2018 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Pop Joins the Field; Saliba Builds Without Showdown

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Catalin Pop entered the field towards the end of level one and sat down right next to Ozgur Arda. One table over, Vivian Saliba was in action and a big pot had built to the river of a board {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. There were some 11,000 in the middle and Saliba bet 10,000 out of the small blind. Her sole remaining opponent, Cosmin Cimpeanu in the cutoff, gave it some thought and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
37,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Catalin Pop ro
Catalin Pop
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Cosmin Cimpeanu ro
Cosmin Cimpeanu
20,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Catalin PopOzgur ArdaVivian SalibaCosmin Cimpeanu

The First Three Casualties of Day 1a

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Among the first three players to bust Day 1a was also Ivaylo Damyanov Peevski and he was soon joined on the rail by George Damian and Adrian Corneliu Lazar. With re-entries allowed during the first seven levels of the day, all three of them may decide to take another shot today or on any of the other two remaining starting days, though.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ivaylo Damyanov Peevski bg
Ivaylo Damyanov Peevski
Busted
Profile photo of George Damian ro
George Damian
Busted
Profile photo of Adrian Corneliu Lazar ro
Adrian Corneliu Lazar
Busted

Tags: Adrian Corneliu LazarGeorge DamianIvaylo Damyanov Peevski

Early Set-Over-Set Drama for Petleshkov

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Florian Costache
Florian Costache

Ion Alin Stanica limped from the cutoff and Viliyan Petleshkov, who had just taken a seat a few minutes ago, raised to 1,000 in the small blind. Florian Costache in the big blind three-bet to 3,200 and both opponents called. On the {J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop, Petleshkov checked and Costache bet 3,000. Stanica called that and then Petleshkov check-raised to 8,000. Costache squeezed to 20,000 and that forced out Stanica, while Petleshkov's all in for 24,000 was snap-called.

Viliyan Petleshkov: {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Florian Costache: {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}

The miracle one outer for Petleshkov didn't come, as the {5-Spades} turn and {5-Clubs} river completed the board. "Fortunately it's a re-entry tournament," the Bulgarian added with a grin on his way out.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Florian Costache ro
Florian Costache
95,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Ion Alin Stanica ro
Ion Alin Stanica
22,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Viliyan Petleshkov bg
Viliyan Petleshkov
Busted

Tags: Florian CostacheIon Alin StanicaViliyan Petleshkov

Constantinescu Chips Up

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

On the three-way turn of {K-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, Mircea Constantinescu and Petre Bogdan Ionescu called a bet of 600 by Volodymyr Bilenkyi and the latter then bet 1,500 on the {9-Spades} river. Only Constantinescu called and was shown {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} by Bilenkyi, which he had beat with {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mircea Constantinescu ro
Mircea Constantinescu
36,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Petre Bogdan Ionescu ro
Petre Bogdan Ionescu
28,000
28,000
28,000

Tags: Mircea ConstantinescuPetre Bogdan IonescuVolodymyr Belenkyi

Updated Counts

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Carmen Zainescu
Carmen Zainescu

Carmen Zainescu and Luca Moschitta were among the most recent additions to the field while Viliyan Petleshkov has re-entered, and Dimitros Dimitrios sent his short stack over to Cosmin Cimpeanu.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cristian Tardea ro
Cristian Tardea
46,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Pierre Tassin fr
Pierre Tassin
40,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Bogdan Berinde ro
Bogdan Berinde
34,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Carmen Zainescu ro
Carmen Zainescu
30,000
Profile photo of Luca Moschitta it
Luca Moschitta
30,000
Profile photo of Viliyan Petleshkov bg
Viliyan Petleshkov
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Cosmin Cimpeanu ro
Cosmin Cimpeanu
27,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Philip Poppinghaus de
Philip Poppinghaus
16,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Dimitros Dimitrios gr
Dimitros Dimitrios
Busted

Tags: Cosmin CimpeanuDimitris DimitriosLuca MoschittaViliyan PetleshkovCarmen Zainescu

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Ship it to Papa(zian)

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

In a four-way limped pot to the {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop, Alexandru Papazian bet 300 out of the big blind and Nick Alexandru Constantin was the only caller in early position. The {10-Hearts} turn was checked through and a bet of 900 by Papazian on the {J-Hearts} river forced a fold.

Papazian is the first on Romania's all time money list and was also the first player of his home country to win a bracelet at the World Series of Poker. With live cashes of more than $3 million, Papazian is a force to be reckoned and will be the man to watch here on home soil.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nick Alexandru Constantin ro
Nick Alexandru Constantin
37,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
29,500
29,500
29,500
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Alexandru PapazianNick Alexandru Constantin

Berinde Flushes Saliba

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Out of the hijack, Bogdan Berinde raised to 750 and Vivian Saliva in the cutoff three-bet to 2,000. Valentin Alexandru Dobrescu in the big blind called and Berinde came along to make it three players to a flop of {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{5-Hearts}. The action was checked around and Berinde took the betting lead on the {6-Spades} turn, making it 2,700 to go.

Only Saliba called and did so again for 6,100 on the {A-Clubs} river. Berinde turned over {9-Spades}{7-Spades} for a flush and raked in a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bogdan Berinde ro
Bogdan Berinde
41,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
33,000
-4,000
-4,000

Tags: Bogdan BerindeVivian Saliba

"Good Luck" Charm Works for Kolenbrener

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Vladut Alexandru Paun's raise to 700 first to act was called by two players before Boaz Kolenbrener on the button made it 3,100 to go. Alexandru Papazian in the big blind asked for the stack size of Kolenbrener and folded. Paun had other plans and three-bet to 8,700, which only Kolenbrener called.

On the {K-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop, Paun checked and Kolenbrener moved all in for 15,150, Paun snap-called.

Boaz Kolenbrener: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Vladut Alexandru Paun: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}

"Good luck," Kolenbrener said and immediately spiked the {K-Clubs} on the turn to improve to trips. A blank {3-Diamonds} river changed nothing and the player from Israel doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Boaz Kolenbrener il
Boaz Kolenbrener
49,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Vladut Alexandru Paun ro
Vladut Alexandru Paun
10,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Alexandru PapazianBoaz KolenbrenerVladut Alexandru Paun