Aces for Strachinescu
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Andrei Racolta raised to 100,000 from the cutoff with 
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
2,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
1,600,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |