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03-10-2019 15:06 UTC+3

Jose Manuel Planells Castillo Eliminated in 12th Place (€5,070)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Jose Manuel Planells Castillo pushed for 660,000 and Bogdan Nicolae made the call.

Jose Manuel Planells Castillo:
Bogdan Nicolae:

The board came and Nicolae spiked the queen on the river to eliminate Planells Castillo in 12th place for €5,070.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Nicolae	1,600,000 410,000	410,000
Jose Manuel Planells Castillo	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Nicolae Jose Manuel Planells Castillo

03-10-2019 15:08 UTC+3

Raoul Iancovici Eliminated in 11th Place (€5,900)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Almost at the same time as Jose Manuel Planells Castillo, Raoul Iancovici ended up all in from the button for around 700,000 on the other table and Darius Neagoe quickly called in the big blind.

Raoul Iancovici:
Darius Neagoe:

The board ended Iancovici's run, and since he had used a time bank before making his decision, the showdown ended later to see Iancovici out in 11th place for €5,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	2,800,000 700,000	700,000
Raoul Iancovici	Busted

Tags: Darius Neagoe Jose Manuel Planells Castillo Raoul Iancovici

03-10-2019 15:16 UTC+3

Monteleone Doubles Once More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Darius Neagoe opened the cutoff and called the shove of Aldo Monteleone on the button for 785,000.

Aldo Monteleone:
Darius Neagoe:

The board came and Monteleone doubled with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	2,100,000 -700,000	-700,000
Aldo Monteleone	1,750,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Aldo Monteleone Darius Neagoe

03-10-2019 15:26 UTC+3

Shahar and Gheonu Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ran Shahar pushed from the small blind for 530,000 and Mihai Gheonu called in the big blind for almost half of his stack.

Ran Shahar:
Mihai Gheonu:

Gheonu flopped best on , but the turn and river run out gave Shahar the superior two pair.

Right after, Gheonu got his last chips in with the and flipped against Aldo Monteleone with . The board came and Gheonu doubled right back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aldo Monteleone	1,295,000 -455,000	-455,000

Ran Shahar	1,100,000
Mihai Gheonu	1,100,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Aldo Monteleone Mihai Gheonu Ran Shahar

03-10-2019 15:33 UTC+3

Suciu and Gheonu Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Within quick succession, another two all in showdowns took place on different tables.

Helder Ferreira open-jammed the small blind and Nicolae Suciu snap-called from the big blind for 745,000.

Nicolae Suciu:
Helder Ferreira:

The board came and Suciu doubled, leaving Ferreira short once more.

Over on the other table, Mihai Gheonu defended his big blind against the raise of Darius Neagoe in under the gun and the stacks went in after the turn. Gheonu already had the check mark with for the flopped straight, and Neagoe took a big hit with . A meaningless came on the river and Gheonu doubled for 895,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Gheonu	2,450,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Nicolae Suciu	1,600,000 700,000	700,000
Darius Neagoe	900,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000
Helder Ferreira	450,000 -790,000	-790,000

Tags: Darius Neagoe Helder Ferreira Mihai Gheonu Nicolae Suciu

03-10-2019 15:41 UTC+3

Cristian Matei Eliminated in 10th Place (€5,900)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Cristian Matei moved all in for 575,000 in the small blind and Bogdan Nicolae in the big blind asked for a count, reluctantly called without using a time bank.

Cristian Matei:
Bogdan Nicolae:

The minor kicker advantage played a crucial role as the board came to eliminate Matei in 10th place for €5,900. All remaining nine players will now be on a short break to set up the unofficial nine-handed final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Nicolae	2,400,000 800,000	800,000
Cristian Matei	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Nicolae Cristian Matei

03-10-2019 15:50 UTC+3

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

There are just under two minutes left in the current level and the action is expected to start shortly, along with the player introductions. As of the next level, the duration will increase to 60 minutes.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Mihai Gheonu	Romania	2,450,000	31
2	Helder Ferreira	Portugal	470,000	6
3	Zhiping Zeng	China	4,080,000	51
4	Derek Reid	United Kingdom	850,000	11
5	Bogdan Nicolae	Romania	2,300,000	29
6	Aldo Monteleone	Italy	1,400,000	18
7	Ran Shahar	Israel	1,000,000	13
8	Nicolae Suciu	Romania	1,500,000	19
9	Darius Neagoe	Romania	800,000	10

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhiping Zeng	4,080,000 -120,000	-120,000

Mihai Gheonu	2,450,000
Bogdan Nicolae	2,300,000 -100,000	-100,000
Nicolae Suciu	1,500,000 -100,000	-100,000
Aldo Monteleone	1,400,000 105,000	105,000

Ran Shahar	1,000,000 -100,000	-100,000
Derek Reid	850,000 25,000	25,000
Darius Neagoe	800,000 -100,000	-100,000
Helder Ferreira	470,000 20,000	20,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

03-10-2019 16:08 UTC+3

A Double for Ferreira

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ran Shahar won the first hand of the nine-handed table against Mihai Gheonu when betting the flop for 325,000 and forcing a fold.

Darius Neagoe pushed for eight big blinds after the start of the new level and found no caller. Then, Helder Ferreira jammed for 470,000 and Zhiping Zeng made the call.

Helder Ferreira:
Zhiping Zeng:

The board came and Ferreira doubled to 10 big blinds.

Aldo Monteleone limped the hijack and Ran Shahar pushed from one seat over. All opponents folded and Shahar flashed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhiping Zeng	3,600,000 -480,000	-480,000

Mihai Gheonu	2,100,000 -350,000	-350,000
Ran Shahar	1,800,000 800,000	800,000
Aldo Monteleone	1,250,000 -150,000	-150,000

Helder Ferreira	1,000,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: Aldo Monteleone Darius Neagoe Helder Ferreira Mihai Gheonu Ran Shahar Zhiping Zeng

03-10-2019 16:18 UTC+3

Gheonu Raise-Folds to Monteleone

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Aldo Monteleone limped in first to act and Mihai Gheonu raised to 375,000. Monteleone jammed for around 1.3 million and Gheonu folded.

Soon after, it was Gheonu that jammed from early position and Nicolae Suciu in the big blind asked for a count. The all in was for 1,325,000 and Suciu folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aldo Monteleone	1,800,000 550,000	550,000

Mihai Gheonu	1,575,000 -525,000	-525,000

Tags: Aldo Monteleone Mihai Gheonu Nicolae Suciu