Pertea Exits in 24th Place
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
It was yet another deep run for Romanian business man Marius Pertea, who won the Unibet Open right here at this very venue in last November, and this time Pertea made the last three tables once more before having to settle for 24th place.
Pertea shoved for 114,000 over on the feature table and was called by initial raiser Bogdan Geanaliu from under the gun, while Ran Shahar folded 
.
Marius Pertea: 
Bogdan Geanaliu: 
The board came 
and that was it for Pertea.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
597,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
192,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
Busted |
, the action checked to Stefan Fabian on the button and he bet 33,000. Marian Strachinescu called in the small blind and Radu Danut check-raised to 115,000. That forced out Fabian, but Strachinescu's reraise to 308,000 won the pot uncontested.
flop, but the 
turn and 
river were of no help.
and Berinde was drawing dead on the turn already to bow out in 22nd place, moments after Andrei Mihai Dimitriu had departed on an outer table.
when flopping the flush and he then chopped with 
. The board of 
gave Dragan an ace on the turn and he remained in contention.
. Elisei had the 
flop and stayed there on the 
