

Tags: Bogdan DiaconuMadalin Cornel Petraru