Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
2018 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Second Break of the Day
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
There are just 49 players remaining and they were sent into their second 15-minute break of the day.
An iPhone X and Lots of Chips for Wolf
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
A raffle among all remaining players for an iPhone X was conducted and the fortunate player to win it was Tomer Wolf. Little did he know that even more fortune was on the way, as he got into a raising war with table neighbor Pontos Panteleimon with the latter at risk.
Pontos Panteleimon: 
Tomer Wolf: 
The board came 
and Wolf found both over cards to send Panteleimon to the rail. "He just wan an iPhone, a flip is a piece of cake for him," one of Wolf's friends joked while walking by.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
261,500
|
261,500 |
|
Busted |
Four Bustouts in the Money
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
One player busted on the feature table while the outer tables saw three players depart in the money, taking home €1,800 for their efforts. Those were Daniel Radulescu, Orestis Kanakopoulos and Andrei Nodea.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Dorin Rauta Bubbles the 888pokerLIVE Bucharest Main Event
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Stefan Fabian raised to 15,000 and Dorin Rauta moved all in from the big blind for what appeared to be 57,000 in the first hand on the direct money bubble. Fabian called and both had to wait for all other tables to finish before the showdown took place.
Dorin Rauta: 
Stefan Fabian: 
The board came 
and Fabian hit a runner runner straight to let the bubble burst.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,260,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
ICYMI: Martin Jacobson on the State of Poker
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Iovan Blows Up to let Fabian Skyrocket Above a Million
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Stefan Fabian raised to 13,000 from early position and was called by Florin Tatu in the small blind and Aurel Iovan in the big blind. On the 
flop, both players in the blinds checked and Fabian continued for 23,000, which only Iovan called.
On the 
turn, Iovan check-called another bet of 88,000. The 
river saw Iovan move all in and Fabian called by tossing in two chips in the middle. Iovan tossed his cards into the muck so hard that they could not be retrieved anymore. Fabian had tabled 
for two pair as the winning hand and moved up to almost 1.2 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,180,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Tavoularis Doubles Through Bleau
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Georgios Tavoularis had doubled through Iulian Andrei Bleau earlier and would do so again two spots off the money bubble.
Georgios Tavoularis: 
Iulian Andrei Bleau: 
The board of 
let the kicker play and Tavoiularis doubled for 77,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
145,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Panteleev Doubles with Bad Beat Story
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Tudor Purice raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and Hristo Panteleev three-bet all in for 28,000 on the button. Philip Poppinghaus in the small blind moved all in over the top and Purice folded 
face up.
Hristo Panteleev: 
Philip Poppinghaus: 
The board came 
and Panteleev doubled with the two outer, triggering the bad beat vodka shots. Poppinghaus and the Bulgarian both downed a glass and grinned. "Now it's okay, later not," Poppinghaus said with a smile on the face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
-71,500
|
-71,500 |
|
||
|
160,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
70,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
Two off the Money
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
One of the 888poker online qualifiers was ousted just before the money bubble and that was Claudiu Rajnoveanu. He faced a raise to 13,000 by Aurel Iovan and a call by Dorin Rauta. Rajnoveanu moved all in and was called by Iovan with pocket nines.
Rajnoveanu had pocket sixes and found some hope on the turn of a board before joining the rail, Iovan had the flush covered with the .
Shortly after, Catalin Pop took on Florin Tatu and bet the 
turn for 75,000. Tatu had fewer chips than that behind and folded to get shown by Pop.
There are now just 56 players remaining, the tournament is two off the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
540,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
90,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
65,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |