Another Double for Nicolae
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Darius Neagoe open-shoved the button and Bogdan Nicolae in the big blind called for 1,700,000, having checked the stack of Zhiping Zeng in the small blind.
Bogdan Nicolae: 
Darius Neagoe: 
The 
flop opened up some chop outs, as did the 
turn. What followed was the 
river and Nicolae doubled once more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,100,000 | -900,000 |
|
4,000,000 | 1,800,000 |
flop gave Nicolae top pair, but Zeng spiked the 
turn for trips. Nicolae got even luckier with the 
and Zhiping Zeng called in the big blind with the 
flop and the 
turn, and Neagoe bet the 
river for 225,000. Zeng called, just playing the board, and Neagoe claimed the pot with his full house.
and Zhiping Zeng called with 
on the button and Darius Neagoe three-bet to 1,000,000 with 
and Darius Neagoe called in the small blind with the 
and spiked a massive flop with 
. Neagoe checked and Zeng bet to win a vital pot.
flop, Nicolae checked and folded when facing a bet of 230,000.
flop changed nothing much, but Nicolae spiked the 
turn to leave in trouble. A meaningless 
hit on the river and the Portuguese had to settle for 5th place and a payday of €21,070. Late on Day 2, Ferreira had been down to just two big blinds and still made it all the way to the final table.
