Main Event
Day 1b Started
2018 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€360,192
Entries
469
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Get Ready for Day 1b of the 888Live Poker Festival Bucharest €888 Main Event
The first flight of the 2018 888Live Poker Festival Bucharest €888 Main Event with a guaranteed prize pool of €288,000 attracted a field of 110 entries and thus far, 27 players advanced to Day 2 at the stunning JW Marriott Grand Hotel Bucharest in the heart of the Romanian capital. A bigger field is expected in the second regular starting day that kicks off at 1 p.m. local time and last night's satellite generated another 20 entries.
Day 1b kicks off at 1 p.m. local time in the Grand Ballroom and a total of 11 levels of 45 minutes each are scheduled for today with a break every three levels. After the end of level six, a 60-minute dinner break takes place and the registration and unlimited re-entry period closes with the start of level eight.
All players receive a total of 30,000 in chips and the event features a 30 second shot clock after which the hand is declared dead. Upon taking a seat, all participants receive two additional time bank chips of 60 seconds each.
Local player Nicolae Sorin Son topped the counts with 203,000 but other big names such as Catalin Pop (185,500), Luca Moschitta (185,000), Alexandru Papazian (162,000), and 888poker ambassador Vivian Saliba 146,500 were hot on his heels. Saliba's team mates Natalie Hof and Sofia Lovgren will be representing 888poker at the tables today.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 3 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 5 | 300 | 600 | 75 |
| 6 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 7 | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 8 | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
| 9 | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
| 10 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
| 11 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 400 |
Special 888poker promotions during the festival:
· The winner of the ladies event will also win an 888poker LIVE package to 888poker live Barcelona.
· The winner of the Main Event will also win a Crazy 8’s package for the 2018 World Series of Poker.
· There will be a raffle amongst all the participants in the Main Event to win an iPhone X.
The €50+10 Ladies Event is scheduled to kick off at 3 p.m. local time with levels of 20 minutes, a starting stack of 10,000 and the registration and re-entry period remains open for the first six levels.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to cover all the action. Once Day 1b has wrapped up around 11 p.m. local time, the third and final flight will get underway immediately after. The Turbo Day 1c will feature levels of 22 minutes each and a brief summary and the chip counts will be provided before the start of Day 2.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
First List of Notables on Day 1b
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Sorin Constatinescu is the CEO of Pokerfest Romania, the co host of this very event at the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, and he has taken a seat in the first level with some 85 players registered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Small Pot for Gicovanu
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Picking up the action on the 
flop, Anton Markov bet 200 and was called by Marius Alexandru Gicovanu in the big blind. The 
fell on the turn and Markov made it 500 to go, Gicovanu called. On the 
river, Markov checked and eventually folded to a bet of 2,500 by Gicovanu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
29,000 | 29,000 |
New Faces and Re-Entries from Day 1b Included
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Andrei Racolta, Bogdan Berinde, Ran Shahar, Marius Ene, Pasquale Grimaldi and Ran Shahar are all back in action on Day 1b after their initial attempt on Day 1a was not crowned with success.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Diac Off to a Good Start
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Catalin Paul Diac, who won a WSOP Circuit ring at the King's Casino in Rozvadov in 2017, is among the dozens of hopefuls that took their seat right away after the first card was dealt and he just picked up a healthy pot. The board of 
was all but rushed away when Diac and his table neighbor Alexandru Cristian Cojocaru tabled their cards. The latter had 
for an ace-high bluff and Diac claimed the pot with 
for a gutshot that improved to top pair on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
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25,000 |
Already Three Seat Open
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Leslie Kearney, Thilo Podann and Gabriel Penescu all ran out of chips despite starting the day with 300 big blinds. Whether or not they will re-enter remains to be seen.
Adrian Petrus almost ended up as fourth player with an all in showdown after he shoved into a bet of 2,500 by Adrian Corneliu Lazar on a flop of 
. Petrus only had 10,250 left and there were 5,000 in the middle. Lazar, however, ended up folding and Petrus recovered some chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
The Field is Growing
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With more than 140 entries already, the field of Day 1a has been eclipsed and new players arrive momentarily. Among the latest entries were €230 Opening Event runner up Eduard Norel, Jeroen Aarts, Mayan Shih, Dorin Rauta, Marius Pertea and Ionel Anton to name just a few.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 |
Gricorescu Chips Up
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Marius Ene limped in and Elena Grigorescu from one seat over raised to 400, which was called by Bogdan Croitoru and Ene. On a flop of 
the action checked to Grigorescu and her bet of 500 was called by Croitoru only. The latter check-called a bet of 500 on the [7s| turn and checked once more on the river.
Grigorescu bet 1,500 and forced a fold, but decided to show her 
for two pair anyways.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,500 | 32,500 |
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29,000 | -1,000 |