Alexandru Papazian has slowly but surely grinded up a decent stack and is among the biggest stacks in the last level of the night. The first ever Romanian to win a WSOP bracelet, and online wizard, has more than six times the starting stack as the clock is ticking down for the remaining 29 players.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
There were a few heated arguments over on table three and the floor was called, but ultimately there was much drama about nothing as Nicolae Sorin Son and Florin Tatu chopped it up with 
versus 
on a board of 
. Apparently, Tatu's cards were mucked by mistake but that was soon verified.
Only a few minutes later, Ran Azor was spotted when leaving the very same table and it was Tatu that raked in the pot. "If this was a bounty tournament you would be rich," Luca Moschitta joked before adding "this guy is running insanely hot."
Apparently Tatu had Azor at risk for 35,000 with 
versus 
and the better hand preflop was also the best hand on the river of an ace-high board.
On the turn of a board 
, Ion Silviu Scobai checked in the big blind and subsequently check-raised to 15,000 after a bet of 5,500 by Andrei Nodea on the button. Nodea called and the 
river was checked by both players.
Scobai turned over 
for a busted gutshot and flush draw that rivered second pair, and Nodea had that beat with 
.
Federico Petruzzelli sent his stack over to Ion Silviu Scobai and Andrei Racolta departed from the very same table shortly after.
Racolta moved all in first to act for his last 23,000 and Andrei Racolta min-raised from one seat over to force out everyone else.
Andrei Racolta: 
Andrei Nodea: 
The 
flop left Racolta with running cards as only hope and he was drawing dead as soon as the 
fell on the turn, making the river a formality.
Due to the alarming speed of eliminations, tournament staff has decided to cut down the number of levels on each Day 1 to 11 levels in total, thus players will be bagging and tagging after the end of the next level.
Costinel Pascu was all in for 19,800 and Andrei Gabriel Roscan had that covered by some big blinds, only for Hristo Panteleev to look up both shorter stacks in a three-way all in.
Costinel Pascu: 
Andrei Gabriel Roscan: 
Hristo Panteleev:
The board came 
and Panteleev rivered an ace to send two opponents to the rail at the same time.
The cards of Alin Petrisor Pandilica were all but rushed away while he headed to the rail and Vivian Saliba dragged in a big pot to boost her stack significantly with 
. Saliba had defended her big blind against Pandilica's button raise and turned the nut flush oin the board of 
.
Pandilica had been unfortunate enough to improve to a king-high flush on the turn with 
and the hand played itself until that point. Marius Ene was also eliminated just prior to that.
Luca Moschitta was all in and at risk for some 45,000 with the and Catalin Pop had the dominating stack but inferior hand in . The board came 
, and despite some chop outs, Pop had to forfeit one fourth of his stack.
Carmen Zainescu raised to 5,500 from early position and Alin Petrisor Pandilica moved all in from the big blind, Zainescu quickly called for 20 big blinds.
Carmen Zainescu:
Alin Petrisor Pandilica:
The board of 
provided no suckout and Zainescu doubled.
button in Safari
